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Aralan
May 21, 2001


Hello SA friends, I just got back from the gym and I'm forcing myself to make this thread so that you can peer pressure me into just getting back from the gym all the time.
Here are my stats:
Weight: 220
Height: 6'1"
Age: 28
Sex: Male

Starting 1RMs according to my JEFIT:
Smith Bench: 247
Smith Shoulder Press: 196
Smith Deadlift: 277
5K Pace 9:40 min/mi on an elliptical
(I go to a Planet Fitness, so that's as real as it gets)

Backstory: I used to work as an EMT, I tore the TFCC in my left wrist in January 2011 picking up what I promise was like the fattest little kid in the world while I was working. This inspired me to start going to the gym (alongside my physical therapy) so I could get huge and strong and not worry about things like that ever happening again. That worked for a while and I lost weight and felt great and improved all my lifts by leaps and bounds then I guess school got really hard or something because I stopped going to the gym all the time. Here's a representative graph from my JEFIT logs, see if you can spot when this happened. Then I graduated from school and started going to the gym again while I looked for a real job. I found that real job, and somewhere between all the moving to a new town and swapping an active job for sitting on my rear end for 8 hours a day, I put on thirty pounds and like none of it is muscle. Seriously, look at this guy:



My goals are to look good, lift good, and feel good all the time

280 Smith Bench 1RM by May 7
5K pace of 8:20 min/mi, by the end of May (I'll do this on an elliptical if I have to, but I'd like to try and do it in a real race)
Get a real gym membership (not really a toxx but PF is the pits) DONE

My plan is to do a lifting split of Chest/Arms, Back/Shoulders, and Legs, with at least two days of cardio every week. Also my plan is stop skipping leg day.

Aralan fucked around with this message at Jan 11, 2013 around 03:28

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Aralan
May 21, 2001


Day 1:
Back Extension Machine:
245 lb x 15
245 lb x 15
245 lb x 10

Dumbbell Shrug:
75 lb x 20
75 lb x 15
75 lb x 12

One-Arm Dumbbell Row:
60 lb x 10
60 lb x 10
60 lb x 10

Wide-Grip Lat Pulldown:
165 lb x 10
165 lb x 8
165 lb x 6

Smith Machine Overhead Shoulder Press:
155 lb x 8
165 lb x 8
165 lb x 5

Standing One-Arm Dumbbell Curl Over Incline Bench:
55 lb x 8
55 lb x 8
55 lb x 4

Seated Dumbbell Palms-Down Wrist Curl:
20 lb x 10
20 lb x 4
20 lb x 4

Seated Dumbbell Palms-Up Wrist Curl:
30 lb x 20
30 lb x 20
30 lb x 15

I have a real issue with using the smith machine for deadlifting (also squatting), that's why I have the back extension machine in there to try and make up for it. I think next time I'll just bite the bullet and work on my form with smith deadlifts. I like them, I just keep feeling like I'm doing it horribly wrong somehow

slinkimalinki
Jan 17, 2010

Through moonlight and shadow she'd prowl and she'd pry.


So, um, is Planet Fitness literally the only gym in your town?

CortezFantastic
Aug 10, 2003


slinkimalinki posted:

So, um, is Planet Fitness literally the only gym in your town?

Seriously, abandon that shitheap

Aralan
May 21, 2001


It's easily the cheapest and closest to home out of any gyms in the area, but I should probably go look around and see if there are any New Year's deals. I get paid on Thursday, so I'll do it then

kebep
Jun 30, 2011


CortezFantastic posted:

Seriously, abandon that shitheap

Don't they have 'pizza days'?

NomNomNom
Jul 20, 2008
Please Work Out

Please don't use a smith machine for bench. They have to at least have a selectorized chest press right?

