My left shoulder has been acting up, so I skipped partials and only did straight sets for overhead and bench presses this cycle. Last two weeks I bench pressed from the next-to-last pin (above chest) because it felt easier on my shoulder. Hit some good numbers from that level - 405 lbs. x 3 and 425 lbs. x 2. What I've noticed in the past is that I'm usually good for the same weight (give or take 5 lbs.) full range.
Squats felt great while I was doing fives and triples, then terrible on my singles day. I almost lost 405 lbs. forward (this hasn't happened to me in probably 20 years, at any weight), 455 lbs. felt like 555, and I failed with 565 lbs. I hit 545 lbs. x 1 and that was all she wrote.
The next day I tested positive for COVID-19. So I was probably weak due to my body trying to fight the disease, or something.
COVID was nothing like the first time I had it. It felt like a minor cold, and I was symptom-free after 3 days. Which makes sense since I'm juiced to the gills, but was still a relief. More surprisingly, I matched two PRs and set two new ones while keeping my bodyweight down and technically being sick. Maybe viruses give you a minor boost when lifting?
Seated overhead pressed felt strong. I pressed 295 lbs. fairly easily to match my all-time best. Then tried a single with 300 and of course that went about as well as one might expect.
Seated overhead press: 260 lbs. x 6, 295 lbs. x 1 (tied PR)
Pullups/chinups in a single set: 18 (I changed grips w/or rest, but I did let go of the bar, so call it 13+5 if you're nitpicky)
Bench press 405-420-430 lbs. x 1 (PR)
Deadlift: 525 lbs. x 3, 505-530-590 lbs. x 1 (PR)
Squat: 525 lbs. x 3, 505-530-545 lbs. x 1, 565 lbs. x fail
Front squat 410 lbs. x 1 (tied PR)
Bodyweight: below 215 lbs. all week. On bench press day, I actually weighed in at 211, so I pressed more than twice my bodyweight, which is pretty wild.
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