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My fourth fitness diary, as the title tells you. Make sure to hit that follow button  so you can take this journey with me. I also have a fitness log series that I compare myself month to month so make sure you keep a eye out for that as its almost next month!

A Different Turn

I did go to the gym the past few days without writing a blog post so this post will have 3 workouts in it. Now 2 out of 3 of these workouts sucked. It didn't suck because I didn't want to workout these muscle groups or just didn't want to be at the gym, well for one of the workout I didn't want to be at the gym because it was way to packed. 

Day 1

I go to a pretty small gym where there isn't usually many people there so I can take my time and still not have to wait for any machines to use, but for the first workout of the three I did there was a lot of people there you'd have to wait a solid 10 minutes to use one of the machines and I wasn't all about that, I ended up doing three exercises, Bench, Machine chest press and Pec flys. I am not going to get all into my weights and performance on these exercises because i'll save all that juicy stuff for a actually chest day diary.

Day 2

I didn't want to go to the gym at all this day but my girlfriend asked me to go with her so I sucked it up and went with her, because day one was so bad I thought i'd hit a bit of back with some chest. I started off with doing bench pressing with a spot and ended up doing 135lbs for 10. My personal best. After bench pressing I went ahead and started to do dead lifts. I went for 385lbs got it off the floor and I couldn't bring it pass my knees to lock out. That wasn't anything to put me down although but something had popped up and it was time to head home from the gym.

Day 3

Finally the good day. Today I had a workout partner so I always had someone there to spot me if I needed it which is a mega plus.

Exercise 1

Standing military press

For a standing military press you get a barbell and raise it above your head.

My Performance

45lbs x 8 Reps

65lbs x 8 Reps (4 sets)

I didn't want to go to heavy on this exercise because it was the first exercise and I never used a belt to help me out.

Exercise 2

Dumbbell Side Lat Raise

With your dumbbells start by standing with the dumbbells to your side and raie them to the side till your arms are parallel to the floor.

My Performance

20lbs x 8 Reps (4 sets)

Exercise 3

Trap Bar Shrugs 

Trap bar shrugs are pretty fun to use. you get the trap bar and shrug the weight. I done 90lbs for 15 reps and 3 sets.

Exercise 4

Dumbbell Press

For a dumbbell shoulder press you grab some dumbbells sit on a workout bench and raise the dumbbells over your head at a 90 degree angle. 

My Performance

30lbs x 8 Reps

45lbs x 8 Reps

45lbs x 10 Reps (assisted)

30lbs x 8 reps