Yesterday I had a pretty amazing workout. I dumbbell benched the 35's for the first time EVER. Major PR breaker! However, I couldn't quite reach my goal of 3 sets of 5. Looking back on it, I think I could have rested a bit more between sets. A spotter would have also helped for motivation. I'm not going to beat myself up about it this time, but next time - It's On! :)
In addition, I completed another wave of 5/3/1, and benched 85lbs for 3 reps without too much of a struggle. I probably could have done 5, but again, without a spotter, that fear of dropping 85lbs on my face or cracking a rib kind of prevented that from happening :-/.
This is how my day went:
Bench
warmup x 2
70 x 5
80 x 3
85 x 3
Flat dumbbell press
warmup
35's x 5, 3, 2
Slight incline dumbbell press
warmup
25's x 10, 10
Close dumbbell press
warmup x 2
22.5's x 10, 10
Reverse tricep pressdown
warmup
50 x 12, 12
1-arm rope press
20 x 12, 12
Supplements:
Multi-V
Fish Oil
Whey protein
Creatine (pre-workout)
BCAAs (pre & post workout)
Somehow, I managed to gain a couple lbs over the weekend (really though, it's no mystery how...damn you chocolate & chips n salsa!), so really hitting my macros accurately was a big goal for the day....carrying through the week and from now on til show time!
