Thursday Upper

Bench: 185x3; 225x3; 245x3; 265x3 (PR); 280x1
Lateral Raises: 3x10
Rope Pushdowns: 3x15
Single Arm Rows: 3x20
Gripper work: Trx20; #1x10,10

Bench was super sweet today. One month ago 265 was my max. 265 was also a weight that I missed twice in my last meet. I'm thinking my opener for my March meet is going to be between 265 and 280. I was really going for 3 on the 280, but ran out of gas. I like knowing that I could still get it after getting a 3 rep max though.

I got some new grippers in the mail today. These are going to become something I will probably do most days of the week. The Trainer(Tr) requires 100 lbs of pressure to close, the #1 requires 150 lbs of pressure to close, I also got a #2 which requires 200 lbs to close. I will be crushing pool balls in my hands like so many grapes in no time.

Last night I had trouble falling asleep again. I think I have come up with a solution. One part Jameson, one part Tylenol PM. I'm going to try it out, see how it goes.

Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer. -William S. Burroughs