The Roman Gladiator

I must admit my title format is becoming a bit arduous!  I had a stellar workout today!   I really enjoyed the switches implemented by NROL.  For the un-initiated, the sets changed from 3×15 to 3×12 and the rest period between sets dropped from 75 seconds to 60 seconds.  I almost feel like I’m getting a cardio workout at that pace, especially with the compound lifts.  My weight increased substantially today.

Barbell Squats

90-120 (on Smith Machine, only counting plates) No free weight squat rack at my gym.

Cable Seated Rows to Waist

130-145

Dumbbell Push Press

25’s-40’s

Dumbbell Rotaional Lunge

Body Weight-10’s (These struggle because of knee injury)

I also had a nice conversation with a former UA football player, David Gilmer, after my workout.  He asked me what I was training for, lol.  We talked a lot of high school/college football, and we knew a lot of the same coaches and players.  He actually attended a few of the games I played during my high school career, and it was fun to reminisce.  It was also nice to find some camraderie at the gym.  I workout at one of these SNAP chains.  It doesn’t have a traditional gym’s feel.  It suits my goals better than the other options available here.  It’s close, it is open 24 hours (that’s a big one), and it has a full compliment of equipment (minus some of the straight free weights due to liability).  I’ve met some nice people there, but often my workouts are so sporadic (anywhere from 5AM to 9PM) that I haven’t had the opportunity to build a lot of relationships.  That’s what you folks provide though, so that helps with my consistency.  If I could figure out how to upload an excel sheet, I think that would be useful, so you guys could see my progress from workout to workout.  If anyone knows how to do that, let me know!

Baby harrird should be here by Thursday, which is a scheduled rest day!  Have a great day!

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