It's The Creatine!

     We went up North again this weekend, but we weren't slacking! We were cutting trees and brush and firewood so we were pretty tired when we got back to the gym tonight. I'm still having pain in my low back/right hip. I'm not sure what exactly is going on but it's extremely annoying. I've had this pain before when my SI joint was being a bastard. I don't want to have the chiropractor look at it though. I'll have to rethink some things.  Here's what got done:

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DEADS:

135lb x10

155lb x8

175lb x6

155lb x1

*I just couldn't do anymore, the pain was too intense and I didn't want to cause anything really bad. I have no belt - the velcro one is dead - but even with a belt, I don't think I could've kept going. 

DB ROWS:

Bent Single Arm:

(25lb x15) 2x

Double Bent:

(25lb x12) 2x

LAT PULL DOWN:

(80lb x12) 4x

FACE PULLS:

45lb x15

50lb x15

(60lb x15) 2x

STRAIGHT ARM PULLDOWN:

(60lb x15) 4x

MACHINE ROWS:

40lb per hand x10

35lb " " x12

30lb " " x13

25lb " " x15

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     I've been taking creatine for a few weeks now. What really made the decision for me was I heard a doctor talking about how it was showing signs of promise not only in building muscle, but also with helping menopausal women with metabolism and brain function. I marched myself down to the local GNC, slapped my $25 on the counter and said "Give me some of that there creatine powder". OK, it was more like Frank drove me, I perused the shelving and politely cashed out up front. But I digress. 

     Last week, I could barely get 35lb on the straight arm pull downs, tonight I'm doing 60lb?? Same thing with the face pulls, from a max of one set at 40lb, to 4 full sets at 60lb? Awesome. I'm telling myself it's the creatine and ignoring the fact that it's more likely the machine we used tonight needed service, or I had crappy nutrition last week, or maybe because I actually got a good night's sleep last night.  Facts be damned - IT"S THE CREATINE!