Quote Originally Posted by emily_in_nc View Post
Well, I suck!
ummmmm, that sort of 'tude is NOT ALLOWED! Drop and give me 10!

Seriously, give yourself time. I feel like I broke through some sort of a plateau this week, after 6 weeks of following the program pretty closely (I repeated week 5). It was really tough at times, but I stuck with it and the payoff has been worth it. I think the keys for me have been the 3x a week and regular progression, not necessarily the set configuration. I popped off the 8 sets of week 6 day 2 tonight like it was nothin'. Shocked myself. I'll be doing day 3 on Saturday (I have a dinner date with friends Friday so won't even THINK about doing pups after wine), so we'll see if I still feel good. And then...the next max test...

I have no idea if my arms and chest are more muscley or not...I have kind of bulky arms to begin with (ask SadieKate about my problems with the arm bands on short sleeved jerseys), so it's hard to tell. DH is out of town this week; I'll ask him if he notices a difference when he gets back.