DE BENCH day was so-so. Wednesday's are on the tail end of my 5 twelve hour night shifts, so the motivation was slightly lower than I'd like. Kinda like sleep walking into the gym. The only thing that saved me was my preworkout cocktail with an extra 100 mg caffiene.
Banded speed bench was on the slow side because of being run down. It took 2 sets close grip before the caffiene kicked in. Blasted through the rest, and moved onto push presses for a heavy single. Last week I did 255 x 3 (which was my old 1 RM), so I had to go way heavier. After all the warmups I threw on 275 and nailed it. The first time I didn't lock out, so I brought it down and threw it up again. Love the feeling of power after locking out and holding it for a few seconds (in case anyone missed it
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115 DB's for incline presses ss w/ 30 lb weighted pullups. Depending on what my OHP's are next week, I'll either do the 115's again for 2 x 10 OR possibly switch up to decline DB press. If I'm back to strict standing military's for 3 sets of 5, then declines it is because it's a lot of weight to put on my shoulders.
Added another 10 pounds for pulldowns which is still easy, but I don't want to come anywhere close to failure with these. I'd much rather increase my chest-supported rows (which I did today). All three sets of 10 with 3 plates, 25 plate per side.
Arms I went with incline curls ss w/ rolling DB triceps extensions. Just used a pair of 40's 3 x 10 for both exercises.
Shoulder prehab for 2 x 20 and I was out!
Also, I weighed myself today for the first time in a while -> 256 lbs! I just went back in my emails and checked out what I wrote on Matt's questionare and I put 245 pounds! Pretty fucking good side effect from strength training!! Only supplements I've been taking since I started is CEE, waxy maize, protein, and I'm product testing the EAA's... Damn, with my one (and only) cycle of superdrol I got up to 262 lbs and I'm almost back there NATURALLY, and I'm NOT even training for mass!