WEEK TWO - DAY 7

Today I had a 1pm workout with Ben. I was looking forward to it but wasn't sure if I would be able to make it through a full body circuit because my knee was bothering me a bit.  I sprained it playing basketball a couple of months ago and it still bothers me every once in awhile.  Today, squats and lunges were a little painful when I attempted them during my warm-up.  Didn't need to worry though because Ben had other plans for me.  We were doing upper body and he had a grueling bicep workout all laid out for my enjoyment......

- 1st Set

Alternating Dumbbell Bicep Curls
50lbs x 4 reps
40lbs x 6 reps
30lbs x 10 reps
20lbs x 12 reps
10lbs x 15 reps
Barbell Pullover:  75lbs x 12 reps

My arms were on fire after this first set and we had 2 more to go.  Don't know how, but I guess I made them look a little too easy because Ben informed me that we were going to be starting off with a heavier weight and more repetitions on the next set.

- 2nd Set

Alternating Dumbbell Bicep Curls

55lbs x 4 reps

45lbs x 6 reps

35lbs x 10 reps

25lbs x 15 reps

15lbs x 20 reps

10lbs x 25 reps

Barbell Pullover:  75lbs x 12 reps

- 3rd Set

Alternating Dumbbell Bicep Curls

55lbs x 4 reps

45lbs x 6 reps

35lbs x 12 reps

25lbs x 15 reps

15lbs x 20 reps

10lbs x 25 reps

Barbell Pullover:  75lbs x 12 reps

Incline Sit-up w/ Medicine Ball: 10lbs x 12 reps

Hyperextension: 25lbs x 12 reps

2 Arm Dumbbell Triceps Kickback: 15lbs x 15 reps

We did the last 3 exercises as a superset for 3 sets and called it a wrap for the day.  This bicep workout was crazy but, with Ben's encouragement, I worked my way through my reps.  Bicep curls were always a strong point for me in the past; I've curled as much as 100lbs on dumbbells and 225lbs with the barbell but that was a long time ago, and I walked away from this workout wondering if I would even be able to use my arms later on in the day.  I'll let you know how that goes between now and my next workout.