5x5 squat bench deadlift variations

Five by five again today, with the basics and a twist.

First up was squats, was able to get a 6th rep on the 5th set. Good stuff. Getting stronger.

The twist was on the bench press. Instead of regular bench, I did close-grip, 3-board presses. This works the triceps super hard. These are like pin press lockouts, but without the awkwardness of hitting pins on one side first before the other. Either way, excellent overload on the elbow extensors. Easy on the shoulders. Can be tough on the wrists.

Followed that with RDL's. Didn't go 5x5 on these...did 4x8 instead. Could have sore hammers tomorrow.

Good workout. Then a post-lifting hot chocolate. On a cold day like today, that was greatly preferred over a protein shake.

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