Today was pretty good.

Carbs do that. 😉

Since the weekend seminar, I’ve been a little beat up and in need of focusing more on recovery than usual. I’ve been working in a nap every day, eating a little more. It’s been paying off. Wife reports my bruising is healing much faster than usual, and I am feeling better. But of course, my feeling better could just be because I’m carb’d up.

And for sure, those carbs reflected today. I was able to move pretty well. Up’d some weights and such.

I am enjoying the pyramiding of the main lift, but it’s still just light/5 week so we’ll see how the remaining weeks go.

Otherwise, things just chugged along nicely today. No complaints.

In slightly related news, I ordered a Spud Inc. Bowtie to see if it might help my shoulders and pain issues. I am growing more convinced that my “arm pain” isn’t truly based in my arms but in actually in my chest and shoulders, just manifesting/radiating down the arm. So we shall see.

Based upon 5/3/1 for Powerlifting, off-season for mass

• Bench Press (superset lat pulldowns)
  • bar x whatever
  • 100 x 5
  • 125 x 5
  • 155 x 3
  • 165 x 5
  • 190 x 5
  • 215 x 5
  • 190 x 12
  • 165 x 12
• Wide, pronated grip lat pulldowns
  • 100 x 12
  • 110 x 12
  • 120 x 12
  • 130 x 12
  • 130 x 12
  • 130 x 12
  • 130 x 12
  • 130 x 12
• DB Bench Press
  • 70e x 10
  • 70e x 10
  • 70e x 9
  • 70e x 8
  • 70e x 8
• Chest-Supported DB Row
  • 55e x 12
  • 55e x 12
  • 55e x 12
  • 55e x 10
  • 55e x 8
• Pushdowns (EZ-bar)
  • 40 x 100
• Face Pulls
  • 50 x 100