Matt Guzman
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The Avid Lifter's Post-COVID Return to the Iron
PUSH DAY 2 After the first half of week 2, time to wrap back around and hit push day 2. I enjoy this day, as it's less conventional and I give myself a little freedom. In general, I'll start with floor press, but this lift is more effective at higher weights, so I think I'll switch it to incline bench for the week. I may go back and forth, as both help overall push strength significantly. I went up to 155 pounds for 6 reps, but think I could do as much as 175 for 6 reps. Happy where that stands. From there, I went to standing strict press. I'd like to at least lift my bodyweight over my head, but I'm a way off from that at the moment. Next, I worked in some slow dips, making the last 3 or 4 reps on each set torture. Side raises and fly's for accessory, then finished with tri work. Made it extra tough on my arms today, brutal. But if you don't love that, stay out of the gym.
By Matt Guzman3 years ago in Motivation
The Avid Lifter's Post-COVID Return to the Iron
These writings are a bit back logged so I'm catching up on uploading. Week one was mostly getting back into the feel of lifting weights again. Didn't want to put too much stress on my joints too quickly, but also wanted to get a gauge of how much I can lift. So week 2 will be basic working sets up to 8 reps. I do a 6 day per week, push/pull/legs split. Each split has two different days, so the workout week goes Push 1/Pull 1/Legs 1, Rest, Push 2/Pull 2/Legs 2. This split gives you enough variation that your body doesn't get accustomed to the workouts, with enough structure to hit each muscle group effectively.
By Matt Guzman3 years ago in Longevity
The Avid Lifter's Post-COVID Return to the Iron
This story will serve as part of a series, where I will be be following along my journey of getting back into the gym, after COVID caused closures over the last 10 months. While getting back into the gym has been great, I noticed I was feeling lonely without my former roommate hitting the weights with me. So this journal will serve as my lifting companion. Over the next 10 weeks (the length of a quarter at a University) I will be trying to return to my past lifting glories.
By Matt Guzman3 years ago in Longevity