Alllllllllll the bench presses! I was surprised to find out how many people in my a.m. class do NOT like bench presses. Maybe I’m a freak. Ha!

Strength: Bench Press

3 sets x 4 reps:

• 83#
• 103#
• 123# — I got 2; should have went with 113# probably

MetCon: “Lynne”

5 rounds of:

• 70% body weight bench press = 93# for me
• pull-ups = blue band for me

My reps were:

• 11 / 7
• 13 / 13
• 13 / 16
• 10 / 13
• 10 / 10

I think only one of my presses didn’t actually touch my chest, and that was on the last set. My forearms feel like tree trunks from the pull-ups. Problem with the pull-ups in round 1 was that I came off the bar too early. Should have hung on there and tried to do 5 more.

I really loved this workout. It’s more of a “take your time and do your best” WOD than a “push through and don’t die” workout. My goal was to stay in double-digits through round 5, and I did!