Tuesday, June 28, 2011

SLOW MOTION WEIGHT LIFTING - SESSION TWO

Today, I did my second slow motion weight lifting session as taught in the book Body By Science.  I did the Free Weight Big Five at home.

Bent-Over Barbell Row: 7 reps in 96 seconds TUL (Time Under Load) using 28 pounds. I did not get to failure. When I do this again next week, I will add some weight, because I am supposed to get to failure.  It will probably take another week or so of increasing weights until I get to failure on all the lifts.

Standing Overhead Press: 4.5 reps in 77 seconds TUL using 23 pounds.  I did get to failure.  When I do this again next week, I will not add any more weight.

Dead Lift: 4 reps in 90 seconds TUL using 28 pounds. I did not get to failure. When I do this again next week, I will add some weight.

Bench Press: 5 reps in 90 seconds TUL using 28 pounds. I did not get to failure, but one more rep would have done it. When I do this again next week, I will add some weight.

Dumbbell Squat: I had trouble doing barbell squats last week because of my injured shoulder, so this week I decided to use dumbbells in each hand.  6 reps in 90 seconds TUL using 11 pounds in each hand - 22 pounds total. I did not get to failure. When I do this again next week, I will add some weight.  

This workout was far from easy!  With each lift, I was shaking.  This time, though, I did not get sick to my stomach.  I am typing this 30 minutes after finishing, and I still feel shaky!

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