Weightlifting: Close-grip Bench Press 240 for 10

 

The video claims a 10 lbs PR, but it was really a 5 lbs PR. Anyways, my progress continues, despite nearly blowing out my back on Tuesday. After doing unbelted squats, I began my deadlifts. After pulling 315, I thought my lower back felt a little funny. I put 405 on the bar and my god, it was a grinder. Nothing felt right. I deloaded to 315, thinking maybe I would just do a high rep set, but as soon as the weights came off of the ground, I put it right back down. My back felt funny throughout the day, and by the next morning it felt as though my back muscles were completely fatigued, with any lower back motion at all feeling extremely uncomfortable. I thought I was in for a two-week recovery, but on Thursday, I was eighty percent recovered. Now, on Saturday, I feel almost one-hundred percent. Just some weirdness. I think I'm overdoing it with the unbelted squatting.

	1RM	2RM	3RM	4RM	5RM	6RM	7RM	8RM	9RM	10RM
Low Bar Squat	415	380	365	350	360		340	320		315
High Bar Squat	390	365	350	345	340		315	320		300
High Bar Squat (Paused)	365		315		275
High Bar Squat (No Belt)	365	335	325	325	330			285		250
Front Squat	315	300	300	275	270	255	245	225	215	225
Bench Press	315	290	280	275	270	260	255	250	245	235
Bench Press (Paused)	300	280	270	260	250	240	245	235	230	225
Overhead Press	195	185	175	170	170	160	155	150	140	145
Deadlift	510	470	455	425	425	415	410	390	405	360
Deadlift (No Belt)	460		450			400	405		365	340
Sumo Deadlift	455	435	435	420	410					315
LB SQ no belt	380	350	345	330	335	315	315	300	295	275
Push Press	230	205	205	195	185
Barbell Rows	315	305	295		275
Close Grip	295	275	270	265	255	250	245	240	235	240
Clean and Push Press	205	175	185		160