Is This A New PR?

     My training notes here took a bit of a hit over the past few days. I've been going to the gym as usual, except last Wednesday & Friday, but I haven't been keeping up with the blogging. I've been gassed and overwhelmed with stuff to do. I'm going to be posting today's deadlift session as well as last Thursday's shoulder stuff. Let's dive in:

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THURSDAY 7/31:

OVERHEAD PUSH/PRESS:

(65lb x10) 2x

(75lb x5) 3x

Bar x10 (strict)

DB LATERAL RAISE / L RAISE / L RAISE EXTENSION: 

10lb x10 / x10 / x10

PRESS/HOLD:

(10lb x10 ea. side) 3x

UNDERHAND FRONT RAISE:

(10lb x10) 3x

O.H. DB RAISE / KNEE RAISE:

10lb x5 ea. side

10lb x10 ea. side

DB WOODCHOPPERS:

(20lb x5 ea. side) 2x

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MONDAY 8/4:

DEADS:

133lb x10

177lb x9

(197lb x3) 3x

RACK PULLS:

133lb x10

177lb x5

197lb x3

MEADOWS ROWS:

Bar x12

*At this point, Frank loaded the bar with his weight and it was much too heavy for me. I switched to KB rows because it was easier than trying to take weight off and on for our different needs. 

KB BENT ROWS:

35lb x10

50lb x5

ISOLATERAL CABLE ROWS:

35lb x10

20lb x15 (wide)

40lb x10 (narrow)

45lb x8

LAT PULLDOWN:

105lb x5

105lb x7

105lb x5

75lb x15

MACHINE CRUNCH:

(80lb x10) 2x

(60lb x15) 2x

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     Now we're up to date. I'm still plugging along, still trying to be better and still falling short. I'm better than I was, but not where I could be and should be. No excuses, just acknowledgement and moving on. 

     In a bit of good news, I do believe that I hit a new PR for reps in the deadlift tonight. I'm not going to go all the way back through the years, but I don't believe I've ever done 197lbs for any sort of reps. So I got that going for me anyway.