PR attempt on Bench Press - 275!
So I did 230 x 4 on BB Incline Bench Press last week and I was feeling stronger than ever. This made me really want to see what I could do on BB Flat Bench so yesterday I gave it a shot. 135 x 1 - feeling good. 225 x 1 - lightweight baby! 275 x 1 - I got it halfway up & stuck, my spotter gave me a slight tap, and I pushed it on up. I might have went up too fast too quick, but I am positive had it been 10 lbs lighter I could’ve done it with no spot. So I’m saying 265 is my max now, which happens to match the most I’ve ever done. So I’m giving myself 2 weeks and I’m going to do 275 with no spot, and that will be my new PR on BB Bench Press.
What is amazing to me is that there is something so mental about bench pressing 225 and over (for someone who really isn’t considered "strong"). And to think that I almost had 225 plus a 25 on each side - 50 lbs over 225, is very satisfying and exciting.
I am at the point now where I have almost reached a place that I have never been before with my body. And this time I have the time to workout, and I can afford to take the supplements I want to take, so by spring break I should be a place I have never been before and continuing on my goal of transforming my body and filling out my frame. I am having fun with this!
December 29, 2008 at 10:50 pm
My response is a little late. Congrats on the big lift! I wish I could throw around weight like that!