Rack It

     Today is Wednesday, our off day but I never posted last night's training notes. I'm slipping up a lot like that lately. I was able to do the rack pulls like I needed, but the rack was occupied so I had to make do with doing them from the j hooks on the squat rack at the back of the room. Here's what got done last night:

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RACK PULLS :

111lb x8

133lb x5

199lb x3

243lb x1

*We set the hooks at the correct height for Frank (below knee) which means they were a little lower for me. Better lower than higher

BB RDL:

133lb x10

155lb x10

CHEST SUPPORED DB ROW:

(30lb x10) 3x

BACK EXTENSIONS:

10lb x10

25lb x10

45lb x6

SEATED REAR CABLE FLY:

70lb x10

70lb x6, x2, x2

60lb x10

SEATED CABLE ROW:

(85lb x10) 3x

LAT PRAYERS:

(30lb x10) 3x

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     Well, it finally happened. The thing that I had heard about, but had never before seen with my own eyes. I had almost come to believe that it was just an urban legend, something nightmares were made of. Someone was in the power rack.....WITH DUMBBELLS!!! Dun dun dunnnnnn.

     I figured there would be no issue getting into the rack because nobody is ever in the power rack. Of course, there was someone in it and they were mucking around with friggin dumbbells and doing, I think, some barbell rows. Do you really need the rack for that? I mean, if the barbell row gets too heavy, just drop the friggin thing. I was disappointed because I had my heart set on using the safety rails for the pulls, but I'm use to disappointment, like Eeyore (just google him if you're too young to know who that is). I settled for the J hooks on the squat rack at the back of the weight room. We got it done, but it is a little more of a pain lowering the bar back down, especially when the weight is heavy, I'm tired, and now I have to guide it back into the hook. That's OK, the added difficulty builds more muscle, it's true. 

     I suppose I'm happy with the weight, it's about 10lbs more than I can deadlift. If I had straps, I may have been able to get a little more, but I don't and my grip isn't strong enough to hold any more. I want to get my grip stronger and the weights a little heavier before I use straps. I understand they have a purpose, but not for me right now. my hands and forearms truly need to get stronger, just like the rest of me.

     My energy has been low. I keep forgetting to take my creatine and my daily vitamins. I've all but given up on nutrition. OK, I really haven't given up on it, but I feel like it. I'm tired of my own shit when it comes to eating and I don't know how I can make myself more disciplined when it comes to that. I was able to build discipline when it came to actually going to the gym all the time, but now I'm stumbling and failing miserably on this. It's stupid; I'm stupid. I'll eventually figure it out. Right now, I'm going to have tea.