Max effort bench day at Apollon and the exercise was a tough one. A full range bench press with a doubled mini band and a chain.

This sucked.

I started with the bar, then band & chain, then went:

95 x 5

135 x 1

185 x 1

205 x 1

225 x 1

245 x 1

My shoulders were still pretty shot from squats the previous day, so I put on my Metal Catapult before continuing to work up.

275 x 1

315 x 1

335 x 1

365 x 1

Left it there because it was a good strain.

Next up was some work on the elitefts chest-supported T-bar row. I'm trying to work heavier at this, so I went to 4 plates for 4 sets of 5.

Did 4 sets of 15 on the dip machine, followed by some barbell shrugs with fat grips. Could only get 185 for 4 sets of 10 due to my grip failing, but right now my grip is taking priority over everything because I can't seem to hold onto a damn deadlift, lol

 

Dave Kirschen
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