That went quite well!

I was a little nervous because my shoulders were feeling weird – the same sort of weird that is precursor to the arm pain issues. I know what was causing it — too much “sitting up in bed” and reading. Being propped up, shoulders get rounded forward, arms not in the best position, and it contributes to the problem. So I was a little nervous things would flare up.

Fortunately no flare up. I warmed up my shoulders well, and made sure to have that crush-grip on the bar the entire time. That makes a big difference at keeping everything tight, which then helps everything tremendously.

The 220 set flew up like it was nothing, which told me I was going to smash the 245 easily. And I did. I was quite happy about that.

BTW, Kroc Rows, when you get into such high reps? They are a bitch. 🙂

All in all, a very good session.

5/3/1 (Based on: Forever, BBB, 5’s PRO)

• Bench Press
  • bar x 5
  • 105 x 5
  • 135 x 5
  • 155 x 3
  • 195 x 5
  • 220 x 5
  • 245 x 5
  • 135 x 10
  • 135 x 10
  • 135 x 10
  • 135 x 10
  • 135 x 10
• Bent-over Lateral Raises (superset with bench warm-up sets)
  • 15e x 15
  • 15e x 15
  • 15e x 15
  • 15e x 15
• Kroc Rows (superset with bench work sets)
  • 60 x 10e
  • 60 x 10e
  • 60 x 30e
• Curl-Grip Pulldowns (superset with bench BBB sets)
  • 125 x 12
  • 125 x 12
  • 125 x 12
  • 125 x 10
  • 125 x 10
• Pushdowns
  • 95 x 20
  • 95 x 20
  • 95 x 15