That's a seriously strong press! Congrats!
I came. I saw. I pressed.
Press - belt+wraps
267.5x1 @8
280x1 @ 9 - PR
290x1 @9.9 - PR
250x6 @9 - PR
Notes: Today, ladies and gents; today, I finally beat Wolf's Disease. Still had some delt and tricep fatigue, just enough that I questioned whether to try this today or put it off and try Friday. But warm-ups felt good so more or less stuck with my plan. 280 was FAST, I didn't get as good an initial push on 290, but it was enough to lock it out. 250x5 afterwards turned into 250x6 when I was so jazzed up from having done 290 that it just felt light.
With a full taper, and a little luck, maybe I'd have had 300. But I was trying to peak bench and press simultaneously (bench PR attempt coming Monday), which means I had to sacrifice slightly on a perfect taper for each one. But I'm super stoked about 290. This is right where I feel I should be, after getting up to where I could've done 275 in Fall 2015 but not getting to do it before tearing my shoulder up.
290 is juuuuust fine for now.
Bench Press
375x2, 405x1 @8, 375x2, 355x2
Notes: Nice and easy, just wanted to handle some weight without getting fatigued, to get ready for Monday. Goal is 455-465.
Chins
BWx5x8 - felt great
Last edited by Michael Wolf; 03-22-2017 at 08:26 PM.
That's a seriously strong press! Congrats!
You're not the only one who came.
Fine Pressing!
Excellent. Congrats! You were due for some good stuff.
You sure it's curls that you're chasing and not, ah, The Pump?
Thanks all! Pretty happy about it myself. Considering that, with a necessary lighter period after this big push, and then some minor procedures and their recovery, I probably won't be able to PR again till the fall, I'm happy to have had a great full upper body cycle. Let's see if I can knock out 455-465 bench on Monday!
Thank you sir. Glad one person there appreciated it, anyway. The strength cycle has caught some fire lately, I must say. It's always sold out, but usually did so mostly because of non-members who wanted to come get SS Coaching. Lately more members are getting interested. A lot is probably Kenny's influence, or maybe they're realizing, hmmmm, this guy can press 75 lbs more than I can clean and jerk, maybe I need to get stronger???