Some people are ‘lone wolves’ such as myself, but every now and then we want the encouragement of someone else to keep us pumped, grow a bond & be the ‘bro’ we need in order to hit that next PR (yelling in our ear and rooting for our success)! But.. We should beContinue reading “What makes for a good gym partner?”
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The shenanigans of today
Warm up: Straight arm cable pulldown: 4 x 25, 40 lbs Bentover DB reverse flys: 4 x 25, 20 lbs assisted dips: 4 x 25, 110 lbs Workout: Barbell bench press: 8 x 5-6 (4 x 75 lbs 60% 1RM) (4 x 80 lbs 65% 1RM) Barbell bench press: 8 x 2-3 (2 xContinue reading “The shenanigans of today”
Skipped Monday & regret it
Starting on a Tuesday was about as bad as skipping a whole week at the gym. My performance on Tuesday leg day was less than mediocre and hardly finished (in order to finish up my workout, I had to edit the amount of sets/reps & lower the weight on lifts that don’t normally require it)Continue reading “Skipped Monday & regret it”
BEGREATGUYS — Don’t rely on someone
Save some of your motivation from within. We all need a little bit of a boost to keep going – to know we are headed in the right direction — to keep us accountable — to make us feel good about how far we have come. Indeed all of this is true, and IContinue reading “BEGREATGUYS — Don’t rely on someone”
4 Hour leg session
I swear I don’t make long sessions on purpose. Warm up: Kettlebell Romanian deadlift: 4 x 25, 12 lbs Hip adduction machine: 4 x 25, 30 lbs Hip abduction machine: 4 x 25, 30 lbs Workout Sess: Conventional deadlift: 6 x 2-3, 260 lbs (85% 1RM) Barbell back squat: 8 x 6-8, 145Continue reading “4 Hour leg session”
