Not a great deal to report yet, I’m still only a few weeks/workouts in, and real progress can’t really be compared between just a few workouts. Plus, I still have a few creases to iron out with my training plans. I’m likely going to change to a 4 day split instead of 3, to accommodate a few essential aspects of training which I just can’t really fit into my current program without going way over time – mostly, my all important rotator cuff training and direct neck training. I expect to be shuffling a few things around either this coming week or the week after to ensure my workouts are finished within an hour, point blank.
I did have a very good session on Saturday (should have been Friday, but had to be rescheduled due to unforeseen circumstances; shelves collapsing in the garage spewing paint all over the floor which had to be left to dry… typical). I definitely felt stronger, and lifted substantially more than the last week, right across the board. (But, maybe last week I just underperformed – like I say, real progress across just a few workouts can’t really be gauged.)
I know that I lifted more in my dead lift than I have ever done before by 2kg (if I remember correctly) – and I’m talking more than I did when I was at my heaviest of 14.5 stone, or round about… and I’m currently around 12 ¼ - 12 ½ so I’m pleased with that – plus I did an extra rep since I’m now doing 6. Though, I did twinge my right thigh slightly sometime during the set which I’ll have to be careful of. No pain today so hopefully it will of healed properly before my next session. I’ll just have to be very careful and not make such large leaps up in weight next time – I should have gone for 2.5-5kg increase but went for 10kg from last week because I thought I had it in me. I did; just. At least now I have a better idea of my limits, so I’ll be more conservative in my increases next time.