Zen and the lifting of heavy things.

“You going to train trapeze on that diet, fat boy?”

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Daily Progress.

db rows: 2×8 @88.

db flies: 2×8@37.

Front raises: 8/7@37. *blink*

Bicep curls:  8/6@34.5.  But that’s an improvement. Mind you, anything would be.

Trap shrugs: 3×8@54.

kb lifts: 2×25@54. Oiy. I think this is what’s dropping my pushup numbers….

Pushcrunchdips: 40/20/30, 25/20/25.  … or not. Maybe it’s dropping my ab numbers.

posted by tyggerjai at 12:12 pm  

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Daily Progress.

db rows: 2×8 @88.

db flies: 2×8@37.

Front raises: 2×8@37.

Bicep curls:  2×5@34.5.  I kinda knew that was going to happen from my first fly. Which is why it did, of course. Tweaked left shoulder == owie. Especially when it feels like a tricep – very owie for bicep curls.

Trap shrugs: 2×8@54.

kb lifts: 2×25@54.

Pushcrunchdips: 30/25/25, 20/20/20. Somewhat predictable, but still disappointing.

posted by tyggerjai at 12:14 pm  

Monday, February 23, 2009

Daily Progress

db rows: 2×8 @88.

Trap shrugs: 2×8@54.

db flies: 2×8@37.

Front raises: 2×8@37.

Bicep curls: 7/6@34.5. Forearms screaming, but I did it.

kb lifts: 2×25@54. Yeow.

Pushcrunchdips: 35/23/26, 22/20/24.

posted by tyggerjai at 1:26 pm  

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Daily Progress.

db rows: 2×8 @88.

Trap shrugs: 2×8@44.

db flies: 2×8@34.5.

Front raises: 2×8@34.5.

Bicep curls: 2×8@32. Forearms screaming, but I did it.

kb lifts: 25/21@54. Yeow.

Pushcrunchdips: 40/24/30, 25/21/25.

I am stronger than I was 2 days ago. This feels good.

Given that I can now do 40 consecutive inclined pushups straight after an upper body workout, perhaps I chould revisit the 100 pushups?

posted by tyggerjai at 11:14 am  

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Daily Progress.

db rows: 2×8 @88.

Trap shrugs: 2×8@44.

db flies: 2×8@34.5.

Front raises: 2×8@34.5.

Bicep curls: 8/7@32.

kb lifts: 2×20@54.

Pushcrunchdips: 35/21/25, 20/20/20.

posted by tyggerjai at 10:42 am  

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Daily Progress.

db rows: 2×8 @88.

Trap shrugs: 2×8@44.

db flies: 8@34.5.

Front raises: 2×8@34.5.

Bicep curls: 8/6@32.

kb lifts: 2×20@54. I lost count on the second set, so I threw a few more in. Might be 22. Next time I’ll go for 2×25.

Pushcrunchdips: 31/23/25, 25/20/20.

So the pushcrunchdips were a little disappointing. But overall, an improvement on Sunday, which makes me think the pullups and chinups on Saturday left me less than fresh the next day. Being frustrated and a little (unjustly) angry about the crazy Russian helped, I think – I was focussed, and had a certain … edge. We’ll see how that goes next time.

posted by tyggerjai at 1:59 pm  

Sunday, February 8, 2009

Daily Progress.

db rows: 2×8 @88.

db flies: 8@34.5, 8@32. 32 really does seem a little light, but the right shoulder is twinging interestingly.

Front raises: 7/7@34.5.  Hm. Same volume as last time. Shame about not making 8 on the first, but 1 more on the second. Go figure.

Bicep curls: 8/6@32. Um, yay.

Trap shrugs: 2×8@44.

kb lifts: 2×20@54.

Pushcrunchdips: 34/110/25, 24/21/20. The second crunch number is lower because I got bored of doing pointless crunches. So those are the numbers I can write in the air with my legs before dying.

posted by tyggerjai at 12:31 pm  

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Daily Progress.

db rows: 2×8 @88.

db flies: 2×8@34.5.

Front raises: 8/6@34.5.

Bicep curls: 8/5@32.

Trap shrugs: 2×8@39.5.

kb lifts: 2×20@54.

Pushcrunchdips: 30/100/25

Interesting, how changing a routine up … changes things. Uh, or not. So I’m happy, the weights are higher than they were when I last did this routine, form is a little iffy here and there, but good enough to keep this up. And I have to jog on off days. *sigh*.

posted by tyggerjai at 10:40 am  

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Daily Progress.

db rows:   2×8@88.

Military press: 7/4@88.  I’m getting *worse*, apparently. Time to change this routine out.

Vertical rows: 8/7@66. *sigh*

Bench press: db, 2×8@54.

kb lifts: 2×20@54.

Pushcrunchdips: 35/100/30, 25/70/23.  Something’s improving.

So fuck it. I should have switched routines today. I’ll switch on Thursday, for sure. Stalling or going backwards. Not good.

posted by tyggerjai at 11:10 am  

Sunday, February 1, 2009

Daily Progress

db rows:   2×8@88.

Military press: 7/5@88.  That 8th in the first set has become a mental block now. *sigh*

Vertical rows: 8/7@66.

Bench press: db, 2×8@54.

kb lifts: 2×20@54.

Pushcrunchdips: 35/100/25, 25/80/20.  Wow.

I went jogging yesterday. I was going to go again today, but fuck it. I haven’t missed actual jogging, but I can feel it doing me good, so it’s back on the schedule, possibly in the mornings now that it’s warm again.

posted by tyggerjai at 12:08 pm  

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