Day 161
0932 - Rollers:
a. 3 min in 39x16 @ 65-70% HRmax @ 103-105 rpm
b. 17 min in 39x16 @ 70-75% HRmax @ 110-112 rpm
c. 20 min in 39x15 @ 75-80% HRmax @ 110-112 rpm
Started out nice and slow. Legs fine. Upped the pace after a while, to get HR up. Quite ok with having HR sit between ~70-75% HRmax for the majority today, allowing for another 'recovery' session. Started enjoying it in the last half.
1042 - Back:
1. CG PU 4 x 10, 8, 6, 6 (3 min recovery) - 113.2% b/w today. Heavier weight, same reps as this session last week. Improvement. All reps but the last one on the last set were done with strict form and slow eccentric action.
2. BB DL 4 x 3, 2, 1, 6 (3 min recovery) - Decided that today I was going to go more for strength/power, and see what I could do. Loaded the BB up, starting at 183.48lb. First rep was a bit of a shock, and not great for my lower-mid back; but I soldiered on anyway. Only managed three reps the first set. Second set wasn't much better with only two reps, and third set was pathetic with only one rep. Dropped back to 133.76lb for a last set, doing only 6 reps; the drop in weight was unbelievable, making it seem EASY.
3. WG LPD 4 x 6, 5, 4, 3 (1 min recovery) - Since I had been working on strength with BB DL, decided to keep increasing the weight with these as well, to see what I could manage. Started at 132lb; 6 reps easy. Went up to 145.2lb; only managed 5 reps. Decided to do reps as 6,5,4,3. Went up to 158.4lb; only managed 3 reps, so dropsetted back to 145.2lb for the last rep. Went back up to 158.4lb for the last set. VERY pleased with my strength here. Just got to keep pushing myself.
4. CG TR 4 x 6, 5, 5, 5 (1 min recovery) - Used 110lb for each set here. Was good.
1135 - Stretch 20 min.
Sleep - Time and Quality: ~2300-0800 (waking at 0315, 0325, 0420, and 0700), so nearly 9 hours sleep (man, just keeps getting longer and longer as the days go by this week; NOT cool). Sleep deep. Dreaming....
Mental Alertness/Focus: Slight migraine most of the day after the gym. Will be working on assessments later...
Energy: Training was fine...
Motivation: I CAN do this!!!
Mood/Aggression: Combination of frustration and 'happy' after the gym re the session...Moody at times throughout the rest of the day...
Stress: A 9 on the 1 to 10 'stress scale'...
Libido: None...
Joints: All good...
Endurance: Excellent.
Strength: Definitely BETTER
Quality of Training: Rollers were recovery. I was trying more for strength/power during this resistance session, just to see what I had, and was mostly pleased with the results.
Pump and Vascularity: Not much of a pump (then again, session not geared towards creating one)...Vascularity was excellent, though...
Muscle Hardness/Density: Glutes and legs. Shoulders and arms.
Body Composition and Look: Although I am not happy with the extra girth I have gained in my lower body, the extra muscle is making it easier to get leaner...
Overall Sense of Feeling: Been some time since I've felt this fcuked for more than a few days. Just doing what I can to make sure that I get THROUGH it. So, decided to cut out my Full-Body resistance session this week, and hopefully only four days in the gym will give my body more rest.