Aralan
May 21, 2001


NomNomNom posted:

Please don't use a smith machine for bench. They have to at least have a selectorized chest press right?
I had to look up what that was. They do but I never use it. What's the issue with Smith bench? My chest work is usually Smith bench, dumbbell bench, and dumbbell fly, where I rotate through them doing two out of the three. I figured anything I missed doing Smith bench would get caught by one of those

NomNomNom
Jul 20, 2008
Please Work Out

The track of a smith doesn't allow your shoulders to rotate naturally, so impingement could be a problem. (or something, I'm no expert) Your dumbbell benching should have you covered, with the benefit of it being much healthier for your shoulders.

Aralan
May 21, 2001


Elliptical tonight:
30 min/3.27 mi/9:10 pace

Holy poo poo, I just quit smoking a week ago and I thought I was going to die by 25 minutes. I'm not sure if that was the black lung or the intervals I was running at (or both, I guess)

Aralan
May 21, 2001


Chest & Arms day
Triceps Pushdown:
- 90 lb x 10 reps
- 90 lb x 10 reps
- 100 lb x 6 reps
Tricep Dumbbell Kickback:
- 40 lb x 8 reps
- 40 lb x 8 reps
- 40 lb x 10 reps
Cross Body Hammer Dumbbell Curl:
- 40 lb x 8 reps
- 40 lb x 5 reps
- 35 lb x 6 reps
Cable Preacher Curl:
- 90 lb x 10 reps
- 90 lb x 9 reps
- 90 lb x 5 reps
Dumbbell Flyes:
- 120 lb x 10 reps
- 120 lb x 9 reps
- 120 lb x 4 reps
Smith Machine Bench Press:
- 205 lb x 8 reps
- 215 lb x 5 reps
- 215 lb x 3 reps
Decline Crunch:
- 20 reps
- 15 reps
- 5 reps
fito2sa

I just started using fitocracy, and now that they have an android app I think I'm going to switch to that instead of using JEFIT (this post got converted from JEFIT to Fitocracy to SA formatting). This works out pretty good because I'm going to look at joining a new gym tomorrow, so I can kind of start over with my logs at a gym with real barbells and a dumbbell rack that goes past 75 pounds.

Aralan
May 21, 2001


Elliptical:
30 min/3.28 mi/9:10 pace

What a huge bummer, I thought I was killing this tonight, but I kind of ran out of energy around 25 minutes and lost my pace. I honestly didn't realize that I only made an improvement of .01 miles until I came here to post. At least this time it didn't feel like my lungs were made of leather by the end, so I guess quitting smoking is helping a little.

Also I quit Planet Fitness today and joined an LA Fitness. I wanted to cry when I had to fork over first/last month and an initiation fee, but the facility looked way nicer. It's been a while since I used a real gym, I'm excited to hurt myself doing leg day tomorrow. It also has a pool, so maybe I'll do that on Saturday if my legs are too wasted for running

edit: also also, I just remembered that I almost skipped today because I was pretty tired and hate doing cardio, but I would've been embarrassed to miss a day in this log so this is helping me already

Aralan fucked around with this message at Jan 11, 2013 around 03:33

slinkimalinki
Jan 17, 2010

Through moonlight and shadow she'd prowl and she'd pry.


Aralan posted:

Also I quit Planet Fitness today and joined an LA Fitness.

Yay, you listened to our advice! This is good because it means we can steer you completely wrong and ruin your life be all wise and poo poo.

Aralan
May 21, 2001


slinkimalinki posted:

Yay, you listened to our advice! This is good because it means we can steer you completely wrong and ruin your life be all wise and poo poo.
I kept meaning to do it, but I suppose the immediate hate for PF in this log helped push me over the edge. Also since it got mentioned earlier, PF does indeed have a free pizza day and that was also the day this log started. I never actually partook. There is something to be said for the sinister genius behind a gym full of crappy equipment that offers free pizza and candy on the way out. The one I used to go to before this was also situated right next door to a plus sized women's clothing shop.

