Full-Body. Week 2. Bench

BW - 226

Squat -
BarX5
135X5
185X4
245X3
290*X3, 3, 3

Bench -
BarX5
95X5
115X4
135X3
165X2
185X1
165X14, 5

Deadlift -
135X3
185X3
225X3, 3, 3

*misloaded the bar with a 5 on one side and a 10 on the other.  Should have been 285.

165X14 is a Rep PR on bench.  I'd been banging my head against the wall for a couple of weeks attempting to get 155X20 and stalling out at 17.  I've decided to ramp up a little bit accepting some Rep PRs at higher weights even if they fall short of my original targets.  For instance, my target for 165 would have been 17, but 12 is my previous best, so why not be happy with beating that by 2?  My hope was to "earn" a new over warm-up of 225, but it seems like that may be further out than I'd hoped.  So I'll work up hitting Rep PRs and see what number makes sense instead of fixating so hard on adding another full plate to the bar.  Maybe I'll go until I start failing to hit lower rep PRs, say if I fail for a couple weeks attempting 205X6, and then I'll make that weight my new over warm-up and reset from there.

Substituting speed deads for chin-ups until I get my shoulder issues worked out.

Novice LP - Session 15

BW - 225

Squats -
BarX5
135X4
185X3
235X2
280X1
310X4, 5, 1

Press -
BarX5
80X3
90X2
100X1
120X5, 5, 5

Deadlift -
135X5
195X3
235X2
285X1
325X5

Stalled on Squats.  Coach says we reset to 280 and try again.

Pressing was fine.  I was inside the power rack from the squats, and left the hooks there.  Plates hit the top of the rack on a few reps here and there.  I'll just move the hooks next time.

Deadlift went really well!  Felt pretty strong.

Novice LP - Session 13

BW - 225

Squats -
BarX5
125X4
175X3
225X2
275X1
305X5, 5, 5

Press -
BarX5
70X3
85X2
100X1
115X5, 5, 5

Deadlift -
135X5
185X3
225X2
275X1
320X5

Good session.  305X5 is a Rep PR.  Feeling heavy.

Reset the Press down to 115 after stalling twice at 130.  These weren't hard.

Wussed out on my set with 320 last time.  Got it this time.  Heavy.