Upper Body Workout 4-8-26

Bent over barbell row: 4 sets, 3 - 6 reps

Superman push up: 4 sets, 6 - 10 reps total

Bench pull overs: 4 sets, 3 - 6 reps

Close grip barbell bench press: 4 sets, 3 - 5 reps

Pull ups: 4 sets, 3 - 5 reps

Hanging leg lifts: 4 sets, 3 - 5 reps

It’s amazing how you can go into a workout feeling so tired and unmotivated, and come out feeling renewed and energized. I got up at 5 am today and by 5 pm still hand’t worked out, and I was not looking forward to it. But by halfway through I felt good, and it set up the rest of my night for more of the same.

I subbed in bench pull overs because I really wanted to get a good stretch through my ribs and shoulders, and I did superman pushups in the superset right before, so I wanted something a little less intense than the hollow body pull overs I had done in pervious weeks.

The rule of fitness, of everything maybe, is something is better than nothing, an thats what I’ve been practicing recently. I’ve been working really hard outside of the gym, leaving me with very little energy in the gym on most days. So, I’ve adopted a something is better than nothing mindset, which at least gets me into the gym, even if I’m not in there crushing it. 

The alternative is trying to push past and ignoring fatigue to slay a workout I don’t have the physical energy for. I save these workouts for days when I can handle it, and push hard when I have it. And despite what feels like a lot of low energy days, I feel like I’m getting stronger.

The only thing I can think of is that I’m giving my body the appropriate rest it needs, in low intensity workouts, that are letting me recover. And since I’m doing that, I’ve been able to workout 7 days per week for a few months now, and no doubt that consistency is by now have cumulative effects.