RE BENCH: Finally felt good to go. I got a total of 21 hours of sleep over the past 2 days since NOT going to the gym. Only sickness left is shortness of breath and a pretty raw nose.
5 x 5 bench I increased up to 305 and fucking nailed all of them. I didn't even bother asking for a spotter for the first four sets. I felt a little weak from being sick, but the sleep certainly helped.
Strict standing OHP's I did 205 for 3 x 5. These were really difficult, and the last set included my legs on the last few. Kinda figured this weight would be a killer after increasing my 5 x 5.
* At this point I couldn't find where I put my wrist straps because I was still pretty winded after being sick. I usually don't use them until my heavy rowing, but this time I thought they'd help with pullups all the way until the end.
Hit both sets of 5 weighted pullups with a 35. Next week I'm gunning for 2 x 6. Pulldowns I used a 'hook grip' like the picture in the previous pages that I posted. I liked it for these. Didn't hurt or distract me either. 240 for 2 x 10. Went with chest-supported rows today, used less weight than usual, and busted out 3 x 10. My grip held up pretty well.
Biceps/Triceps I used the one handed cable curl ss w/ one handed pressdown. Just did one slow, long continuous circuit until I hit 3 x 10 curls, and 3 x 10 pressdowns per arm.
Finished the long day with some side laterals (2 x 20) with a 35 lb DB... And I was done.
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Next week I start SPEED BANDED BENCH again.. Fucking missed those! Just gotta decide on the weights to use for these since I'm not used to them. I'm also going back to 2x10 incline DB presses again, which I've also missed. OHP's I'm going to jack up in weight as well. DE Bench always gave me more power for ohp's.