Week 3: Chest pt.2

As part of the adjusted workout, chest day happens twice a week, with alternating sets (incline > flat on Monday, flat > incline on Thursday). Today was an exception, since Fernando and I participated as grill masters at our company's cookout, which ran into our gym time slot.

I again was a little frustrated with our lifts, since I am not sure whether or not to count the barbell as 45 or 55lbs. In this recording, the barbell is listed as 45, but in the future I will just have to wait until I can grab the bar I know is 45lb. Anyways, here is the breakdown:

Barbell flat bench:

• 135 x 10
• 135 x 10
• 135 x 10
• 245 x 4
• 275 x 4
• 285 x 4 (felt very good, nice and solid)
• 295 x 4 (only got it up twice, had help on the last 2)

Barbell incline bench:

• 155 x 10
• 175 x 10
• 205 x 10 (only got it up 6, had a brief rest, got help on the last 4)
• 185 x 10 (only got it up 8, had a brief rest, then got it up 2)

Machine peck fly:

• 150 x 10
• 180 x 10
• 180 x 10 (thought I'd keep it at 180 because I felt tired, but this set was strong)

Abs:

75 crunches

Final thoughts: As of now, I really like the idea of alternating between incline and flat bench as the main lift, and am noticing consistent gains. I will be fine continuing this routine until I plateau or until I feel like the second chest day is overkill and causing overtraining.