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Old 04-10-2008, 09:09 AM   #34 (permalink)
Bytsi
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Hey - thanks for the encouragement - I spent nearly 90 minutes at the bank this morning and was late for work Ugh!!! Hopefully it's mostly dealt with - we shall see...

I actually managed to NOT eat those m&m's last night!!!

Did get up early to do my AMRAP for 1A since the banks don't open til 9 anyway...
Squats - 75#, 20 reps. Did them with much better form than the first day, I think... did a bunch of warmups going even lower with just bodyweight and then with an empty bar for a few... I might've been able to go more than 20, but that twingy thing at the top of my right thigh is still there so no point in hurting myself.

Pushups - 35 full body with good form - all the way down, nice and slow... I have done 50 in the past, but I don't think I worried quite as much about good form then (and honestly, I was/am still quite sore in the traps and shoulders from my last workout on Sunday!)

Row - another disappointment due to mechanical issues with the machine. I did 90#, 25 reps. The machine was very jerky today, needed to be greased or something, so the resistance was higher than it should've been and uneven at times. I think I could've done more if it'd been sliding well.

Step-ups - 20# (10# in each hand) on regular weight bench, 25 each leg. I started on a shorter step when I first did these (day 1), but didn't want to go back to that, so I only dropped to my starting weight but kept the high bench. When I walked away after doing my right leg, I took 2 steps and then my leg nearly collapsed and I almost fell!!!

Jackkknives - I did these the way I did them the first day - bringing the knees in, hips up (not doing full straight-leg jackknife), shins on ball instead of toes. Did 26 (I blame the sore shoulders!).

So... I actually wanted more... I'm hoping that Saturday's 1B AMRAP will go better - I know I can DL more, and if the lat machine isn't screwed up that should be ok too...

As I was doing the AMRAP, I was reminded what a HUGE diff there is between 8 reps and 15 reps!!!

Finished the workout with suicide sprints and jumprope for HIIT... 5 sets.

On track so far with food... but the day is young!
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