Bench, upper body, cardio - getting smaller and stronger?

Tues, 31 Jan 17

Bench:  135x20, 185x10, 205x5, 225x5, 245x3, 255x2, 265x1, 275x2

I'm hanging in there - the balance between the dieting and workouts is on-point so far.  I'm down 15 lbs, but likely 7 of that is glycogen - however - between 8-10 lbs of fat loss so far.  I've been using the homemade slingshot for the top sets for some time, and it really does help.  I'm up to a 225x5 without the slingshot, and I imagine I could hit a 245 for a single bare.  The plan is to keep overloading the bench with the slingshot and see if I can hit a 315 with gear, then a 300 without.  It didn't take long to get this session done, and I threw some cardio and a bunch of misc upper body crap in there to round out the session.