Gym regimen - March 2011

THURSDAY, 24 MARCH 2011
A3: Back and Hamstrings
60 mins, 98kg

WARMUP

CIRCUIT:

Good mornings: 10, 8, 6, 4 @ 50kg, 55kg, 60kg, 65kg

Deadlift: 10, 8, 6, 4 @ 110kg, 125kg, 140kg, 150kg
[Hook grip on rep 6 of set 3 and all reps of set 4.]

CIRCUIT:

Lever bench row: 10, 8, 6, 6 @ 90kg, 92.5kg, 95kg, 100kg
[Should go heavier next time… 10, 8, 6 @ 95kg, 100kg, 105kg…]

Stiff-leg DL: 10, 8, 6 @ 70kg, 75kg, 77.5kg

CIRCUIT:

Leg curls: 10, 8, 6 @ 35kg, 40kg, 45kg

Chinups: 13, 9, 7
[A negative on rep 9 of set 2 and reps 6–7 of set 3. Great pump!]

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Gradually getting a callus on the inner edge of my thumbs. Yay! The hook grip sure is effective, but my thumbs felt partially numb for a minute after set 4. I will look into the matter. This quotation gives me little reason to fret.

Come what may, I will not use wrist straps and I am extremely reluctant to use a switch-grip (aside from max-effort reps).

Sets 1 and 2 felt very controlled (in terms of grip strength) and it was nice to see I could handle 140kg on set 3.