Sorry this post is a bit late, but last night my computer just would not work. Couldn't get it to boot up at all, so that is why I am posting this today.
Also, there was no workout on Tuesday as Karissa had a migraine and I had no motivation to get my fat ass to the gym. I think the craptacular weather here is to blame.
Anyway, yesterday I was back in the gym to endure insane amounts of pain. I knew that it was going to be a tough day as I hadn't been in for a week and we had some catch-up to do. Also, my left hamstring was a lot tight, so I wasn't sure how it was going to behave.
The first thing I did when I got to the gym was to stretch out the hamstring. Once I had done that for about 5 minutes, everything felt better. I then moved on to the elliptical to warm-up before Karissa got there to work me with the weights.
Once Karissa got there, she informed me that we were going to kill the legs then move onto some cable work to start introducing some speed work while increasing the weight. I wasn't looking forward to the leg work as I was having problems with the hamstring, but I was able to suck it up.
For the legs we did a superset of leg presses, step ups, and walking lunges. However, this wasn't as easy as it sounds. For the leg presses we did 10 plates (10 reps). I found out that the machine starts at 21 pounds so for the leg presses I did 471 pounds. For the step ups we used a box that was 2 feet high and I had to bring myself completely up using one leg only. The other leg couldn't help out once it was on top of the box. 10 per side for that one. Then for the walking lunges, I did those while carrying a 40 pound barbell on my shoulders. We did 3 revolutions of the superset as I didn't have it in me to do a 4th. I was completely drained.
For the cable work we did two more supersets. The first one was flys, presses, and twists. I can't remember the weight we used for these ones. I know it wasn't insane, but the cable machine is a completely different workout as everything feels different. I think that we will increase the weight a fair amount the next time we use this set.
The second superset consisted of bent rows, bicep curls, and reverse chops. Again, I can't remember the weights we used, but the last few chops were getting tough. I am sure we will up the weight on these ones too next time.
So, after a day when I really didn't want to be at the gym, I was able to make it through and I know that it is better for me. On the way home though, the hamstring really acted up again so I made sure that I got enough water into me last night to help that. It feels better this morning.
See you all again on Tuesday.
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