Tuesday, February 3, 2026

No Denying

     Monday and Tuesday are done (thanks goodness). Lots of stress at work but it translated into good things in the gym. Here's what happened over the past two days:
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MONDAY 2/2
DEADS:
110lb x10
176lb x6
198lb x3
(220lb x2) 3x 
*Last set was mixed grip

GOOD MORNINGS:
(110lb x5) 3x

ISOLATERAL SEATED ROWS:
SINGLE ARM:
Narrow:
25lb x15 ea.
30lb x10 ea.
35lb x10 ea.
Wide:
20lb x15 ea.
30lb x10 ea.
35lb x8 ea.
DOUBLE:
40lb x10
40lb x8
50lb x5

LAT PULL DOWNS:
(85lb x10) 2x
Behind the Head:
70lb x10
70lb x8

TUESDAY 2/3
BENCH:
75lb x10
95lb x10
(125lb x5) 3x
135lb x5 4.5" block
135lb x5 3" block
135lb x2 no block. 
*Tried for 3 but failed the last rep.

INCLINED BENCH:
(75lb x6) 3x

DECLINED BENCH:
(95lb x8) 3x

CABLE FLY:
HIGH:
(35lb x10) 3x
MID:
35lb x5
30lb x2
(25lb x10) 2x
LOW:
(25lb x7) 3x

CABLE TRI. PULL DOWN:
DOUBLE ARM:
30lb x12
35lb x10
SINGLE ARM:
20lb x6 ea.
15lb x6 ea.
*My right arm was significantly weaker than my left tonight. Not quite sure why.
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     I'm happy with the way the past 2 days have gone. The deads feel good at 220lb and I even got most of them with normal grip. I also felt really good with the good mornings. I had been uncomfortable with them because the bar didn't feel stable. I adjust my grip width and technique a bit and they went much, much better on Monday.
     Tonight, I finally made my full sets of 5 on that stinkin' 125lb. I was feeling good so I decided to throw the block on there just to mess around with some heavier weight. Things were still feeling strong so I took the block off and managed two full reps of the 135lb even after all the other stuff I had done. Next week, I try for reps with the 135lb. Seeing the numbers going up makes me happy and excited and accomplished. Definitely not where I want to be, of course, but there's no denying that I'm progressing. 
     Still tracking my macros and I'm roughly 10lbs down from where I started. I already ate dinner and I'm just about maxed out on what I can have today, so it's tea time and that's it. 

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