Thursday, September 16, 2021

 Mat pulls (8)
570 x 8
* 1 rest pause. I could have eked out more reps but my back has been hurting the past few days and I have Muay Thai tonight so I didn't want to soul drain myself. Felt very strong despite a stabbing headache once I went past 315.

SSB box squats
Up to 290 x 5, 330 x 5

Can't believe I didn't record what an epic cheat day I had yesterday. The day before I weighed 193 and the same time yesterday I weighed just over 200 lbs. I was in pain most of the day.

Bench press
Up to 285 x 5
* Well that sucks, but fuck it, I appreciate being humbled. I thought the Swiss bar would magically make my bench skyrocket up. Yeah, that worked a decade ago but I was also eating like it was my job, whereas here I'm down 7 lbs and the lightest I've been in 15 years. And honestly, back then it was probably more attributable to simply training for a period of time and growing period, bar type be damned. The feeling I have at this bodyweight is that the first few reps feel like an atom bomb and then my endurance just dies. It's a notably faster decline than it used to be.

Dumbbell press
115s x 7, 8, 7

All set super set with dumbbell rows of 115

Rear delts, curls