Last Monday was my last full-range shirt day until the meet, and the plan was to work up to around a second attempt.
I did my usual warmup up to 315 raw, then got the shirt on at 405 for a 3 board. then went:
495 - 2 board
565 - 1 board
605 - touch. Nice and easy, this will be my opener next month
635 - got it off my chest but just missed locking out. I wasn't wearing the shirt quite right and threw it towards my face a bit.
635 - got it, although my left elbow felt a little soft. My training partners thought it looked ok (and they DO NOT blow smoke up my ass) but I'm still a little concerned. I think I need to wear the collar just a bit higher to really nail the lockout in the right position.
Not the best day, but I'm still making improvements and I feel like I will bench big enough to put up a respectable total.
