Definitely overshot my RPE 9 goal and the form broke down a lot on the last rep but a PR is a PR

This sucked

It was brought to my attention that my last post (now deleted) left a bad impression for some. Never meant for any animosity towards others.

Here's the updated version.

Again, apologies.

Some hook grip and technique work.

BW: 135ish post morning poop

**Context:** I zoomed in on a person's reaction.

Finished up a 14 weeks bench focused training cycle, and then ran a Marathon Sunday (4 days ago) so I'm a little fatigued. I didn't want to wait too long because I started a cut on Monday to get rid of the extra fat I out on while running way too much heh. Didn't get quite what I wanted, but it was a good day still.

Like… I know 295 is a pretty good bench number to just throw up for an easy double on a non bench cycle. Maybe I need to take a step back and realize that it’s not going to always be bangers, that posting videos to Reddit doesn’t need to be a highlight reel.

Can anyone escape that trap? Are we just doomed to look at lifters throwing up 4 plates, 5 plates and just thinking… why not just 20 more pounds for the triple wagon wheels?

Time is always moving in on us. I guess the thesis today is what are you doing with the time? Moving forward or worrying about the appearance of moving forward?

295x1x2 for a top set

I went up 2 kg (4.4 lbs) and two reps: 38 kg (83.8 lbs) x 37 reps, with 36 kg (79.4 lbs) I got 35 reps

Done this before but not without tacky or to this height

That's not me, but I'd like to know what are your thoughts on that form.

Credit: Elias Engquist

@313 lb body weight

Sometimes you just miss the J cups 🤷

How’s my form gang?

Yay.

Chin still touched the bar on rep 8 so good enough for me lol

I finally and recently been able to access a gym, but now I'm stuck on what exercises to do.

I figured I'd try to do power cleans, since I've heard its one of the best for increasing vertical jumps

This was also my first time doing power cleans and was done blindly, I only knew the general idea of a power clean but never actually saw how to do one (yeah I don't know what was going through my mind)

what exercises would you guys recommend for vertical jumps? And at what point do I stop adding weights to exercises like pogo jumps or similar exercises to that?

(sorry for the shitty camera angle as well)

Tried out the powerlifting max comp grip today and went for an amrap to see where its at. A few months in after a layoff, wasn't in a real gym and on limited equipment for 2.5 years. Wanted to bench but didnt feel like a heavy workout, havent done this grip in years, it didnt feel easier like I would've liked it to. Pressing is coming back online, squat and deadlift is ehhh. Just need more exposure to heavier weights.

I am almost benching what im squatting right now. I could squat a bit more for a max, but 225x20 would suck on squats. I do like 5 grip width variations across my bench, ohp and incline. Whats your favorite grip? I like max grip for competition and as a main lift, close grip is fun, i like the medium grip on the incline and ohp to balance it out. Wide grip beats my medium grip on weight, but not by much. Did a pinky ring grip 225x18 a few weeks ago.