workout: upper-body p2w4a

Decent workout this morning. After a month of speed-bench lifts and dumbbell work I decided to push a little more weight on bench. I got up 285 with minimal effort, but the second time I hit it I got a nasty leg cramp. Nothing makes you concentrate more than having 285 lbs directly over your face and and an entire quarter of your body decided to curl up in pain.

I managed to do the lift with my left leg sticking straight out, so I got no additional press from the floor. I’m confident I could hit 315, but I need to find someone to spot me.

I’m starting to think about changing gyms. Where I am is ok, but I really need to have someone available who could actually help out if things got hairy. I also need somewhere where the dumbbells go over 100 lbs. I’ve been feeling stuck and need to have more available weight to push around.

bench: 135×8, 165×8, 195×6, 225×6, 265×5, 285×1, 285×1
close-grip bench: 135×8, 155×5, 153×5 (two sets)
dumbbell curl: 25×8, 30×6, 35×5, 40×5 [all arm work sequential 30 sec rest b/w]
hammer curl: 25×8, 30×6, 35×5, 40×5
zottman curl: 25×5 (three sets)

March 24, 2009 | Filed Under lifting | Comments Off