Jettisoned Ponderings

Morning Weigh-In: 198.0lbs
Bodyfat: 12.9%
Feeling: Bah.

Having been a week since I last worked out, I figured it was time to update my long overdue lifting stats. To get the most out of it I stuck with only one leg, push, and pull exercise. I’ll see how I feel tomorrow to do the remaining ones. Started light, made sure to stretch a couple times, drop the reps as the weights went up, and of course plenty of rest time especially before the last set. Worked pretty well as a couple new records were set:

Squats: 45×12, 95×12, 135×10, 185×10, 225×8, 275×12
Barbell Curls: 45×12, 55×12, 65×10, 75×10, 85×8, 100×11
Bench Press: 45×12, 95×12, 135×10, 160×10, 185×8, 205×9

So my max bench is still a bit lower from my past best of 1×275, but back when I got that it wasn’t pretty at all. So really, I would say that I am stronger now between the endurance of more reps and having much more control, better form, and going slightly slower as well. Just need to stick with it more. Barbell curls I couldn’t be happier. Really had a lot of that good fiber popping from the force of the pump on the last 2 reps. I love that feeling! Squats, I made one main change… knee wraps! I didn’t use them until my last set but wow, what a difference! No knee discomfort at all, good and stable, really let me focus on form/depth and alleviated the worry of my knee catching like it used to. Definitely worth the investment.

Plan for tomorrow is to do the same for deadlifts, overhead press, and bent rows. Typically I do the rows underhand, but for max purposes I do them pronated to hit the upper back more.

As for today, I’ll be essentially kitchen wench taking breaks only for the meat to marinade a little.

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