Old-School Iron

January 22nd, 2006

Metal Gym. My last visit before buying more visits on the card again. Dammit, I keep running out…
Anyway, did a combo-day, which in this case meant a nice Legs+Arms workout. Decided to focus on a few good exercises so that I’d get the most of it out of them. A very nice workout…

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Here’s what I did:

Full Squats 4 sets: 9/9/8/6 (100 kgs / 220 lbs)
Glute-Ham Raises 4 sets: 9/7/7/6 (2,5 kg / 5,5 lbs plate held to forehead)

Preacher Curls, Ez-bar 4 sets: 13/11/10/9 (20 kgs / 44 lbs plus bar)
French Press, Ez-bar 4 sets: 16/15/12/13 (20 kgs / 44 lbs plus bar)
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I tried doing the squat stricter than last time, going low each time, when I seemed to coast higher and higher on each rep. Got a very nice feel for these this time, and although not using the Manta Ray this time, it was pretty comfortable. Kris remarked that I tend to keep the bar rather low on the back, powerlifting style. This is not somehing that I did intentionally, but seeking comfort in all exercises it feels natural to me.

Granted, could have had a lot more weight on the Ez-bar for both the Preacher and the French. However, I felt like getting a good pump, and so I did! Burned like hell, and it was great.

As a side note, it may be a while before I get more time on my Metal card. For one thing, my job schedule interferes with my getting to the gym in time (before the reception closes) to make my purchase, and also, I only have week of this style to go.

The week after that is whole new ball-game… The dreaded 60 sec sets of superslow (shudder)…

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