Congrats on the Easter deadlift PRs. (Seems like there should be a joke involving the dead and rising up but I'm not the guy for it.)
Since I'm a newbie and I get to ask the SSCs questions that are probably impossible to answer - do you think the thinner waist or the 3" belt helps more? And how long does it take to convince a spouse that a second belt is necessary?
In A Commercial Gym (oh my goodness)
Paused squat: 455x2x6. The pauses were short because I kept getting distracted by the mirror.
Bench: 365x3x5
CGBP: 350x3x5
Lotsa people doing advanced assistance work for arms and chest. Not a single squat was done that day, other than by me.
More commercial gym fun.
Deadlift Paused 385x3, 360x3x3
Bench press 410x2x6. Old bro asked me before the first one if I needed a spot. "No thanks, I'm fine." "How much do you bench?" "Um, 450." "wow. What's that gadget you're using?" "It's a slingshot. Just helps you get a bit of an overload. For use by advanced benchers. Really, not such a big deal. . ." "Slingshot, hmmm?"
Crap. They got the wrong message.
Press: 210x2. I was tired and had no belt, so whatever. 205x3x4
Pullups.
Done.
If you're gonna be slingshotting that much in a commercial gym you should be getting paid by Mark Bell and handing out coupon codes
KARL450 for ten percent off!