Tuesday 4/03/07

Barbell Step-ups ----------- 3x5 135 lbs
Military Press -------------- 5x5x4 132 lbs
Rows ----------------------- 3x5 120 lbs

Chin-ups ------------------- 1x8 1x5

Notes:
It was nice to have a complete workout again, one that flowed like normal. It was almost a month ago, March 10th, that my back started affecting my lifting. Since then it's either been missing workouts, or substituting and trying different exercises.

Barbell Step-ups take a little getting used to, mostly balance, but they're the best squat substitute I've tried. And my chiropractor endorses them, mostly because lower weight means less compression on the lower back. Like Eric said, you have to be careful when bringing your non-working leg's foot to the ground after a rep. It has to be controlled so you're not hitting the floor with a lot of force to avoid injury, and also to work the negative part of the exercise.

PR on Military Press, but I missed the last rep. Working my way back up on Rows. Chins were weak again.

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