Tue., 8/27/13, Back and Calves

This morning was all very basic stuff. The focus was on the upper back- thinking about the rear double biceps shot. I started with pulldowns with a grip just beyond shoulder width and only brought the bar to my chin, really focusing on the upper back. I did sets of 12 increasing the weight each set until I couldn't get 12. Next up was T-bar rows. These kill the upper back- I did 4 sets increasing the weight and decreasing reps each set, starting with 12 and ending with 6. Then came V-grip-pull-downs. I did only 2 sets, the 1st 10 reps and the 2nd failing right at 10 reps. I ended the  lats with bent over rows- 3 sets increasing the weight each set, the last to total failure. I hit a couple sets of back extensions to pump some blood in the lower back. For calves, I did 7 sets of 1-leg calf presses and 2 sets of seated calf raise. They were pumped full, and the veins were popping.... one step closer.