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bruno · 08-18-2008, 02:42 PM

Today is an off day, so no training to report. I decided to start cruising now rather than do one upper body workout tomorrow. I made that decision for a few reasons. Yesterday was probably the best workout I've had in a long time so it makes sense to end on a high note. I am ridicuously sore (in a good way) from the front squats and deadlifts, but my elbow is also hurting a lot and I don't see the point in pushing one more upper body workout just to cruise afterward anyway. If I were not moving on Thurday I would definitely keep going for a few more weeks because my workouts are the best they've ever been, but since I have to move anyway I figure I might as well rest up the elbow a little in hopes that it isnt as bad when I start back up. Also, I have to be fully packed Wednesday night and wanted to start packing my workout stuff yesterday.

Besides the elbow, things are feeling really good right now. My back is doing great, and I am very encouraged by that after awhile of going hard on a bunch of exercises that previously would have bothered me a lot. I know that people always say that part of being into weightlifting is never being satisfied, so maybe I have the wrong mentality, but I am acutally very happy with my progress to this point. Would I like to be stronger? Sure. And I am going to keep working at it. But at the same time I am just thankful to be at a place where I am having fun with lifting right now and my body for the most part of feeling good. My numbers are very compared to a lot of you beasts on here but I look forward to the challenge of trying to get stronger. This summer has been really good for me in that I helped build a good starting point for myself by bugging everyone for form advice so I now feel comfortable with my form on all the major lifts and I can just focus on bombing away. Also, I have steadily increased my work capacity and pain threshold so I am able to take my sets further than I used to be able to. It has been a long process doing a lift, fliming it, getting feedback, working on it again, etc. but I feel like it has been time well spent because I now feel comfortbale in my form so that I can go hard without worrying about hurting myself. I would recommend anyone that has not filmed their lifts and watched them to do it because it has helped me a lot.

Monday night football tonight! Sure it's just the preseason, but the regular season is so close I can smell it.

08-18-2008, 02:42 PM	#1503
bruno Intense Set of the Month winner April, May, July, August and September 2008 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Portsmouth, NH Posts: 3,590	Today is an off day, so no training to report. I decided to start cruising now rather than do one upper body workout tomorrow. I made that decision for a few reasons. Yesterday was probably the best workout I've had in a long time so it makes sense to end on a high note. I am ridicuously sore (in a good way) from the front squats and deadlifts, but my elbow is also hurting a lot and I don't see the point in pushing one more upper body workout just to cruise afterward anyway. If I were not moving on Thurday I would definitely keep going for a few more weeks because my workouts are the best they've ever been, but since I have to move anyway I figure I might as well rest up the elbow a little in hopes that it isnt as bad when I start back up. Also, I have to be fully packed Wednesday night and wanted to start packing my workout stuff yesterday. Besides the elbow, things are feeling really good right now. My back is doing great, and I am very encouraged by that after awhile of going hard on a bunch of exercises that previously would have bothered me a lot. I know that people always say that part of being into weightlifting is never being satisfied, so maybe I have the wrong mentality, but I am acutally very happy with my progress to this point. Would I like to be stronger? Sure. And I am going to keep working at it. But at the same time I am just thankful to be at a place where I am having fun with lifting right now and my body for the most part of feeling good. My numbers are very compared to a lot of you beasts on here but I look forward to the challenge of trying to get stronger. This summer has been really good for me in that I helped build a good starting point for myself by bugging everyone for form advice so I now feel comfortable with my form on all the major lifts and I can just focus on bombing away. Also, I have steadily increased my work capacity and pain threshold so I am able to take my sets further than I used to be able to. It has been a long process doing a lift, fliming it, getting feedback, working on it again, etc. but I feel like it has been time well spent because I now feel comfortbale in my form so that I can go hard without worrying about hurting myself. I would recommend anyone that has not filmed their lifts and watched them to do it because it has helped me a lot. Monday night football tonight! Sure it's just the preseason, but the regular season is so close I can smell it. __________________ I've got a propostion. When you place your order at trueprotein.com, use BNB559 in the discount code box and save 5% on your order. If you do, I'll be your best friend. Now that's what I'm talking about.