Nag Nag Nag

     Last Friday, I spent the day in the garden and transplanting / planting a shit ton of plants. I ended up skipping squats. I did hit overhead press on the day before though and tonight we did bench. Here are both days of training:

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Thursday 6/4

O.H. PRESS:

Strict:

bar x10

Swiss Bar Strict:

42lb x10

52lb x9

62lb x6

74lb x4

Swiss Push:

84lb x4

94lb x4

104lb x3

114lb x1

SWISS BAR CURL/PRESS:

Inside Grips:

Bar x10

2nd Grips:

Bar x10

3rd Grips:

Bar x10

SHOULDER ROTATION:

Internal/External:

5lb x15 / x10

(15lb x8 / 5lb x10) 2x

ISOLATERAL PRESS:

*This caused too much pain in my shoulder so I skipped it.

SEATED SHOULDER PRESS:

Neutral Grip:

40lb x20

50lb x10

60lb x10

Monday  6/8

INCLINE PRESS:

Bar x12

65lb x6

*Had some pain in the right shoulder. I stopped and went and did some stretches with the PVC pipe while we waited for the flat bench.

BENCH:

115lb x7

135lb x5

(140lb x3) 3x

Bottom Reps:

55lb x20

75lb x15

95lb x10

DB INCLINE PRESS:

25lb x10

35lb x10

40lb x7

45lb FAIL

*I kept my elbows at about 45° to minimize shoulder pain.

SEATED CHEST PRESS:

Single/Single/Double:

30lb x10 / x10 / 60lb x15

40lb x10 / x10 / 80lb x2, x1

50lb x7 / x7 / 80lb x3

SEATED CHEST FLY:

Single/Single/Double:

60lb x10 / x10 / 100lb x5

70lb x10 / x10 / 105lb x3

80lb x10 / x10 / 110lb x5

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     Aside from this nagging shoulder pain, things felt OK. I upped my starting weight for bench and it seemed to work out well as I managed to get 140lb for 3 sets of 3. From my previous experience with shoulder strains, I know it's going to take awhile to feel better. In the meantime, I'm altering grip and elbow positions to minimize the strain as much as I can.

     I'm a little upset that I missed squats, but honestly, I was absolutely wrecked form all of the yard work. I'm currently waging a war with a resident rodent of some sort, maybe even numerous sorts. My wonderful raised bed veggie garden is under a brutal assault so I had to turn my deck into my makeshift container garden and replant and transplant. Little bastards. 

     I will admit, I was a little upset today because there was a young lady at the gym that I was comparing myself to. I know, I know, I preach all the time about not doing that. I dunno, I felt I had to prove that I'm not just fat, that I am strong. And let me be clear, this young lady was just minding her own business, doing her thing. It's not as though she was in there acting a fool and personally calling me out. This was all just because of my twisted, neurotic mind. I don't know if I proved to myself that I'm strong. I really don't know know if that's possible. I guess I may have gotten a little closer to believing it.