1-19-16 HY: BB- Bulk: Chest + 0-6 Abs- P2: L8-7 + Splits + TCF.

1-19-16 HY: BB- Bulk: Chest + 0-6 Abs- P2: L8-7 + Splits + TCF.

Morning workout again. Was planning only half, but ended up doing a full workout. This is also the beginning of the final week (5th) of the Bulk Block. So, instead of going up in weight, I really want to make this week stable and clean.

It was less than 12 hours since I finished Bulk Shoulders the previous evening so I was wondering how this was going to go. My shoulders were a bit sore and tight. I have had trouble activating my chest muscles in moves that are supposed to target the chest so I really wanted to get that activation mastered or at least on the way to being mastered. To make a long story short, today's routine was really a grind. Especially the Progressive sets. They were extremely tough at the heavy end. What am I saying! All the heavy weights were tough today. I had to take mid-set breaks on the ending set of the Progressive set. By the end of that set, the light weights are killers. I still added the extra set at the end of the Combo Set to treat it like a Drop Set. AND the Band Upper Cuts went up to the Green bands. That is still the only move where I can really activate the chest. Today was a major burn day. Really hit the spots.

I went right into abs and had the plan to do both Level 8 and 7. No wimping out today. Did them the same way as yesterday and got a super burn. Really activating those core muscles. No sag in the core today! Solid all the way through.

The Splits were really good because I was warm and still rode the stretch from last night so I was able to really push. I've been afraid of doing the splits twice a day, but I might do it as often as possible for that extra push.

I used to like doing the Flow really fast to get my time under a minute, but recently, I've really liked doing the slow Flow. Trying to gauge my movements to be really smooth and steady. Not fast in some places and slow in others. I think it's getting better, but there are still places that I naturally speed up. I want to be in total control.

In the end, I torched a solid 865kcals. Very surprising actually for an upper body main routine, but I'll take it!