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5/3/1 - C1W2 - Bench

Bench:  5x55 + 5x70 + 5x80 + 3x95 + 3x110 + 3x125 BBB Press:  5x10x45 DB Rows:  5x10x35 BB Curls:  3x10x40 Face Pulls: * 3x10x25 *Tricep Pushdowns:  3x10x25

I might go until failure on the top set for a while on the bench and press until things get heavy.  Face pulls and tricep pushdowns are still pretty light.

5/3/1 - C1W2 - Squat

Squat:  5x100 + 5x135 + 3x155 + 3x180 + 3x205 + 3x230 BBB Deadlift:  5x10x135 Vertical Knee Raises:  5x10

The squats were tough.  The BBB deadlifts were even worse.  I took plenty of rest for the 4th and 5th sets.  Form and technique improved when I rested adequately.  Afterwards, I treated myself to a nice 5 sets of vertical knee raises on the captain's chair.  These were done with control to avoid swinging my legs up.

5/3/1 - C1W2 - Press

Press:  5x20 + 5x30 + 3x40 + 3x45 + 3x55 + 3x60 BBB Bench:  5x10x70 BB Curls:  3x10x40** ***Face Pulls:  3x10x25 *Tricep Pushdown:  **3x10x30

Relatively easy session.  Presses are still pretty light.  Attempted to perform some empty bar hang cleans while waiting for a bench to free up.  Forgot to do chin-ups / lat pulldowns.