Today we took liberties with our list of exercises, mainly because of a bit of advice I had read earlier this week on increasing forearm strength, in an effort to improve grip for deadlifts. Among the countless isolation exercises to choose from, the farmer's walk was touted repeatedly as a great full body workout with an emphasis on grip development. So we implemented that in today's workout, which had a varied response. I liked the pump it gave my arms; as I clenched my hands I could really feel the blood pumping out of my skin. I took a reality check, though, as I had to stop and reset my hands several times throughout the estimated fifty meter walk. The rest of the day felt a lot like meandering around the weight room with no focus, but I'm ok with that being shoulder/arm/rest day.
Breakdown below:
Seated dumbbell shoulder press:
- 60 x 10
- 75 x 10
- 85 x 10
- 90 x 8 (not sure if a personal best, but definitely impressed that I could nail these)
Farmer's walk:
- 90 x 50m
- 105 x 50m (paused at 35m)
- 105 x 50m (paused at 25m, 35m)
Machine tricep pushdown:
good lord 90 shoulder press, babby is growing up fast
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