I have really hit a mental block with this training cycle. I believe that on certain days, some of the big lifts start off with a volume and weight that is beyond me so mentally I tap out from the entire day.
During week 2, I did pretty good and scaled back on reps or sets, keeping the weight the same to maintain that. I also focused on the other movements making them quality and trying to ramp up the intensity. I have not really tracked this program like I normally do, only because I am not really sure that I am going to go back through and follow this one again. There is no test at the end like the programming I am use to either. That and I so mentally checked out on some of these days that I just went in, did the workout, and went home. Nothing else to really write home about.
The last few days (and this coming week), I pulled some of the squats out or movements that have proven to be too much for me.
Saturday was:
- Press: 4×6, increasing (95, 115, 135, 155)
- 3 rounds (3:00 rest between each round)
- 8x DB front raises (15#)
- 8x DB side laterals (15#)
- 8x DB upright rows (15#)
- 8x DB bent over rows (50#)
- 8x DB curl to press (35#)
- 3 rounds:
- 20 cal AB
- 10 pull-ups
- Superset x3:
- BB 21’s (Barbelly only)
- Banded lat pull-downs x12
I left the gym shaking. I knew I had put in enough work for certain. It was also a big mental victory to be able to bang out 10 pull-ups unbroken. I have done pull-ups in the past, but normally sets of 5 or 6. I really just wanted to make sure I could still do a set of 10.
For the next training cycle, I think I am going to write my own thing. I know what volume will be good for me and what my weaknesses are, so why not write something based on that?