One… more… week… to… go…<\/p>\n
Gonna make it to the finish line, but I can tell I’m ready for a training break.\u00a0 I know the feeling: when I come back home after a workout, and feel drained emotionally as well as physically, it’s time.\u00a0 The workouts themselves are going well, but lately, it’s been hard to reach for that extra “ooomph” needed to power out those last 1 – 2 reps in the last set(s).<\/p>\n
So much of lifting is mental… it takes focus and determination – and lately, I’ve had a tough time summoning both.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At any rate, this was the first of two “Power Boost” weeks, where the majority of exercises\u00a0are focused\u00a0on developing explosive power.\u00a0 Admittedly, most of these\u00a0were kind of fun – there’s a joyful aspect to plyo work, thanks to all the hopping and jumping around.\u00a0 It\u00a0also induced some muscle fatigue, however, which made this week’s 100 rep “Punisher” sets particularly excruciating.\u00a0 There were Punisher sets for triceps (rope pushdown), back (seated machine rows), quads (walking lunges) and shoulders (dumbbell lateral raises).<\/p>\n
We did the shoulders and quad Punishers earlier today.\u00a0 I’m shredded.<\/p>\n
I will say this for the program, though\u00a0– my shoulders and upper back look harder and more chiseled than they did at the start, so – like it or not – the high volume and\u00a0overall\u00a0pounding have\u00a0done me some good.\u00a0 John has some pec and leg development going on, too.\u00a0 So – while I’ll be glad when we’re done – I’ll also be glad we went through it.\u00a0 I could see myself doing\u00a0a version of this\u00a0again, although I’d be inclined to make some exercise substitutions, as well as make it shorter (i.e., 6 weeks vs. 9).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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