Today’s workout was brutal. I started with the chest press and completed 7 reps. That’s 2 reps above HIT Workout #1. Each rep took about 10 seconds from start to finish – that is the exact time I strive for during my workouts. After completing the chest press I felt like my pectorals were on fire, but I didn’t have the time to rest because I moved right on to the lat pull down machine.
I sat down and did around 5 slow reps of lat pull downs, then slowly completed 2 more reps by breathing in short rapid bursts. I also continued the motion just like my trainer had instructed. This helped me get the additional two reps.
Next came the shoulder presses. I pushed up slowly completing the first rep. I did 3 more before I felt the tingling pain in my shoulders. I kept breathing quickly and barely pushed out 2 more reps. I finished 6 reps. I gave myself a moment’s rest and just sat at the shoulder press machine for 15 seconds. After regaining my composure I moved on to the bicep workout.
I feel the bicep workout is a nice half-way point for me. My body gets a chance to rest a bit, while I punish my biceps. I finished a set of 7 with searing pain.
The leg curls came next. I did a complete set of 6, but froze up on the 7th. Even though I was breathing quickly, I could not complete the last set.
I moved on to the leg presses. This time I didn’t have any pain in my calves and was able to complete a set of 8 reps. Which is 2 more reps than I was able to do when I first started. This makes me feel like things are starting to improve.
Today’s workout lasted 9 minutes and 34 seconds. It felt though when I was doing it, but I feel better having completed it.
Although I’m at the half-way point of this experiment, I don’t look that much bigger. I do look a little more chiseled and I feel stronger, but other than that I don’t notice a big difference in how I look.
I think I need to increase the weight some more for next week’s workout. Looking at my gains, I think I can increase the weight I’m lifting by 5 lbs.
