I started writing about my workouts these last months on Steemit in order to complement what I was doing in the gym. It's been sort of an added discipline to go along with the discipline of going to the gym. Write about what I did for my own benefit and to help someone else even in some small way.
After over 30 posts for each separate workout, I changed things up. Instead I will post either once a week or once every two weeks.
Why? I can't give a good reason other than I want to be consistent even if it means being less frequent with my posts.
So what about the 91,000 pounds? Well, it's actually 91,253 pounds that I'm talking about.
It's what I've lifted over the last couple of weeks since my last workout. Hey, it sounds cool!
The lifts which I cycle through each workout (3 per week):
*squat
*bench press
*dead lift
*tricep dips
*curls
*front squat
*overhead press
*pull ups
*barbell lunges, forward or backward
It's a pretty straightforward routine based on a old school program I bought a few months ago called How To Build A Classic Physique.
The apex of each movement is doing 3 sets of 5 reps at a weight that is slightly heavier than the previous time. The one exception is the dead lift where it's 1 set of 5 reps.
Over these last couple of weeks I have set new marks a few times among these movements. My current highs for each of the movements:
*squat - 180 lbs
*bench press - 175 lbs.
*dead lift - 240 lbs.
*tricep dips - 56.125 lbs.
*front squat - 162.5 lbs.
*pull ups - 33.75 lbs.
*overhead press - 123.75 lbs.
Each of these numbers have slowly increased these last few weeks. It is not always a new mark each time, however.
Like today I was shooting for a new high in the squat and the bench press, but it did not happen. My lower back was too tight for my taste on the squat, so I just stayed with the previous mark. Then on the bench I just did not have enough for my very last rep.
Those things happen; 2 steps forward and 1 step backward.
2 steps forward 1 back. Isn't that the case lol. Oh the gym, if there's one thing I've learned since becoming a gym rat is it's all about consistency, building a body takes a ton of time.