Gym regimen - February 2012

Monday, 27 February 2012
Even Keel 2 (CIRCUIT B)
min., kg

MY PROPOSED WORKOUT FOR NEXT TIME, HERE NOW SO I CAN IMAGE IT BETTER...

[I did image it better! This was a great workout! I achieved and/or surpassed all my key goals. Taking enough days off, doing some "detraining" Sunday morning (flail, springs, medicine ball, lunges, etc.), and hitting the hot spring last night for a couple hours paid off, I guess.]

FSQ: 9, 6, 4 @ 70kg, 85kg, 100kg

[I owned these. Felt great.]

bb IBP: 9, 6, 3 @ 65kg, 70kg, 85kg

[Small help on last rep of set 3.]

DL: 9, 6, 6 @ 100kg, 115kg, 130kg

[Got my feet closer together and these felt awesome. No chalk! The weather's been colder lately, so when summer comes, I'll have to use chalk. The Evil Deadlift demands it.]

db spider curl: 10, 10, 8/4 (L) & 4/8 (R) @ 11kg, 16kg, 16kg/18kg (per arm)

[This was a glitch. On my last set, I incautiously grabbed a 35lb and a 40lb db, did 8 reps, wondering why my left arm felt so much stronger, and then switched the 40lb and 35lb db to finish with 4 reps.]

Cable tri pushdown: 10, 8, 6 @ 36kg, 45kg, 54kg

[I asked the boss how much each unmarked plate weighed, and he said 10lbs, but I have my doubts. I'll have to check out my old tri pushdown data to see if these numbers are plausible. … SCANNING … Yes, these numbers seem plausible, especially if I am stronger in general than I was last year.]

Pulldown row: 10, 10, 10 @ 80kg, 91kg 100kg

[This machine is annoying, because when lean back for a deeper row, the seat hops up a notch or two every rep or so. I might jam a chopstick down in the lock next time. Hrmph.]

bb IDB: 8, 6, 3 @ 60kg, 70kg, 75kg

[I finished with these just to give my chest more love. It's got to catch up with my back and legs!]

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Below is the workout as I first planned it:

FSQ: 9, 6, 3 @ 75kg, 85kg, 100kg surpassed

bb IBP: 9, 6, 3 @ 65kg, 75kg, 85kg ~achieved

db spider curl: 10, 8, * @ 15kg, 18kg, 21kg surpassed

DL: 9, 6, 3 @ 100kg, 115kg, 130kg surpassed

Cable tri pushdown: 10, 8, 6 @ 25kg, 35kg, 40kg surpassed

Pulldown row: 9, 6, * @ 80kg, 90kg 100kg surpassed