Thanks for the replies everyone.
I'm not sure when I'll try it again. I think I'll take my next chest workout which should be Tuesday, and do a couple of sets at 275, and some negatives at 315. Then my next chest workout, next weekend (we're on a 5 day split) I'll hit 300. The next time I get under 300, I own it. Form is certainly an issue with me. I'm not really in this for powerlifting, or at least I wasn't until I got 3 plates in my sights. Valdez, you're right, now that I can see it, I want 3 plates bad. I always told myself, I was just doing this to look and feel better and be in better shape, but now I'm wanting those numbers too. Tuna Guy, I bring the bar down pretty high. Too high actually, but it's a hard habit to break. It hits my chest right below my nipples. I've been reading that just below the sternum is actually the best place for power. As you can see from my post, my form needs work in other areas too. I mean, my left hand getting ahead of my right is what killed me on this one. They get off plane sometimes as I push through a heavy weight too. What I mean is that one gets higher on my body. I'm working hard to fix these things. I know it's all about doing it perfectly on the lower weights, and just training my body to do it right. I hit shoulders yesterday, and went heavier on military presses than I've ever done before. I got 185 for 4. My strength is really going up on this cycle. Any suggestions on my shoulder routine? I know that is a big part of bench. I always do at least one pressing movement. Usually one with a barbell, and then either normal dumbell presses or Arnold presses. I do lateral raises, and bent over raises for the outer and rear delt, and every other shoulder workout, I do shrugs. I do 4-5 sets per pressing exercise, 3 sets per raising exercise, and I do every set to failure. When I can get more than 7 or eight with a pressing weight, I go up, and I usually shoot for around 8-10 with the raises. What do you guys think? My tricep workout is usually skullcrushers for 3 or 4 sets to failure. Then either reverse grip bench or rack lockouts. We finish up with cable pressdowns. Any suggestions on that would be appreciated as well. All and all I've been happy with this cycle. I mean this is the start of week 4, and I'm up almost 30lbs with my waist only going up 1/2". Every lift is up 25-30%. It's the best I've had yet for sure. I figure after I drop the water, I may get 25lbs out of this before it's over. Then it will be time to drop fat.
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