get. after. it.
Monday week 6!!!!
Never miss a Monday. Yeehaw.
barbell back squat 6x2, then 5 (less weight) for time under tension as slowly as possible- h e a v yÂ
conventional deadlifts 6x3 also h e a v yÂ
barbell hip thrust 4x8 even h e a v i e rÂ
SuperSet: hamstring curl 3x10 // walking prisoner lunges until burned out
Last week I didn't get to do my major strength lifts and I had to find alternate workouts and missed a couple workouts altogether. So this week I really wanted to push those heavy numbers and go as heavy as possible. Ya bitch! You just gotta roll with the punches and the only thing that matters is that you keep going - even if you have to adjust your sails. I know when you mess up for a few days.. or a week.. you may be down on yourself but the only thing that matters is WHAT YOU DO NOW. IN THIS MOMENT. THIS CHOICE. DOESNT MATTER WHAT YOU DID THEN. ONLY MATTERS WHAT YOU DO NOW AND HOW YOU HANDLE IT. This might not feel like it’s true in the moment, but those are your emotions speaking and not your 20/20 hindsight when you look back. If you rely solely on your emotions... it’s just highly unreliable (not saying that they aren't also very good, but ya know) just like you can't always rely on motivation because it comes and it goes. There will be times when you won't feel like it and the only thing carrying you is knowing what you should do and that you should do it. Period.Â
I went as heavy as I could which is why you’ll see I did 6 sets of 2 reps on squats - because I really challenged myself over and beyond what I was used to. Then, I set up the catching bars (the bars that sit on the sides of the squat rack to catch the bar if you fail) and I dropped the weight just a tad, and did the movement as slowly as possible (time under tension). Wow. Super challenging. SO challenging that for the first time in the history of me, I failed. I dropped down low and, well, gave out lmao. The bars caught the barbell for me on the way down and I just rolled out from under it. That’s never happened to me before. I literally started laughing and looked around to see if anyone else caught that. But at least testing my max’s like this is pushing me though mental barriers that got me in a plateau.Â
I don't personally workout with my gym partner anymore but I still provide assistance and did have to stop a few times during my workout to show him things etc. So my rest periods were longer than normal but I think that was good considering I was pushing my max’s. I tried to keep my workout as simple as possible today while pushing my limits.Â
(You know when you’re at the gym and someone’s in your vicinity making you feel just a tad weird? Normally I don't have a problem at this gym, I'm used to the crowd and everyone keeps to themselves while still being friendly. But I did that thing where you are talking to someone and look off for a second and then someone else walks right in your field of vision and omg now you’ve made eye contact and you weren't trying. Oops. SO you carry on like normal pretending it didn't happen and that it wasn't awkward because you weren't even looking at them. And what made it weirder was the same person was awkwardly in my vicinity, in a place he didn't need to be that kind of made me feel weird but I thought “I’m not here to feel weird. I’m here to kick ass and take names. So idgaf.” And then my gym partner approached me later telling me the dude was staring at me hardcore the whole time he was there. Maybe he was checking out the weight I was using or something idk and will never know. And this whole time I thought he was gay. God. Being alive is literally so awkward sometimes.)
