O.K. I've created a blog so I can be laughed at and critiqued about how poorly I work out and what bad shape I am in. Please be kind as you call me a wimp, say I'm a sissy, and tell me I lift like a girl.
Friday 3/3/07
Lat pull-down
(1) 20 x 40 very easy
(1) 5 x 60 easy
(3) 3 x70 good/clean
(3) 1 x 80 good/clean (getting harder)
(3) 1 x 90 hard/assisted
Rows
(2) 10 x20 very easy
(1) 8 x 25 easy
(1) 8 x 30 easy
(1) 8 x 35 o.k.
Widegrip Pulldowns
(1) 10 x 40 easy
(1) 10 x 50 easy
(1) 8 x 60 o.k.
Shrugs
(1) 12 x 25 very easy
(1) 10 x 30 very easy
(1) 10 x 35 very easy
(o.k. I obviously need to start higher. It's nice to see that I can do more than I think I can. I've never done shrugs. I really liked them. My neck and shoulders feel better from just one workout.)
TM Subscap Press
(1) 10 x 20 easy
(2) 8 x 20 a little harder
(I've never done this workout. I didn't know what to expect. Once I found the correct stance, I did o.k.)
Sat. 3/4/07
Dumb bell Bench Press
(1) 10 x 15 very easy
(3) 8 x 20 easy
Incline DB Bench Press
(2) 8 x20
(1) 6x20 I was trying for (3) 8 x 20, but failed. Do I start with a lower weight or just plug away until I get it?
Flys
(1) 8 x40 very easy
(3) 8 x 60 fairly easy, pretty good. I'm always nervous about flys. I hurt my left shoulder ~ 7 yrs. ago and it still gives me trouble. I feel how weak and sore it is the most with flys.
Cable X
(1) 15 x 20 easy
(2) 8 x 30 The first set was hard, but the second set was o.k. This was only my second time to ever do this exercise. My muscles aren't trained in this position.
Barbell Curls
(1) 10 x 30 very hard. I pushed it too hard on this set. It made it difficult to do another set. I had to drop weight and reps.
(1) 6 x 20 worn down
Hammer Curls
(1) 8 x 15 good
(1) 5 x 20 failed. I was going for 6 and then another set of 6. I lost it and dropped down again.
(1) 8 x 15 o.k. I'm not quite sure how to restructure this exercise. I don't know if it was difficult because of the barbell curls or not. 15 lbs. isn't hard, but the jump to 20 was extremely hard.
Now I have taken 2 days off. I need to get back in and stay motivated. It has been a great stress reliever. I was ready to punch holes in things, but Cody made me go work out instead. I think that was the better thing to do. Thank you!
Till next time...
3 comments:
Hello dear lady. You're published. Very nice, very nice.
Don't let him fool you. Sometimes punching holes in stuff is an excellent stress reliever.
Your workouts look pretty solid. You seem to be overly concerned whether or not you are doing too much weight on certain excersises. Contrary to what your body building magazines may tell you, you must lift heavy weights to get strong. Always make sure that the target muscle group is warmed up well and that you focus on perfect form and ROM. If you have that down then you should be lifting as much weight as you can for a set number of reps. There's no shame in dropping down to keep your form good. Just don't start way light so you can finish 10,000,000 reps. That's called sand bagging and is a practice reserved for pseudohermaphrodites and small monkeys.
I'll have you know, Cody's brother, that I am not a pseudohermaphrodite or a small monkey.
...sandbag...sandbag...
Good job, Steph. I wish I could do more reps. Alas, as my beer mug empties, the reps become easier.
...sand..bag...
I swear I am going to buy a treadmill.
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