Fitness on bradleycarey.com

How I Hit a 315 lb Bench Press

Sun, 22 Mar 2026 11:53:59 -0400

The projected max got there before the actual lift did. I hit 275 for 5 reps on December 9, 2022, which projects to a 320 lb estimated one-rep max via the Epley formula. I did load 320 on the bar shortly after just to say I’d actually touched it. But the data already called it. That took almost four years of training, two years of spinning my wheels, and one program that finally made the difference.

Proof Of Work: A Strength Training Dashboard

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0500

I’ve been tracking my workouts with the same Android app for almost 7 years. Nearly a thousand workouts, 59,000 reps, 6.8 million pounds of volume. The app does its job, but the data just sits there. I wanted to actually see it.

Check out the dashboard

The Problem Link to heading

Workout apps are great at recording sets and reps. They’re terrible at showing you the big picture. I wanted to answer questions like: how has my squat progressed over 6 years? When was my best training year? How consistent am I really? What does 6.8 million pounds even look like?

Strength Training Is a Force Multiplier for Knowledge Workers

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 15:19:44 -0400

“It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.” — Socrates

Most knowledge workers treat their bodies like a laptop they never charge properly. Good enough to get through the day, running at 60%, wondering why they’re tired by 3pm.

Strength training fixes this. Not walking, not yoga, not “being more active.” Specifically lifting weights, progressively, a few times a week. It is a systems upgrade. Improves throughput (energy), stability (stress), error rates (focus), and uptime (health) across the entire human stack. Here’s why.