Higher Rep. Week 1. Bench

BW - 209

Bench -
BarX20
95X5
135X5
155X2
185X2
215X2
165X11
165X5

Incline -
135X8, 5
115X10

DB Press -
25sX12
35sX12
45sX5
35sX11

Dips - BWX20, 15, 10

Still not getting anywhere near that 3rd rep with 215.  It took me six weeks to hit my target for 185, so 215 is only half-way there.  Still feels like it's taking forever.  I attempted a 2nd set, and it was fucking ugly-ass nigh-impossible to get 1 rep with so I'm not even counting it.  So close to attempting, and solidifying a 225 bench...

As long as I'm banging my head against low reps with 215, I will continue to push back-off sets with 165.  My Rep PR with 165 is 12 reps; so only 1 off from that today after grinding on 215.  Nice?

Incline was okay.

Swapping out cambered bench for DB over-heads for a few weeks.  Similar to swapping out Front Squats for Hacks and Leg Extensions on Squat day; this will be a small shift over the next month or two towards body-building style accessory work for more of a hypertrophy focus.  Then when the weather starts cooperating, I will start adding some outdoors stuff and look to gradually transition from hypertrophy to conditioning.

Oh, and I've never done 20 reps on Dips before, so Rep, and all-around, PR.  This alternating weighted and un-weighted every week seems to be working out okay!