Back in the Saddle Again

YAY FOR HAVING ADAM TODAY!!!!!! I SO appreciate knowing someone is going to be there to help me out. AND I got another sponsor this weekend! My total is down to $820.00!!!

Today was AWESOME...well, at least for bench. I got to do 125 lbs!!!!!!!!!! SO excited about that...4 sets of 8...then, of course my set of "2 inches"...holding the bar off my chest until Adam is done counting. I did really well at that as well today. Adam said I did better with that because I'm doing less reps. Anyway, I got all 8 on every set all by myself, Adam never moved toward me. And each time I felt myself using my shoulders, I caught it and I corrected myself without swaying.

Then I had to do Close Grip Bench, which I wasn't excited about. I did 95 lbs. again, and struggled pretty good...but I'm trying to learn to do that without using my shoulders, so that it actually works my triceps like it's supposed to. I did better at not using my shoulders, but it was definitely harder. My middle set was the best...I did 3 sets of 8.

On Pec-Dec I moved up to 110 lbs., but my reps were crappy, 3 sets....11, 8, 7. Not bad I guess, but it wasn't a big gain like the last time. After Pec-Dec, Adam and I did two sets of 50 with the bands in a sort of Fly/Curl exercise. I wasn't sure why, b/c today is tricep day...but he really likes to use the bands when I'm hurt, and I've been having a lot of trouble w/ my bicep, so I'm assuming that's why he threw that in.

By myself was Smith Flies, Tricep Kickbacks, Wrist Curls, and Straight Plate Crunches. I really like Tricep Kickbacks, I actually feel them in my triceps...I did 4 sets of 15 w/ 20 lbs. Wrist Curls were different today. Jack told me at my massage to break from wrist curls, because it was hurting my bicep head, holding my arms in the air...so Adam showed me a new wrist curl with the EZ-Bar, with my elbows resting on my legs. I liked them, and I didn't feel any strain on my bicep head or my shoulder. Smith Flies were interesting, because, since I did them on Saturday, Adam wanted me to do them straight-arm instead of using my hand to push. I didn't like them as well, that seemed to strain my shoulder a bit. I think because I was not tall enough. I did 8 with 60 lbs, and then went down to 50 lbs. I got 15 for the last 3 sets, but it was definitely less stress, so I was glad I went down in the weight.

Next week is hopefully my last week of three-days. I am really wanting to get back in there more often. But, we'll see what Adam says when he re-evaluates everything. He said today that next week is my last week of my sets of "2 inches". We're "doing something different" he said.