- Incline Bench Press: 225*3 240*3 250*2
- Pullups: 80*3 80*2 80*2
- 1.5 Pullups: 4, 3
- Standing Press: 140*5 150*2 140*4
- DB Rows: 120*9 120*9
- DB Flat Bench: 105*6 110*2 - gassed
- Band-suspended, iso-hold barbell shrugs w/ underhand grip: 85*6 135*6
39 minutes!
Getting a little antsy with all the 5 rep sets, may do a few weeks of 1-3 rep sets on things like incline, I enjoy them more. Plus it gives me a little variety after 6 weeks of 5 rep type sets. Still I'm frustrated with the progress I've made so far. Standing Press hasn't BUDGED, and while the db weights keep going up, I only just added them recently so that explains that part. Incline bench hasn't gone up at all, I think I may be weaker on it. I'm baffled. I do have a hard time getting in all the different foods every day, but I'm still at 3700 calories. How I could go from 2500 to 3700 and actually lose strength is beyond me. I weighed myself and I'm only 196. I started at 191, and was 194 2 weeks in. Which means over the last month eating 3700 calories per day, I've gained 2 lbs. Not sure how that's humanly possible. I'm a bit 'softer' than when I started as well, so I know it's not like the added volume is helping burn fat and build muscle. I'm definitely upping the protein the rest of this bulk, I think reducing it in favor of extra carbs & calories was a mistake. I'm going to keep everything else the same, just add in more chicken. Also adding in creatine as well, not sure why I ever stopped taking it.
The band-suspended shrugs were more of an experiment....They're...eh. Not bad, kind of a novelty. Couldn't imagine doing them regularly.
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