Friday, April 10
BENCH SHIRT WORKOUT (HEAVY!)
RAW95x8
135x5
165x5
SHIRTED225x5
255x3
275x2
295x1 fail fell out of the groove on the bottom
295x1 fail - ugly
305x2 negatives
305x3 negatives
RAW225x3 negatives/2 sets (I did these because I wasn't happy with the shirted negs)
RAW CLOSEGRIP135x8
135x7
135x6
This bench shirt is the source of frustration. I am starting to worry that I will not be able to get the bar to touch my chest in time for this meet. I'm TRYING to be patient, but it's pissing me off.
I'm also having alot of problems with my setup... I seem to be setting up crooked with my feet, sort of torqued to the left, and everyone is telling me that it's making my hips and shoulders un-square too. I fcuk around so much with the setup that I am exhausted by the time that I actually try to lift.
Here are a couple of vids. The sets of 255 and 275 were the best with the shirt... It's funny because when I am bringing the bar down, it seems like it has SOOOOOOO far still to go down, but in the vids, it looks alot closer than it feels. That last bit is IMPOSSIBLE though. 245-275 seems to be where I need to work this shirt, and that's what I am going to stick to next week.
My arms and shoulders are totally fried from this workout, btw.
165x5 RAW
255x3 SHIRTED
275x2 SHIRTED