Ouch

So, I think I screwed up my left shoulder on Tuesday's chest and shoulders session. I felt pain a little bit yesterday while transferring Pat from the car seat, but I figured it would just work itself out and that it wouldn't interfere with my squats session that day. I pumped myself up ALL DAY for squats. I go to the gym yesterday, get under the bar feeling super focused and refreshed.... but all I could manage to get was 3 puny reps before sharp shooting pain began to plague my left shoulder. UGHHHHHHHHH. Why!!!!!!?!!?! I was so f'en furious, so disappointed in myself.

Chris saw that I was upset with my back squat performance and suggested I try front squats. I have only done front squats once before and it wasn't even a real session, it was more screwing around. Wow, it was uber uncomfortable for the shoulders, wrists, elbows, forearms. I said to myself, "Man, this sucks. But, I DID NOT come to the gym for nothing. I am going to stick this out." I felt like it was an overall SHITTY session at the gym, but I tried to make the best of it.
Here goes:

Front Squats

45lbx 8
95lbX6 (struggled on the 6th rep. My collarbone was killing me here. Form was definitely off.)
95lbX5 (ouch.)

Okay, so back and front squats were a big bust for me. I figured then I should hop on the leg press and really annihilate my legs.

Leg Press
210X7
210X8
220X8
230X8
250X5
250X5

Still pathetic, I did much more weight last Sunday. I was so frustrated at my shoulder and so hung up on the fact that I couldn't do squats, I let it get the best of me. I need to learn to just accept that some days will be better than others.

I finished off with free weight bicep curls:
17.5lbs X 10
17.5lbs X 8
17.5 X 7

I failed significantly sooner with my left arm than I did with my right. Next time I am going to curl a 40lb bar instead of doing free weights. I hope that increases the strength in my left arm!

Since I didn't post Tuesday, October 11th's workout, here it is.

Flat bench press

45X8

75X5

75X5

65X8

65X8

Dumbbell shoulder press

20X8

25X5

25X5

25X4 (failed on 4^th rep, was so exhausted from bench)

Overhead dumb bell triceps

25X8

25X8

25X8

Isolateral incline press machine

58lbs X 4

48lbx X6

48lbs X5 (so fatigued at this point.)

I am going to nurse my shoulder this weekend and hope that it doesn't screw me up for Sundays training session. I plan on doing some walking today and tomorrow for 45 minutes. I hate walking on the treadmill.

So.boring.