I was planning to add in an Ab workout today, but I got home later than expected and I only had time for the main workout with no rushing, so instead of rushing to get in some abs, I didn't rush and got in a good full resistance workout. I was a little bummed that I didn't have time for my Anabolic Stretch, but I'll get it done the next time I do Chest, Back, and Legs.
Well, right off the bat, I made a mistake. The extra Pull-Up sets were done out of order. I was supposed to start with 5-Grip, then Wide Front, but I accidentally did Wide Front First. So I did 5-Grip second. No biggie, but just a little perturbing. As far as weights are concerned, I upped all the Non-25kg weights by 1.25kgs to 19.5kgs. One big change I did was with move 8. Reverse-Grip Bent-Over Rows. I didn't want to go down in weight because 25kgs are fine, but according to my memory and some notation, my back was feeling a little gimpy afterwards. So, to protect my back, instead of doing both arms together, I did one at a time. It is good isolation work and I was able to really focus on getting my back muscles activated. And finally, as with Push 1 and 2 this round, I added a Break Down set to the first three moves. Those are the major changes. Everything else went according to plan.
Now, all that done, I have been seeing a couple things that are a little disturbing regarding the regular message of Beachbody coaches. Science also seems strong so I'd like to see what you think. Mainly two points: 1. Slow reps can diminish gains, and 2. Doing sets to failure does more harm than good. If you are interested, I'll try to find the pages I saw those claims on.
After the main routine, I did a good Flow series and had a good leg stretch afterwards. EMS later that evening.
In the end, I burned 714kcals. I'm satisfied with that. I still got a good pump and burn. Nice way to finish off my week! Happy Weekend, Everyone!
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