I missed the Thursday workout and needed to catch up, so I did my compound work at Noon, and then some shoulder health work at 4:30 PM.
To accommodate the fact I was working out twice, I dropped the volume to a minimum on the Noon workout, just one top set and one backoff set.
Noon Powerlifting
warm-up: nada
High Bar Squats (Romaleos, SBDs)
80 x 5 (narrow stance, ATG, 3 minimal rest)
130 x 5
180 x 3
205 x 2 (switch to medium stance and parallel)
235 x 1 (belt on, increase rest to 3 min)
259 x 6 @RPE9
245 x 6 @RPE8
Bench Press
bar x 5 (minimal rest, change weight and go again, Spoto)
55 x 5
90 x 5
125 x 3
145 x 2
160 x 1
180 x 6 @RPE<8 (sleeves on, change to paused reps, increased rest to 3 min)
165 x 6 @RPE<8
Deadlift (barefoot)
100 x 5 (minimal rest, conventional grip)
165 x 5
225 x 3
260 x 2 (change to crossgrip)
295 x 1 (belt on, rest went up to 3 min)
325 x 6 @RPE8
315 x 6 @RPE8
It was a good thing I minimized the volume – I was pretty short on time and had to take off. There was no work today but I had to run errands before the late afternoon workout.
As well, one side effect of having such irregular sleep over the holidays meant that my low back had not fully recharged – it got pretty sore during the workout. What I really need are really long marathon sleeps in my bed, not catnaps throughout the day.
Also, squats kinda hurt because I had cut up my heel a bit – I build up excess dead skin and scrub it off and went too deep so my heel was bleeding. Putting pressure on it while I walked was no fun, and it was also distracting during the squats.
PM Shoulder Health Workout
Same workout as last week, just a little more compressed for time.
Superset Scapula Stretch Pulldowns and Rotator Cuff Warmup (no real rest b/w sets, back and forth)
12 plates x 8 / 15 lb DB taken through ROM 15 times per arm
13 plates x 8 / ROTO
14 plates x 8 / ROTO
Stretched Rows (30 sec rest)
12 plates x 8
14 plates x 8
16 plates x 8
Superset Minor Chest Dips and DB Rear Delt Flyes (60s rest)
10 dips / 10s x 20
10 dips / 10s x 20
10 dips / 10s x 20
10 dips / 10s x 20
Superset DB Hex Press and Band Pullaparts (60s rest; flex each pullapart at peak contraction for 1 second)
45s x 10 / 15 pullaparts
45s x 10 / 15 pullaparts
45s x 10 / 15 pullaparts
notes: Used a heavier resistance band than last time.
Superset DB 6-Way and Band Over&Backs (60 s rest)
10s x 10 / 20 O&Bs
10s x 10 / 20 O&Bs
10s x 10 / 20 O&Bs
Prone Leg Raises (straight legs, 30s rest)
25, 25, 25, 25
Planks (30s rest)
30 sec
30 sec
30 sec
30 sec
Ugh, my throat is sore and I feel shaky. Hope I am not fighting off a bug. 2 workouts in one day might have been ill-advised.