And now with more weight!

I got all dressed for the gym yesterday but didn't quite make it. I'm glad in retrospect, because it would've been one of those tired, push-through-with-gritted-teeth kinda workouts. Instead, I went today (first time to my gym on a Saturday), rested and ready to go. It paid off.

I'm not sure why I felt the urge to do a little more weight than usual -- it just sort of seemed like the thing to do. So I upped the weight a little on squats and presses, and merrily eschewed cardio altogether.

Squats - 75 x 10, 10, 10, 10 (I've been doing this with 65 for the past month)
Calves - 200 x 10, 10, 10
Presses - 45 x 11, 8, 5, 4 (earlier this week, I had similar numbers with 5 lb less)

Finisher sets:
Squats - 45 x 20
Presses - 30 x 16

Core:
V-sit ball toss - 50, 40, 40
Side plank - 30 count, each side x2 (I consider this to be awesome, since I have that extra 18 lbs around the middle! Yay me!)

The presses are pretty much pre-pregnancy numbers for me. I was tempted to up the weight to 50, but didn't want to push it too much. I'm wondering if the last couple months of lower weight and higher reps haven't helped in some way. Lately, my number for bench dips have been actually better than pre-preg... And that's with 18 extra pounts around my middle. Hey! Maybe that's the answer. I've been doing bench dips with gradually more and more weight - like having strapped on a big ole plate -- but haven't scaled back the reps. In fact, I'm able to do slightly more than before. There's no way that doesn't help my presses. Nice.