An evening workout

I normally get up early to work out, but today I decided to try an evening workout.  The workout itself went fine.  My bench presses felt great.  I'm finally getting a good feeling for those, especially with the barbell.  The barbell used to feel so awkward compared to dumbbells.  I don't like the alternating bench press and high pulls, though.  Maybe I'll not alternate those sets next time.

It's a bit weird eating so late in the day, after the workout.  We'll see if that has an effect on my sleep.

These 5x5 days are neat.  I have a chance to try out higher weights.  This Hypertrophy I method of switching up the reps/sets each time is interesting.  I definitely find myself thinking of a strategy to pick the right weights.

Hypertrophy I A5
5x5 with 90 sec rests
1:28 including warm up

Warm up - from FBB, 10:12 (yes!  almost to my desired 10 minutes!!)

Dumbbell incline bench press -  1x5@30#ea, 2x5@31.25#ea, 2x5@32.5#ea

Cable seated row - 3x5@95#, 2x5@97.5#

Dumbbell shoulder press - 1x5@25#ea, 1x5@26.25#ea, 1x5@27.5#ea, 2x5@28.75#ea

Wide-grip lat pulldown - 1x5@95#, 4x5@97.5#

Barbell close-grip bench press - 1x5@60#, 1x5@65#, 1x5@70, 2x5@75# (felt great!)

High pull - 1x5@60#, 1x5@65#, 1x5@70, 2x5@75# (not fun alternating these with the BP, since I have to maneuver the bar in and out of the cage with the bench in the middle)

Plank with tight cheeks - 2x90s, 1x60s (subbed for Swiss-ball crunch, probably should have done a different variation since I did these yesterday)