HY: ChaLEAN Extreme-Push Circuit 3 + Splits + TCF.

HY: ChaLEAN Extreme-Push Circuit 3 + Splits + TCF.

Another good pump and burn with the slow reps.  Some of the moves that I was able to do heavier weights with got my arms shaking and swaying like palm tree in a hurricane.  I'm usually quite stable and comfortable with 25kgs on my bench press and have been able to do between 16-20 reps at a regular pace, but with slow reps, I was shaking with 22kgs and almost failed with 8 reps.  Same with the dumbbell flies at 17kgs, but thankfully a lot less shake.  I added the usual 4 sets of pull/chin ups, but also a set of 30 decline push ups.  I had it written in on my worksheet so I just did it.  Not sure why at first, but had a great pump on my chest and shoulders.  For the variation of rows, I went down to 22kgs from 25kgs and it was tough. I had to keep reminding myself to stay square and not lift my shoulder.  As I said previously, the slower reps allow me to focus on form a lot more that before.  But I also found that my range of motion was a bit less with the slow reps, but I could flex more on top with a hold.  But the weak point was again my back. I was unable to stay bent over even with a flat back for too long. I had to stand up straight after about 4 reps, then after ever rep from then on to protect my back.  So I guess I sort of added a half dead lift to the move. 

Splits were good. I was able to push lower a bit, but I seem to have hit a plateau.  It feels like the pressure is more on bone than on muscle or tendon.  The Flow was much smoother today, no big slips of balance mishaps. My fast pass is clocked at 34 seconds.  Slow pass clocks in a 2 minutes. Big difference, eh!

In the end, this was the shocker again. I torched over 900kcals.  I'm genuinely surprised that the calorie burn was that high.  I'm curious to see what happens in the Lean Circuit.

BRING IT!!!