10-07-2018, 03:21 PM
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Re: Post your daily exercise routine
Thanks Lion Queen and Suzie for your support in requesting I keep my write-ups going. You win folks, I guess I can find time somehow. Plus, it keeps the motivation going if I continue my write-ups. Let’s just hope a certain person doesn’t get on a strangely out-of-character sarcasm high when the word
“rest” is mentioned…it’s all part of the training; trust me, I know how this works! I sometimes feel my own advice to some folk is wasted but whatever...
A pleasantly near-vacant gym today and I was free to spend more time on some pieces of equipment than I would normally, so I decided on upping the weights a touch instead of my more commonplace routine of high reps all the time. Nothing wrong in testing the strength occasionally.
Tuesday, 10/6/18:
(All weights in kgs)
Tricep extensions:
20x40, 12x50, 12x60, 8x70
Fly dec:
20x80, 20x87.5, 20x95, 12x102.5
*It’s rare that I enjoy this piece of kit which is usually used for the back. For me, I prefer seated front and using it as kind of ‘pec dec’ but with arms outstretched, pulling inwards. I surpassed my expectations with the weight today using a combination of the delts and biceps to amass a personal best of 102.5kgs. Dunno where that all came from tbh!
DB bench press:
10x26’s, 6x30’s
Smith flat bench press:
8x50, 6x70, 2x80
40x30 close grip
Smith shoulder press, 60°, wide grip:
10x30, 6x40, 5x50, 12x25
*I don’t believe I’ve ever done this variation of a shoulder press on the Smith machine before, a very wide grip. Worked pretty well actually.
Chest press, low seat:
12x50, 12x60, 12x70
*Positioning the seat as low as possible instead of the normal higher setting enables the higher pecs and delts to get a more substantial workout.
Rope pulldown:
15x25, 20x15
Time: 50 mins.
Thanks for reading. I need a rest