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Bench Press And Squats

I decided to try jumping rope this morning. I haven’t jumped rope in probably more than 15 years. The gym was, as usual, empty - so at least I didn’t look like a fool in front of anyone. It took about 10 tries before I could get more than 5 hops without tripping over the rope. Eventually I mostly got the hang of it.

Warm Up
Jumping Rope
More Warm Up
5x Power Snatch + Overhead Squat @ 70#
10x Chin Ups @ BW
5x Power Snatch + Overhead Squat @ 95#
8x Chin Ups @ BW
3x Power Snatch + Overhead Squat @ 115#
6x Chin Ups @ BW
Work Sets
5x Bench Press @ 150#
5x Squat @ 210#
5x Bench Press @ 175#
5x Squat @ 240#
12x Bench Press @ 200#
10x Squat @ 275#
5x Assistance Circuit
10x Bench Press @ 155#
10x Squat @ 205#
10x (ea. arm) 3-point row @ 55# dumbbells
Pull Ups @ BW : 1 minute intervals
1x first minute
2x second minute
3x third minute
…etc…
5x fifth minute
…then down to 1x again.

That’s a Theoretical 1RM of 280# for the Bench Press and 367# for the Squat. Both are about where I would expect. All assistance work was too light. Next Friday will see 175# bench press, 225# squats and 65# dumbbell rows. Well see how that goes.

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