Amazing workout!
Yesterday was back/traps day (my absolute favorite), and it was intense! I felt good, but my lower back was feeling sore–so I decided that this week wasn’t a good day for rack pulls, especially after stiff legged deads on monday. So, after a couple warmup sets, I was feeling pretty strong, so i decided to go as strong as I could with barbell bent-over rows. Some of you will see the major jump I made in my lifting stats recently. The strange thing is that I was able to row just as much as I usually deadlift…very strange, but I’m feeling good about it! I guess my lats are just much stronger than my erectors.
After 4 grueling sets, I busted out 4 sets of weighted pullups, which get more difficult as I go along as I gain weight. These were, of course, wide grip to really bring out the serratus, which I’ve noticed some great improvements on recently. Third was t-bar rows, 4 heavy sets, followed by 3 sets of dumbbell rows, with the 95’s (which I think is pretty impressive for my size). I finished off the workout with 6 sets of barbell shrugs and 2 sets of bodyweight neutral-grip pullups.
I feel amazing today (which means really sore), and am just really excited about the recent progress I’ve made. Yay for me!
