Okay! First day back after a much-needed vacation in Mexico. I wish I'd gotten more training in but the resort gym had dumbbells up to 50 and a smith cage half covered in rust. We fooled around a bit but aside from bodyweight dips and stuff like that, we never did get anything we would call a workout. God do I hate smith machines.
On the bright side, I did go and see Dr. Masters (amazing chiro and ART specialist at Champions Chiropractic in Edmonton) to get my back and neck put back together. I swear, there must have been fifty cracks, most of those from cervical adjustments. I'm still a bit stiff but most of the pain is gone and I'm going back in on Monday for some ART. I wasn't sure what to expect from today's benching but I think it went pretty well.
Warm-ups
3-5 @ 45, 95, 115, 135, 155
5 @ 180
5 @ 205
13 @ 230 (This felt quite good actually, projected a max of 329. I have done 240 for 12 before so it wasn't a peak performance but since I haven't benched in a week and a half, I'll take it)
Joker Sets
5 @ 245
5 @ 255
5 @ 265
Backed off with a set of 8 @ 180 with pauses of around 2s. No time for assistance work again today, going to have to start training earlier. The primary work for Beyond 5/3/1 with jokers and back-offs takes a LOT longer than original 5/3/1. I like the extra volume a lot though.
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