So I'm at the gym last night, done chest and hitting the tail end of my higher rep leg work, when what do I see as I come up to the next piece of equipment that I need? A guy drinking a PEPSI! A PEPSI during his workout. :lol: I had to do a double take on that one.

Figured I'd give a sample of last night's chest work.

Incline DB Press - 4x6 w/ 95s
Flat DB Flies - 3x6 w/ 60s
Incline Bench Press - 3x8,6,6 w/ 205lbs
Flat DB Press - 3x8,7,6 w/ 75s

And I'm spent! :lol:

After this workout I headed home where I had a massage appointment (a friend of ours is an RMT and she just brings her table over). The goal was to have her work on my shoulders and she said they were just mangled. Unhealthy tissues in there so she did a number on them as she broke up a lot of scar tissue. My traps however, are very healthy. And then some pec work, which she said are very tight and I need to do more stretching for them.

It's important to keep soft tissue quality in mind. You can have the best workout design, the best effort, etc., but if the soft tissue quality (adhesions and scar tissue) is such that it is impairing optimal functioning of the contracting muscles, your results are going to be compromised. Getting some ART (Active Release Technqiues) or seeing an RMT every now and then is a good idea. Stretching is good of course for working on tissue length, but tissue quality is also very important. In lieu of an RMT, doing some self myofascial release with a foam roller or the more user friendly STICK is a smart idea.

And to close off, I thought I'd post a few pictures of a figure client of mine, Hollie Higdon, who is just under two weeks out from the NPC Junior USAs. Looking lean eh?

Back Double Biceps



Biceps



Some Lower Ab Vascularity

Posted May 06, 2008 by Erik Ledin.
This entry is filed under Contest Prep, and Training.