Day 3 week 1 and still feeling good. Managed heavy squats followed by overhead press and finished off with bent rows and decline situps. Again this session helped sense check if my programming is too high and it confirmed that I need to tweak the projected max for week 2.
On a positive note my work rate was high as pushed through squats with minimal rest. I am really enjoying the programming thus far and it goes to prove that sometimes you should just sit back and let someone you trust manage the program.
Interesting night in the gym, a group of three massively jacked Bro's were pumping the guns admiring each others tattoos and basically doing fuck all. I am still astounded at the amount of gear recreational lifters are taking in this new gym. There is some seriously pumped guys with massive vascularity but here's the thing not once have I seen any of these dickwads under bar working legs. I simply don't get it.
Even more interesting was watching as the resident PT showed a newbie a really devastatingly bad deadlift technique. Basically the client was performing a really ugly deadlift squat hybrid, far too upright, bent arms and all over the place. Polo shirt PT simply patted him on the back told him the form was good, mentioned a few sentences about arching the back and that was it lol.
It's a pity there isn't a PTC facility in every suburb. Though I now believe to educate people is less about focusing on creating a narrow focused old school gym rather have a powerlfiting gym within a mainstream facility and work on converting the 'Bro's' to the correct way to lift.
Two days off now so plenty of rehab and most likely a couple of prowler sessions and a massage prior to kicking off week two on Saturday.
One thing I am looking forward to is this year being a member of a 24hr gym so I don't have to fuck around with wondering when the gym will be open over Xmas and New Year!
Stay Strong
Thomo
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