Tuesday, April 28, 2009

ME Upper Body Fail

ME Bench Press w/ mini-bands
1x5 135lbs
1x5 155lbs
1x5 165lbs
1x3 185lbs*
3x4 175lbs**

Supplemental:
2x8 pull-ups
1x5 pull-ups

Superset:
3x10 2x45lbs bent-over DB rows
3x8 2x20lbs front raises

Traps:
3x12 2x50lbs DB shrugs
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* -- I added wrong when changing the plates around and thought I was doing 175. Mid-way through the set, I realised it was too heavy, so I did 3 reps and went back down.

** -- I should note that I completely failed the last set, so it's more like 2x4.. I'm going to partly blame the spicy food I had (which I shall be making a post about later), but I'm also super frustrated that I feel like i'm not progressing with my bench at all. Like... at all. If we think about it, I started with a 185lb 1RM, and the fact that I managed to do a 3RM with that weight is sure sign of progress.. Also, jumping up to that weight and doing a set of three probably accounted for my last set's failure, but all the same.. This is a plateau, and I dislike it, especially when my lower body lifts are all doing so well.

With all due luck, being in Canada will shake something up. At the very least, I'll have a spotter instead of waiting until someone notices I'm trapped under the bar. For the record, I look like I got punched in the mouth cause I was trying to get the bar back to the lower safety rack when it came down.

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