lucasrd’s BodyBlog

Crushed the 400 bench pyramid today…everything felt light and went up easy…here were the sets:

225×10
275×8
300×6
340×4
350×3
370×2
315×8

I tried to do 400 after the set of 370 but it didn’t go up…next time I won’t try max after I complete the pyramid  

Well, set another personal best…conquered the 390 bench pyramid…here were the sets:

225×10
290×6
330×4
345×3
360×2
315×6

The last set was supposed to be 290×6, but I didn’t feel like taking the weights off, so I did 315 instead…that was sweet…

400 shouldn’t be too far off now.

Lifted with the bro yesterday morning…didn’t feel the best, but set another record…I beat the 380 pyramid..here were my sets:

225×10
245×8
285×6
325×4
335×3
350×2

The only set that was kind of tough was the last set of 350×2…the first one went up no sweat..second one a little slow.

After that we did some board presses to help us get used to heavy weight.  We used a 5 inch board.  I did 315×10 and 365×3  I tried to board press 385, but it didn’t go up

Ok…last week I beat the 360 pyramid and kind of strained my shoulder tryng to top the pyramid off at 360.  Today my bro and I benched again..shoulder was a little stiff so wasn’t sure how I would do…turns out I crushed the 370 pyramid!  Here were the sets:

205×10
240×8
275×6
315×4
325×3
340×2
275×10 (only needed 6 to complete the pyramid, but did 10)

Shoulder was slightly stiff afterwards, but nothing major.  400lbs doesn’t seem too far off now…SWEET

What a difference a bench makes.  I lifted with my brother at his gym this morning…used brandnew nautilus bench press bench and holy shit did it make a difference…

On Saturday I BARELY beat the 350 pyramid, and today I totally crushed the 360 pyramid…Here were my sets

200×10
235×8
270×6
305×4
315×3 (really easy…felt like I could have done 5 or 6)
330×3 (was only supposed to get 2, but got 3 because it felt light)
360-1 (wasn’t even supposed to attempt this, but I had to try)

Last Saturday I barely pushed 320×2…damn…I need a new bench in my garage!

Well, my little brother drove out to my place on saturday to swap out some tires on his car…after that we decided to lift…I figured since he was here might as well bench since i’d have a rare spotter!

 Well, I made my 2nd attempt at the 350 bench pyramid, and got through it..here were my sets:

190×10
225×8
260×6
295×4
310×3
320×2
260×9

The last rep of my 320 set went up very slow…I hit my chest went up like 3 inches and hung for a second…then it started moving again, and I finally got it up…I think the last few weeks of heavy close grip bench and weighted dips and pull ups really helped me get past the sticking point…

Breafast:  1c Oats + 2T natural PB + 2 scoops whey + handfull raisins

Snack:  3 Eggs + Left over sirloin steak + Broccoli

Pre-Workout:  PowerShake: 1c oats + strawberries + blueberries + 1.5c skim milk + 2 scoops whey + ice

I attempted the 350 bench press pyramid today…fell a little short…again, no spotter, so might have been able to eek out the last few reps if i had a spotter….here were my sets

190×10
225×8
260×6
295×4
310×2 (should have been 3)
320×1 (should have been 2)
260×8 (should have been 6)

I figure next Monday I should be able to knock this one out…hopefully my brother will have the morning off and we can hit up his gym and i’ll have a spotter for it….

Breakfast: 1c oats, 2 scoops whey, 2T natural PB, handful raisins

Snack:  2 Eggs, Tuna Melt (2 slices ww toast, 1 can tuna, 1/4c cottage cheese)

Pre-Workout: 1 scoop Whey

Post Workout:  PowerShake (1c Oats + 1.5c skim milk + 3 strawberries + handfull blueberries + 2 scoops whey + ice cubes)

TOTALS:  3300 CALORIES, 83g Fat, 353g Carb, 286g protein

Breakfast:  1c Instant Oats, 2 Scoops Whey, 1T peanut butter (all mixed together)

Snack:  1 Can Tuna, 1 Can black beans in chili sauce

Lunch:  Whole Wheat Pasta (fortified with protein) with Garlic, onion, and Shrimp

Pre Workout:  PowerShake:  1/2c oats, 1.5 c milk, strawberries, 2 scoops whey, ice cubes

Post Workout: 1 scoop whey, 1c brown rice, chicken breast, raw veggies (broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, carrots, spinach leaves)

Snack:  2T natural PB, specialK+fiberOne cereal + yogurt, cottage cheese