I was suffering from a combination of things last week that kept me out of the gym for a few days. I was a bit burned out personally, fighting through a cold, working on some things with the family, I went to the Minnesota Vikings game (terrible loss), and then on Saturday I helped move wheel barrows filled with cement to pour a friend's new basement floor. So I took Thursday-Saturday off at the gym (2 workouts, & went easy on Wednesday night).
The good news is I didn't gain any weight. That's actually amazing news when you consider I tried to eat my body weight in delicious meats at Fogo de Chao in Minneapolis for lunch on Friday. It was a delayed birthday gift from my wife.
So Sunday night I did some light cardio on the recumbent bike at the gym, and then hit it full force last night with my chest/arms/shoulders/upper back workout.
I took some Star Six N.O. Fury (pills) about 40 minutes before my workout. First time trying this product. I took 3 of the pills to see how it might affect me. While it may be a placebo effect, I do think it helped in my workout. I felt like I had a lot of energy throughout the workout, especially toward the end where I start to flame out. I added some narrow grip bench presses at the end of my workout because I felt so good, and I was able to hammer them out better than I've ever done them before. I did 12x135, 12x155, 12x175 and only on the last two reps was I feeling gassed. So I'm impressed to say the least at this point. I'll try them again tonight for my leg workout and see what I think from there.
I had the gym all to myself last night, so I didn't get to go quite as heavy as I had hoped to on my decline bench. I did 10x135, 8x225, 8x275, 6x295. I was hoping to push for 8x295, but I was breaking down a bit on #6 and didn't want to risk injury or getting stuck under the bar with nobody to help lift it off.
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