I was so excited to go to the gym. I got my brand new weightlifting shoes yesterday afternoon that I have been anxiously awaiting. I was so excited that I wore them around my house for an hour last night. I knew they would help me feel more stable, but I had NO idea just how huge the difference would be! I tried a Push jerk and I have never had such a solid landing. Then, I started my Back Squats. I was amazed and I was able to go up yet another 10 lbs this time on my workset.
My squats went well and then I decided to do some Deadlifts and come back up to the gym later when J was there so he could help "spot" my bench presses. I did my warm up sets...95 lbs...135 lbs...155 lbs...185 lbs. I was surprised at how difficult 185 lbs was for me today. I have steadily increased my weight each time...and I love to do Dead Lifts. I did 210 lbs 5 days ago and 205 lbs just a few days ago. Today, I could not move 205 lbs off the ground...not even once. That was discouraging, but I soon forgot all about my failure when my sister came in to meet me for lunch. I decided to try doing a handstand against the wall. I have been working on these with R. He's been so sweet and so patient. I have been scared and awkward. I tried 3 times and then it happened! I ended up in the handstand position against the wall! I FINALLY did it!!! ALL BY MYSELF!!! I was thrilled..and I couldn't stop. I did it about 5 more times before leaving for lunch.
After lunch I went back to try again on the Dead Lifts and to do Bench Presses with J's help. I was still unable to do Dead Lifts. WTF?!? I am so confused as to what happened, but I moved on to Bench Pressing. J hurt himself and was in bad shape. I didn't want him lifting the bar so I was trying to struggle it off...needless to say...that didn't go so well. When I was finally done at the gym, I went to the park and finished off my day of working out with a run. Things didn't go quite as planned...and I had a few failures...but nothing can bring me down after getting my shoes and doing some handstands!
BACK SQUAT
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45 LBS X 10 (WARMUP)
65 LBS X 5
95 LBS X 5
120 LBS X 5
135 LBS X 5 X 3
BENCH PRESS
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45 LBS X 10
65 LBS X 5
85 LBS X 5
95 LBS X 5
105 LBS X 3 (SUPPOSED TO BE 5-FAILED @ 4)
100 LBS X 3 (AGAIN-FAIL @ 4)
95 LBS X 5
DEAD LIFTS
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95 LBS X 5
135 LBS X 5
155 LBS X 5
185 LBS X 5
205 LBS (FAIL)
200 LBS (FAIL)
195 LBS X 3 (FAIL @ 4-GAVE UP)
RUN 4.5 MILES
