My body seems to respond great to extreme work hours and lack of sleep. Sunday events training, Monday 16 hours at work, slept a few hours and today busy the whole day. Went to the gym tired and didn't expect much but on the flat bench I managed to press the easiest 160 to date, just 5 kilos below my PR. I could've gone for 170 but my left collar bone felt as if it was tearing off. Frank once told me that this unforeseen strength and mental awareness might be the response of my body as it enters "survival mode". Not surprisingly the following day I usually feel horrible, my body aches all over, I can't concentrate, I have no appetite, etc.
Flat bench presses:
8x60 kg
8x80 kg
8x100 kg
8x110 kg
6x120 kg
4x130 kg
2x140 kg
1x150 kg
1x160 kg
Incline bench presses:
8x60 kg
8x80 kg
8x90 kg
2x4x100 kg
Behind the neck presses:
8x50 kg
6x60 kg
2x4x80 kg
Close grip incline dumbbell presses:
8x24 kg
8x30 kg
8x32 kg
8x34 kg
Rope pushdowns:
8x45 kg
8x64 kg
8x76 kg
8x82 kg
8x92 kg
10x105 kg
Very strong Vlad..never listen to your body because it's lying to you.
ReplyDeleteOn the short run you can peak with these kind of days. But on the long run you also need days of rest to keep the progress steadily and not hit overtraining / over-exhausting your body and mind.
Thanks for the input mate. You have a point, I think I build up a lot of anger and aggressiveness from work and when I hit the gym all hell breaks loose. By the way, this week I'm working almost everyday so I hope Saturday at the meet to have one of those special days.
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