"Modern bodybuilding is ritual, religion, sport, art, and science, awash in Western chemistry and mathematics. Defying nature, it surpasses it." - Camille Paglia
Body weight: 253.4lbs (-1.2lbs)
Calories burned: 3255
Calories eaten: 3038 (224g protein, 199g carb, 140g fat)
Steps taken: 8934
Workout duration: 30 min
Weight lifted: 7,720lbs
Came home from work today to discover my AC had gone out and it was 90 degrees in my apartment. Yikes! Thankfully, a call for emergency maintenance was answered promptly and within an hour or so my AC is working again. Unfortunately, this delayed my departure for the gym and I only did an abbreviated workout today.
Chest
Decline bench: 70x15, 160x8/7, 135x10
Incline DB bench: 100x5, 80x5, 60x7
Cable crossover: 70x10/6, 60x8
I got a great chest pump today - good enough that I'm still feeling it a bit an hour later. :) Doing decline presses not only activates more of the pecs than flat bench in general, for me the shoulder stress is virtually nonexistent and I find I'm a lot stronger doing declines. The fellow who was already on the bench allowed me to work in with him - he was doing much lighter weights so I just slapped 45s on the end and it turned out that 160 was a pretty optimal weight today.
My shoulder was complaining a bit again doing the crossovers, so I opted to give it a rest and not lift shoulders today. I'm thinking that I will go get some PT for it to see if the mild impingement can be alleviated. Probably best to do it now and not risk aggravating it further, and I will likely have to modify my shoulder routines going forward. Adjust and adapt!
I'm finding that working two muscle groups a day is HARD. (hehe) I go all out on just about every set, and by the time I finish the first muscle group, my energy levels are sapped. I know if I stick with the program, my body will adjust and I'll get stronger over time as my fitness improves - maybe I need to start rotating which body parts I train first on those days. That said, I love blasting shoulders too and part of me wants to go back to focusing on only one muscle group a session. I'll stick with this routine for another couple cycles and see if the feeling changes as I get stronger.
It's rest and recovery time now. Leg day tomorrow - hopefully I won't have any delays or other issues and can get a full workout in. Focusing on progress, not perfection. If I can manage a one percent improvement each day, that's 365% better after a year - baby steps lead to big things! :)
Feel free to read my original post about the why and how I'm doing this challenge: GymSamurai: One Year Birthday Fitness Challenge Begins, view all my GymSamurai posts at https://steemit.com/created/gymsamurai, or view my feed at @imagin8orr for other posts.