Aralan
May 21, 2001


Leg day (sort of)
- Barbell Squat
- 135 lb x 8 reps
- 155 lb x 8 reps
- 155 lb x 4 reps

- Leg Press
- 300 lb x 8 reps
- 300 lb x 8 reps
- 300 lb x 8 reps

- Seated Leg Curl
- 160 lb x 8 reps
- 160 lb x 8 reps
- 160 lb x 8 reps

- Standing Barbell Calf Raise
- 240 lb x 8 reps
- 225 lb x 8 reps
- 225 lb x 8 reps
fito2sa

This is shorter than I would usually do a workout, apparently my legs are in an advanced state of atrophy from skipping leg day and having no access to squats when I would actually do it. I started at 135 on squatting because I wanted to take it easy and work on my form and it hurt. Holy drat I forgot what squatting was like.

Anyway, I'll do better next time, also I'll do more exercises. Even with this shortened workout I'm certain I'll have trouble walking tomorrow

Sidenote: Fitocracy's Standing Calf Raise exercise only has reps. The thing logged here as Standing Barbell Calf Raise was actually Standing Calf Raise on a machine, I just figured that was the closest exercise where I could log the weight too

kebep
Jun 30, 2011


Leg day best day.

Tang_
May 8, 2007


Can I ask why the fascination with the smith machine?

I see you do barbell squats, but I've NEVER heard of anyone doing smith deads, or many doing smith bench for that matter. Get more comfortable using the free weights.

I would also try to base your routines around compound lifts, rather than 99 isolation exercises that could be covered by one or two compounds. Deads, squats, bench, OHP, rows, chins and dips. Then add accessories as you see fit.

Aralan
May 21, 2001


Tang_ posted:

Can I ask why the fascination with the smith machine?

I see you do barbell squats, but I've NEVER heard of anyone doing smith deads, or many doing smith bench for that matter. Get more comfortable using the free weights.

I would also try to base your routines around compound lifts, rather than 99 isolation exercises that could be covered by one or two compounds. Deads, squats, bench, OHP, rows, chins and dips. Then add accessories as you see fit.
It was Planet Fitness. They literally do not have barbells that aren't attached to smith machines. Now that I've switched gyms I probably won't be using one until I need to knock out my toxx. My original routines were all supposed to be set up around one or two compound lifts with isolation exercises that I enjoyed doing in addition, but again I'm blaming PF's lack of free weights for squats and deadlifts falling off my todo list.

Anyways, I was right about my legs being crazy sore, I skipped the gym yesterday because of that (along with a pretty good hangover). I'm about to go to the gym and do chest/arms day instead of back/shoulders day because my legs are still crazy sore, and I want deadlifts to be a part of back day again so I'm going to push it till Wednesday

Aralan
May 21, 2001


Chest & Arms

Barbell Bench Press:
- 185 lb x 8 reps
- 185 lb x 6 reps
- 185 lb x 4 reps
Preacher Curl:
- 70 lb x 10 reps
- 80 lb x 8 reps
- 80 lb x 8 reps
Lying Barbell Triceps Extension ("Skullcrusher"):
- 85 lb x 8 reps
- 85 lb x 8 reps
- 85 lb x 8 reps
Dumbbell Bench Press:
- 65 lb x 8 reps
- 65 lb x 7 reps
- 65 lb x 5 reps
Cable Rope Overhead Triceps Extension:
- 65 lb x 6 reps
- 57.5 lb x 8 reps
- 57.5 lb x 6 reps
Cross Body Hammer Dumbbell Curl:
- 35 lb x 8 reps
- 35 lb x 8 reps
- 35 lb x 6 reps
Plank:
- 30 sec
- 30 sec
- 20 sec
Palms-Up Barbell Wrist Curl Over A Bench:
- 30 lb x 25 reps
- 30 lb x 20 reps
- 30 lb x 15 reps
Palms-Down Dumbbell Wrist Curl Over A Bench:
- 20 lb x 14 reps
- 20 lb x 10 reps
- 20 lb x 8 reps
fito2sa

Pleasantly surprised with my bench. I thought it was going to be much harder than it was. I obviously didn't blow the sets out or anything, but I think that's just because, despite my previous efforts with dumbbells, I need to train whatever muscles the smith bench was letting atrophy. Overall it felt pretty good.

also I was pretty psyched to hit 25 reps with palm up wrist curls, I've been stuck at 20 for forever. Those wrist exercises, btw, are here because of the wrist injury mentioned in the OP. It never healed all the way, so I wear a brace for most exercises. I have to increase reps rather than weight with those because, through trial and error, I found out at around 35 pounds my wrist will start giving out, and I really don't feel like reinjuring.

