13.02.2025

Warmup - some, pushup variations

Bench

20

40 for 10

50 for 10

70 for 10

100 for 10 pec not recovered fully from Sunday.

100 for 10 a little better; I'm realizing there's an angle at which this part of the pec - the 'outer rim' tweaks; although it doesn't tweak, it strains - kinda like a very tight stitch being pulled apart from up close. Not lowering bar completely helps. If I had perfectly recoverable and/or tough pecs I think I'd be able to pack away something noticeable... I shouldn't complain - I've been setting small PRs and all I really need is patience and diligence, which I, admittedly, have in low amounts. I'm upset, just upset by random things - I suspect it's cause I had an idea for a workout today which I know would have been possible and very satisfying but this strain stops me in my tracks. Oh well, not a big deal; I'm glad I'm managing to have a Thursday workout for the first time in a while. I think I might be able to have a workout tomorrow!

Pushup stretches/static holds throughout the range of the movement; trying to keep the scapulae back

3 sets of 3 pushups - each pushup consisted of the down and the up portion, and each of these portions had three pauses - so it's kinda like this one set had 18 static pauses (1-2-3 and 1-2-3 per one pushup)

This is kinda similar to the squat stretches I do when I'm bored from standing at my desk. Usually I'm more careful with them before, let's say, a Deadlift day. But today I definitely can some some of them not just out of boredom but for profit!

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