Chest 14 155sec
Row 12 180sec
Leg 18 180sec
Static holds. First number is the number of plates lifted (out of 20 on a 200lb stack) and second number is number of seconds. For leg press the pulley arrangement effectively doubles the weight.
I have to fly to Tokyo this morning so I got up early and did workout #26 before breakfast. I am not a morning person so this was something of an unnatural act for me. Couldn't tell that it made any difference to my workout though.
Chest press: same weight as last time but down 4 seconds. After I finished I noticed the seat height was up two notches from where I usually position it. Don't know if this made any real difference. I failed on the right side for some reason.
Row: same weight but made it to 3 minutes (up 28 seconds) so I will increase the weight again when I do this set the next time.
Leg Press: Weight the same as last week and was able to hold for the full 3 minutes (up 21 seconds). Will add a plate next week.
Overall a good workout but I have to say I am increasingly skeptical whether very many people could be persuaded to put up with the discomfort of holding to real failure on a regular basis, especially on a leg press. Once I was within 20 seconds of the three minute target for the leg press there was no way I was going to quit but it required an intense emotional as well as physical effort to finish those last few seconds.
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