All in all a pretty good day.

swalk
Nov 20, 2004
bucka blaow

Aralan posted:

Now that I've switched gyms I probably won't be using one until I need to knock out my toxx.

I'm pretty sure Shine wouldn't mind you changing your toxx if it meant never using a Smith Machine again.

Aralan
May 21, 2001


Whatever, the real goal is just to be consistent with going to the gym and get into awesome shape. If anything, moving to a real bench just means it'll be easier to get to my smith machine based goal

AmericanBarbarian
Nov 23, 2011


Aralan posted:


This is shorter than I would usually do a workout, apparently my legs are in an advanced state of atrophy from skipping leg day and having no access to squats when I would actually do it. I started at 135 on squatting because I wanted to take it easy and work on my form and it hurt. Holy drat I forgot what squatting was like.

Anyway, I'll do better next time, also I'll do more exercises. Even with this shortened workout I'm certain I'll have trouble walking tomorrow

Start off by doing a good number of sets with the bar. What could you squat before? Anyway, Squat Everything Forever

Aralan
May 21, 2001


AmericanBarbarian posted:

Start off by doing a good number of sets with the bar. What could you squat before? Anyway, Squat Everything Forever
I'm going to try the same sets again next time, and just chalk up the previous difficulty to being 'out of practice'. If I'm still having a rough time of it though I'll try lighter weights and slower sets. It's been so long since I last squatted I really don't remember what the number was. I feel like it was around 180 but maybe not. I think I came up with what I should be able to do by taking my leg press (which should've actually been higher, but I was fried from squatting) and subtracting my body weight then squatting that.

I was kind of down about how lovely I did, but then I remembered I haven't had a real leg workout in forever and now I get to experience newbie gains again, so I'm actually pretty psyched for the next one.

Aralan
May 21, 2001


Boy it sure has been forever since I did any swimming besides wading around in the ocean

Swimming:
- 0:15:00 || 300 m || calm || drills
fito2sa
(This is a lovely estimate because I completely forgot to track how many laps I was doing)

I'm almost definitely skipping tomorrow. I have to get to work early so I can leave early so I can go to a concert in NYC because I'm a doofus who still thinks he lives close to the city instead of in South Jersey. I'll be back on Wednesday though

Aralan
May 21, 2001


The concert, if anyone was curious, was The Airborne Toxic Event. They played a bunch of new songs and it was awesome. All I Ever Wanted is still their best song, but that's just because it's pretty much perfect, not because the new ones are bad or anything.

Anyway, I think the crowded venue provoked my immune system, because I felt weird all day, then took a nap and woke from intense fever dreams just in time to run out the door and complete a slightly abbreviated workout
Back & Shoulders:
Barbell Deadlift:
- 205 lb x 8 reps
- 185 lb x 8 reps
- 185 lb x 8 reps
Close-Grip Front Lat Pulldown: (actually an Isolateral Lat Pulldown thing, but I didn't see that on Fitocracy)
- 70 lb x 8 reps
- 70 lb x 8 reps
- 80 lb x 8 reps
Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press:
- 55 lb x 10 reps
- 55 lb x 10 reps
- 55 lb x 6 reps
Dumbbell Shrug:
- 80 lb x 15 reps
- 80 lb x 12 reps
- 80 lb x 15 reps
Seated Cable Row:
- 130 lb x 8 reps
- 130 lb x 8 reps
- 130 lb x 7 reps
fito2sa

The only thing I was unhappy with was missing an exercise or two because I overslept and the gym was going to close. I also used wrist straps for the first time. That's why shrugs go 15->12->15, my grip was giving out at the end of set 2, but the straps really helped. I have a Harbinger grip strengthener thing left over from my wrist physical therapy, I think I'll start using that while I'm sitting at my desk at work.

