167.5KG × 7 BENCH PRESS PR | FULL WORKOUT TO BUILD A BIGGER BENCH

Another big bench session today. Worked up to 240KG on the pin press with the Titan RAM Slingshot, then moved onto raw bench for the back-off work. 167.5KG × 7 — missed the 8th rep, but got incredibly close. Safeties were on so I could push the set hard without a spotter. Still very happy with set was also a PB 152.5KG × 12 — NEW PB 👊 Both back-off sets were rep PBs, and the 167.5KG × 8 is definitely there on a better day. After bench I did some unilateral dumbbell pressing, mainly to keep things balanced without adding a ton of extra volume. I like to keep my overall training volume fairly controlled because I want to bench frequently and recover properly. Also got some barbell rows: 100KG × 17 130KG × 7 Then finished with dumbbell lateral raises and green band pushdowns. I’ve got a very minor pec strain at the moment, which I think is probably a sign that I’ve been pushing the bench frequency a little too hard. Nothing serious, but I’m going to take a couple of days away from benching and let it settle down. Made so much progress recently and i think my tendons need time to adapt before i push hard again. There’s definitely a balance between training frequently and actually allowing yourself to recover. Taking a few days off isn’t a negative — sometimes it’s exactly what you need to come back stronger. I can take this time to focus on different muscles back, shoulders arms etc. #powerlifting #benchpress #strengthtraining #gym