Haha not sure whether its effective or not ler. I hope the time will come when all of us will be satisfied with our chest in the future.
I tried doing deadlifts today after a very very long time. Extremely unsatisfied!! No improvements at all!! In fact I think I fared worse than I did last time. Actually, my legs and lower back can withstand the weight with no problems whatsoever, but my
forearm grip is extremely weak, hence limiting the weights I could do! Form for 180lbs deadlift was a bit cacat in the lowering movement cuz grip cannot tahan, but form for the other sets are alright.
I asked the PT if the gym had any straps, and he said no... Sucks... I am sure I can go much heavier if not for my weak grip T.T
Did less one set per exercise today, since I did deadlifts as first exercise. Dropped hyperextensions as well, since I've worked my lower back enough with the deadlifts.
Went for some heavy weight, low rep sets today as well. Seated cable row feels stronger today, maybe cuz I didn't exhaust myself much on the machine pulldowns.
Forced to skip traps today. I didn't want to, but when it tried doing traps my grip failed me at only the 9th rep. Damn frustrating. Why won't my forearms learn to cope with the workload already!? Gonna compensate traps on shoulder or leg day.
Saturday - Back Day (5 April 2009)
Deadlift (excluding Oly bar weight)
90 lbs x 5
90 lbs x 5
180 lbs x 2
180 lbs x 1
180 lbs x 1
140 lbs x 6
140 lbs x 5
90 lbs x 8
Pulldown MachineWarm up
35 kg x 8
Workout
75 kg x 6
75 kg x 5
55 kg x 12
Seated Cable Row (Hammer Grip)
150 lbs x 6
150 lbs x 5, 150lbs x 1 (had to pause for a few seconds to correct my grip)
130 lbs x 10
Close-grip Pulldown90 lbs x 12
100 lbs x 10
100 lbs x 10
HyperextensionsNil
Dumbbell Shrugs (Per dumbbell)
45 lbs x 9
-End of Workout-Total Workout Time: 60 minutes
Average rest time in between sets: InstinctDietBreakfast: Cereals + Milk, 1 slice homemade butter cake
Lunch: Porridge + Chicken meat
Preworkout: 1 scoop Oats, 1 slice homemade butter cake, 1 mini banana, 4 half-boiled eggs
Postworkout/Dinner: Homemade Bak Kut Teh
Supper: Milk + Whey?
This post has been edited by wallpaper89: Apr 5 2009, 07:04 PM