The plan was to do bench day today and then try light squats since my back had been feeling better over the last couple days, but it was acting up today, so no such luck.
Bench
185x5
205x5
225x11 (really thought I would get like 15 here...reps 1-8 felt incredibly light)
Bench
5x5 @235
last two sets were real grinders
Dips
4x8 @ BW
easy
Rows
5x5 @ 150,160,170,190
last set sketchy
Pulldowns
4x8 @ 140, 150, 160, 180
last set sketchy
Good workout. Doing only bench day is getting boring though. Will be excited when I can start up squats/deads again. I see the trainers again next week, so we'll see what the prognosis is.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
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Wait, so you did the normal prescribed 5-3-1 template for benching, then volume of 5 sets of 5 on top of that? PLUS dips?
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I thought of the 5x5 and dips as assistance. I was doing only a little less volume than that before, but the big difference is this volume is at a higher intensity. It's an experiment, and it may be too much, but I wanted to switch things up because progress had been kinda slow.
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