MAS o Menos

Yesterday I outlined my Quest To Be Decent.  Today I tackled four more exercises.

1. EZ Bicep Curl - Since I take a functional approach to weight lifting I rarely do direct arm work, but I knew I’d easily get a Decent score on this exercise.  Sure enough I nailed 90 for reps.  No problem.  A Good score is 135 pounds.  Don’t know if that is going to happen with my tiny wrists.
2. Pull-Ups - I’m Mr. Low Rep, so maxing out on my favorite exercise is new territory.  I’d rather strap on a weight belt and plate than go beyond 5 reps.  I already have a Decent score, so I think this will be my first Good score.  Today I did another 15.  I should have 20 reps by the end of the year.
3. Bent Rows - Back in my home gym days, I used to do this exercise all the time.  These days I’ve been doing 1-arm dumbbell rows with 110 pounds (that is where my Glitter Gym tops out at).  Since I haven’t done a barbell row in a long time, I just did 3 sets of 5 with 135.
4. Leg Press - This is an asinine exercise that I would never do unless it was listed in the article.  I suppose if one was ever buried the rubble of an earthquake they might get an opportunity to push silly amounts of weight with their leg muscles.  I followed my new exercise rule and did two low rep sets using 135 and 185.

My 2008 Training Scorecard so far is 6/12 Decent or 50%.  I expect Dips will be my next Decent milestone.

Tags: decent, weights