Week 1. Day 3. WORK!!!

Alright, today was a GREAT yet, not so great day for me in the gym. The GREAT things;

1. Got my friend Erin Josen in the gym, along with Sylvia and her husband, and Jen was there as well being her normal strong self.
2. I got through Week 1 of the new plan!
3. I was able to achieve 1-3 reps on all the movements (the 1 reps I will discuss later).

Okay, forget later! Let's talk about the two 1 rep (that made me want to cry) deadlifts. The goal for today was to lift heavy for 1-3 reps. Well, I did that. I pulled 285 one time. It was hard as hell but it was on the bar so I tried it again for 2reps. Well, I got the first one up and thought I could tap and go again but I failed. A huge rush of heat hit me from head to toe and I just wanted to cry, but then I got angry, and then wanted to cry again. I was angry because I couldn't hit that second rep. I wanted to cry because I had to decrease the weight on set 3, 4, and 5. Here they are (may be a little grainy but you'll get the picture).

Lift 1 (Testing the waters)

Lift 2 (Failed attempt)

After this fail, I decreased weight to 255 (which is where I probably should have started in the first place) and I hit 3 for each of the remaining sets. D.F.C. may have mixed emotions about my numbers today. I'm sure I'll hear about it.

For the weekend, I'M NOT DOING ishT!!! I am going to REST and RECOVER! I'm already thinking about Monday's session. LOL! No, really I am.

Just so you know, my meal planning and rotation is coming along great. I am consuming between 1500 and 1750 calories daily, between 165-180 grams of protein, 140-160 carbs, and less than 35grams of fat (most are "healthy" fats).

As for the remainder of todays WORK!!! I was able to squat 205, 3x each set and benched 115, 3x for all 5 sets. Funny thing is my spot told me that my last rep appeared to be the strongest on the bench press. I think after rep one, you begin to mentally realize that you've got this so by rep three, you're throwing weight! LOL! Well... at least that's what I think happened today in my case.

I just want to commend Sylvia, Erin, and Jen for the hard work they put in today. Sylvia and Erin are sort of new to weight training and they are focusing on landing the form with lighter loads but they will likely be lifting a lot more very soon! You both get high fives and a few fist bumps! LOL!

Jen.... She's a freeeegging BEAST!!! I will have to get some video and let you all see for yourselves. Until then, just take my word for it!

Until next time.... Lift heavy, eat clean, and do goodness in the world.

Kim