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Week 10 - Madcow5x5 - Day 28C

Squat:

5 x 135 5 x 160 5 x 190 5 x 225 3 x 260 8 x 190

Not bad at all.  Got plenty of rest time before the heavy triple.

Bench:

3 x Bar 5 x 75 5 x 95 5 x 115 5 x 135 3 x 150 8 x 115

PL arched on the triple and it was really easy.  One thing I noticed when I don't PL arch is that my traps and upper right shoulder always loses tightness when lowering the weight down almost as if my right shoulder is slipping.  I think this may be happening because I'm not engaging my lats properly.  PL arching allows me to put myself in a position where the lats are fully engaged.

Rows:

5 x 75 5 x 95 5 x 115 5 x 135 3 x 150 8 x 115

Triple was definitely pretty heavy.  Definitely jerking the weight.

Accessories:

Dips - 14/8/5:  Difficult was a bit more "uniform" across all reps.  Before I would gas out fairly quickly, but today's felt like a more gradual progression of fatiguing from rep to rep until the very end of each set.

Barbell Curls - 8x50/8x55/6x60:  Pretty difficult.  Again, my right arm felt like it was doing a bit more work than the left.

Tricep Extensions - 8x50/8x55/6x60:  Not bad.  I rocked my upper arm backwards a bit on the negative.  I guess this uses a bit of shoulder.  I made sure to get ample rest between sets.

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