First repeat of a workout has arrived. Here’s how it all went:
I would have to say I was a little nervous about adding 10 lbs to each lift just a week after performing them to failure once. This workout was definitely harder but I actually hit all my requisite reps of 7 for each exercise, so I guess the eating is working! Now that I don’t have to do all of the prework to determine the weights, this workout only took me about 25 minutes. I added 20 minutes of abs and stretching afterwards, and was out in 45 minutes. Talk about efficiency! Details on exercise weights and reps below. Looking at them I think I’m really hitting the sweet spot on the chest press and shoulder press, whereas I think I could probably up the weight a bit more on the others. The leg presses were unbelievably brutal. When I stood up after 14 of them every muscle in my body was revolting and I could barely walk.
Incline Chest Press: 60 lb - 9.3 reps
Shoulder Press: 60 lb - 9.1 reps
Pec Deck: 85 lb - 11.3 reps
Leg Press: 200 lb - 14.1 reps
Calf Raises: 80 lb - 12.4 reps
Food today went down better than the day before, but still pretty tough to eat this kind of volume over just three meals a day. There hasn’t been a magical day yet where my appetite has been around all day long. May change things up next week depending on how the next couple days go.
The tendonitis in my right arm really flared up today after doing the pec decks to failure. It’s pretty tender right now writing this post, so I think it’s time to get back to focusing on those PT exercises for it and incorporating them into my stretching routine more religiously.
First weigh in, progress pics, and measurements come tomorrow morning! Excited to see how it goes.