Training Log: Entry 511

RE Upper Day

Bench press of 175
27,9,6

Notes: Got to 20 just fine, those last 3 reps were murder.  Mostly touch and go here just because of the insane number of reps necessary.  Keeping my form as tight as possible given the nature of the exercise.  Freezing in my garage, need to get a heat dish or 7.

3-board press of 245
6,5,4,4

Notes: Got a little greedy on that first set, but went better than last week.  Gotta focus on retracting the shoulder blades as much as possible given the short rom.

Bradford presses
4x135lb
2x10 of 95
1x8 or 95

Notes: 3-board presses fried me, and given the nature of the new movement, things were a little wonky.  I really like this though, and my shoulders are still flexible enough for the behind the neck motion.  It helps not to go to full extension.  Wanna toy around with this more.

DB row of 105
13,10,7,5

Notes: Getting a really good pull on my right side, especially when setting the weight down between reps and starting dead from the floor.  Don't really feel my left lat engaging, but get a good pump in it after the exercise, so something must be happening.

Olympic bar curls of 85
8,6,5

Notes: Not nearly as much shoulder clicking as with the EZ bar.  Hammer curls may have helped.

 

Did some grip work today as well.  Can close the 2.5 for 3 reps on the right hand, almost got it on the left hand.  Alternating negatives with the 2.5 and overcrushes with the 2 for 4 sets total, followed by repping out with the 2 for 6 reps on the right hand and 3 for the left.