Today was… odd.

“Week 1” – 5 reps

• 5/3/1 – Bench Press (working max: 195#)
  • 2x5x45 (warmup)
  • 1x5x80
  • 1x5x100
  • 1x3x120
  • 1x5x130 (work)
  • 1x5x150
  • 1x11x170
• Asst. #1 – bench press
  • 5 x 10 x 95
• Asst. #2 – 1 arm dumbbell rows
  • 5 x 10 x 40
• Metcon – jump rope
  • 1 Tabata set – all single hop

Today was a little odd for me. I’m not sure exactly where it came from but my head was there but not there today. I felt like I could move mountains, yet when the weight was in my hand it was like I forgot how to move it. That last work set on the bench press felt like the sloppiest damn thing in the world and I could only crank out 11 reps and even that felt like I was going to drop the bar and kill myself. I have some theories, which I’ll discuss at another time.

Nevertheless, the workout was what it was. Not too bad really. I do think the assistance weight on bench can go up to 100# to ensure progressive stress. 40# was good on the rows, as I had to do a little cheat on the last reps of the last sets to ensure I got the sets and reps in.

I’ll discuss the other stuff later.