Was supposed to be yesterday’s lift but was just too tired yesterday to do it. Will be M/W/T/S this week instead of M/T/Th/F. No biggie.
Quickie foam roll
Bench Press
45x5x2, 135x5x2, 185x5, 225x3, 265x3, 315x3x3. Then did 3 paused singles @ 225, 255, 275 to feel what the pause is like. Never having trained paused bench before, I need to get used to it before the meet. 315 felt strong, and I had a great lift-off/spotter, a guy I met at the gym today who actually gave me a lift off just as I asked. Which is like one in a million. Also, his name is Kirk. Awesome.
My elbows were still a little twingy from Monday's squats, but I used aspercreme (recommended by Paulie at SWBC), and the extra day of rest plus the creme helped some. I will probably switch to Bench/Press on M/Th and Squat/PC/DL on T/F so I don't have to bench with hurting elbows. I also need to ice more.
Chinups
10, 10, 9 - the last few reps of the 3rd set were a little kippy.
1-Arm DB Press - assistance work for Bench
40x10, 50x9, 60x6, 70x5, 55x7, 45x10
Felt good today, overall.