Shoulder Press

Workout 5 August 2010:

Shoulder Press 1-10-1-20-1-30 reps

Results: 145-92.5-147.5-75-140-55lbs (Total 655lbs)
Previous best: 140-90-145-75-147.5-60lbs (Total 657.5lbs, 26 Jan 10)

I started this workout strong, but fatigued quickly during the 20- and 30-rep sets. Unlike last time where I was able to get through the higher reps sets without setting the bar down (though I did shoulder-rack it), I had to set the bar down twice for the 20-rep set and 3 times for the 30-rep set. At least I was able to match my previous 1RM on the shoulder press, 147.5lbs. In the future, before going up any significant weight, I'll first try to match the weights I used back in January.

For a discussion how to scale this workout, and especially on how to pick out weights for the 10, 20, and 30 rep sets, see this previous post.