{"id":1008,"date":"2009-02-15T16:25:18","date_gmt":"2009-02-15T14:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.ultimatefatburner.com\/?p=1008"},"modified":"2015-02-12T21:26:25","modified_gmt":"2015-02-13T02:26:25","slug":"bench-day-update-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/ufb-blog\/bench-day-update-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Bench Day – Update V"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday’s session was a small improvement over last week, overall.\u00a0 While I still didn’t hit all the reps in each set, I didn’t suffer from “TMC” (total moral collapse) in my final sets, either.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I managed: 5\/5, 5\/5, 4\/5, 4\/5, 4\/5 (@ 135 lbs.)<\/p>\n

We’ll see what next week brings.\u00a0 I figure I’ll continue working on this until we leave for the Arnold Classic (March 5), then it will be time for a break and a change up in my routine.\u00a0 That’s just 2 more sessions.\u00a0 I figure I could possibly move up to 140 pounds by then, although I’ll (temporarily) have to stop short of my goal of 6 reps.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But that’s ok for now…I was working on 125 lbs. at the point of my first “bench day” post<\/a>\u00a0on Jan 4, and was working on 120 pounds before the holidays\u00a0– so my 5 RM has improved a lot already.\u00a0 Thus, I expect I’m close to a point of diminishing returns.\u00a0 I pulled out Mike Westerdal’s “Critical Bench” program this morning, as\u00a0I suspect I’ve\u00a0come just about as far as I can by winging it, and will likely need a more specialized\u00a0routine to hit my current goal (and maybe surpass it – lol…a girl can dream, right?).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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