Deadlift & upper back day.
Bench pressing protocol is up to 5 sets of 6 reps at 95#. Volume feels very high right now, and I start failing on the fourth set. Forced reps the rest of the way. The point is to fail with my shoulders and back staying solid & locked in place, so this is okay for now.
Rack pulls to 335#, which is a new max for me. Did 2x315 right before that, which was my previous max.
Conventional deads starting at 6x185 and running up to 2x290. Failed at 300: couldn’t get it off the ground. Didn’t fuss about it because I’d just done a lot of lifting. I’ll break 300 soon enough.
Finished off with 3x10 cable face pulls at some weight that was nearly half the stack, then some band-pulling that was supposed to activate my lower traps. My job for the rest of the day is eating sensibly.