Aralan fucked around with this message at Jan 31, 2013 around 02:50

Aralan
May 21, 2001


Elliptical:
30 min/2.58 mi/11:38 pace

I really like running on an elliptical as opposed to a treadmill, but I've gotta say this is the major disadvantage to ellipticals: I have no idea how to translate the settings on one elliptical to another. This machine is totally different from the one I used at PF, so this is the result of the essentially random settings I used (for my own reference, 8 resistance, 6 incline). I'm just mentioning this because the pace change is pretty major. I liked using this machine, and these settings felt alright after a while, so I'm just going to baseline off this.

Also, I don't really care about the calorie reader on the machine, but this thing read ~450 at the end, and I think the one I used at PF usually hit around 340, so at least that thing agrees with me that this was harder

Aralan
May 21, 2001


Leg day:
Barbell Squat:
- 135 lb x 10 reps
- 155 lb x 8 reps
- 155 lb x 8 reps
Standing Barbell Calf Raise:
- 225 lb x 8 reps
- 225 lb x 8 reps
- 225 lb x 8 reps
Seated Leg Curl:
- 165 lb x 8 reps
- 175 lb x 8 reps
- 175 lb x 8 reps
Leg Extensions:
- 175 lb x 8 reps
- 175 lb x 8 reps
- 175 lb x 8 reps
Leg Press:
- 390 lb x 8 reps
- 390 lb x 8 reps
- 390 lb x 8 reps
Dumbbell Side Lateral Raise:
- 30 lb x 10 reps
- 30 lb x 10 reps
- 30 lb x 7 reps
fito2sa

It's all coming back to me now. Squatting went way better this time, p sure I can do 3 full sets at 155 next time, maybe more we'll see. I also threw in lateral raises because I meant to do them on back/shoulder day but I was in too much of a rush. On a side note, my legs were sore to some degree until yesterday from the workout a week ago. I've been through this enough to know that's normal for me when I first do legs, but god drat I need to stay consistent with this because dealing with that was awful.

Citrine
Jan 2, 2012
Please remind me to go practice pull-ups.

Why is there a free pizza day at the gym? Yuck. Glad to see you are at a nice gym now and seem to be enjoying it!

Aralan
May 21, 2001


Thanks, it is way better to be at a real gym. The last time I did squats before this log was probably a year and a half ago, and that was smith squats at PF. The restricted ROM made me feel like I was going to horribly injure myself and I just quit doing them, it feels really good to get back to doing them.

Also I just saw your workouts and now I have to go do pushups and pullups because I feel like mine is inadequate in comparison

Aralan
May 21, 2001


Protip: If you go outside and find your car, completely to your surprise, covered in snow, go ahead and clean that thing off and get to the gym because that place will be empty

Chest n Armz:
Dip Station Bent Leg Raise:
- 20 reps
- 20 reps
- 10 reps
Preacher Curl:
- 80 lb x 10 reps
- 90 lb x 10 reps
- 90 lb x 5 reps
Lying Barbell Triceps Extension ("Skullcrusher"):
- 95 lb x 8 reps
- 95 lb x 8 reps
- 95 lb x 8 reps
Triceps Pushdown - Rope Attachment:
- 65 lb x 8 reps
- 65 lb x 8 reps
- 65 lb x 4 reps
Cross Body Hammer Dumbbell Curl:
- 35 lb x 10 reps
- 35 lb x 7 reps
- 35 lb x 5 reps
Barbell Bench Press:
- 185 lb x 8 reps
- 185 lb x 7 reps
- 185 lb x 3 reps
Palms-Up Dumbbell Wrist Curl Over A Bench:
- 35 lb x 15 reps
- 35 lb x 15 reps
- 35 lb x 10 reps
Palms-Down Dumbbell Wrist Curl Over A Bench:
- 20 lb x 15 reps
- 20 lb x 10 reps
- 20 lb x 8 reps
fito2sa

