Slept in today so only had time for a very quick spin in the gym. I really wanted Annabel to try out the new Force USA resistance band I bought for her, to help her do assisted pullups. After trying a few different method of securing it, she seemed to get the hang of it. Proper pullups, here she comes!
Even though I wasn't feeling that strong, I wanted to use the time to establish my 3 rep max for bench press and deadlift (to compare to Min & Shauny in Sydney). After a bit of warmup, I had a crack at the deadlifts - I started on 110kg, then went to 120kg. That was about the limit of my form and strength, so I'll call 120kg (the 20kg bar plus 100kg in plates) my 3 rep max. Bench press was a bit more difficult as my chest was still hurting from Monday's dips. I started on 90kg (20kg bar plus 70kg) and JUST got 3 reps out. I tried to do a second set and failed almost straight away. Annabel had to help as spotter!
So, my personally-assessed 3 rep max for deadlift is 120kg and bench is 90kg. Better than 6 months ago!
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