For the first time around a month one of the Smith machines was actually free at Planet Fitness when I wanted to use it. I used the opportunity to get some squatting in. Despite not being able to do squats […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for June, 2015
Right now a challenging one set rep count for pull ups for me is 20 reps. For push ups that same number is around 50 reps. In many workouts I will start off with either 20 pull ups or 50 […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So I planned to include bodyweight dips in today’s routine, preferably weighted reps. Well right away in my warm up set I could feel that deep pain in my left shoulder I felt Monday during benching. It wasn’t severe but […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Not only were both Smith machines occupied at Planet Fitness today, the leg press sled was as well. (by someone with 25 pounds on each side) I find myself getting more annoyed with the refusal of the gym to make […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today was an odd chest day at the gym. In my very first set, a warm up with only 135 pounds on the bar I could feel a tweak inside my left shoulder. You may recall the last week or […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today was a good core session, highlighted by three sets of dragon flags. The best part was I was able to get through the 15 reps without hurting myself, something I haven’t been able to do recently. I also discovered […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This week I have been reinstituting something I used to do at the start of every workout no matter what the focus of it was, a max pull up set. I have a line in the sand of 20 pull […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
From my past experience writing about people at the gym I know it runs the risk of offending a percentage of potential readers. It’s a risk I have come to accept so here we go again. Today at the gym […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today I started off my core focused session with another max rep push up attempt. I was pleased that I was able to endure the discomfort to grind out 60 reps which might be the second highest amount of full […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…