Last weekend I bought new dumbells, 8 pounders. I've been using 5lb weights for P90X, and although that has left me trembling and noodley, I have never lifted to failure with 5lbs, and in the last week or two I've noticed dramatic gains in my lifting ability to the extent that I was no longer getting trembling and noodley after my favorite P90X Arms & Shoulders workout. So I figured it was time to mix it up.
O. M. G.
I have definitely *definitely* now lifted to failure. Tony Horton's all: "Evvvvvvverybody does 16 reps!" and I'm all: "Duuuuuuude, I just knocked out 4 and I literally CANNOT lift the weight again."
It was awesome. :-)
But I do need to bring my 5's to AD house as well, because there are some moves, like the flip grip tricep extensions, that I literally just cannot do with 8's. And also, maybe I could lift to failure with 8's and then bang out a few more reps with 5's?
I'm excited about this!
And trembling and noodley. :-)
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