Tuesday, January 18, 2011

1/18/11 Bench

Bench:
175 x 1
185 x 1 (Cheated, no pause)
190 x F
175 x 1
185 x 1 (Cheated, no pause)

2-Board Bench:
175 x 5
175 x 5
175 x 5

Band-assisted Bench:
185 x 5
195 x 3
205 x 3

Pull-ups:
13, 11, 10

Shrugs:
275 til failure x 3

I am very disappoint with these bench singles. I failed 190 at the mock meet we did months ago, but only because I racked too soon and my foot moved. I feel like I haven't made progress in bench since I've joined the team. At least I hit a PR on squats yesterday. Win some, lose some?

I really need to work on my form, though. Arching always gives me back pain. Also, I don't think I've ever done bench actually using leg drive.

4 comments:

Juggernaut, the said...

For the next cycle, switch to the 3-second pause bench. I think you would benefit more from it.

Luke said...

join the club

Juggernaut, the said...

Hmm... Let's try switching you guys onto something radically different for the next cycle then and see if that kick-starts some progress.

Kyle said...

Gain 10lbs :D