I was a little bummed with my chest work, I was expecting some serious improvement this week. I'm blaming it on a particularly unhealthy weekend, the details of which aren't suitable for a fitness log. Everything else went pretty alright though. An unloggable quantity I wanted to mention is that this is the first workout I've had in a while where I had enough energy to do everything I wanted without issue. Usually I have to force myself to do the last exercise or two, so maybe this dumb cardio is helping

Aralan
May 21, 2001


Elliptical:
30 min/2.82 mi/10:38 pace

Improved my pace by a whole minute, maybe if I keep this up I'll be back to the pace from the old machine in a week or so. In other news I need to force myself to sleep now so I can get up early and go to the gym before work tomorrow because that's the only time all day I'll have to do it. Ugh. If you don't see a back/shoulders workout here by noon then I have failed in my mission

Aralan
May 21, 2001


Don't worry everyone, I totally made it to the gym this morning. As soon as I arrived I celebrated my achievement by cutting open my middle finger figuring out how to adjust/remove the safeties in the power cage. I bravely soldiered on through the rest of my workout with paper towels wrapped around my finger so I wouldn't bleed on the equipment like the dummy I am.

Also I'm posting from my phone at work so this won't be fitocracy formatted

Back + Shoulders:

Deadlift
205x8
205x8
205x6

Dumbbell shoulder press
60x8
55x8
55x8

Iso lateral wide pulldown
70x10
80x8
80x7

Dumbbell shoulder shrug
80x15
80x15
80x15

Seated machine row
130x10
130x10
130x8

Dumbbell raise
30x10
35x8
35x6

Side bend
80x20
80x17
80x15

I'm pretty sure I'm still good on my tetanus shot. I'll be sure to update when lockjaw sets in

Aralan
May 21, 2001


Elliptical:
30 min/2.81 mi/10:38 pace

Pretty much the exact same as last time. I'm blaming this on getting a text while I was running (my phone is my MP3 player) and spending a good ten minutes distracting myself by responding. Next time maybe I'll just set it to airplane mode. When I wasn't distracted I was actually hitting a way better pace than last time

Aralan
May 21, 2001


Going out tonight, so I had to hit the gym before work again:
Leg Day:
Barbell Squat:
155x8
175x8
155x6

Iso lateral pulldown
80x10
80x10
80x8

Standing Barbell Calf Raise
225x10
225x10
225x6

Seated Leg Curl
175x10
190x8
190x5

One Leg Extension
90x8
90x8
90x8

Cross Body Hammer Curl
35x10
35x8
35x6

Leg Press
390x8
390x8
390x8

I'm pleased with my improvement on squats. I had crippling leg soreness for like a week after the first leg day, and almost none last time, so I figured I should probably try raising weights all around. Also I did pulldowns because I want to focus on lats, and curls because I'm going out tonight and I'm a vain child. Anyways ttyl

Aralan
May 21, 2001


I didn't end up going out last night because my buddy thinks he has the flu. This meant I wasn't too hungover to do the rare day 6 workout. I usually do intervals when I do cardio, so I figured I would see if I could set a pace and see if I could stick to it for 45 minutes (my interval sessions are half hours if you haven't noticed). Steady state cardio is the most boring thing in the whole world.

Elliptical:
45 min/4.12 mi/10:55 pace

Here's a clip from Gattaca that I think accurately depicts every time I do cardio btw

Aralan
May 21, 2001


My only regret is that all the other awesome bros at the gym were using the flat barbell benches when I came in, so I didn't get to do standard bench press today. (it's ok i'll just do it on leg day or something, don't worry)

