Competiton Phase / Week 5 to USAPL Bench Press Nationals

Monday
Bench Press - Bar x 20 x 2 sets; 135 x 8 x 2 sets; 225 x 6; 225 x 3; 315 x 2; 365 x 1. Put on Red/Black Super Katana - 451 x 3 (2-board); 518 x 2 (2-board); 562 x 2 (1-board); 628 x 1 x 2; 639 x 1
NOTES: Had a little trouble touching with the 628 and 639. We'll see what happens next week...

Wednesday
Did not train

Thursday
Bench Press - Bar x 20 x 2 sets; 135 x 8 x 2 sets; 225 x 5 x 2 sets; 275 x 4; 315 x 3 x 2 sets; 365 x 2 x 5 sets
Rolling DB Ext - 50 x 10 x 2 sets; 60 x 10 x 2 sets
Hammer Curls
Lat Pulls
Abs

Saturday
Did not train

Competition Phase / Week 4 to USAPL Bench Press Nationals

Monday
Bench Press - Bar x 20 x 2 sets; 135 x 8 x 2 sets; 225 x 5; 275 x 5; 315 x 4; 365 x 2 x 3 sets; 385 x 2
Rolling DB Ext - 45 x 10 x 4 sets
NOTES: This was sort of a down week before turning it up again next week. Also, I played 18 holes of golf in blazing tempatures Monday before training.

Wednesday
Did not train

Thursday
Bench Press - Bar x 20 x 2 sets; 135 x 10 x 2 sets; 225 x 6; 275 x 5; 315 x 3 x 2 sets; 365 x 2 x 3 sets; 390 x 1; 415 x 1; 415 x 1 (pause)
Rolling DB Ext - 60 x 10 x 3 sets
Hammer Curls - 55 x 10 x 2 sets
Abs - 15 x 2 sets

Competition Phase / Week 3 to USAPL Bench Press Nationals

Monday
Bench Press - Bar x 20 x 2 sets; 165 x 8 x 2 sets; 231 x 5; 231 x 3; 319 x 2; 385 x 1. Put on Red/Black Super Katana - (2-b0ard) 473 x 3; (1-board) 562 x 2; 606 x 2; 617 x 2 x 3
DB Presses (palms in) - 110 x 10 x 2 sets; 130 x 8
Hammer Curls - 45 x 10; 65 x 8
NOTES: I killed the first rep with 617 of 1-board but struggled with the groove on the second rep on every set. I believe I was flattening out on the first rep with was throwing me out of my groove.

Wednesday
Squat - Bar x 8 x 2 sets; 135 x 6 x 2 sets; 225 x 6; 315 x 5; 365 x 3 x 2 sets; 405 x 2 x 4 sets; 405 x 6
Straight Leg DL - 135 x 8 x 2 sets; 225 x 8 x 2 sets; 315 x 8
DB Curls - 10 x 2 sets

Thursday
Bench Press - Bar x 20; Bar x 15; 135 x 8 x 2 sets; 225 x 6; 275 x 3 x 2 sets; 335 x 2 x 5
JM Press - 95 x 10 x 4 sets
NOTES: Trained at Bad Attitude Gym in Carrollton, TX

Saturday
Did not train

Competition Phase / Week 2

Monday
Bench Press - Bar x 20 x 2; 143 x 8 x 2; 231 x 6; 231 x 3; 319 x 1; 385 x 1. Put on Black Super Katana - 496 x 3; 562 x 2 (2-board); 617 x 1 (1-board); 617 x 1 x 2 sets; 633 x 1
Dumbbell Press - 100 x 10 x 2 sets; 130 x 5; 100 x 8
Front Delt Raise - 15 x 2 sets
Tricep Pressdowns - 15 x 3 sets

VIDEOS:
617 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxWbkPkr5gQ
633 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUOZCJL0UQo

Wednesday
Did not train

Thursday
Bench Press (pinky on ring) - Bar x 20 x 2 sets; 135 x 8 x 2 sets; 225 x 5; 275 x 4; 315 x 3 x 2 sets; 365 x 2 x 2 sets
Rolling DB Ext - 50 x 10 x 4 sets
Hammer Curls - 50 x 10 x 3 sets

Saturday
Deadlift - 165 x 6 x 2 sets; 275 x 4; 319 x 3; 385 x 3; Put on new Titan Velocity Deadlift Suit (Conventional) - 473 x 3; 562 x 1; 617 x 1. Back to raw (no belt) - 385 x 3 x 3 sets
Reverse Hypers - 10 x 4 sets
Pullups - 6 x 3 sets
Shrugs - 75 x 20; 90 x 20

Video:
617 Deadlift - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ry77iRKf-8w

Competition Phase / Week 1

Monday
Bench Press - Bar x 20 x 2 sets; 143 x 8 x 2 sets; 231 x 5; 275 x 3; 319 x 1; 385 x 1. Put on new Super Katana (red/black)...473 x 3 (3-board); 562 x 2 (2-board); 606 x 1 (1-board); 633 x 1 (1-board); 661 x 1 (1/2-board)
3-board press (pinky on ring) - 315 x 3; 365 x 3; 405 x 2; 365 x 3 x 3 sets
JM Presses - 10 x 3 sets
Low Rows - 10 x 2 sets
Flys - 10 x 2 sets
Abs

VIDEOS:
633 (1-board) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqHhuLT9dKo
661 (1/2-board) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y11mK6EubE

Wednesday
Squats - Bar x 8; 135 x 6 x 2 sets; 225 x 6; 315 x 5; 405 x 5 x 5 sets
Straight Leg DL - 135 x 10 x 3 sets
NOTES: Trained at Olympus Muscle & Fitness in Laredo. All sets done with no belt. Good workout!

Thursday
Bench Press (pinky on the ring) - Bar x 20 x 2; 135 x 8 x 2; 225 x 6; 260 x 5; 300 x 5; 325 x 4 x 2 sets; 345 x 3 x 2 sets; 365 x 2 x 2 sets; 345 x 3 x 2 sets; 325 x 4; 300 x 6; 260 x 8; 225 x 10

Saturday
Did not train