Max 11/15 Bench

Bench/Wrist Isolation

195x3 6

210x3 9+

205x3 9+

195x3 6+

205x3 9

I've been told lately that my wrists aren't straight, so I took today to rectify the situation. I think it helped too; my wrists feel better after the workout, and once they get used to the weight I'll probably be stronger anyway, lever arms and whatnot.

Bored Press

215x3

225x3 2 sets

235x3

Much better than I've been doing lately. Wrists also felt better, though at one point one started wobbling...

Chest-Supported Bros

135x8,6,6,5

Lat Pulldowns

150x8,7,6,5.5

Tried to go heavy on these, gotta get dat stable back. I'm REALLY loving the chest-supported rows. We'll see how they help me.

Shoulder Press

Some stuff with 45's, idk.

Fliyies

Weight SetsxReps

Good chest day. PT appointment tomorrow, let's see if my 350 max squat will ever be broken, or if I'll be foreverbenchonly.

Max 11/9 Bench

Maxed out at 205x5, then some 3board with 2.1111111111111111111111plate and some other stuff.

Max 10/25 Bench

Bench

205x3

210x3 4 sets

Not feeling a PR today, but Nick taught me to put my weight on my traps instead of the middle of my back, and the exercise feels a lot more tight, especially out of the bottom.

Paws Bench

175x3

185x3 2 sets

185x2

Different person counting on the last set (who I'm not blaming) led to the last rep being a real grinder, so I didn't go for a third.

Pendlay Rows

165x5

185x5 4 sets

Up from last week. Aww yee.

Weighted Pullups

3x5 with 25 extra, last few reps I didn't get all the way up.

Weighted Dips

3x5 with 45 extra, not very heavy

Racks were full and the machine doesn't work my grip as well and dumbbells don't weigh 200 pounds so after the dips I bounced. I also did some Bulgarian split squats with a plate on my shoulders for sets of 5-10 while I rested during Pendlay rows. The lunges yesterday made my glutes feel SUPER sore today, which is good, considering usually after a leg day I don't feel them at all. Gonna keep stretching and lunging and Bulgarian split squatting and hopefully get my glutes caught up with the rest of my legs before long. I've decided to take this break from heavy lower body lifts as an opportunity to fix the muscular imbalances that caused the injury. My body is ready.