Exerbabble for 10-16-6

Today’s Workout:

HGM Phase III “Strong Medicine”, Workout V, Day B

Close-grip BB Incline Press:
5 @ 45 lbs
5 @ 95 lbs (+10 lbs)
3 @ 95 lbs
5 @ 85 lbs
5 @ 85 lbs
5 @ 85 lbs

DB Row:
5×5 @ 45 lbs (+5 lbs) (PR)

BB Bench Press:

6 @ 105 lbs (+1 rep)
6 @ 105 lbs (+1 rep)
6 @ 105 lbs (+1 rep)
5 @ 105 lbs
5 @ 105 lbs

Ab Rollout:
5×5 @ BW-from-knees

BB Cuban Rotation:
12 @ 40 lbs
8 @ 40 lbs

current bodyweight: 154.2 (-.2 lbs, weekly average of 154.75 lbs)

Nickel and dime pressing progress, more or less. I don’t think I’m the kind of person that can make progress doing a movement only once a week. Rows are coming along. If I can row 5×5 @ 50 lbs, I’ll surprass my previous DB bench effort. Should hit a wall, I’ll be very surprised if I don’t.

I’m really not using all of the insane rest period. I don’t need two and a half minutes. I try to give myself at least a minute, though I’m ready to go in about 60 seconds. Only time I took advantage of it was during the primary benching. Rows, I could have been ready in 45 seconds, if I didn’t stop myself. It just feels like if I want too long, I cool off.

Ab rollouts are funny. I tried it from my knees, just to test, and I flopped forward. I laughed. Supposedly an abdominal exercise, I find it hitting my lower back more. Must be how my body’s trying to come back up. I find trying to fold the body “in” causes me to use my lats and triceps. Have yet to feel it in my abs. *shrugs*

Adjustments: Try to maintain 95 lbs through my close-grips. Try to hit 5×6 for bench, so I can at least increase the weight once. Bump rows to 50 lbs.