Bench last night...shirt workout!!I almost forgot how challenging it is to work with the bench shirt, but I was quickly reminded on the first set.
BENCH warmup - bar x 15, 95 x 10, 135 x 5
SHIRT ON...Air turns all the way, no boards used.
I didn't touch my chest on any of the reps during this workout, but I came pretty close. I got closer and closer with just about every set. The objective was to try to stay in the groove the whole time.
205 x 1 - this one was ugly. I was playing around with the shirt, trying to get it to sit a little differently on me, and this one didn't go so well. So we stopped and re-adjusted the shirt.
205 x 2
225 x 2 (about 1 board)
235 x 1 (very close!)
245 x 1
245 x 1 (this one came closer than a 1 board)
225 x 2
RAW BENCH W/CHAINSWeight is at the top with the chains (73 pounds)
213 x 3 - ridiculously heavy, I was gassed from the shirt work.
Stopped and adjusted the links on the chains
208 x 3
208 x 3 - still ridiculously heavy. I felt my butt lift on a couple reps.
All in all, it wasn't a terrible workout, given that it was my first time with the shirt and my first time under that much weight in almost 2 months.
30 mins of very light cardio yesterday morning.
I'm going to get back in the gym tonight to do the speed squats and abs, and then take 2 days off training.
