04/13/2026
Bench Press Maxxing | Day 137 of Self-Accountability
266 lbs is a respectable number, I know. I'm just a little disappointed that I couldn't bench a bit higher. Perhaps I was too cocky to think I could get close to 3 plates when I don't actually practice bench pressing.
Still, I've come a long way. 1 plate used to start feeling heavy after a few reps, yet it felt really light.
This was definitely one of the hardest push days I've done. I rarely run out of gas at the end of workouts, but I was barely able to even do simple Pec Flys by the end. I think it was the pure amount of effort that this workout took that made the Chipotle taste so good. It was genuinely one of the best meals I've eaten in my adult life, it was insane. I could eat that every day if needed.
Ended up almost in a 2,000 calorie deficit while not feeling hungry at all. In the last I would have kept eating until the deficit shrunk to 1,000 but I figured I'd save those extra calories for a day when I really want to use them.
Now that I've tested by bench, what's next? Well I need to test my bodyweight pull-ups, and then I have to test my bodyweight dips as well. Dips is a huge one for me because that was something I was taught when I was in Kindergarten, far before I knew anything about muscle building or working out. Once I can do 3 sets of 8 with that then it would be the "true" full circle moment of my entire life on this earth.