John Phung

Overhead Press

• 45 x 10
• 100 x 5
• 140 x 3
• 190 x 2
• 230 x 1
• 250 x 1
• 305 x 0
  • Didn't have the usual bounce today.
• 265 x 1,1
  • No explosive power today. Wanted 3!

Paused Bench Press

• 280 x 1
• 330 x 1
• 375 x 1
  • Wanted 2
• 300 x 8 * PR!
  • Matches my touch and go 8RM, and exceeds my best paused reverse grip bench press at 300 lb (7 reps)

Paused Front Squat

• 140 x 10
• 230 x 5
• 320 x 2

Front Squat

• 370 x 1
• 410 x 3
  • Wanted 4, but it's pretty easy to gas out when there's a bar pressed against your throat -_-

Paused Front Squat

• 430 x 2 * PR!
  • +5 lb 2RM!
  • Lately I've been more comfortable with paused front squats instead of non-paused front squats. More control, I think.

Front Squat (No Belt)

Bar is loaded with 430 lb and my shirt is chalked up so why not.

• 430 x 0
  • Nice negative.

Overhead Press

• 45 x 10
• 100 x 5
• 140 x 3
• 190 x 2
• 230 x 1
• 250 x 1
• 305 x 0
• 265 x 2,2
  • Wanted 3, but balance was off for the 3rd rep on both sets. Still getting accustomed to pressing from the chains. Before when I pressed from the safety pins, I would roll the bar back slightly as I dipped down to prepare to press. Can't do that with the chains.
• 250 x 4 * PR!
  • +5 lb 4RM
  • Last rep felt ugly.

Also I tried out some partial pressing afterwards.

Set the bar to about eyebrow height, and loaded the bar to 280 lb. I figured it's a partial, so I should be able to use more weight.

Didn't budge.

Maybe I'm just tired. Lowered it to 230 lb (a weight that I use for a warm up).

Still didn't budge!

Maybe it's the height of the bar (right around the sticking point), or I'm not directly under the bar, or something else.

Lowered it to 140 lb and partial-pressed out a few reps. This seems way harder than a full ROM press.

Need to experiment further.

Sumo Deadlift

• 140 x 5
• 230 x 3
• 320 x 2
• 410 x 1
• 460 x 1
• 500 x 1
• 555 x 1 * PR!
  • +5 lb 1RM. Felt hard, but not that hard. Let's go higher.
• 565 x 1 * PR!
  • Another 1RM!
  • Bar felt like it was drifting forward when I first started pulling. Immediately put the bar down and readjusted my mind in thinking to lean backwards and pull. Worked!

Overhead Press

• 45 x 10
• 100 x 5
• 140 x 3
• 190 x 2
• 230 x 1
• 260 x 1
• 305 x 0

Paused Bench Press

• 280 x 1
• 330 x 1
• 390 x 1 * PR!
  • +5 lb 1RM! Matches my touch-and-go bench press 1RM

Bench Press

• 340 x 3
  • Wanted 5, but stopped after 3. Pretty sure I wouldn't have gotten the 4th rep.