29 October 2007 - Gym Workout

Dumbbell Incline Bench Press
-50's X 10 (warm up)
-80's X 5
-90's X 5
-100's X 5

Standing Barbell Shoulder Push Press
-135 X 10 (strict press, no leg)
-135 X 10 (strict press, no leg)
-185 X 2
-185 X 2
-200 X 1
-135 X 7

Dumbbell Floor Press
-70's X 10
-90's X 5
-90's X 5

Incline Dumbbell Skull Crushers
-45's X 5
-35's X 8
-35's X 8

Swiss Ball Crunches
-2 X 25

Swiss Ball Torso Rotations
-2 X 20

NOTES: It was hard to get out of bed today. I forced myself to get to the gym...the strongman log won't press itself. I felt REALLY weak in the over-head presses today. As you can tell from the numbers, it's going to take some work to get my strength back up. I'm really trying to train hard on the dumbbells, they're stability enhancers, and I think I need them at this stage of the game. That was part of my rationale when choosing to use dumbbells for the floor press. The strength was there to press the 100's for a few reps, but the dumbbells were all over the place. Once I get more strength in the stabilizing muscles, the weights will go up. Same deal on the skull crushers...when you do them with dumbbells it's really tough to keep them strict. I'm actually going to call them "Ear Bitters" from now on. I used the 45's on my first set, and damn near tore my right ear off. Same tune here too...once the stabilizer muscles get stronger the weights will go up.