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[liv]

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I like your workout cafe. I am always looking for different things so that I do not do the same things over and over.
Lots of squat Norman - even with pain??

I did some abs and yoga today.

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[neutronnorman]

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It's about 4 o"clock in the afternoon and I finished the rest of my workout:

Pull ups, non-assisted, 6 sets, total of 70 reps.

Neutral Grip Inverted rows: 3 sets, 15 reps total (I know, but I was tired from pull ups)

Wide grip pull downs:

set1: 165 lb. 16 reps
set2: 185 lb. 14 reps
set3: 205 lb. 12 reps

Barbell Shrugs:

set1: 165 lb. 16 reps
set2: 185 lb. 14 reps
set3: 205 lb. 12 reps


Barbell curls:

set1: 95 lb. 8 reps
set2: 105 lb. 6 reps
set3: 115 lb. 5 reps

Hammer dumb bell curl:
three sets at 66.6 lb. dumbbells, 33 reps total

Concentration curls: three sets at 36.6 lb., 35 reps total

Wrist curls, three sets at 85 lb., 51 reps total
Reverse wrist curls, three sets at 55 lb., 45 reps total

Then I finished with those springy hand grip things to failure, two sets. I didn't count reps because I can't count that high....

total time: 64 minutes

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[neutronnorman]

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I like your workout cafe. I am always looking for different things so that I do not do the same things over and over.
Lots of squat Norman - even with pain??

I did some abs and yoga today.

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Hi Liv:

I did squats but backed off heavy because I felt some pain. Mind you, it wasn't that bad but I decided to be prudent.

[BDawg]

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1hr - Upper back and shoulders day

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[cafe_et_creme]

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30 mins from me today

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[Pretty Lady]

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40 mins today


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[neutronnorman]

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64 minutes today. Chest shoulders and triceps. I trained using drop sets, that is, I dropped weight immediately after I reached muscular failure. It's a good technique from time to time for increase intensity and decrease exercise duration. You end up burning more calories, hyping up your metabolism, prevent catabolism and overtaxing your system (over-training). It's easier to do using machines. I use free weights. Lets say you are doing leg presses, when you reach your point of failure, drop the weigh by 10 lb and continue. I dropped three to four sets making my workouts pretty much comprised of giant sets. I can tell you it is brutal. The rapid lactic acid build up and accompanying burn is intense. Well, success to all! You ladies and BDawg are doing great. You are all amazing. So off I go with mom to IHOP. I'm taking her out tonight. She loves pancakes and I'll stick to the sirloin.

Also, I'm I'm not including ab work. That's another challenge. I do abs for two days, break one, and continue the same pattern.

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[cafe_et_creme]

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30 more minutes from me this morning

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[neutronnorman]

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Nothing spectacular to report this morning, but I was able do complete 6 sets of squats and I went pretty heavy with the weight I used. I didn't see stars, guess I healed. I also did 4 sets of dead lifts, 2 sets of leg curls, and 2 sets of leg extensions. I followed this up with nine sets of abs. This afternoon, God willing, I'll do back, biceps and forearms....Total time: 64 minutes.

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[Pretty Lady]

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[neutronnorman]

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Afternoon training complete...

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[cafe_et_creme]

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20 more mins from me

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[liv]

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Good work - it was so busy for me this week.
But managed some yoga the last couple of days. I will try to do some lifting tomorrow.

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[Pretty Lady]

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