post contest: 4/23

After a great peak week, and a great show, back at it today hitting chest and tri's and HIIT cardio. Weight was a little under 166, and could tell I was still a little water retentive from the show; weight the morning of the show was 163.8, so not far off from where I was on show day. Still have veins in my legs and abs, so conditioning is still pretty much there. Strength in the gym was solid today and got a really good pump. Intensity was up and cardio felt good. Legs were still a tad bit sore, but overall the cardio felt good and hamstrings will be hit tomorrow. Overall a solid session to kick off the short time I have until the Natural Philly. Hoping to bring an equally good package to the stage there as I did at the Beyond Nutrition Natural. Great end to a great contest weekend, and a great start to priming myself to peak for the Philly.

4/23
Chest and Tri's
Slight In Db press: 3 warms, 85's x 6, x 6, x 5
Flat bar press: 2 warms, 185 x 7, x 6, x 6 (drop set, 135 x 9)
Chest dips: 3 sets to failure
In. DB press X reps: 60's x 13, x 11 (drop set, 40's x 7)
Dips with 25 lbs: 3 sets to failure (drop set on each set, 25lb db, then just bodyweight)
Rope pressdown: 50 x 11, 57.5 x 10, x 8 (drop set, 42.5 x 7, 30 x 6)
Reverse pressdown: 50 x 11, x 11 (drop set, 30 x 9, 25 x 8)
HIIT: 5 warm up, 20 sprints, 5 cooldown