5-09-17 HY: ChaLEAN Extreme - Push Circuit 1 + Extreme Abs + Splits + TCF.

5-09-17 HY: ChaLEAN Extreme - Push Circuit 1 + Extreme Abs + Splits + TCF.

Normal day at work, so I'll get right to my workout.

I started out pretty much the same as last week, but I did get in two more Parallel Grip (I call them "Horn") Pull-Ups than last time.  The first two moves were the same weight, but I tried to flex my biceps more on the Curls, and I instantly felt the pump come on.  I stuck with the 19.5kgs for the Squats and thought it was a little easy, so in the next leg move, although I kept the same weight, it was up from 17kgs for the one leg.  My quads and glutes were on fire!  The Triceps move was good but I tried to do a static hold at the top and added a flex as well.  On the Towel Pull-Ups, my grip strength failed me.  I was unable to hold on to the towel and dropped off at 5 reps.  But I got back on and did three more reps because I at least wanted to match last week's total of 8 reps.  From the second Tri-set, I started to up my weights.  For the V-Press, I went up 1.25kgs.  I immediately felt it in my left shoulder, but I muscled through.  I mentioned the Single-Leg Squat earlier so I'll skip to the Triceps move.  On the Overhead Triceps Extension, I kept 19.5kgs like last time, but it was incredibly tough.  I almost tapped out because my triceps were on FIRE by rep six.  I barely got the eighth rep in and fell a little at the end instead of flex the weight down.  And the Breakdown set was a real BURNER!  For the Chin-Ups, I got +2 reps as well.  I have to work on being more stable on my Pull-Ups, though, to prevent myself from swinging too much.  I'm still going all the way down to the straight arm hang to maximize my Range-of-Motion.  In the last Tri-Set, I upped all the weights from last time.  The Hammer Biceps went up to 10kgs, which is +1.25kgs, Heel Squats also went up the same amount.  I kept the diamond Push Up to keep the focus on my Triceps.  Major burn on the Breakdown set.  But I kept the same number or Switch Grip Pull-Ups at three rounds of five reps.  I got a huge pump in my arms today, and I seriously burned out my legs and butt.

I went right into the Abs so I kept the tension on my arms and shoulders on those plank moves.  The routine went pretty much the same and as well as usual until the Hover near the end.  I just couldn't hold it.  And not because of my core, but because my shoulders were on FIRE!  So I went into a side plank for a couple seconds on each side to rest the other side.  If it was just my core, I could have held out, but the burn in my shoulders was just too great.  So I semi-tapped out.  But that was a good burn.

The Splits and Flow were awesome.  Today, I got closer to the low point on my stretch.  It felt really good except for the little twinge in my knee.  Flows were flawless so I ended in style.

In the end, I torched an okay 944kcals.  Again, at the end of each really slow move, upper or lower body, I got so winded and so I took my time getting trough these faster.  I need more stamina.