Bench - 225X0 (twice), 185X8, 205X5, 215X3
CGBP - 175X5, 185X4, 195X2
Tri extensions
Squats - several singles 135 to 155

I kind of realized today that I need to be working at a much higher intensity with bench press. If at the beginning of a workout I can do 185X12-15, then I should probably be able to press 225 once. I changed my form on the first max attempt & all of my warmup reps by tucking my elbows. I'm going to start benching like that from now on.

Part of the problem may have been that I got up at 5am yesterday & drove to Chattanooga, TN for Pat's PL meet & drove most of the way back in the evening...didn't get home till 2am. He ended up squatting 900. It was not a good lift. He could do plenty more IMO. Probably 950 to 1000. He kind of good morninged the 900. Then he took a token bench & missed 540 & 565 because of issues with his shirt. He smoked 635 & 675 on DL, but his back tightened up. We massaged him & tried to get him loosened up, but on his 3rd attempt (700), he never got the weight off the floor & popped something in his back. He'll probably be okay; I don't think it's a ruptured disc, but he's still pretty fucked up today. It was still a pretty awesome experience being at a meet like that. I saw a 725 bench attempt (I think he got it on his next attempt), a 1000lb squat, and a +800lb DL. Pretty cool stuff.

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