ME Bench yesterday was sweet. Strength continues to climb. Started off with 2 board presses. Last time I did these was about 6 weeks ago. Back then I got 375 x 1 barely. This time I worked up to 385 x 1 no problem. Felt good so I got 395 x 1 (barely!). My spotter thought for a second I was stuck, but I told him I like to give myself a good 2 second pause on the boards to elliminate any momentum...Same as if I was in a competition. I do that with all my presses. Anyways, he started to touch the bar and it took my concentration away to yell at him to fuck off the bar.
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Afterwards I did a drop set with 245 x 10 super easy for some added hypertrophy.
After I got done with those, I taped up another 2 boards together and did some 4 board presses as my ME triceps exercise. Last couple weeks I did JM Presses (regular and reverse banded) so it was cool doing something different. I didn't have a spotter for these which was fine since it balances fine on my chest. It was a new lift for me so I started off lighter than I wanted. Did 225 x 5, 315 x 5 before my triceps started really feeling it! I wanted to get out three plus sets, but I was too fatigued and didn't have a spotter for reassurance. Next time I'm shooting for 350 x 5 for my final set (according to Matt
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Three sets of shoulder presses, JS Rows, face pulls, and biceps to finish off my day. JS Rows still drain me pretty bad, but it's a matter of being in shape vs. too heavy weight. I can nail 260 for 3x8 with perfect form. It's not the weight at all. In fact, I can go heavier. I think it's my lack of cardio combined with the JS Rows really being a full body lift because of how low I am to the ground. So I'm going to do some fast paced walking/stationary biking to increase my fitness levels.
Ended my workout with some banded pressdowns. Good forearm/triceps burner..2 sets of 20 to get some blood flowing in there.
Total time in the gym: 1 hr. 15 min., mainly setting up my boards and shit. I have a ton of volume, but after the 4 board presses, I don't work to failure. Everything is still very heavy, but I still have a rep or two in the tank. So less rest between sets cuts down gym time.