Journey to success or failure

[aarsen]

Name is Graham, am a powerlifter, have been doing so since i was 15, have been lifting weights since i was 14. Am of age 23 now.

Current PR's, all in lbs

Squat = 375X1 atg @215 bodyweight
Bench Press 405X3 @220 bodyweight
Deadlift 505X1 @215 bodyweight

currently weigh 192


Saturday sept 7/2013, Heavy bench press day

Super close grip incline bench press

45X30
95X12
135X8
185X3

220X3
235X3
250X3

supper close grip flat bench press

135X8
185X8
225X8
275X7
225X12

Flat dumbbell bench press

60X5
100X5 (paused)
100X5 (paused)
100X10 (tng)

weighted chins

0X5
25X5
50X5
50X5
50X5

barbell rows

45X8
95X5
135X5
155X5
195X5
195X5
195X5

Front squat

45X10
95X8
135X5
185X3

235X5
245X5
255X5

7/10, both my incline and flat bench felt very weak and far from any PRs. the chins felt good though, much stronger then last weak. and the squat wasn't half bad either.

[aarsen]

Press

45X8
95X6
115X5

140X3
150X3
160X3

Pec Deck

105X10
155X8
205X8
205X8
205X8

lat pulldowns (to chest)

105X8
160X8
160X8
160X8

Front squat

meX12
45X8
95X6
135X5
185X3

225X5
235X5
245X5

8/10 good workout, pec deck feeling stronger, press felt ok, front squats feeling heavy but still fairly good reps.

[aarsen]

Front squat

meX12
45X8
95X6
135X5
185X3

235X5
245X5
255X5 (paused last rep)

8/10, good workout

[aarsen]

Bench Press (wide grip, have not done in long time)

45X40
95X15
135X10
185X5
225X3
245X3

275X5
275X5
275X5 (pause last rep)
275X5
275X5 (pause last rep)

Press

45X8
95X8
135X8
155X8 (hard, dammit)

weighted chins

0X5
25X8
25X8
25X8

hammer grip chins

X10

DBX

60X12
100X12
100X12
100X12 (these are weak too)

Front squat

45X8
95X5
135X3
155X3

185X12

good workout, triceps were roasted after the bench press even though it was a wide grip bench, guess my triceps weren't use to it? 7/10 but lot of hope going into this program.

[aarsen]

Bench Press

45X50
95X15
135X10
185X8
225X3
245X3

285X5
285X5
285X5 (paused last rep) hard

Weighted chins

0X5
30X8
30X8

Back squat

45X10
95X8
135X5
185X3
225X12

[AxtonBelden22]

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