This set felt pretty good. I did this set after doing 9 sets of Dynamic Effort (DE aka Speed Bench), and doing 275x5 on Incline Barbell Bench Press, so needless to say, I wasn't fresh for this lift. I've only attempted a 5RM on this, and my current 5RM PR is 285x5. Considering I wasn't fresh and that the last time I did these were on 3/10/08, I am satisfied with this set. The weight didn't feel terribly difficult, either. On the first two reps, I made sure I barely touched my shirt so I wouldn't bounce it off my chest. I quickly pressed the first two reps after barely touching my shirt to improve on reversal strength. On the third rep, I slowed it down just a little. Anyway, you can tell from my bar speed that I can do a bit more weight and that this wasn't too tough.
I wonder what my 1RM on this is...I guess I'll have to find out!
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