5/3/1 - C3W3 - Press + Squat

Press:  3x5x45 + 5x55 + 3x65 + 10x70 (93.96 1RM) BBB Bench 70%:  10x45 + 5x65 + 3x85 + 5x8x105

Squat:  5x105 + 5x135 + 3x160 + 5x190 + 3x230 + 2x255 (262.29 1RM) BBB Deadlift 70%:  10x190 + 2x8x190

Dips:  5/3/2 Chinups:  3

Treadmill:  5min. @ 3.0 speed

It's somewhat frightening how well the body can adapt to stressful stimuli and become better adapted the next time it experiences a very similar stress.  The last 3 months of the Boring But Big challenge has allowed me to observe this first hand.  Last week, I struggled with completing the BBB 70% bench press, while today, I had a relatively breezy time going through the sets.  I also had an epiphany while doing the bench.  For some time now, my form has been causing my right triceps/chest to work much harder than my left triceps and chest.  One thing that I tried differently, on a whim, was to squeeze the bar.  As I squeezed the bar, I also flashbacked to reading about gripping the bar as if you were trying to snap it in half.  This immediately engaged my left lats and left chest much more and as a result I was able to quickly feel a better balance of the bar across my chest.

5/3/1 - C3W2 - Bench

Bench:  5x60 + 5x75 + 5x90 + 3x105+ 3x115 + 11x130 (180.06 1RM) BBB Press 70%:  5x10x50

Seated DB Shoulder Press:  3x10x30 Lat Pull-down:  3x8x42.5 Dips:  5/5/4

Treadmill:  3.0 spd with 8lb kettlebell overhead

Pretty light day.  Dips were rough on the rotator cuffs.  A little shoulder impingement (hyperextension?) on the left cuff when I pressed up very quickly during bbb presses.  Did more shoulder work and did 3 sets of db shoulder presses.

5/3/1 - C3W2 - Press + Squat

Press:  5x30 + 5x40 + 3x45 + 3x55 + 3x60 + 3x70 (78.76 1RM) BBB Bench 70%:  8/8/6/5/4 x 105

Squat:  5x105 + 5x135 + 3x160 + 3x190 + 3x215 + 3x240 BBB Deadlift 70%:  5x10x190

Overhead and bench presses were tough.  1RM dropped on the press.  Couldn't finish out the 5x8 on the bench BBB.  Did squats with a slightly narrowing stance, engaged the quads a bit more than hamstring, but lift felt slightly easier.  Deadlift was grueling, but after 3 sets, muscles felt attuned to the stress and was able to continue and finish all 5 sets.  Rested for long periods towards the end, around 2-4 minutes between sets.  Hopped on the treadmill and walked for 5 minutes.