Tuesday Night Workout

Tuesday night's workout was a killer for me. Having hit my shoulders on Monday night, I was not looking forward to hitting the chest and upper back this evening. But I felt good and ate good during the day so off we went.

Husband has started me on a new supplement that I take 1 - 2 hours before my workout on an empty stomach and I began taking it today so now he will monitor my progress from this point on and see what happens. His theory is that by taking this supplement as he is telling me, my body's natural hGH sleep time production can increase by as much as 700%. So, I will give it a try and see what happens. In the meantime I am in day 2 of my creatine stacking and so far so good.

Tonight's workout went something like this...and some of the weights are wimpy but they will go up soon I hope.

Sumo Squats: New Weight 90 lb x 6 x 2 sets (I impressed myself a bit with this because my first Sumo Squats were last week with just the bar...)

Lying Leg Curls: 40 lb x 10 x 2 sets

Leg Extensions: 40 lb x 10 x 1 set; 40 lb x 5 x 1 set

Leg Presses: New Weight 160 lb x 8 x 3 sets

Chest Presses:

40 lb x 10 x 1 set; New Weight - 45 lb x 6 x 1 set; New Weight - 50 lb x 6 x 1 set

Back Extensions: no weight x 15 x 3 sets

Back Row: 85 lb x 8 x 2 sets

Cardio: 10 mins on treadmill @ 4.0 mph for warm-up

On a note to myself. yesterday I forgot my glucosamine...bad mistake. I really felt it in my right shoulder and could not lift what I wanted to. This evening, remembering to take it today, it did not bother me hardly at all while I was lifting and I added 2 new weights to my chest presses. So, I know that is working. Now just to figure out what it is I can do to completely rid myself of the grinding sand feeling in this right shoulder. I posted a message for Kat Meyers in her forum, so maybe if she has a second or two, she may have some input or suggestions. I know Kathy Johannson take supplements for her joints so maybe she will give some input to that same request. I will check it tomorrow or the day after. I know they are both very busy, so I will just check back and see when they respond, if they have the time.

Meanwhile, I took a peek at Ms. Johannson's site today...although my goals are a bit different as is my petite frame, I enjoyed reading all about her career and accomplishments. And she seems so sweet as well, having recently responded to a post I made on Kat's forum. She looks great for a "heavyweight division" competitor and is so pretty. I did look carefully at her diet and was tickled to see that she eats Buffalo...we natives have known how healthy it is, so that just pleased me for some reason to see it on her diet. I want to fix Ostrich as well, but husband has never liked it. Maybe I will email her and ask her to share a recipe with me. Hopefully I can get him to like it because it is very good for you.

Well I am off to slide into bed with dear hubby and get some rest. Tomorrow is another day and another workout. YAY!

Lift Heavy, Lift Hard!