Thanks Dave, I agree.

Day Nine: Low Carb/Depletion Workout 2

Preworkout: 2 scoops Xtend (BCAA's), 1 scoop protein w/ water.

Depletion Workout:

-I went right down the list with no more than 45 seconds rest between sets. At the end, I took a few minutes rest before doing the list over again for the second time. I felt better physically to do 3 sets for everything the first run, then two sets of 15-20 for the second. It's the only way I can combat the puking feeling...

First run in black, second run in red.

-Inclne Dumbbell: 3 x 15, 3 x 15
-Pulldowns: 3 x 15, 3 x 15
-Lateral Machine: 3 x 15-20, 2 x 15
-Preacher Curls: 2 x 15, 2 x 15
-Triceps Press: 2 x 15, 2 x 15
-Calf Raises: 3 x 15-20, 3 x 15
-Leg Press: 6 x 15
-Leg Ext: 2 x 15

I tried a different order to things and it worked great. Didn't feel sick at all. This time I went through the whole upper body twice, then moved on to doing legs. The leg presses went fairly well. I did three sets, then rested 2 minutes before doing another three more sets (using 1 minute rest between each). Legs always suck the life out of me so from now on, it'll be the final thing I do.

-Also, about my shoulder. It was really stiff and slightly sore today. The pain comes from slightly forward of where my traps muscle meets the top of my shoulder. It hurt doing the first set of incline press, but the pain started subsiding more and more with each set. It also was sore doing the pulldowns. I kept the weight lighter and moved it much much slower for 15-20 reps. The lactic acid should in theory help fix some of this problem. I made the decision to keep going because it didn't feel as serious as any problems I had in the past. All night tonight (I have the night shift) and all day tomorrow I'll be resting it as well as icing and heating it in 30 minute cycles. Tomorrow also is my moderate cardio day, which will further heal it by forcing the blood through. In my opinion, I think it's a sore tendon and nothing more. My schedule gives it some time to rest since my next lifting session isn't until Friday night. Even then, I'll re-evaluate. I might drop flat bench and stick with incline/decline dumbbells which allow me to avert some of the stress away from my shoulder girdle.

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