Today during shoulder/back day I tried to push the 1 rep limit on seated barbell shoulder press and weighted pull ups. I got a single rep of 160 pounds overhead in a slow and controlled fashion. If my aging memory […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today was supposed to be bicep/tricep day. I could tell my right elbow still was going to be a problem so I instead decided to insert another stair climbing session in there. I once again loaded up the Sears Tower […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For legs today I slid back into the smith machine for squats where I get far better depth of movement and back position in exchange for less overall benefit. Two weeks ago I had to break my sets with 185 […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today I stuck to all dumbbell work with chest press followed by pull overs. My strength level was on par with recent weeks. I topped out with 95 pounders on the press. My left arm failed on the 4th rep […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So I again changed up my normal Friday core routine. Earlier in the day I saw a video where they took blood samples from two healthy men. They then had both men exercise vigorously on stationary bikes and drew another […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today was shoulder and back day. I ended with a couple sets on the Cybex plate loaded shoulder press. I don’t know what it is with the physics/leverage on this piece of equipment but it literally doubles the amount of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Normally when you exercise it is a good thing to feel a “burn” in your muscles. It means you are working them near capacity which results in strength and power gains down the road. Today at the gym I had […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
You may recall a couple weeks ago I squatted with another gym friend of mine where I did a total of 30 reps at 185 pounds. They were broken into sets of 8,8,8,6. That last set was supposed to be […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today was an all bench press all the time session. I did more reps at higher weight totals, trying to kick start my strength past the current 235ish 1RM I have been stuck at for awhile. We will see if […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today my core routine included ab roll outs where I use a smaller barbell with 5 pound weights on either end as my “wheels”. I like using the barbell instead of an ab wheel because it allows me to change […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
