Day 17

Day 17

Saturday 19 July 2014

Upper

Bench Press 4 x 10 @ 40kg

Dead lift 4 x 10 @ 80kg

High pulls 4 x 15 @ 17.5kg

Pull ups 4 x 10 assisted 36kg 

Tricep dips 4 x 10 assisted 36kg

Decline plank with foot touch 4 x 20

I was looking forward to this today! After a serious storm last night my sleep was not at a premium but still getting up and at em. 

The problem with using a budget 24 hour gym is that there is always someone wanting the equipment that you are on. In the middle of any set you have someone asking you 'how long' or 'are you nearly done'? Then hanging on almost stalking is really off putting and makes you feel like you should rush. 

I tried to keep my form and push out all 10 reps of my bench press at 40k. 

Concentrating on form rather than weight is going to help me a lot more than blasting out massive weights I can't complete. I make sure I'm not going easy on myself but also putting myself in a bad situation. 

In my first few weeks in a gym last year I actually got stuck under the bar during a bench press. This really scared me for ages and I have only just stopped using the smiths machines as a back up. 

My dead lift was solid at 80k and the rest of my workout I seriously pushed it. Getting to the decline plank at the end I was battered but pleased. 

I came back and weighed out a beef, ham and coleslaw salad and had a protein shake. 

Same again tomorrow!