Day 26 - August 6, 2015
5 more PRs baby!
Decided to prioritize pull ups at today's workout by starting with those instead of deadlifts. So my previous best pull up set was last session at BW+70x3, and today's set was BW+70x6. For some reason I thought I'd be able to hit like 10 reps but once I got a couple reps in I realized there was no way that was going to happen. Then dumbbell shoulder press I tried a pair of 75 pounders but couldn't even press 1 rep, so I dropped back to 70s and banged out 8 solid which is 1 more rep than last session. Everything else was good except deadlift, but I pretty much knew deadlift would suffer if I started with pull-ups so I honestly didn't even try that hard. Mostly just did a bunch of deadlift warmups and focused on form.
I'm really enjoying the wide grip lat pulldowns! I'm using the bar with the grips that let your palms face inward towards each other, which (broscience alert) I feel gives me a better contraction in my biceps. Then I pull down in front of my chest as low as I can, kind of doing a simultaneous crunch and I feel like I'm hitting my lats, core, serratus, and biceps really hard. Feels great.
Weighted Pull Ups::: Set 1 : 70.0x6*, Set 2 : 61.6x4
Dumbbell Arnold Press::: Set 1 : 70.0x8*, Set 2 : 60.0x9
T Bar Lying Row::: Set 1 : 150.0x5*, Set 2 : 135.0x6, Set 3 : 90x14
Barbell Deadlift::: Set 1 : 225.0x5, , Set 2 : 315x0, Set 3 : 275.0x2 (basically did a deload on deadlift since I started with pull ups. Anyway I couldn't even rip 315 off the floor for a single)
Close Grip Chin Up::: Set 1 : 70.0x4, Set 2 : 61.6x5
Wide Grip Lat Pulldown::: Set 1 : 170.0x5*, Set 2 : 150.0x7
Hammer Grip Pull Up::: Set 1 : BWx7
Cable Rope Face Pull::: Set 1 : 80.0x16*, Set 2 : 70.0x17
Also I think the lethargy is history now, I suppose thanks to the Dermacrine. So thanks to warrior737 and anyone else who recommended it!