Phase 1. Week 3. Bench Press

BW - 208

Bench -
BarX10
95X5
115X4
135X3
155X2
185X5, 2

Cambered Bar Bench - 155X3, 3, 2

Incline - 135X5, 5, 5, 5, 5

Felt under-slept and over-stressed coming into the gym today, and it may have contributed to a feeling of struggle throughout the session.

Nevertheless, 185X5 is a Rep PR.  This was without a spotter.  My goal for this weight is 8 reps.  My left elbow started bothering me a lot during the top sets.  Not the golfer's elbow that I've had, but more of an undefined, comprehensive ache.

The cambered sets were very difficult, and the elbow continued to ache.  Less reps per set than last session.

I dropped the incline down to 135, and did sets of 5 until they started to slow down.  Everything felt a little better after these.