Yes, I actually worked out on Saturday night. I had to make a schedule change due to the early sunset on Friday afternoon. Normally, my off day would be on Saturday, but since I had to take Friday off, Saturday, after sunset is now a workout day. That is until the days start getting longer and I am able to workout Fridays again. So, for the next few winter months, Friday is my new off day.
Today, I started the Bulk Phase of Body Beast. Chest was up and I'm glad for the shorter routines. But they were brutal. Really wasted and burned out, not only my chest, but also my shoulders and upper arms. Starting off with a Super Set with the two main chest moves, Flies and Presses. It was a good set, and really got my chest to flex and my shoulders to hit their limits. On the last of the Drop Sets, I only went down to 23.75kgs instead of the 22kgs like last time. That was the only change in weights this whole routine from last time. Then Force Set, I kept at 19.5kgs, and I barely got all the way up on the last rep. I was just about to fold, but something gave me that last little push to get it up. The Progressive Set started off well, but the first heavy set, I barely got it up on the last rep again, and the descending sets, ALL pushed me to my limit just a moment from not being able to lock in my elbows. The Combo Set, was the same. On the heavy set, barely got it up on the last rep. On the work sheet I wrote a little "Lt" meaning "Limit" above the sets where I hit my limit. The Multi Set, Talk about BURNED OUT!!! I was so beat that I couldn't even go half way down on the Decline Push Ups. Rep counts were the same, but I raised my legs on the Russian Twist. Finally, my personal addition to the routine just because I like the move, Band X-Upper Cuts. I got a new set of bands from the US this summer, so I was happy to finally get them out and put them to work. I used different colors this time and got to the heavy band on the third set, then, on the last set, I added a static hold. BRUTAL!!! But I was feeling good.
I'm stepping up the abs work and moving back to the more intense ab routine. Or at least the next step up. Definitely very intense and my abs got the burn I was expecting.
The Splits and Flow were on point and done well. I did add some time to the stretch moves, just to add some intensity to the plateaued condition of my splits. Now, it's getting a little tenuous because of the month. Only three months left to reach my goal!
In the end, I torched just over 800kcals. But I got a great pump and burn!
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