Post Weekend Yackery

146.6 lbs

Squat 100s/12

Pulldown 120/6

Dips 20/ 6

Standing Crunch 40/6

I've decided on alternating upper body exercises every other workout. So it will be a incline press/pullover and dips/pulldown split. I think that I will leave it at these exercises for now but I might throw in the occasional calf raise and dumbbell shrug in there every once in a while. The standing crunch/plank combo will be done every three workouts. Today was the first time in a long time that I attempted free body dips and boy was it a killer. I literally sweat my glasses of my head. Of minor concern was holding a 20 lb between my feet but I'm definately glad to have included this exercise in there. Very difficult when done at a normal cadence, weighted dips become some demon sodomy shit when done at a slow, momentum free cadence. Something that I noticed today was how much my forearms and grip will get tested with this consolidated plan. Between holding 145 lbs on the Hammer ground squat, the pulldowns, and the dips, I forearms felt the biggest pump I've ever felt in my forearms. I noted this problem with the Hammer squat before, saying that at the heavy weights required to work the legs, holding the weights may cause your grip to fail before your legs do. I nearly dropped the weight when my left arm nearly exploded. Unlike the deadlift, I can't use a mixed grip to reinforce my handle on the weight. This was also problem was compounded by my set on the pulldown. I plan to take a little more rest between exercises next time around.

Pretty good weekend. Nice relaxing Easter weekend filled with a lot of church going :P . It has been a couple of days and I'm still pumped about that Sarah Connor Chronicles finale.

I can't wait for the NBA playoffs to begin. My favourite to win it all is Kobe but I'm also rooting for the Spurs and the Rockets. Consequently, I could care less about the rest of the regular season.