Things went better in today’s workout than yesterday when I basically quit in the middle of it due to all sorts aggravating pain. I think I was aided today that most of the shoulder and back exercises were pulling instead […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So I knew I felt sore going into today’s scheduled arm day. My lower body was hurting from my doing more lower body leg work than I had been yesterday. My upper body had some pretty severe second day soreness […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I decided to do a conventional lower body weight workout today instead of a run/ride brick. It just felt like a better option for me this week. I got a late start anyway so I wouldn’t have the time to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I worked myself into the ground on Friday trimming all the trees on my property. I went into to today’s benching session still feeling side effects from the very hard labor. I was surprised to still get 225 pounds off […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Since today was the last of my gym week I did an unconventional combo. I started off with 20 pull ups followed by 50 push ups. I then did a century circuit consisting of 40 deep air squats, 30 push […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So things at Retro have not been looking all that rosy since they reopened approximately a year ago. The adjacent retail space that was supposed to offer additional fitness services and classes is STILL not completed. It originally was pegged […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My bench press buddy was back this week. Having him around ironically helped me get 225lbs without him touching the bar for a spot even though it was very close. Having that safety net around definitely helps me push into […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today at the gym I did some weighted knee raises, a movement I had not attempted in a very long time. It’s a somewhat awkward movement as you try to both pinch your feet together and angle them upward to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Back and shoulder day included a total of 50 pull ups, the first time in awhile I accumulated that many in a session. My overall weakness I have been feeling seems like it has bottomed out. It feels like I […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I am on schedule to have my first full five day gym week in quite awhile. As part of that I did lower body, bi’s and tri’s, which has become my normal Wednesday coupling. I did barbell squats for the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
