LRB 365: Big-15. Phase 1. Week 3. Bench

BW - 203

Bench -
BarX15
85X5
95X4
115X3
145X2
165X1

155X14, 5

Chins (shoulder-width, neutral grip) -
BWX5
+15X5
+20X3, 3
+25X2
+30X1

+25X8, 4
BWX7

DB Incline -
50sX20, 12, 8, 7
45sX6

155X14 is an all-around PR on Bench.  The gym owner (former BP champ) spotted me on the set of 14.  As I was straining under the 14th rep he was cuing me to drive the bar back towards my face, and that made a big difference.  Looking back at some video from a couple weeks ago, I can see that I'm locking out just a tad in front of my shoulder joint.  Good to know!

203 (BW) +25X8 is a Rep PR on chins.

Rep PR on DB Inclines, but the strength drop-off after the 1st set is still pretty awful, and the 1st set was NOT to failure. I'm going to keep capping it at 20 until I get over 15 reps on the 2nd set.  Then I'm going to move up to the 55s.  My goal for the cycle is 55sX15.