Another great day at the gym
I was able to do 3 reps with the 90-pound dumbbells today on the bench press. Previously the most I’d ever done was 85. On my first attempt I completed two reps, then I failed to get the weight up on my second and third attempts, then on my fourth attempt I got it up the final time. I was really intimidated, but I gave it my best shot and did better than I thought I would. My goal is to bench press the 100-pound dumbbells 5 times.
My new squat form is working out well. I really have to squeeze my shoulder blades together to keep my back straight, which wasn’t necessary before when I wasn’t going as deep. My knees feel great, as does my left hip joint. (I discovered/created an excellent dynamic stretch that has just about eliminated the problem with that joint, which had been plaguing me ever since I started working out.) My max with the old form was 240×3, and today I did 220×3 without much trouble. That’s a small milestone for me, because it’s two 45-pound plates on each side of the bar. (The bars at my gym are 40 pounds instead of the usual 45.)
I’ve ordered some vegan Omega 3 capsules which I’ll be adding to my supplement regimen as soon as they arrive. Vegan DHA is easy to come by, but this product is the only vegan Omega 3 supplement to contain EPA as well. I’ve been meaning to order it forever, but it’s so expensive. Once I begin taking it I’ll really I have my supplementation nailed down pretty well–especially the stuff vegans can sometimes be low on. I take B-12, Calcium, Vitamin D, Iodine (from kelp), and Vitamin E, and I have my Iron and Vitamin D covered with my daily multi.
