The last month has been a blur. I've had lots going on in my personal life and life is GOOD! I pulled back on my training and have given priority to my relationship. I have been training but at reduced capacity and I feel great and am happy. I am currently planning on competing locally on October 31st and training will begin for that in the next few weeks. My strength is stable and my body weight has settled at just over 230. I did train today and here is what I did...
warm ups - reverse grip dumbbell press, shoulder rotation machine.
slight decline dumbbell press
worked up doing sets of 12 to 115's for 3 sets of 12 reps
115's for a paused set of 8 reps
80's for a paused set of 14 reps
hammer strength chest press
1 plate per side for 12 reps
2 plates per side for 2 sets of 12 reps
2 plates plus 25 per side for 12 reps
chin ups
body weight for 5 sets of 10 reps
standing barbell military press
95 for 3 sets of 20 reps
Felt good and had a nice pump from this session.
Life is good and I've never been happier. I'm sure this will be evident in my next training cycle.