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Thursday, December 29: Upper/ Heavy

Since I have had a minor lower back injury (getting better) the past several days, I have had to modify my upper/lower split slightly. I wanted to test my ability to squat on Wednesday so I did several sets of Back Squats at 225 with sets of 15-20 reps. Everything went well, as the problem area only hurts when direct pressure is placed on it. I should be able to resume full leg work next week. The only caveat is that I will be traveling for work and I'm not sure what kind of setup the hotel has. I'm not optimistic.

Thursday:

BB Shoulder Presses - Seated (Smith)
135 x 10
135 x 10
185 x 5
235 x 5
305 x 5
355 x 3
325 x 5

DB Laterals
30 x 10
30 x 10
40 x 8
40 x 8
40 x 8

BB Incline Bench
305 x 5
305 x 5
305 x 6
305 x 5

Cable Crossovers
140 x 8
140 x 8
140 x 8

French Presses w/ EZ Bar (Standing)
135 x 12
135 x 12
135 x 12

Rope Pushdowns
160 x 12
160 x 12

Comments:
Like I said, this week is a little modified from my normal Mon/Thurs upper and Tues/Fri lower. On Friday I will be having a pull day. I used a new pre-wo supp for pumps that someone sent me to try: Gaspari Vasotropin. I did experience a notable increase in pump during the workout and will be using the next couple of workouts as well.