Cardio and a bench session

Over the course of the past couple of months I have noticed that a lot of people are posting training sessions of themselves on social media while wearing a weighted vest.  The exact weights have varied, but none-the-less it seems as though the training sessions have been much more difficult.  For the first time, last night I experienced what it may feel like to complete a training session while wearing a vest.

My wife and I were outside last night playing with our son.  I did not get a chance to mow the lawn over the weekend, so I decided to mow the lawn.  For a brief moment I was out of the eye sight of my son.  He began to cry.  I thought it would be a good idea to wear the carry pack as I mowed the lawn.  My wife loaded my son into the pack (that looks like a book bag), I strapped myself in, and away we went.  The total weight of my son plus the bag was probably close to 35lbs.  I began mowing the front of the yard without any issues.  As soon as I transitioned to the backyard, it suddenly hit me that my core was on fire, and that I was getting a non-typical cardio session in.  After about five minutes of mowing the backyard, I felt my son get really comfortable.  He placed his head at the base of my neck/upper back, and fell asleep.  How he was able to sleep in that position is beyond me.  It took about an hour and fifteen minutes to mow the lawn.  Not a bad cardio session after all.

After dinner and reading to the little man, I was able to get my bench training session in.

Bench:  45/15/15, 95/10, 135/10, 185/3/3/3 with monster mini band, 185/3/3/3 with monster mini band and mini band, 185/3/3/3 with monster mini band, mini band, and double choked micro band

Band Assisted Pull-Ups:  Light Band 5/5/4, BW 2/2  An accomplishment I am proud of!

Push-Ups:  10/10/10/10/10

Inverted Ring Rows:  5/5/5/5/5

I feel really good heading into this meet coming up on August 2nd.  I am a little more than 3 weeks out, and am looking for a PR raw total.  Looking back through my last training journal, I have added volume to my 12 week program, and my training weights are slightly higher than last summer at this time.  At around this time last summer I hit 315lbs. for my 3rd attempt.  I received 3 white lights.  The other day I hit 325lbs. for 3.  I am looking for 350lbs. in a few weeks. 

Charles