Sunday, November 28, 2010

WOW 11/28/2010 #31

Shoulder Press 15 180sec
Lat Pull Down 13 150sec
Leg Press 19 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 held.  For leg press the pulley arrangement effectively doubles the weight. "TUL" = Time Under Load.  I hold until failure or 3 minutes.  If I reach 3 minutes I increase the weight next cycle.

Shoulder Press: first attempt at this weight and made it to 3 minutes continuing a good run with the upper body pushing exercises.  Will increase weight next time.  Lat Pull Down: third attempt at this weight and TUL was up from the last attempt but still failed well short of 3 minutes.  Leg Press: fifth attempt at this weight and made 3 minutes.  Next attempt will be at 20 which is max for the machine.  Once I hit 3 minutes at 20 will have to think of something else.

I took last week off so had not worked out for two weeks.  Shoulder press was good with a three minute hold on the first attempt at a new weight.  Time was improved for the lat pull and I finally hit 3 minutes for this weight for the leg press.  For the lat pull the sun was shining through a window directly into my eyes which did not help my concentration any.  Also, my sense is that working harder on the pushing exercises is having a negative impact on the pulling exercises which I always do second.  All in all a good workout with weight and/or TUL up for all three exercises.  I think it is good to take an extra week off every now and then.... 

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