The first really cold morning of the season. I knew I would need a better warm up than what Segi does at the beginning of his routines, so I went with the old faithful, Cold Start. I was perfect to get my muscles warmed up and ready to go.
I was considering skipping Bulk Back because this is the routine that I was doing when I hurt my back a couple weeks ago, so I was afraid that I might hurt it again due to the cold. But eventually I decided not to decide anything on the basis of fear. So I went with it but made sure that I was keeping form and not stressing my back too much. On the first Super Set I kept the weight on the Pull Over the same as previously, but I used the strong resistance band as an assist on the pull ups. I have lost considerable Pull Up strength due to not doing pull ups more, so I want to get that back. On the next Progressive Set, Reverse Grip Row, I went single arm with this and lowered the light and medium weight while the heavy was the same. Again, bigger weight jumps. It really helped focus the flexing on my lats. The Force Set, I actually went up to 17kgs from 14.5kgs. Felt good and almost maxed out on the last set, especially on my left. The Single Set Dead Lift I changed as well starting very light and ending with the same as previous run. The bigger weight jumps seem to make the muscle activation easier and more focused. The final Super Set, Reverse Fly and Plank Rotation, that is the one solid set that remained the same all the way through.
Then I went right into Abs, I still kept the 2kg weights and I was burning out. I can't believe how great a burn I get from this routine. I can still feel the burn several hours later.
The Splits and Flow came later in the evening after my night class. Both were on point.
In the end, of the morning session, I torched 901kcals. Nice way to start my day.
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