320 x 3
250 x 11, 8, 9
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Super-set with dumbbell rows
115sbx 10, 10, 12, 15
* Good showing. Wasn't sure if I'd be able to handle benching today due to my elbow, but it was manageable despite hurting on warm-ups. Being under the 320 was funny, I forgot I was even existing in my body and just powered the weight up in a state of selflessness. As much as I don't like to rely on psych-up rituals, I do find them fun as long as I don't NEED them to perform, and this one Dragonball Super remix with a slow piano intro before Goku starts screaming has been a recent favorite track for my top-set. In the show, the slow part of the song is always at a point when Goku is seriously battered and messed-up before he finds a reserve of power and goes back into the new form, Ultra Instinct. Which is a cool idea in itself because it comes from mastering the art of acting without thinking ala martial arts or powerlifting, rather than some race-based transformation like Super Saiyan. I also loved that it only materializes after taking heavy damage and being backed into a wall, not anger or anything. It was a welcome change and translates great to lifting, when you need to call upon deeper pools of power to get this next set despite feeling like you're tired or even done.
* Good showing. Wasn't sure if I'd be able to handle benching today due to my elbow, but it was manageable despite hurting on warm-ups. Being under the 320 was funny, I forgot I was even existing in my body and just powered the weight up in a state of selflessness. As much as I don't like to rely on psych-up rituals, I do find them fun as long as I don't NEED them to perform, and this one Dragonball Super remix with a slow piano intro before Goku starts screaming has been a recent favorite track for my top-set. In the show, the slow part of the song is always at a point when Goku is seriously battered and messed-up before he finds a reserve of power and goes back into the new form, Ultra Instinct. Which is a cool idea in itself because it comes from mastering the art of acting without thinking ala martial arts or powerlifting, rather than some race-based transformation like Super Saiyan. I also loved that it only materializes after taking heavy damage and being backed into a wall, not anger or anything. It was a welcome change and translates great to lifting, when you need to call upon deeper pools of power to get this next set despite feeling like you're tired or even done.
Uh, yeah, anyways, finished off with...
Close-grip block press drop-set
225, 185 x 8
135 x 12
