We were out most of the weekend and I'm feeling it today. I did my 2 miles on the LifeFitness before lifting but never busted a sweat. I hate days like that. The free weight area is fairly empty, but the breaker benches need adjustments. When I pull the bar forward to take it off the rack, the breaker stays forward and doesn't snap back. Which means I have to use the bar to push the breaker back, out of the way. Fine if it's just the bar. Lousy if you have a loaded barbell. It just sucks all your energy and momentum out of the lift. My benching sucked today. So instead of upping my bench today, I didn't even finish my heavy set. Instead, I went for reps at the lower weight. At least it wasn't a total loss. Later, as I'm exiting the gym, I see the owner working out and mention how the breaker benches need fixing. He thinks they need to be oiled. I think they're too loose and need to be tightened. Whatever. As long as they're fixed by next week. The rest of my workout got progressively better, with me adding either weight or reps to most of my movements. Except for curls. It's odd how I can pull more weight and reps with the RG BB Curl than with regular EZ bar curls. Oh well.
I also didn't bust a sweat during my last 20 minutes on the elliptical. Bleah! I did my Mat Stretch, Dive Bomber Push Ups, plank and a single set of crunches. Done. Feel like I've been here too long. My right side is feeling the effects of some nasty upper back and shoulder knots, causing a weird painful impinged nerve sensation down the back of my upper arm and into my elbow. I'm thinking I need to pull back a few rounds on the Nexersys and replace it with a better stretch routine. But of course, I'd also want to add another round of Tabata. Tomorrow my son and I have a choice of watching Planes Fire & Rescue at 11 am, or Hercules in 3D at 11:45 am. (Hercules in 2D doesn't start until 2 pm.) Either way, it'll be a rush to get my workout done.
Monday Workout
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