Getting this entry out a little late, but here goes. I'll try to remember what happened. I had sort of an irritating day at work. Some things happened that caused some blood to boil and as Course Head, I had to calm people down and take on some extra work. Had to be done, but the manner in which it was done was not what one might call professional. Oh Well.
I was in the mood to pump some iron so today was going to be a good day. Target muscles were the whole shoulder, front, top and back, upper back, and legs. In the Lean Phase, there is always some legs. Also, I should mention that there is a Breakdown set on every move, but in the Lean Phase, it is usually not the original move, but only part of it. The Lean Phase is a Upper Body/Lower Body combo move Phase so as to focus on the core. I was trying to do the same weights as last year (the last time I did this routine) but for the most part, they seemed a bit too heavy. I pushed it over the first 6 moves, but had to go lower on the final three moves. Also, the Pull Ups, I went slow again, and only 6reps with a 3rep Breakdown. That is except for the 5-Grip set. But even then, I only did 10 total reps. Throughout the routine, there were several moves that used the resistance band around the legs and required balance. Again, for some reason, my balance was way off today, and I had to tap out several time to stop myself from falling over. Move 2, 3, 5 and 8. All required balance that I did not have today. Bummed out, I was. When I got to the 7th move, my shoulders were spent. I could only do half of the reps at the former weight of 10kgs. I lowered my weight to 7.5kgs and finished out the rest of the move. Then the rest of the moves were at that weight. The last move, "Squat with Double-Arm Anterior Delt-Lift" was a lot tougher than I remember it being. Just barely got to 10 and rested before finishing out the 12reps. But my shoulders were majorly pumped after this routine. Back was also spent but I didn't feel as pumped in my upper back as I feel on my limbs. I wonder if that is just because of the nature of the muscle group.
I wanted to do an ab routine I haven't done in a while so I went with Mercy Abs. That always burns me out, and today... not as much as previously. I got a good burn, yes, but the longevity of the burn wasn't as long as I remember being. But, I got enough for today.
Splits and Flow were great. I'm very happy with my progress on my splits. Pushing lower everyday.
In the end, I torched 900+kcals. Good way to workout the stress of the day.
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