Day Three, Week Three: Heavy Bench Press

Every workout's turning out more encouraging than the last! I was to do 3 sets of 3 bench presses, and planned to lift 315. When my friend and workout partner texted me saying he was sick and couldn't make it, I worried that without a spotter I might not be able to lift as heavy as planned. As it turned out, the first two sets were sufficiently easy that I went ahead and banged out 5 reps on the first set, and then did another set of 3 at 325! I'm really looking forward to competing again!

Squat Day
Exercise	10/1 2010	10/8 2010	10/15 2010	Week Four
Bench Press	135x10	135x10	135x10
	185x10	185x10	185x10
	275x5	295x4	315x3
	275x5	295x4	315x3
	275x5	295x4	315x5
	275x5	305x4	325x3
Incline Dumbbell Press	75x12*	75x12*	80x12*
	80x12*	80x12*	85x12*
	80x12*	85x11*	90x10*
Smith Tricep Press	90x12**	130x12**	140x12**
	110x12**	140x12**	145x12**
	130x12**	145x9**	150x8**
Seated Tricep Extension w/Rope	120x12 (P)	130x12 (P)	135x12 (P)
	130x12 (P)	140x12 (P)	140x12 (P)
	130x11 (P)	145x9 (P)	145x11 (P)
* Weight is per arm ** Not counting weight of bar (P) Machine used at the PRO Club