Category: light chest

Now that I’m lifting weights once a week and swimming almost daily my joints don’t feel super good after a session with the weights. For instance, I’m sore today. I lifted last night with Marcela at the Shed. She has great form on the bench, by the way. But the once a week thing is… Continue reading lifting doesn’t feel so good anymore

Lifted late afternoon yesterday, opting to swim before work. So, by the time 5:30 PM came around I was not a raging bundle of energy. But things came together, as they usually do, once I started pushing the weights around. This turned out to be a good session, and a good fitness day. da numbers:… Continue reading late iron

I got to the Shed this morning at 6:30 to commence operation ‘Don’t Puke’ – don’t know what was going on with me but trying not to yak took all my concentration. And this is odd because ordinarily I would love to be able to say I worked it so hard I hurled. When the… Continue reading first iron

Morning workouts at the Shed are extra fun. Just me and the weights. Hit chest, shoulders and triceps today. Felt OK. bench press 4 x 12 @ 155 lbs on the 2:00 Fourth set was real hard. 1 x 6 @ 155 on the 2:00 Yeah, that’s how hard the fourth was. Total failure on… Continue reading first iron at the Shed

Lifted chest this morning at the shed. Went fast – lifts on the 2:00 for 40 minutes. Included dips at the end this time. bench press 5 x 12 @ 145 lbs on the 2:00 close-grip bench press 4 x 12 @ 125 on the 2:00 1 x 10 @ 125 on the 2:00 failed… Continue reading first shed

Lifted chest at the shed this morning. Went extra light and fast – sets on the 2:00, 5 sets each exercise, 12 rep sets. Even sets between exercises were on the 2:00. bench press 5 x 12 @ 135 lbs, on the 2:00 really felt it in my chest close-grip bench press 1 x 8… Continue reading early shedding