2013-06-17, 03:02 PM
I haven't actually logged here in a while (Or at all...I've just been keeping mental note of things), haha. I sort of broke a squat PR today but felt weak afterwards, but despite all of that I think I had a good day today.
I was due to put up 200x5 for my top bench set today and I was really pumped up and 100% sure I was going to do it. The first rep came easily, but the second rep was so freakishly fucking hard that I had to rack it. I felt down for a good minute after I failed that set, since I did 200x3 last week pretty well. But what did I do? Did I quit? Fuck no I didn't.
I loaded that bar with two plates, arched the fuck out of my lower back, yanked the bar off the rack, and proceeded to max out with a 225 single. And what did I do? I grunted like a high-octane mechanical baboon on the way down, produced the shit out of all the lactic acid my body is physically capable of generating, got to the bottom of the rep, gritted my teeth as I heaved the weight up back towards the rack...
Got half way up, held it there for about two seconds as I tried to push it further, then had to drop it on my chest and roll it off. Yes, I did the roll of shame, for the first time in like a year. Not every gym story is a success story.
But regardless, I went the Eric Spoto route and did lower weight/high reps since I was having a bad day, and I made the most out of it.
Also cut going pretty well. Currently at 171lbs, looking a little better in the mirror.
I was due to put up 200x5 for my top bench set today and I was really pumped up and 100% sure I was going to do it. The first rep came easily, but the second rep was so freakishly fucking hard that I had to rack it. I felt down for a good minute after I failed that set, since I did 200x3 last week pretty well. But what did I do? Did I quit? Fuck no I didn't.
I loaded that bar with two plates, arched the fuck out of my lower back, yanked the bar off the rack, and proceeded to max out with a 225 single. And what did I do? I grunted like a high-octane mechanical baboon on the way down, produced the shit out of all the lactic acid my body is physically capable of generating, got to the bottom of the rep, gritted my teeth as I heaved the weight up back towards the rack...
Got half way up, held it there for about two seconds as I tried to push it further, then had to drop it on my chest and roll it off. Yes, I did the roll of shame, for the first time in like a year. Not every gym story is a success story.
But regardless, I went the Eric Spoto route and did lower weight/high reps since I was having a bad day, and I made the most out of it.
17 June 2013
Also cut going pretty well. Currently at 171lbs, looking a little better in the mirror.