Reverse bands ( top of my ROM was way above the bands, so I'm lifting 100% at the top, actually it was probably 100% of the weight at about half way up. )
135 x 10
185 x 6
225 x 5
275 x 3
315 x 2
365 x 2
405 x 1
( titan fury size 54 )
455 x 1
455 x 1
( people said the shirt is a little big, Brad had the same shirt in size 52, so I tried it )
455 x 1
455 x 1
( Brad said that the katana might be a better shirt for me and he had an old that he used that could try size 54 )
405 x 1
455 x 1 2 boards
455 x 1 no boards
Wow, I definitely like the katana the best. The fury would squeeze my upper body in a way that didn't give me much of a pop off the bottom, it kind of made it hard to press. With the katana the 455 with no boards was really really tight at the bottom but it didn't really squeeze my whole upper body like the fury, but it really helped me off the bottom. I think I found the right shirt for me. It was great having all the help from everybody especially Brad, Russ, Tom, CJ. It was an awesome bench session.
Given that I know I can lock out 455 ( since I was above the bands with it ), and that 365 should touch with the katana without the bands, I think it's reasonable that I'll bench in the 365-375 range with the shirt by the time of the meet next month. ( Right now I'm thinking I'll bench my opener raw so I get a good lift in, and then really go for it with the shirt. ) Given how I squatted last monday, I think I could put 100 pounds more on my total from the meet in Feb. That would be pretty cool.
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