| Monday | Wednesday | Friday |
| Squat 5x5 (65kg) | Squat 5x5 (67.5kg) | Squat 5x5 (70kg) |
| Bench press 5x5 (42.5kg) | Overhead press 5x5 (32.5kg) | Bench press 5x5 (45kg) |
| Barbell Row 5x5 (47.5kg) | Deadlift 1x5 (85kg) | Barbell Row 5x5 (47.5kg) |
Week B
| Monday | Wednesday | Friday |
| Squat 5x5 | Squat 5x5 | Squat 5x5 |
| Overhead press 5x5 (35kg) | Bench press 5x5 | Overhead press 5x5 |
| Deadlift 1x5 (90kg) | Barbell Row 5x5 | Deadlift 1x5 |
I almost forgot to make this post today, but who can blame me with the total shocker of the US elections that happened! What a surprise, huh?
Anyway, as for my workout today, it went pretty well. I managed to finally clear that Overhead press, but only after failing on the final rep of the final set. What I did was simply cool my jets, take a proper break and then repeat the last set... and I was able to get it.
I may have to take longer breaks than I am used to going forward. I feel that in order to increase my strength I really need to get out all of my sets every time and if I'm capable of lifting the weight, then what I need is a longer rest so that I can get it up and work those muscles again.
Some of my exercises are starting to get into the "real" area in terms of difficulty. I feel like I still have a lot of room to grow on several of them, but I also know that I'm going to start bumping up against more "fails" and not just on my problem exercises, but overall. Even the dead-lift today - I gave it a test jerk off the ground and realized it was actually bloody heavy today. I had to set my feet, push out with my gut against my belt and give it a proper effort to move it.
It certainly drove home the point that I was actually doing exercise and not just fooling around!
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