Alright so last nights lift was pretty fuggin awesome. First time out on floor press and got over 300 up!!!!
Heroic Warmup
Superset 1
A1 Floor Press = 135x8, 185x5, 265x3, 295x1, 310x1, 325x fail - Was very stoked to have gotten over 300! I got 325 to about 2 maybe 3 inches shy of ******* too!
Pendlay Row - 135x6, 225x6, 225x6, 225x6, 225x6 - these were feeling extremely heavy by the last set!
Superset 2
DB Snatch 45x10, 55x10, 65x8, 65x8 - these were very heavy towards the end. I am definitely getting better at them!
Band Pull Aparts - 24, 24, 24, 24 - what a pairing with the snatch! Talk about rear delt abuse!
Super Set 3
Barbell Shrugs 325x15, 365x10, 365x5 - Wow I wore myself out with the 325x15 the 365x10 was hard and shrugs were getting shorter so I didn't move up for the set of 5 good thing too.
Band Triceps Extensions x 35 for 3 sets - used fat orange bands, had to do some rest pauses to finish.
Tire Drag x 7:00 minutes straight!!!! Holy Hell, this is torture, and I love / hate it!!!!
Cool Down - 6 minutes foam rolling.
All in all it was a bad ass workout!
Now I just wanted to post up something I posted on Facebook this morning. It is just how I have been feeling and I think it can help others in a way.
"Workouts are going great, did a 310 for a single on floor press last night. My first time doing them. Not sure of weight just yet, but I am feeling leaner almost daily.
Speaking of that, I figured I would share a few thoughts coming from an "old vet" in the fitness and nutrition game. I have been doing this for years and years. I actually love to workout and studying nutrition and what not has been a major interest of mine for years. Up until last year I maintained a relatively lean and athletic look since 2008. Last summer things in life became overwhelming, injuries, family illnesses and the like. Just like anyone else can do I fell off the wagon. I gained about 20 lbs of fat and lost some muscle. I just want to let everyone out there know that the struggle is real for everyone. Even those of us who love this lifestyle and live it can fall prey and get out of the habit. It is also very hard to get back into it for us, just like for you even though we already have a passion for it. For us it is also a lesson in humility because we are always much weaker, and in poor condition so things that were easy before are ridiculously hard or not even possible when we return. So don't think that set backs and mistakes are only a plight for you. ANYONE CAN FALL PREY TO SET BACKS EVEN LIFE LONG GYM RATS!!!!
When you are unmotivated and lost in your journey things can begin to seem hopeless. Each step forward can seem so small and useless. When you fall prey to that and mentality & stop moving forward you are not pausing, you are falling behind. Just take that one small step, the one that follows is not your concern yet. You have to remember it is the sum of those seemingly tiny & useless steps that will have you at your goal before you know it. Don't get paralyzed trying to plan the perfect start. It is not extremely important what step you make your first, so long as YOU GET TO STEPPING!
I was feeling hopeless about my slow return to working out and nutrition, but I kept making baby steps. Even when I faltered I didn't decide to give up, from once a week workouts grew to 2 or 3 to 5 or 6 now depending on how I feel and what seems like fun. Yes I said FUN!
The point is, get moving, it doesn't matter what the goal is. Start taking at least one step toward it every day and you will be surprised how far you have come when you look back at where you were. I am happy for those baby steps over the last several months. Without them I would not be here now 18lbs lower than my highest weight 5 weeks ago.
Now I feel strong and my stride has grown. My baby steps are bigger and my progress is snowballing now. Considering it all came from such a haphazard & sporadic start. From the outside looking in it must have looked like a man failing to get the job done. Even looking in the mirror it felt that way. I wanted to give up and stop. I felt I wasn't holding up my part of the bargain but I was, not because I executed perfectly but that I chose to continue to execute when I wanted to give up. What felt like failure has turned into a success by simply not quitting. I am not at my goal now but I am well on my way, and each step is becoming easier to take. More automatic and less forced than the last. Like I said it has now become FUN AGAIN!
Everyone can achieve great success if they just refuse to quit when hope seems distant & scarce. The steps don't have to be grand, or perfect, just continued and the progress will come! That goes for any kind of goal you have in life, not just fitness."
