Tuesday, September 8, 2015

BENCH!!!

BW - 211

CG Bench -
BarX20
95X5
115X4
135X3
155X2
175X1
185X1
195X1
135X20, 8

Preacher Curls -
40ishX12
50ishX10, 8, 10, 8

French Press -
50ishX15
60ishX12, 12, 12, 12

2nd day back on bench, and I hit a PR!  135X20 is a Rep PR.  My previous best was 135X17 on 8/5/13.  195X1 is also my heaviest bench since I did a bunch of doubles with 205 on 4/22/14.  I just decided to work up to the heaviest single I could without getting into grinding territory.  No pain on the day or afterwards.

Those dates are a bit rough for me to look at.  I put off getting professional help on my shoulder for so long, and after working with  my P.T. for just over a month, I hit a high-rep PR, and my top-end strength feels like it's at least 80% what it was before the injury.  Why the fuck did I put this off for so long?

I'll stay at 135 for my work-sets until I can beat 22 reps.  Back to my old 25/45/Volume programming which forces me to keep reps high for a long time.

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