Saturday, March 24, 2007

24/3/7

202 lbs.

Warmed up with some hacks and extensions.

Squats:

10 x 135
8 x 225
8 x 225
8 x 205
8 x 205

Wasn't sure where to start on these. Long about rep 6 on each set i started getting penitent seeing black spots. (May have actually busted a blood vessel in my eyeball.) i think i managed to not blow any spinal springs, but i sho' nuff's gunna get me a belt. This reminded me of why i've faithfully avoided squats for a decade or so. On the last set i actually glanced in the mirror to see if anyone was watching so i could just rack the damn thing without losing cool points, but then i knew i'd hafta write it on here and i couldn't live with that. i mean, what's ambulatory capacity worth if you've got no self-respect?

Front Delt Raises:

12 x 25
10 x 30
6 x 35
6 x 35 (These were easier than last time, and i went up a li'l bit.)

Lateral Delt Raises:

12 x 15
12 x 15
10 x 20
6 x 25
6 x 25

These were better than last time. Could probably bump the weight up a tad.

Tricep Presses:

25 x "90" (Did these like a DE workout and it made for a nice warmup.)
12 x "130" (Still pretty light.)
6 x "180" (Ok for a warmup.)

Skull Crushers:

10 x 70
7 x 87ish (Went up on weight a bit and could'a kept going.)
8 x 97ish (This was gonna be a set of 6, but it wasn't heavy enough for that. Can go up next time. i'm stronger on these than last time.)

Dips:

8 x BW
10 x BW
10 x BW
8 x BW

Can start adding weight on these. These felt good.

Comments:

i forwent Deads or SL Deads as i suspected i might be needing a wheelchair tomorrow after the squats. If i'm still able to walk tomorrow, i might give 'em a go. i was also gonna do abs, but not being able to see outta my left eye was very distracting. i might start a modicum lighter on the squats next week. The rest of the workout felt super. i may have lucked onto the right period for chest vs. tris/delts here. it's been ca. 2 weeks since i last worked tris/delts. The last time i did, it screwed with my bench. But now i've gone up on both pretty significantly. So i might try staggering hard workouts on 'em back and forth every other week for a while and see how that goes.

2 comments:

Pappa G said...

Now that's funny stuff.
Get a belt. 16 bucks for shipping is a lot less costly than blowing a testicle out your eye socket.

Don't even think about going down in weight on your squats next week. You finished the sets. You'll be stronger next week. Quit whining.

c said...

yeah, my orbital sphincters are kinda sore from having to hold my eyes in their holes. Good facial muscle workout. Definitely have better forehead and eyelid tone.