01/23/2018
I'll start by saying I weigh 236 right now. I started at 215-218. The last few weeks training has gotten rough due to the weight gain. Harder to set up for my deadlift, Bench I have outgrown my grip width. So I have had to relearn bench with a wider grip again. I have been benching with either my pinky finger or ring finger on the rings. The last few weeks I have started to feel some pain in shoulders elbows and first time in my biceps. Last night my top sets were set to be 380. I got to my finally warmup before 380 which was 363 and when the bar touched my chest I felt some pain in my shoulders and biceps. As I started of to press my left wrist folded back causing me to fail the lift. Now I do have a quad/hip/it band issue that was bothering me as well Not allowing for much leg drive. I switched wrist wraps and made sure I casted my wrist nice and tight. Hit the 363 second attempt. Three weeks ago I hit 369 for 3x3. We decided to scrap the 380 attempts and work on wider grip. we dropped down to 341 middle finger on the rings this time. I hit 341 easy for 5 We went 341 again this time with index finger on the rings and a pause at the top for a triple. My grip now is middle finger on the rings. I get the most drive and power from this setup. Next week we will try again.
Bench:
155 1x10
231 1x5
275 1x3
319 1x1
341 1x1
363 fail
363 1x1
Close Grip Bench:
265 5x5
Barbell OHP:
175 2X6
175 1X10
Lateral Raise/Front Raise:
20 3x10/3x10
Green band Single Hand Tricep Pushdown:
3x15