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Originally Posted by nutbar

NR4W, Stage 1, Workout B, 4 of 8

Warmup: Active Dynamic Warmup from PBD, followed by deadlifts 1 x 8 x 65# and 1 x 6 x 95#.

Deadlift: 1 x 12 x 115#, 1 x 12 x 120#. I felt very good in these and my form also felt perfect. REALLY wanted to increase weight more but, knowing myself, I would get cocky and lose form. So slow increases for now...

DB Shoulder Press: 1 x 12 x 17.5 each (35# total DBs), 1 x 12 x 20# each (40# total DBs). I'd been stuck at the 35# for what seemed forever, just struggling to finish the last few reps. Today, though, blammo! Could have definitely done 40# for both sets today.

Wide-grip lat pulldown: 1 x 12 x 95#, 1 x 12 x 100#. Ouch, that last set was tough to do right.

Lunge: 2 x 12 x 10# DBs (20# total). Felt really good and solid this time.

Swissball crunch: 2 x 10 x 10# DB overhead. I'm trying to do these very slowly to make them harder without having to hold even bigger weights over my already planet-sized head.

Try putting your feet on a bosu ball (if available), or against (or even better, on top of) a weight bench.