Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Swiss bar bench press
235 x 3
265 x 3
295 x 3
235 x 13
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Super-set with supine-grip Meadows rows
45 x 8
90 x 5, 10
100 x 10
* Very strong performance on the bench. Weight shot up.

Close-grip Swiss bar bench
195 x 10, 9
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Super-set with supine-grip Meadows rows
110 x 10
135 x 10

Band-resisted Arnold press
50s x 9 - Dropdown to 35s with no bands x 5
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Giant-set with rear-delt lat raises
35s x 10
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Keg curls
160 x 10, 10

Tried different ways to make the Meadows rows palatable to my forearm, but straps and Fat Gripz didn't feel as good as simply adopting an underhand grip. Tells me the bicep has probably nothing to with the problem. It's slowly getting better over time, in any case; just have to keep doing what I'm doing and train around the pain.

Brother is in town. Going to be fairly socially busy the next 32 hours: visiting a friend overnight tonight, going from there to work tomorrow, and from the office meeting my bro and older sister for dinner before we see Dad. Will probably do some Muay Thai practice before leaving tonight and I'm looking to go swimming at the hotel tomorrow.