10/22 – Paused Bench ME

Improved on the 340 long paused bench PR I hit 4 weeks ago with a solid 345. There was probably more there, but I was happy with that. Did a paused 320 double afterwards, which was a PR as well. I was tempted to put more weight on the bar and try some touch and go reps, but restrained myself. I did some unplanned push press afterwards, experimenting with starting from a clean grip. Different, but all the presses went real smooth despite being tired from squats yesterday, and bench right before.

Paused Bench Press:
135x10x1
135x10x1
180x3x1
215x3x1
250x2x1
285x1x1
320x1x1
345x1x1 (PR)
320x2x1 (PR)

Push Press:
165x3x1
205x2x1
225x2x1
255x2x1
275x2x1
290x1x1

Rope Pushdowns:
40x20x1
40x20x1
40x20x1
40x20x1
40x20x1

Pull-Aparts:
red band x50x1
red band x50x1
red band x50x1

+ stretching

Duration: 45 minutes

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