HELLS YEAH!!

So from experience I know that I can get 5x5 with a weight thats almost exactly 75% of my 1rm. I got 195 5x5 today. The last rep was hard and I really needed to grip the hell out of the bar and pretend I was trying to bend it in two at the same time to finish the rep. Also something really weird happened instinctively. I found I'm stronger elbows tucked off the bottom but near lockout I'm stronger elbows flared. They kinda flared on their own when my rep almost stalled and the bar picked up speed. Cool. So this CONSERVATIVELY means my bench is about 260 right now. I think I'll hit 300 by the end of the year. This also means I've put 85lbs on my bench since this time last year. Hell of a damn good way to top off a couple shitty days.

Now to switch gears and go do Deck of Cards.


Oh yeah. Addendum. I officially hate bodybuilding now. Well not really. But I'll never train that way again. Shitty sleep schedule and lack of calories yesterday no way in hell I would have hit a PR of ANY KIND with high reps/super high intensity techniques like drop sets, giant sets, and the such.