My Life & Body Transformation: Fri 4/2/21 - Full Body (Bench)

Monday, April 5, 2021

Fri 4/2/21 - Full Body (Bench) - Ida Lee in Leesburg

Ida Lee Gym

(Bench1Ct)135x5,185x3,205x2,225x1,235x1,245x1,225x2,2,2

(Squat)95x3,115x3,135x3,165x3,185x3,195x3,175x3,3

(WideGripBench)155x6,165x6,175x6,185x6,6,6

83 mins

In Leesburg for Easter and we went to Ida Lee gym. Started with bench for 1@8, 1@9, 3x2@8-9 (89%). Felt good working up. The bench was slick and the j-cups were fixed so that took a little adjustment. Single at 225 felt good, as did 235 for @RPE8. I bumped to 245 for a PR single. Back offs at 225 were solid @RPE8-8.5. Next was squats. Sarah did pin squats and I did heavy-ish triples. Felt good working up. Tweaked my left hamstring slightly on my first back-off set, but didn't really factor in. Finished up with wide grip bench. Left shoulder started to bark at me on these. Hoping I can just get throught the week for max attempts. Great WO!

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In Leesburg for Easter, no scale.

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A little about my journey...

Hi, my name is Kip. On July 24th, 2011 I made a decision to change my life. At the time I weighed 250 pounds, was sedentary, my blood pressure was 170/110 and I was already on a max dose of BP medication to control it. I was well on my way to turning 40 and having a heart attack. This blog is about what I’m currently doing to improve my health and my journey to get my life and health back under control to get to where I am 9 months after starting (Apr 2012) - which is 170 lean pounds, no blood pressure meds and a new outlook on life.

I decided to start this blog for 2 reasons. First, it's a record where I can look back to see what’s working and what isn’t so I can make improvements. Second, a lot of people have asked me what I've done to transform my body, so hopefully it can help someone else glean some helpful information they can incorporate into their lives to make positive impactful changes. So, here it is. Since I'm just starting this blog 9 months in, I'll post a few blogs to recap in more detail where I was and how I got here. Going forward I'll be posting workouts and training/diet/nutrition information I think others can benefit from. I didn’t re-invent the wheel, so I’ll be referencing materials I use along the way. Below there's a picture taken shortly after a body fat test in May 2013.