Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Arms

BW - 212

Rope Pushdowns - X40, 40

Seated French Press - 40ishX20, 20, 20, 20, 18, 18

BB Curls -
40X10
45X10
50X10
52.5X10
55X10
60X10

Bird-Dogs and Side Planks - 2 rounds

Saw a new physical therapist yesterday, and have some new protocols for dealing with my low back AND my shoulder issues.  Until he clears me for barbell squat and deadlift variations, I will continue doing upperbody bodypart specialization programs such as this one, and cobbling together body-building style work for legs and back that are low-impact on my low back.

Overheads

BW - 216

Seated CG Press -
BarX15
65X5
85X4
95X3
115X2
125X1
105X14

DB One-Arm Preacher Curls - 25X20, 20, 20, 18

DB Hammer Curls - 40sX6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6

105X14 is an all-around PR across all overhead pressing!

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Inclines

BW - 211

Inclines -
BarX30
95X5
115X4
135X3
155X2
175X1
145X16

Incline DB Curls - 25sX20, 20, 20, 17

PJR Pullovers - 55X20

Good session.  Upped weight and/or total reps on everything.

Low back still giving me trouble.

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Legs and Back

BW - 208

Single-Leg Extension Eccentrics - 4X12 (straight-weight)

Single-Leg Curls - 3X20 (straight-weight)

Hack Squats -
50X15
70X12
100X10
110X10
120X8

Machine Pullovers - X15, 13 (top-set)

Chest-Supported Rows -
45X10
70X10
95X6
45X15

Still dealing with low back issues.  I have an appointment with a different PT next week.  I wanted to try and do something for legs and back, and this is what I came up with.  Pre-fatiguing with iso-movements before moving on to compound movements where the lower back is supported.

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Bench

BW - 210 (office gym)

Machine Bench -
worked up to the stack for 1
back-off set X 20

Incline Curls - 25sX20, 18, 15, 10

PJR Pullovers - 50X20

Cramped schedule this week, so had to fit something in at the office gym.

Monday, July 20, 2015

Arms

BW - 208

Overhead DB Extensions -
30X20
40X20, 20, 17, 15

Cable Curls - X20, 10, 10, 10, 9 (to a top-set)

Office gym.  Getting a workout in when I can.

Thursday, July 16, 2015

Overheads

BW - 210

Seated, CG Front Presses -
BarX15
65X5
95X3
115X1
85X16

DB Preacher Curls - 25sX20, 20, 15, 15

DB Hammer Curls - 40sX6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6

Shoulder Cuff work

McGill Curl-Ups - X25
Side Planks - 60sec. each side
Bird-Dogs - 25 each side

Never done seated front presses before.  Kept the grip close (index on the smooth) and elbows forward to try and put more pressure on the triceps.  All these weights were crisp.  The unrack was the "heaviest" part.  Will move the back-off weight up to 95 next time.  Should be able to work with that weight for awhile.

One-arm preacher curls were kind of awkward at first.  Never done them before.  Never really gone this heavy on hammer curls, either.  Lots of firsts today.