2-14-16 HY: BB- Bulk: Shoulders + 0-6 Abs: P2: L11 & 10 + Splits + TCF.

2-14-16 HY: BB- Bulk: Shoulders + 0-6 Abs: P2: L11 & 10 + Splits + TCF.

Just another relaxing Sunday morning. Had to get my butt going so I went to the car shop with my wife to pick up my car. When we got home, my engine was going so I went right into workout mode.

I basically kept weights all the same as before, so I could go right to the moves. I wanted to up some moves, but once I actually got into it, I realized that I couldn't do it. Here are the weights:

Super Set: Lateral Raise (3/4/5kgs). Arnold Press (13.25/14.5/17/15.75kgs). On the first move, I was toying with the idea of going up, but decided to stick with this and good thing. Still not able to feel totally comfortable with the 5's. The Arnold Press always pumps up my shoulders. The first two sets were good, but the 17's were very tough, but I gutted it out. The last set was just about too heavy. I totally hit failure. It was at the point where I would raise the weight and stop 3/4 of the way up and just couldn't get it to the top without some help. So I would bounce on my ball and get a little momentum. I couldn't do the last rep, so I had to put the weights down, then get the last rep in while standing. Shoulders were so pumped.

Progressive Set: Upright Row (10/12/14.5/14.5/12/10kgs). I was doing fine on the way up, but on the way down, I was feeling the burn on the last 2 sets. I had to take tiny breaks on the final set to get it done. But the BURN was real.

Super Set: Alt. Front Raise (4/5/7.5kgs). Plate Twist-Twist (7.5kgs X 3sets of 10reps). The first 2 sets on the first move burned me out, but I wanted to do the weight jump. The 7.5's pumped me up. The second move did both for me. But I did feel a little stronger at the end of this move.

Progressive Set: Reverse Fly (4/5/6.25/6.25/5/4kgs). I was thinking to go up on this move, but in the end, I wasn't able to. The 6.25's were almost too heavy. I had to raise them with bent arms. I usually do this move in Flat Back, but today, I went with doing it on the Swiss Ball. That was really tough because I couldn't use a body shake to start the weights up. Had to muscle them up. Major Burn and Pump.

Super Set: Superman Stretch (10reps x2sets). Plank Twist-Twist (37reps/38reps). Move one is an easy move so I just try to get as much range of motion on it. Move two is a good cardio move that I try to push as fast as possible with good range of motion. Didn't hit my record (40reps) today.

Got a huge pump and burn in my shoulders today, along with other muscles like back and upper tris.

I decided to move up a level for my abs. Level 11 was back on the ball, but with a Lateral Ball Roll, and Alternating Leg Raise with Weighted Upper Body. The Lateral Ball Roll is still comparatively easy so I didn't have much trouble with it. The hardest part is keeping the plank because my shoulders were burned out. On the second move, the trainer recommended 25lbs for men. So I went with 9lbs just to see what I was in for on the first set. That was pretty light, so I jumped up to about 32lbs for sets 2-4. Keeping my upper body off the ground was so much tougher. I was feeling pretty good after the 4th set, so I went ahead and also did level 10. It was a lot tougher with my shoulder burned out. Also, something happened with this routine that has never happened to me before. When I work abs, I max out and the burn comes. Today, I was sort of maxing out, but I didn't get the burn. I wasn't sure why. It was a weird sensation. I felt the pump, but no burn. ODD!

Splits were good. I got to my mark quickly, even after an off day. I was planning to do the splits and Flow on Saturday, but I figured I should give my joints a break. So the felt a lot better today. I guess I need at least a day's break after a couple weeks from stretching. Plus, no left glute cramping today. That was a happy thing. Flow was good as well.

In the end, I torched a solid 716kcals. Good way to start off my week.