/plg/ powerlifting general

>bench AMRAP with 86% after some intensity and volume
>rep 3 feels easy, RPE 8.5 at this point
>rep 4 is the second hardest bench grind I've ever done
What gives? Why is bench so weird guys? To be fair I didn't hype enough for the amrap and kinda got lazy but still damn... why are bench RPEs so weird?

Did you just eat it? Or in the morning? You might be full cause you just ate

It's because you have to use a lot of small and different muscles for bench press, so RPEs can jump out of nowhere if something is a little too tired or fatigued. During week 1 of PM I had 80% AMRAP bench, rep 6 was 8.5, rep 7 was an RPE 10 grind.

Misgroove? I've grinded reps early on in sets and gone on to hit more reps faster and cleaner. Don't underestimate the impact that the bar being slightly too forward or back, or having your elbow's move from being directly under the bar can have on the strength of the press.

Eh not a misgroove, might've shifted a tad but my bench form is really consistent and it felt okay

It's probably this, going into the set my CNS was a bit fried as I had just done a 95% single after volume and I was feelin kinda off and lazy

is squatting atg bad for your knees compared to just hitting parallel?

Fuck you

For my right knee it is. But I'm probably doing something wrong

anyone do anything fun today?

farmers walks r kinda fun
i just want to do more banded deadlifts tho
did you say youre in dubuque iowa?