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Workout: Pull Day

Pullups 3 sets
BB Row 4x10
BB Shrug 3x10
DB Row 5x5
Hammer Curls 3x10

Workout analysis: Due to COVID, had to change gyms (more to follow in rant). This new gym is pathetic, with two adjustable bench press stations, two squat racks, a mid-room deadlift mat, and a couple benches in the DB section. No machines, no cables, very bare-bones. On the plus side, the DB rack was quite impressive, with DB's going all the way up to 145#. So with only bare essentials available, I had to create on the fly an alternative routine, which I think covered all the basics needed for a pull day. Already putting together the routine I'll use for push/legs days as well.

Tonight's meal: Parmesan chicken, potatoes, peas.

COVID rant: Company leadership decided, due to rising COVID rates in county, to limit personnel on site to 50% normal. The people not on site are expected to still be productive, no free vacation time. Since there's only so much I can actually do from home, I opted for my new normal to travel to the alternate site at the local military base. Good: far shorter commute (20 minutes vs over an hour each way), terrific cafeteria for lunch. Bad: it's been over a year since I last worked out of this particular office, so the security team yanked my access until I go through the motions of getting new paperwork filled out to grant me access again. Once that's done life will be good again, but it's a pain in the rear. I'm also far from happy about the gym located here, as it's cramped, underequipped, and the locker room shower doesn't include any kind of soaps. I'm thinking that, for as long as I'm here, I'll hit the gym after my work day and then go home to shower. Not ideal, I much prefer working out first thing in the morning after waking, but it remains free access to weights, so we'll make it work.

Workout: Push Day

Bench Press 5x5,4,3,2,1 (3)
Incline DB Press 3x10
Decline cable fly 3x10
DB Shoulder Triset (front raise, side laterals, rear laterals) 3x10
Cable pushdown 3x10

Workout analysis: I was going to do a leg day today, as it's been a couple weeks since I did one with weights, but today was the first Monday I've been to this gym where there were multiple other people lifting who could serve as a spotter, so I switched to a push day and felt free to go heavy enough to need a spotter for the first time in weeks. Was worried I'd not be able to actually go heavy (use it or lose it), but I in fact was able to knock out 3 reps at the heaviest weight. Glad I had a spotter, as I didn't need him, but that last rep was a struggle! But the good vibes carried through the rest of the workout, and I increased the weight on just about every lift of the day, so it was a very good time. Capped off by stepping on the scale to see I've lost 1.5# since the start of the year, almost everything I'd gained over the holidays.

Tonight's meal: spaghetti with a side salad (no dressing)

Football recap: O.M.G. That's about all that can be said for that Chiefs/Bills game last night. Between work and family commitments I'd not yet been able to see a single game live since the playoffs started, but I was NOT going to miss this one. And boy, was it worth the wait! The 4th quarter especially was intense, and those last 2 minutes...wow, just wow. I was bouncing back and forth between trying not to burn the burgers on the grill while also trying not to miss any of the action, jumping up and down and screaming every couple minutes, the dogs don't know what's going on but they're infected by my excitement so they're bouncing up and down and yapping with me (smell from the burgers grilling likely also helped hype them up), my wife's wondering if I caught myself on fire, kids are looking at their normally sedate father like I've lost my mind...a good time, a very good time. Would have preferred the Bills advance instead, but either way I feel like we've already watched the best game of the year, and the Super Bowl is gonna be a letdown for anybody not a fan of the two teams involved.