March 14, 2013 Upper Body

• Incline Bench Press: 225*3 235*3 245*3
• Pullups: 75*3 75*3 75*2 75*2
• Standing Press: 145*7 140*7 135*7
• Unilateral BB Rows: 145*6 150*3
• DB Flat Bench Press: 120*4 NEW PR!! 115*4
• 7kg MB slams: 50

38 minutes for weights, 41 total

Absolutely TORE through this workout; was done so early I did some ball slams just to add some extra time in.  I'm still reacting really well to the low carb days.  I can't believe how much energy I have on them.  Next week I need to increase weight on the incline bench, had a fairly easy time with the weights I used this week.  Pullups went much better, I hopefully will get 3 on all 4 sets this coming week, assuming I do them again at that time.  Standing press still vexes me, I don't know why I'm not stronger on it, probably because I'm always fatigued by the time I get there.   Also, got 120 on db flat bench,I just realized that's a record, my previous record was 120*3...

March 7, 2013 Upper Body

• Incline Bench Press: 225*3 235*3 240*3
• Pullups: 70*3 70*3 70*3 70*3
• Standing Press: 140*8 140*8 140*5
• Unilateral BB Rows: 140*10 145*6
• DB Flat: 115*5 110*5

44 minutes

Great session, all the reps on incline benching were solid.  Pullups went better this week, although I'm still annoyed I can't get the 85s, even if I am bulked up right now.  Jumped to standing press and that went well, bumped up the weight some here.   Was tired at the end but still gritted out some flat db benching, felt great.  Really enjoying my workouts on this cut so far.  I'll post more details about routine/nutrition in a few days. 

February 28, 2013 Upper

• Incline Bench: 225*3 235*3 245*3 255*1
• Pullups: 75*2 75*2 75*2 75*2
• Standing Press: 135*9 140*6 140*5
• Unilateral BB Rows: 135*8 135*10
• DB Flat Bench: 110*8 115*3

45 minutes

Well that was interesting, figured I'd do better on incline bench, thought I'd get 3 at 255...we'll see what happens next week.  Also pullups I figured I'd get sets of 3 easily on that, not so though. Thought about doing heavy dips here, but not sure where I'd put them.  Unilateral BB rows went well, and the DB flat bench probably benefited from the easier load of the first 2 exercises I did here.  I'll see how my body adapts to the heavier weights, and next week go 230-240-250 for the bench...and for pullups I have no idea. Guess we'll see how I feel!

February 7, 2013 Upper Body

• Close-Grip Incline Bench: 165*10 185*10 195*6
• Pullups: 20*10 BW*10 BW*9
• Standing Press: 125*10 135*8 135*5
• BB Unilateral Rows: 135*10 135*10
• DB Flat Bench: 105*10 110*6

43 minutes

Plowed through this workout...feels good.  I like the incline benching with the close grip...not sure I'm really targeting my triceps any more than usual. I mean I must be doing something because the weights I'm pushing are lower.   Added some weight on to the first set of pullups; they were getting too easy.  May add weight on to second set next week too.  Standing press to the front and touching the top of my chest is something I'm still getting used to.  Love unilateral rows, time to up the weight. Ripped off 10 @ 105 on the db benching, felt good. 

January 31, 2013 Upper

• Close-Grip Incline Bench: 155*10 175*10 185*8
• Pullups: 28 in 3 minutes (15 first set)
• Standing Press: 120*10 130*9 130*7
• Unilateral BB Row:135*9 135*9
• DB Flat: 100*10 105*5 

45 minutes

Second week of doing the incline bench.  After that did another one of the challenges they have going in the gym.  Some guy got 43 in the 3 minutes. They were clever though, they would do 2, then drop off the bar, wait a few seconds, get back on, then do 2 more.  Much smarter, you don't get that lactic acid hit then.  Went to standing press afterward.  Not bad.  Unilateral bb rows I did without my knee on a bench this time.  Finished with db flat.  

January 24, 2013 Upper

• Close-Grip Incline Bench: 135*10 155*10 175*7 175*10
• Pullups: 10, 10, 9
• Standing Press: 115*10 125*9 130*6
• Unilateral BB Rows: 135*8 135*8
• DB Flat: 95*10 100*8

45 minutes

Switched to close-grip incline, pointer finger just inside the hashing on the bar.  Feels interesting, triceps weren't too sore afterward, we'll see what happens when I start pushing more weight as I get used to it. Was just going to do 3 sets, but was pissed I didn't get 10 at 175 the first time so went back for it.  Standing press was difficult seeing as I just nailed my triceps with the benching, but still managed to progress some.  Switched to unilateral barbell rows because I'm out of dbs at the gym, and the bb row when done unilaterally sort of mimics it, but with more weight.  I tried doing it with my knee on a bench this time to get it even closer, wasn't a fan though.  Going to just do them leaning over like usual from now on.