I'm Baaaaack!

Tonight was the first night back to our regular schedule after all of the holiday chaos. We worked out a little last week just to get us back in the groove, but it wasn't anything really structured. Our schedule on the basement door had today as bench so that's what we tackled. Here's what we got done:

WARM UP:

65lb x8

BENCH PRESS W/ROLLER

(5" foam roller)

80lb x5

95lb x3

110lb x1

120lb x1

135lb x1

155lb FAIL

135lb x3

DB PULLOVERS:

(Find the how-to video here)

25lb x12

(30lb x12) 4x

SEATED OVERHEAD:

(65lb x6) 3x

(65lb x5, x1) 2x

TWO-HANDED DB TRI. EXTENSIONS:

(standing)

(25lb x6) 5x

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Tonight was pretty OK. I'm 20lbs off of my previous max on this lift but I honestly expected that. I've always done plate pullovers but tonight I switched it up with a new variation and they were great! I'm glad we tried these because I know I'll be feeling them tomorrow. Everything else went smoothly.

Tomorrow is squats and as usual, I'm nervous. My knees have not been feeling good AT ALL lately and the noise they make literally turns my stomach. It's one of the reasons I turn the music up; seriously. There tends to not be pain while I'm lifting, but afterwards it can be kind of bad. I don't want to ruin what cartilage I have left but I have to work my legs and I don't have a lot of choices. I really don't want to go to the doctor. I really, really don't. I guess we'll just see how tomorrow goes. Maybe as I build up more muscle, the pain will ease a bit. I'm also in desperate need of a chiropractor. I've been putting it off because, well, that whole doctor thing, but I'm not sure I can deal with the pain too much longer. 

But you know, aside from all the pain, I'm good. At least I'm not dead yet.