So We Meet Again, Bench Press...

First Bench day of the new cycle, it wasn't amazing but I hit all prescribed reps and form was pretty damn good. Dropping the weight on Pendlays and slowing down the movement with more of a squeeze at the top was a good move, my rhomboids are really burning! The shrugs; I am gonna go lighter on, next time... Ugly last few reps!! Poundstone Curls, I got 5 more reps than last time (OUCH!!). The weighted Planks went well, for my first time hitting them in AGES. 3 plates is a new weight PR, I could have gone longer on both sets but chickened out and the weight slipped a bit too far on my second set. Next time, I'll hit 2 plates for minimum 90 seconds and three plates, for minimum one minute. It feels like a sledgehammer smacked me in the stomach, I want it to feel like a train (and not to hurt my Squats, on the next day!!). I hope that shuttling Bench Press to day 1 pays off, I am confident it will get better from here.

Here are today's results:

Monday, April 28 -- Bench Press Day -- (Bench Press Training Max: 245)

Bench Press:
Warmup Sets - Barx8/95x5/135x3/140x2/150x1
Work Sets - 160x5/185x5/210x6

Pendlay Rows - 4x8x135

Seated Behind Neck Press - 4x8x75/75/80/80

Weighted Dips -4x6x35/40/45/45

Face Pulls - 2x30x45

Shrugs - 2x40x95

Poundstone Curls - 1xBarx65

Weighted Planks - 1x90x75secs/1x135x45secs