Tonight I got to lifting late because I was beat from a long day at work and spent the last hour before lifting preparing dinner, doing math and then reading lessons with my kindergartener, and catching up on business billing. Lifting was tough tonight but things went well.
Pull Ups:
3 x 5
ME Fat Gripz Extremes Bench Press:
135 x 10
185 x 5
225 x 1
265 x 1
295 x 1
CG Bench Press:
195 x 6 sets x 10 reps
Bent-over Rows:
135 x 6
225 x 3 x 6
Standing Crunches:
70 lbs x 20
Have to say I was just tired tonight and will come back to do more next time.
Getting down to the big 3 pretty soon; extra stuff going away for the most part? We have a lot of Over35 meets coming up, really getting psyched for everyone!
Thanks OG.
Denver_z_man, yeah I am eliminating a lot of my accessory lifting as the contest gets closer. Thanks for the enthusiasm. All of us competing in over35 section appreciate the support.
Crippler: I haven’t made up my mind about goals for this upcoming meet. Just mailed in my entry forms and payment yesterday. I have a couple more heavy training days before the meet on all lifts to have a better idea about my goals for the meet. Managing my physical regimen these days has been difficult because work had been intense and taxing and the lifting is another dimension of output. The challenge of balancing everything this time is taking a lot of effort.
Tonight the lifting didn’t go so well but I gave it a try.
DE Squats:
135 x 10
225 x 5
325 x 9 sets x 3 reps(1 min btwn sets)
Deadlifts:
135 x 5
225 x 3
315 x 1
425 x 1
Hanging Knee Ups:(dead hang)
1 x 25
I have to preface by saying I did a ton of work today involving a lot of raking and collecting leaves then carrying heavy bags of the wet dirt and leaves for long walks. My hips and back were kind of trashed after work. I thought I could rest a few hours and come back to deadlift big but I was mistaken. I’ll rest up and come back to lift big another day.
Happy Easter to all. Today I was fortunate to get my lifting done mid-afternoon.
Pull Ups:
3 x 5
ME Fat Gripz Bench:
135 x 10
185 x 5
225 x 1(pause)
265 x 1(pause)
320 x 1(pause)[I think this is a recent PR with the Fat Gripz)
Standing OHP:
135 x 5
155 x 3
185 x 1
205 x 1
225 x 1
CG Bench Press:
200 lbs x 5 x 12
Bent-over Rows:
135 x 6
255 x 3 sets x 6 reps
Hammer Curls:
35 lbs dumbbells x 3 x 12
Standing Crunches:
70 lbs x 25
Felt strong today. Yesterday my body was completely wiped out from the previous day of work and lifting but I rested a bunch and sleep went fairly well so that helped me recover for today’s lifting.
I think my bench progression at the upcoming meet on April 16th will go like this: opener-300, 2nd lift-320 lbs, 3rd attempt-335 lbs. If I am able to do these lifts that could be a 35 lbs improvement from the last meet on the bench.