Today I decided to take my buddy Josh with me to the gym. He's had little-none experience lifting, and technique is turning out to be a struggle for him. I hadn't hung out with him in a while though, and I wanted a workout partner, so he fit the bill.
Here's what the workout consisted of:
5x5 Overhead Press - 85 lbs.
5x5 Incline Bench Press - 95 lbs.
5x5 Lateral Raises - 15 lb dumbbells.
5x5 Rear Delt Machine - 115 lbs.
I probably could have gone heavier on the Incline Bench, but I haven't done it in a long time, so I wasn't in any rush. The overhead press became extremely difficult the last few reps, and I was unable to complete the last set, I only got 2 reps in before I had to use a small knee action to get it started, I'll attempt this weight again next week, then decide what I need to do about it. I'm not a big fan of smaller isolation movements, but the last two exercises were added, just because I never seem to feel like I've done that well on the whole shoulder with just presses.
In retrospect, it seems the workout was a little heavy on shoulder work, with not much in the way of chest work, I'll probably end up doing some explosive push-ups tonight at home.
Yesterday was supposed to be a quad heavy day, but between work, errands, and a function at the school, I couldn't fit in the workout I wanted. I got a pretty good work from carrying two 44 lb dog food bags around and out of the store (I don't believe in carts when I can carry the items). What made it interesting: I ended up parking about as far away as possible without thinking about it. Then after the school function, I ended up carrying a ton of chairs to put them up out of the gym. Wasn't quite the workout I was looking for, but I did get something out of it, and I ended up helping people at the same time.
