Trained a bit later today because of a late night yesterday watching a friend doing crazy stuff with hair. I was quite tired because I only managed a few hours of sleep, but I don't think it made any difference to my performance.
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Bench press (7 holes; small bench)
5 sets max reps to a max of 20 @ 135
5, 4, 4, 3, 4 = 20
Just managed to knock out the 20th rep in the last set, so I'll add 5lb the next time I try this.
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Military press: 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
80, 80 (1), 75 (3), 75 (3), 80 (1.5)
I only managed one rep in my second set at 80lb, so I dropped down to 75lb for a couple of sets, then back up to 80. I looked back at earlier military press routines and this starting weight was significantly higher than I've attempted previously. Not sure why I decided to start with 80.
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20-15-10-5 reps for time
Dips
Clapping push-ups
Time = 13:31
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Machine shoulder press; 3 sets @ 60
4, 4, 4
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Mixed results today. The most challenging part was when Eric asked me to spot him while he was doing incline bench presses. Me. Spotting him. I asked him who was going to spot me while I was spotting him.
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heh why was spotting him the most challenging part?
Because there was more pressure on me than on Eric. If he failed then he misses a new PR; if I failed you'd be picking up his clients. I spotted him twice. The second time he said, "This is scary - I've never tried this weight before". Thanks. So no pressure on me, then.
heh when someone fails on a lift, there muscles don't stop working completely, all the spotter ever has to do is give the bar a little nudge to get it moving again.
Well, I realized that Eric wasn't expecting me to take the entire weight! That would have been suicidal. But you can imagine how much weight he had on the bar. I remember watching him and Jason doing shoulder presses with a barbell that was bending under the strain!
By the way, I left a baggie at the gym for you with one serving/scoop of the new protein powder I'm using from CostCo, so you can see if you like it. Not that I'll be going back soon, though - I've only just opened the 2kg tub. http://kaizenprotein.com/
heh I saw that there when I came in but no one knew who it was for, there are a few Paul's who workout there so I didn't want to assume. Thanks I'll give it a try when I come back tonight and let ya know what I think.
For goodness sake - I gave it to Liliana and said it was for you!
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