- Afternoon Workout - 1640-1745
- DJM Warmup
- Chest Cycle x 1
- Incline Bench Press - 7 reps with 55-pound DB’s
- Bench Press - 7 reps with 55-pound DB’s
- Decline Bench Press - 5 reps with 50-pound DB’s
- Bodyweight Dips - 1 set to failure (10 slow reps)
- Barbell Squats - 5 x 5 at 155 lbs (Smith bar plus 130 lbs)
- Chinups - 3 sets - 4,3,3
- Deadlifts - 5 x 5 at 135 lbs
- Bodyweight Rows - 2 x 10, 1 x 5 (accentuated negatives)
- Interval Running - 20:00
- Compensatory Cooldown
Notes: Overall RP-TED - 9,6,1.5 … So, skipped yesterday because my wife got a really bad cold and since she’s pregnant I went ahead and stayed from work to help her out. Unfortunately, the gym’s at work, so I couldn’t do the workout. Anyway, I’ve really noticed after a couple days off (over the weekend and yesterday) it’s really tough for me to recapture the motivation to get up 30 minutes earlier for my kriyas and morning postures. We’ll see what happens tomorrow. Weight continues to go up in pretty much all the lifts on this workout. I think I pretty much maxed out on the deadlift (at least at 5×5). I might go up another 5 pounds next week. Still have some room on the squat, and I’m hoping to move up my decline bench to 60 pound DB’s next week as well. Just one more round after this one, then I’ll probably take a week for cleaning the slate before starting one of the true 4×7 cycles in the new Bodyweight Exercise Revolution program by coaches Murdock and Steer. Also, my photographer, who pays the bills working for Heifer International, had to go to Uganda on a last minute trip for almost two weeks, which means the photo shoot is delayed. Alright with me, I suppose, but I’m getting antsy to make it happen.