Day 37: Monday, October 27
Weight: I dunno cuz the batteries in my scale died! :rant: DAMMMMIIITT! :frustrate
Ok. I was around my father all day Sunday and he was in bed all day Saturday. Today I was coughing up phlegm and blowing nasty **** out of my nose all day long. Yesterday I was wearing shorts outside; it was like 70-something. When I left for the gym tonight it was 40° and raining, and I had to wear a hoodie. I honestly wasn't expecting much from this workout.
Workout #18 on stack - CHEST PRESSATHON
Dumbbells!!!
Incline bench press
30 x 20
50 x 12
75 x 12
85 x 10
Same as last week. Normally I would have gone up in weight here, but since this was my last chest workout on this stack, I wanted to take out all my rage and fury on those 100#'ers to note improvements from last week.
Flat bench press
90 x 10
100 x 4..wait..5...6.....7.. :aargh::aargh::aargh: P TO THE MOTHER ****ING R, *****!!! DROP TO:
75 x 10
THAT'S WHAT THE **** I'M TALKING ABOUT!!! I damn near got an 8th rep too, but I lost it about halfway up. Man, I can't wait to get off these hundred #ers and pick up something heavier. :twisted: I felt like this after that set:
:bb3:
Incline dumbbell flies
55 x 12
65 x 10
75 x 8 - PR!!!!!!!
I had to muscle and muscle and muscle and muscle some more to get that last rep, but it finally went up. My pecs were screeeaaming. But I wasn't through assaulting them. :twisted:
Incline bench press :blink:
Yup, that's right. I finally decided to start throwing in the barbell. In case you don't recall, I'd mentioned neglecting this exercise for about a solid 6 years, and how I couldn't push my own bodyweight on the barbell the last time I tried. :lol: Well I'm gonna work on that.
135 x 12
185 x FAIL (6 - assisted)
135 x 12
135 x 12
If it wasn't for the fact that I had a spotter on that 185, I don't think I would've gotten more than a rep, tops, if that. Sad. Very sad. :lol:
Bench press
135 x 12
185 x 6 (+ 2 assisted)
165 x 9
135 x 12
135 x 12
135 x 12
All I was really trying to do with the barbell was get my neuromuscular response and muscular recruitment back up to par here. I wasn't trying to keep pressing with a spot cuz the move still just feels awkward from neglecting it for so long. I'm glad I did ask for a spot when I hit 185 on both of the barbell presses, cuz I definitely needed them for incline, and I pushed a bit further than I could have without a spot on the flat press. Good stuff.
Cable flies
140 x 12
120 x 12
120 x 12 DROP TO:
Decline dumbbell press
50 x 9
Hammer ISO-Lateral Chest Press
90 x 12
140 x 9
140 x 8
140 x 7
No more.
I am very pleased with the PR's, especially the dumbbell press. That was my goal all along, to surpass my old PR on that movement, and I finally did it, on my last chest day, even if it was only by a rep. I'm very pleased about that. I feel like I can do even more too.
A couple things. I forgot to take my cissus before my workout, and my elbow is now hurting even more. I don't think I'll do tris or bis this week, and just stick with compounds to let my elbow rest a little. I also know that I am going to be VERY sore tomorrow. Elbow and chest. I love lifting heavy weights. Really makes me feel like my frame is being stretched out. :head:
I am also down to my last bottle of Anabolic Pump, and I don't think I am going to buy anymore. Will be interesting to see what happens when I go off it. I bought it when they had that big sale, and I have been on it ever since. I'd like to see if it really makes a difference coming off. So I'll probably just finish off this last bottle and see what happens after that.
I don't know if I wanna stop this stack. It feels like things are really beginning to kick in, and I'd hate to cut it short when the effects are really just starting to kick into high gear. What to do, what to do...
Tomorrow is leg day, and I'm gonna try to incorporate some more stuff. I think I need to hit some calf raises.
Time to eat. :food: Ciao, for now!
