5-29-18 (Tuesday) HY: Body Beast - Build: Chest and Tris + RevAbs - Mercy Abs.
The final round of the Build Phase starts on a somewhat different condition. This is the first time in recent and distant memory that I have done two upper body resistance workouts on consecutive days. If I ever did do resistance on consecutive days it was usually upper body then lower body. Or have at least one day between to recover. I woke up sore as expected so I was trying to stretch out my shoulders all day at work trying to loosen them up. So when I got home to start my workout I would be a little more ready for the weight.
Everything was going well. I raised the weight for all sets in the Single set and the Super Set. But the first hiccup came on the very last move of the Super Set. I actually hit failure on the last rep of the second set of the Drop Set. I just couldn't get the dumbbell up all the way and it was all I could do to keep the dumbbell in control and not drop on the floor. I probably should have gone lower on the Incline Dumbbell Press than I did on the Dumbbell Chest Press. I was feeling cocky so I used the 25kgs as the heavy set for both. I barely got to the eighth rep on the Db Chest Press, and even though I went down to 22kgs on the Drop Set, I just couldn't do it. I had to shake it out then get that last rep in. Then it happened again on the Giant Set, first move. For the second set of the Close Grip Press, 14.5kgs was my limit for 12 reps. I couldn't have done one more rep. I went up only 1.25kg for the heavy set, but I couldn't even get the eighth rep up one inch. That was it, I was toast. Another shake out before getting the last rep done. I just realized that I was doing the Partial Chest Fly all wrong. I was starting the move at the top then opening to halfway then closing to the top. But I should have gone all the way down on the first rep, then up only halfway before going down again. That is way more difficult. But I was able to get it done even at the higher weight. The Decline Push-Ups were brutal, BRUTAL!!! I couldn't go all the way down on any rep or I wouldn't have been able to get back up. So I went down only 1/3 of the way. That was very tough.
But I was fried. And because of it, I had to lower the weights on the Triceps section. The weight for the Triceps Extension was down by 1.25kg on average. And even then, the Drop Set form was just terrible. The next Super Set was also either the same as last time or a little lighter. I was struggling for each rep. But Triceps Push-Ups were just AWFUL!!! I could only go down 1/4 of the way. And of course, I was on my knees. The one bright light was the Dips. I was determined to keep my feet on the top of the ladder, and in that position, I was able to hit an initial rep count of 20 dips. I could only manage 7 reps next, but I surpassed all the previous numbers. The other numbers were down.
For abs, I went with RevAbs - Mercy Abs. For the first run through today, I did it as it for the most part. I added the "In and Outs" onto the first round. I'm not sure why Brett doesn't do them. I always seemed odd that he would leave them out. But I did them. Plus, instead of the 3 rounds Brett does, I did 5 rounds because I wanted to keep the 200 rep count I've been doing since the second round of Build with Power 90's Ab Ripper 200. Got the Burn on today.
In the end, I burned 874 kcals. I was a bit disappointed that the weight actually went down in most cases, so I'm thinking that it was because I was still recovering from yesterday's tough workout. I believe that if I had a day or two to recover, I would have been able to keep or raise the weight.
