The "new" rules aren't so new anymore because I've finished the program!! Yay for me! It took me 10-1/2 months. I had to mod a bit due to a knee issue, but overall, I stuck pretty well to the program. It has been an excellent experience and I would recommend it to anyone! Now to figure out what to do next. I'll probably take a week off and then start on whatever I come up with.
Today I went to the gym and punched out 7-6, the last workout of Stage 7!
I worked hard today. I felt better than the last couple times I was in the gym. So, I decided I would try to increase weights as much as possible without keeling over and dying. I did manage to increase some. I even got to the BIG GIRL PLATES on my deadlifts!! Woo hooooooo!!!
It's Saturday morning, so the gym was almost empty. Only one other guy there and he did cardio until he came over to use some machines. Luckily he managed his entire use of the pulldown cable station between my 3rd and 4th sets.
Deadlift - 1x6@125#, 1x7@135# (big girl plates! I did the 7th rep because I had to rack the bar, LOL)
DB squat, heals raised - 3x15@15#ea, 1x(10@20#ea,5@15#ea) (did these in groups of 5 with resting breaths between... squats are still a big weakness of mine)
DB shoulder press - 2x15@20#ea, 1x(5@25#ea,10@20#ea), 1x(8@25#ea,7@20#ea)
Step-up - 1x15@12#ea, 2x15@15#ea (last set had extended break between sides, did much better with not pushing off, placed non-working leg so it rubbed on bench)
Underhand lat pull-down - 4x15@87# (yikes, that's a lot of reps!)
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