I crossed the 300lb. bench line!

[gettinlarger]

I had an amazing day at the gym today.

Flat bench.
warmup with 135 for 10
225 for 3
245 for 3
255 for 2
275 for 2
285 for 1
295 for 1 NEW PR!!
305 for 1 NEW PR!!!!
305 went up slowly, but I figured I'd give 315 a try. No guts, no glory, right? But alas, it did not go up. Almost though. Failure was around the first 1/3 of the ROM, but it felt alright during the last 2/3 during lockout. Oh well. 3 plates will come soon.

Incline db press
80s for 10
85s for 8

Dips
bodyweight for 50
22, 14, 8, 6

Some slow, light calf work
Standing calf raises
60 for 15
60 for 15
50 for 15

I'm tellin ya, nothing, and I mean nothing, feels better than setting a new record. As a side note, my goal was to put up 295 by the end of this month. Guess I lucked out.

 

[jeremys]

congrats... 3 plates will be yours in the very near future

 

[Drunken_Weasel]

grats.. alot further than i am .. i just started benching.. my starting max is about 180.

Thomas

 

[Deciever1]

nice. im in the same boat as you.. but im goin for 200...

 

[BodybuildingUniverse]

those 3 plates are gonna sound SWEET rattling around as you rep it out soon....nice barrier break!

 

[SAGAT]

excellent. i'm still tryin' to break the 200 barrier!

 

[erickthegreat11]

awesome!!!!!!!!!! I'm hoping for 250# before I change up my rep cycle.

 

[b fold the truth]

HECK OF A JOB!!!

B True

 

[gettinlarger]

jeremy, Drunken, Deceiver, heavywear, SAGAT, B ...

Thank you very much.

 

[jeremys]

no problem man...your progress motivates me, same with everybody else on here

 

[gettinlarger]

That really makes me feel good man. Thank you.

 

[mekannik]

Congratulations.


Now post when you get to 315. Then 365.

Don't ever stop.

 

[luto199]

yea dude!!! breaking your own record fells better than sex, well with an ugly girl at least
I'm gonna max out really soon and am hoping for 250+, then my goal for end of christmas break is 300lbs!!!

 

[k1401]

Great job try taking bigger jumps next time, you may have burned yourself out with the 10 lb late jumps

Congrats