Yesterday was a pretty good lift. I ran out of time at the end of my workout, so I didnt get to record numbers for the last few exercises.
I wanted to focus on really heavy deadlifts. My grip is so poor! After getting 315 x 3, the bar would have almost slipped completely out of my hands after the second rep. It really affects the quality of my deadlift. However, I don't want to use straps. Then my grip won't improve! So I will just make do. It is frustrating though. I can tell that setting the bar down and having to re-grip is costing me that one extra rep.
Started with Pullups.
The most I got strict was 8. That was on wide grip. 6 months ago I couldn't do one wide grip pullup
and only like 2 reverse grip. I would perform a kipping movement when I reached muscle failure to get that extra burn
I did a TON of deadlifts because they were low reps, high weights. I wanted my muscles to be destroyed, so I kept going until I noticed a dramatic decrease in strength.
3 Sets of Wide
3 Sets of "Hammer" grip middle length pullups
3 Sets reverse grip
Deadlift: 135 x 5 / 225 x 5 / 245 x 5 / 245 x 5 / 285 x 3 / 315 x 3/ 315 x 3 / 325 x 2 / 325 x 2 / 315 x 2 / 315 x 2 / 295 x 3 / 275 x 3 / 275 x 3 / 285 x 2 / 275 x 1 / 245 x 5 / 245 x 5 / 245 x 4 / 225 x 5
Bent over Row: 135 x 5 / 115 x 5 / 115 x 5 / 110 x 5 / 105 x 5 / 105 x 5
Lat Pull down: 150 x 8 / 140 x 8 / 130 x 8 / 125 x 8
Reverse Grip Lat Pulldown: 160 x 8 / 140 x 8 / 135 x 8 / 125 x 8
Back Extentions with 25 lb plate (Pause at top) : 12 reps / 12 / 12
T-Bar Row: 2 45 plates x 8 / 2 plates + 25 lb x 5 / 2 plates + 25 lb x 5 / 2 plates + 10 x 8
Freemotion Lat pulldown: 100 x 10 / 100 x 8 / 90 x 10
Seated row (Close hammer grip): 180 x 10 / 200 x 8 / 180 x 10
ARMS
*Every two exercises are supersetted. After 25-30 reps, immediately begin the next 25-30 rep exercise.
Skullcrushers: 40 lb x 30 / 40 x 30 / 40 x 30
Close Grip Bench: 85 x 25 / 75 x 25 / 65 x 30
Tricep Rope Extention: 15 x 30 / 15 x 25 / 12.5 x 30
Tricep Overhead Extention with Rope: 30 x 25 / 25 x 25 / 22.5 x 30
Incline Dumbell Curl: 15 x 30 / 15 x 25 / 12.5 x 30
Dumbell Curl Standing: 15 x 30 / 12.5 x 30 / 15 x 30
This is where I had to quit logging
but these are what I did. Still supersetting each exercise
Standing Cable Curl 3 Sets, 25-30 reps ( I was in the 25-20 lb range)
Rope Cable curl 3 Sets, 25- 30 reps (20 - 15 lb range)
Tricep Pushdown 4 Sets 8 - 10 reps
Lying High cable curl 4 Sets 8 -10 reps
Skullcrushers 4 sets 8-10 reps : Started with 75 x 8 and forget the rest
Barbell Curls 4 sets 8-10 reps: I think I went 65 x 8, 60 x 8, 50 x 8, and 45 x 8
Then I had to leave. It had been right at 3 hours since I ate. And I finished eating walking out the door going to the gym.
I Came back later and was shooting for 5 sets of deadlifts in the 8-10 range
Deadlift: 225 x 8 / 225 x 10 / 225 x 10
Then I tore my hand open. I was wearing some good gloves too. I just put too much stress on the hands for the day I guess haha. Skin ripped from my upper palm to my callus. Gotta let that heal
Did some benching in the 8-12 rep range. I think I did 5 sets. Then I worked calves and abs.
I apologize for the sloppy log! Today should be better.