WalkingBeast said:The heaviest I went was 275 for 8 reps, very slow and controlled. Its not 15, but its a start to getting back.
Right. Not bad man Since you were doing the 15 faster, you might've had a couple more in you.
Definitely on the road back.
Flat Bench:
45x Many times to warm-up
135x20
225x21
275x8
225x18
Hammer Strength Wide Chest machine:
185x15
275x9
275x12
Hammer Strength Incline Machine:
185 to failure (unsure of reps)
225x16
(Weights were added up as if they were on a 45lb bar)
That's not too shabby after all those bench reps I know you're not happy about it, but 225x21 is still DAMN good. You'll be back around 27 inside of a month.
How do you like those two Hammer machines? They're two of three pec exercises I use in rotation for DC. The Wide is pretty neat, but the stretch at the bottom can be scary...I like the Iso-Incline better, but that damn thing doesn't give quite enough stretch.
Anyway, glad you're coming back with a vengeance. How sore did this make you?