My triceps were sore yesterday, no doubt from those merciless Rip Crushers. I didn't take my son to the gym over the weekend because he got an invite for a play date in Connecticut. He tells me that next Sunday he definitely wants to go to the gym instead even though he had a good time. There's an odd pin-prick sensation in my left trap that I can't quite identify and I chalk it up to sleeping oddly.
Today is Chest and Delts so the first thing I want to do is Bench. The first three sets are basically warm ups for 125 lbs. I get JF to spot me again, telling him that I'm just not feeling it today. Amazingly, 6 reps isn't that hard. I take a few minutes to stretch and unkink my left hand because my wrist and fingers feel oddly cramped. I get JF to spot me again, and I get 7 reps without too much hassle. Just one more set I tell myself. And this time, with JF spotting again, I knock out 8 reps. All me. It makes me feel really good, and confident that I might be able to up my weights. Perhaps doing the Step Mill for warm ups instead of my usual 2 mile jog has made a huge improvement? It's worth investigating if I can get over the fact that I'm putting on size.
I feel so much weaker doing Inclined BB Presses, and not just because I barely fit the equipment. If I didn't have the JeFit app to check my old logs, I probably would've done less weight today, and less sets. The app is certainly keeping me honest. My only solace in doing Inclined DB Flyes is that I can see the striations in my chest, even in the bad fluorescent gym lighting. Since I don't want to backslide, I up my sets instead of the weights. I think I'm at my limit with the DBs anyway. At least for now. I used to love DB Lateral Raises. Now it's all I can do to grit my teeth and grimace through my sets. I know it's because they're so damn heavy. Hours later, my delts are tired and tender. I've also reached my limit on the Bent-Over DB Rows because I start to feel the movement in my lower back instead of my rear delts.
I completely skip abs today because I don't want to be late for a doctor's appoint all the way across the county. (A new glaucoma specialist to check out my damaged optic nerves. I have 25/20 uncorrected vision. And glaucoma, which isn't curable, just treatable. Unfortunately, I'm either allergic to the eye drops, or they don't have any effect on my eye pressure. The doc suggests using at least two different families of eye drops in conjunction, if I'm not too allergic to them. I don't want surgery but it may become my only option. And of course, my main concern is, will I still be able to lift weights with those godawful flaps in my eyeballs? Not 50 lb weights, but real weight. I do pose the question to the doc when I see her, but she doesn't have an answer because there's not a lot of literature on weight-lifters, power lifters and eye pressure.) I do have time to do 20 minutes on the Precor before rushing off to shower. I'll do abs tomorrow. I only have to go to the vet to pick up some special food for the dog, and a new medicine because he's still not quite right and the vet suspects whipworms. Ugh.
Chest and Delts Monday
20 minutes Matrix Step Mill = 1112 steps
Flat BB Bench Press
12x45 lbs (bar)
10x95 lbs
8x115 lbs
6, 7, 8 x 125 lbs +1, +2 Yay!
12x115 lbs
Inclined BB Press
12x45 lbs (bar)
12x65 lbs
12x85 lbs
3x8x95 lbs
Inclined DB Flyes
12x25 lbs
4x12x30 lbs +1 set Yay!
DB Lateral Raises
12x25 lbs
4x12x30 lbs +1 set Yay!
Bent-Over DB Reverse Flyes
12x30 lbs
3x12x35 lbs +2 sets Yay!
2x12x30 lbs
20 min Precor elliptical Steady State = 2.0 miles
Cage Stretch
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