I love to Incline BB Bench. Incline Bench-pressing and OHP were and still are my go to's for increasing my flat bench power (these and tons of back work). I can always gauge my flat bench off of my Incline. So today it was time to visit 4 plates again on the incline. Its been a long time, with my pec tweak a few months back and my torn labrum shit just 100 right now but the pec is better and my raw bench confidence is coming back to me.
As with anything you have to work around dumbass people in life, shitty family members and other hurtles. This is the same approach to certain injuries. If possible you can still train around some injuries. I have chose for now to continue working around this labrum tear. Its not been easy for the past two years. Reason one, is because its not getting better. This is an injury that requires surgery. Surgery I am not ready for. Reason two, will the down time, the recovery and the lack of being able to train and lets not forget everyday life stuff.
I'm a mess right now. My age and father time is working against me everyday. My recovery time and my body is not what it used to be. I realize my window is closing but its not closed yet. Powerlifting is not a hobby for me. It never has been. Its a life style. I live and breathe this sport and the training that comes with it. Its my therapy I need each and everyday. Its this unquenchable thirst I have had since I was 11 years old that I can never satisfy. Its the accomplishment you know you control your gainz and your level of success. Its the constant battle with the iron that you will never ever win but you keep fighting it. Its the challenge that you will never be satisfied with any PR or lift because you always want more. Its the training cycles that you train like a maniac for your one moment in the sun. Its the comrade you have with your teammates that are going through this never ending battle with you everyday. Its the love you have for something that loves you but will never give in to your wants and needs no matter how hard you try but you keep trying....
I can go on and on. You can never understand this nor can I explain it to someone who is not meathead. Lifting weights has been apart of my life longer than anything else I have ever known and I would not change a thing....
Fatbar Incline Bench-Press
1 x 135 - 5
1 x 225 - 5
1 x 315 - 5
1 x 405 - 1
Seated Chest Press
4 x 20
Seated Banded Face Pulls
5 x 20
OHP Machine
5 x 10
DB Shrugs
5 x 20
Abs