Long time no post! I'm not dead or gone, just took a week over the Christmas holiday!
Got a couple of sessions in over the break, but just didn't get in here to post them.
12/19/16:
Standard W/U (13:46)
Swings (2H, 60s rest interval, 12:30) 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24
TGUs (11:05): 24, 24, 24, 24, 24
This was a good session...got interrupted in my warmup, but otherwise was fine. Did 4 1H on each side in both sets 2 and 3, and felt strong. TGUs were fantastic, felt solid and made an effort to make each rep really "stick".
12/22/16:
Presses: 24x4 each side
Just a quickie since I didn't have much time.
12/26/16:
Did floor press with 5s hold on each side with the new 32!
12/27/16:
Standard W/U (10:41)
Swings (2H, 60s rest interval, 12:30) 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24, 24
TGUs (12:34) 24, 24, 24, 24, 24
Was the first full session back and it was ROUGH. Swings weren't as snappy as usual, at least at first. After about three sets, I got back into my groove. I did 4 1H on both sides, but only on set 2 since I wasn't feeling it. I thought about going back and doing some more around set 6, but decided not to push it and kept on with the 2H.
First couple of reps on the TGUs were rough. In fact, I had about decided to back down to the 16 after my second rep on my left side, but when I did the second rep on the right, that felt really good, so I pressed on (heh, pun intended), and I'm glad I did. The rest of the reps were strong, though my forearms were feeling the burn at the end of rep 5 on both sides! I'm really happy with that time as well; it includes an interruption to remove a cat from my current workout area (moved into the bedroom since my MIL is staying in my office) who has managed to figure out how to open the door and got all up in my grille on my second right hand rep.
Anyway, here's the new "family photo" (to carry on a term from
@Bonkin). Funny thing is, the 24 is *almost* the same size as the 32. It *is* the same height, and is only about 1/2 an inch less in diameter...I guess Apollo fills theirs with styrofoam or something. But the new one from CFF is NIIIIIICE. I wish I'd gotten my 24 from them!