Tryintorebuild finally admits how weak he really is...

[tryintorebuild]

Today I left the gym with the best "burn" in my legs I've had since I started working out again 16(ish) months ago. It isn't a pain, just a good solid burn.

Squats: 5x195, 5x275, 3x345

Incline Bench: 6x155, 4x195, 3x195 (Could have done a little more, but it isn't a chest day)

Leg Press: 10x360, 10x450, 8x540

Preacher curls: 9x85, 6x85, 4x95

DB Lunge: 6x65, 6x70, 4x80

[gracielou]

Nice squats!!!

[jimmibudd]

very motivtional!
keep it up!

[tryintorebuild]

Set out to change my routine this morning. Intended on going to a three day a week, full body workout. Unfortunately, I haven't worked out the schedule with my alarm clock. Oh well, I did make a few changes.

Bench Press: 8x155, 3x225, 3x235, 4x175

Tricep Press Down: 10x140, 8x140, 8x140

Flys: 5x65, 6x60,

Squats: 5x225, 6x225, 4x295

Overhead Tricep Ext: 10x70, 8x80, 7x90

Leg Press: 10x360, 6x450, 7x540

Tricep Kickback: 8x40, 6x50, 7x40

[tryintorebuild]

Back and arms day. Walking with a little pain in the hip from trying more than I can handle on deadlifts. Just a little sore, it will work out.

EZ bar Curls: 6x85, 5x90, 3x100 (100 is a personal best for me)

Dead Lift: 5x225, 3x295, 1x315, 4x225

One arm row: 7x65, 6x70, 6x80

BB Curls: 6x40, 4x45, 4x40

[tryintorebuild]

OK. Started the workout thinking it was a different day of the week. So I started off with the wrong workout and had to reboot. That put me behind as my workout time is limited to lunch break. I had to skip an exercise and cram a couple of others up with little rest time between sets. (Maybe I should call that excuse #431, then I can just refer to it excuse number from now on.)

Arnold shoulder press: 7x40, 3x50, 5x45 (Think I could do more, but my wrist has an annoying pop when I do this exercise: Excuse 205)

Weighted Crunch: 10x200, 10x200, 10x200

Db Lateral Raise: 7x35, 6x36, 8x30

Standing Front DB raise: 7x45, 5x50, 7x50

Face Pulls: 8x140, 6x140, 8x140

[tryintorebuild]

Notes from the 17th:

Gym was a little crowded today. More than the regulars were there, so I had to kind of work in on sets.

Bench Press: 10x155, 5x175, 2x225, 1x245

Cable Tricep Pushdown: 11x120, 8x120, 11x120

DB Flys: 6x55, 6x60, 5x65

Leg Press: 10x270, 8x360, 8x360 (Works legs on chest day Actually only for the last three weeks.)

Dumbbell Pull over: 8x80, 8x85, 8x80 (Everytime I think I might cut back on tricep isolations, somebody comments on how my arms have grown. Ego takes over and I keep pushing with more isolation on my arms.)

[tryintorebuild]

Arm and back day

Preacher Curls: 6x85, 3x95, 5x90

Deadlift: 6x225, 4x275, 1x295, 1x225 (Felt a very uncomfortable burn in left hip at 295, took off 70 and tried 225. Still had a slight burn, so I stopped deadlifting. My goal is to get 400 as soon as I can, but this is a marathon and I am my only competition, so I don't have to "play through the pain".)

DB Shrug: 7x80, 6x90, 5x90

DB Row: 6x85, 6x80, 6x75

DB Curl: 4x45, 7x40

[tryintorebuild]

Shoulders/Abs today

Arnold Press: 6x45, 5x50, 3x50 (last set wasn't Arnold, just an overhead press. Tried to press 55 but failed... again.)

Weighted Crunch: 8x200 , 8x200, 10x200

Db Lateral Raise: 5x40, 7x35, 7x40

Standing Front DB Raise: 7x45, 5x50, 8x50

Face Pulls: 10x110, 10x110, 10x110

Hanging Leg Lifts: 20, 18, 14

[gracielou]

Workouts looking really good, hopefully hip is better.

[tryintorebuild]

Pretty good lifting day. It's a little humid outside and my knees like to remind me that I'm not as young as I once was. But it was a mild pain and I could tolerate it.

Squat: 5x205, 5x255, 3x305

Incline Bench: 5x185, 4x195, 3x200

Leg Press: 8x360, 7x520, 5x590

Hammer Curls: 6x55, 5x60, 4x65

Lunge: 5x65, 4x70, 2x80

Vert. Row: 10x140, 7x160, 6x170

[tryintorebuild]

Workouts looking really good, hopefully hip is better.

Thanks. The hip feels fine now. I'm not sure what the burn was about, but I knew to back off and let it rest.

A lot of my posts seem like I'm making excuses, but really they are just so that when I look back I can tell why my progress isn't linear.

[tryintorebuild]

Another week of unusual routine. No time for workout yesterday, nor Friday, and probably not tomorrow. So I have to combine a few body parts and give it what I can.

Bench: 4x205, 4x225, 2x245, 5x185

Vertical Row: 6x160, 6x160, 6x160

DB Curls: 5x40, 5x40, 6x40

Triceps: 10x130, 10x130, 8x140

DB Flys: 5x60, 5x60, 5x60

Pullups: 5

All in about 30 minutes. Arms and shoulders are spent. A loose basketball from the court came bouncing by after my last set of flys. I thought I'd pick it up and throw it back. Couldn't lift my arms. I looked like a one year old throwing the ball. It would have been pretty comical to watch if it had been some one else. But at least I had the satisfaction of knowing I had given my all on the lift.

[RT1957]

Nice work there...looks like a good push/pull wo....Good bench weight & reps for your Body weight....

[tryintorebuild]

Work schedule changes and I'm now a shift worker. That's okay, but it may take awhile to get my routine figured out.

From yesterday:

Bench: 4x185, 4x205, 3x225, 1x245

Tricep Push Down: 14x110, 16x110, 6x150

Squats: 5x225, 4x295, 4x295 (Gym will be closed from July 4 - July 8, so I have to combine routines. That's the drawback of a work gym. But since I've changed work schedules, I may have to change up the way I do my routines anyway. Chest and legs may have to share the same day.)

DB Flys: 6x55, 4x65, 4x65

DB Lunge: 5x70, 3x60

Leg Press: 10x360, 6x540, 6x630

Overhead tricep ext. 8x70, 6x80

[tryintorebuild]

Nice work there...looks like a good push/pull wo....Good bench weight & reps for your Body weight....

Thanks! I was going to rep you, but it says I've gotta rep some other people first.

[tryintorebuild]

Today:

DB Curls: 7x40, 4x45, 2x50

Deadlifts: 5x245, 1x295, 3x275, 1x280 (Back just didn't feel that strong today again.)

Preacher curls: 6x85, 2x95, 4x85

Upright Rows: 7x85, 4x105, 3x115

Hammer Curls: 6x55, 3x65, 4x60

Vertical Rows: 6x160, 5x180, 3x200