Chest and arms:
Dumbbell Bench Press:
- 70 lb x 10 reps
- 70 lb x 10 reps
- 70 lb x 8 reps
Preacher Curl:
- 90 lb x 8 reps
- 90 lb x 10 reps
- 90 lb x 4 reps
Lying Barbell Triceps Extension ("Skullcrusher"):
- 95 lb x 8 reps
- 105 lb x 8 reps
- 105 lb x 8 reps
Seated Dumbbell Palms-Up Wrist Curl:
- 35 lb x 20 reps
- 35 lb x 20 reps
- 35 lb x 10 reps
Seated Dumbbell Palms-Down Wrist Curl:
- 20 lb x 15 reps
- 20 lb x 10 reps
- 20 lb x 10 reps
Barbell Incline Bench Press:
- 135 lb x 8 reps
- 135 lb x 6 reps
- 135 lb x 4 reps
Cross Body Hammer Dumbbell Curl:
- 35 lb x 10 reps
- 35 lb x 8 reps
- 35 lb x 7 reps
Dips - Triceps Version:
- 10 reps
- 8 reps
- 5 reps
Dip Station Bent Leg Raise:
- 20 reps
- 20 reps
- 10 reps
fito2sa


This is the first time I did 70s for dumbbell bench, and I was pretty psyched with how well it went. It's probably mostly because I started with them this time, but nevertheless. This is also the first time I did incline bench press in probably something like eight years, so that was interesting (and kind of humbling) as well.

Also just for the hell of it, I actually rearranged this log into the order that I really work out in, in case anyone was curious

Aralan
May 21, 2001


Elliptical:
30 min/2.92 mi/10:15 pace

Easily blew away the last interval run pace. In fact, going by my theory that between differences in the machines and the settings i use, this elliptical is more challenging, I'm pretty sure this is one of the best runs I've ever done

Aralan
May 21, 2001


PRs all around (except the lat pulldowns, oh well)

Back and shoulders:
Dumbbell Raise:
- 35 lb x 10 reps
- 35 lb x 8 reps
- 35 lb x 8 reps
Close-Grip Front Lat Pulldown (really Isolateral Lat Pulldown):
- 80 lb x 10 reps
- 80 lb x 10 reps
- 80 lb x 8 reps
Dumbbell Shrug:
- 85 lb x 15 reps
- 85 lb x 12 reps
- 85 lb x 10 reps
Seated Cable Row:
- 145 lb x 10 reps
- 145 lb x 8 reps
- 145 lb x 8 reps
Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press:
- 60 lb x 10 reps
- 60 lb x 8 reps
- 60 lb x 6 reps
Barbell Deadlift:
- 205 lb x 8 reps
- 225 lb x 8 reps
- 225 lb x 8 reps
fito2sa

I feel like I should've done more, but I didn't get enough sleep last night. That led to me drinking energy drinks to make it through work, and that led to me sweating like crazy at the gym and feeling like I was going to die by the end. Worth it

Aralan
May 21, 2001


I don't have anything to do tonight, but I'm really starting to get into going to bed early and doing cardio before work thing. All my life I've been pretty sluggish in the morning, so it'd be nice if I could train my body to actually be active when I wake up. Anyways,

Elliptical:
30 min/2.94 mi/10:12 pace

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Aralan
May 21, 2001


Auxiliary Weightlifting day where I do exercises I actually enjoy:
Barbell Bench Press:
- 185 lb x 8 reps
- 185 lb x 8 reps
- 185 lb x 4 reps
Close-Grip Front Lat Pulldown:
- 90 lb x 10 reps
- 90 lb x 8 reps
- 90 lb x 6 reps
Dumbbell Side Bend:
- 80 lb x 20 reps
- 80 lb x 20 reps
- 80 lb x 15 reps
Dip Station Bent Leg Raise:
- 20 reps
- 20 reps
- 15 reps

Just kidding, it's leg day but I had to kill time waiting for a squat rack:
Barbell Squat:
- 135 lb x 10 reps
- 175 lb x 8 reps
- 175 lb x 8 reps
Standing Barbell Calf Raise:
- 225 lb x 10 reps
- 225 lb x 10 reps
- 225 lb x 10 reps
Seated Leg Curl:
- 190 lb x 8 reps
- 190 lb x 8 reps
- 190 lb x 8 reps
One-Leg Extensions:
- 90 lb x 10 reps
- 100 lb x 8 reps
- 100 lb x 8 reps
Leg Press:
- 390 lb x 8 reps
- 410 lb x 8 reps
- 410 lb x 8 reps
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