Higher Reps. Week 8. Bench

BW - 210

Bench -
BarX20
95X5
135X4
155X3
185X2
205X2, 2, 2, 2, 2.5

CG Bench, no leg drive - 165X5, 5, 5, 4
Flat-back Bench, no leg drive - 135X10, 7, 10
DB Press - 35'sX18, 12, 10, 10
all above super-set with
Face-Pulls - X20, 20, 18, 18, 18, 18, 20, 15, 18, 15, 15, 15

Dips -
BW+45X8
BW+45X5/BWX8 (drop-set)
BWX15

DB Curls - 30'sX18, 12, 10, 10

Solid session.  Upped the volume sets on full bench to 205.  Went for 3 on the last set, but it wasn't there.  I'll stay at this weight for next week; the last week of this block of programming.

Increased weight on the full bench seemed to cut into my CG Bench.  The X5 sets were harder than last week, and I could only get 4 on my last set.

Flat-backing was okay though.  I got into a conversation with a guy between the 2nd and 3rd sets, and that's why I was able to push back up to 10 reps on that last one.

DB Pressing with a more neutral, or 'relaxed' grip, came back on a bit.

My shoulder felt more stable and I had less twinging and popping after all the face-pulls last week, so I'm keeping those in for a bit.

210+45X8 is a Rep PR on dips.