Thursday was my day off. It was nice to sleep in to 6:45, rather than getting up at 5:45 to hit the gym by 7 – which was today’s morning schedule.
Today was another big Chest & Back day. This was one of the best workouts I have had in a long time. All exercises again done as pairs (1 flat bench set followed at 90 seconds rest by a back series, which meant I had a “leisurely” (trainer words) 3 minutes between the same muscle work).
Flat bench (230x6)(235x4)(240x2)(235x6)(2 40x4 – failed at three)(245x2) (new pr for full range of motion BP)
Close grip pull down (180x6)(185x4)(190x2)(185x6)(1 90x4)(195x2)
Incline bench press (160x8 – failed at 7)(165x6)(170x4)(165x6)(170x4) (my trainer adjusted the routine to compensate for the max effort of the first series)
Unilateral dumbbell row (65x8)(70x6)(75x4)(75x6)(80x4)
Incline Reverse Crunches - 3 sets of 10 failed on set 2@9 on set 3 @5 – big laugh from the trainer who observed that he had successfully maxed out every major fiber in my upper body. [/font]