The gym is closed tomorrow (it's Canadian Thanksgiving tomorrow), so I
made sure that I got my workout in today. Overhead press day, with the
training max set at 195 lbs, and it's the 1+ workout.
Requisite warm ups, then:
75% = 145 x 5
85% = 165 x 3
95% = 185 x 12
I was able to exceed my rep target by 2 reps.
Singles followed, ramping up to assess where I am at with this:
205 x 1
230 x 1
235 x 1
It
was evident on the last single that I had even more in me, and I think
that 245 would have been feasible. I will wait for the completion of the
next cycle before testing again.
Assistance work for today:
Standing dumbbell press 5 x 10 with the 50 pounders, supersetted with:
Bodyweight chin ups 4 x 6
That
is a great combination. Chin ups seem to be like mashed potatoes,
complementing any sort of meat dinner you happen to be eating, whether
it be chicken, steak or pork. I mixed them in to achieve some
counterbalance with the pressing, but I have even mixed them in with
squats too at times. It's just a great exercise.
Finished up with 3 x 10 hammer curls using the 40 pounders.
Tonight,
it will be roast turkey, mashed potatoes blended with mashed yams,
fried green beans, squash, gravy, salad, and a dessert of pumpkin pie.
After this workout session, I now have an excuse to go up for seconds!
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