Today’s training
Lazy lifter plus shoulders
CGBP
TM is 225 lbs
Work up from bar in 22 lbsx3-5, 20 pull aparts between sets
3x159 lbs, under 6 RPE
3x181 lbs, under 6 RPE
1x202 lbs, under 6 RPE
4x225 lbs, 9-10 RPE - drifted a bit out of my groove
1x247 lbs, tried a second and lost it forward too early to be able to get back into groove. Very similar to what happened yesterday, first rep came up easily well enough for me to think I had a guaranteed second. Unrack was terrible, left foot slid and I ended up resetting while holding the bar.
Decided to be a grownup and effectively pull the pin. Not unhappy though. Both benches seems to be finally moving in the right direction.
Low cables rows with controlled eccentric drop set to get some blood in my back, starting at 132 lbs and dropping 11 lbs every jump: 12, 7, 7, 7, 8, 10
Sort of felt these in my lats, but the slow eccentric lit up my triceps and rear delts. Probably not something I’ll come back to, but a better choice than heavy DB rows today.
Bis/tris
Seated strict hammer curls: 3x15x20 lbs
supersetted with
Short rope tricep pushdowns: 3x15x44 lbs
60 second rests between sets
Got an amazing bicep pump from the get go, seems I have a much better ability to feel my biceps now.
Also, big bonus, elbows felt a million times happier after the arm work. Hammer curls are awesome.
Ditched incline treadmill. Headed home and napped as I felt fucking awful (tired, disconnected).
Another big plus with Training Maximally that Jim hints at (‘can’t be afraid of having a bad day, or bad week’ or words to that effect) is that I know next week I will hit every set again at identical loads. To me, mentally, that is HUGE.
Another other thing, and oh man does it sound vain: now I’m interested in my physique on a similar level to my performance (because I look reasonable now), beyond an initial hissy fit when I fuck up a lift I calm down quicker because I have two aspects of training on my mind now instead of one. Eggs are not all in one basket.