I have been tryin to use the shoulder saver every third week so I can get my CNS used to handling a little heavier weight.

Bench With Shoulder Saver

135x3 225x3 275x3 315x3 365x3 390x3 405x3

I felt great and the last set moved well. I would have loved to take one more a little heavier, but I was lifting by myself.

Close Grip Bench (With Shoulder Saver) 315lbs 3x10

Dumbbell bench 3x20 superset pullup 3x10

1x25 dumbbell side raise (20lbs)

I felt great. My best competition bench is 430, my 3RM is 405. Granted it was with the shoulder saver but the 405 x 3 my last set felt pretty good.

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Bryan Doberdruk
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