Day Two, Week Five: Heavy Bench Press

Progress in the secondary exercises, but a discouraging step backwards in the bench press. Whereas last week I benched 315 four times, this time I could hardly manage two. Really disappointing.

Heavy Bench Day
Exercise	7/14 2010	7/22 2010	8/6 2010	8/13 2010
Bench (no pause on chest)	135x10	135x10	135x10	135x10
	185x10	185x8	185x8	185x8
	225x6	240x5	255x4	265x3
	245x6	260x5	275x4	285x3
	265x6	280x5	295x4	305x3
	275x6	290x5	305x4	315x2
	285x6	300x5	315x4	315x1
	285x6	300x3	315x3
Incline Dumbbell Press	65x12*	70x12*	75x12*	75x12*
	80x11*	80x12*	80x10*	80x10*
	85x8*	85x8*	80x6*	80x11*
Reverse Grip Bench Press	135x12	135x12	135x12	155x12
	155x9	155x10	155x12	165x12
	155x6	155x8	165x12	170x9
Skullcrushers w/Triceps Bar	45x12**	55x12**	65x12**	65x12†
	60x12**	65x12**	75x12**	80x12†
	70x9**	75x9**	80x8**	85x10†
* Weight is per arm ** Assuming triceps bar weighs 45 lbs. † Triceps bar was unavailable, so used a standard bar