Showing posts with label band-lightened pull ups. Show all posts
Showing posts with label band-lightened pull ups. Show all posts

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Bench 3

My left shoulder was hurting terribly all day, even when just moving about.

Bench:
285 x 3
295 x 3
305 x 2 (stopped)

My shoulder kept aching and I couldn't really push like I needed to, so I just stopped to avoid further injury.

Close-grip bench:
135 x 1

These hurt worse.

Dips:
bw x 0

These hurt worse.

Got demoralized and did some pull ups (with bands due to shoulder pain). Then walked a mile on the treadmill uphill so that I did at least something at the gym.

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Bench 5

I messed up my squat grip yesterday and majorly irritated my bicep tendons, which had been feeling good. Pain was @5 and nausea @2 today because of that.

Bench:
275 x 5
295 x 5
305 x 5 (-5 below PR)

Very pleased with this, as it's not too far from where I was last summer when I was 15 pounds heavier.

Incline dumbbell bench:
65 x 10
75 x 10
80 x 10
85 x 10

Hands were numb and pain was crazy so I sandbagged until the Vitamin-I kicked in.

I tried doing lat pull downs, but I switched to band-assisted pull ups, as the assistance at the bottom seemed to make it easier on my elbows. Did 4 sets until failure of those.

Finished with tricep extensions, scap push ups, and ghr abs