New bench press PR!

Any PR is a great PR, but there's something magical about hitting 225 on the bench press. When you slide that second large plate onto the bar, you get a visceral realization that you have just joined the big boys (and girls).

When the NFL players test during the combine as part of their pre-draft evaluations, one of the tests performed is the bench press using 225#. Sure, those monsters are repping out sometimes dozens of reps at a weight you have just barely eeked out a single rep, but fact is you can now compare yourself to them at a certain level... you may not be able to do as many reps, but gosh darn it, you can do just as much weight.

My days of hitting PR's are behind me (I rarely go fewer than 5 reps for joint preservation as I age), and my lifetime best of 285 was significantly higher than 225. Yet when I remember back over my lifting "career", the day I hit 285 barely registers (and only because I got injured during the lift)...but the day I hit 225 for the first time shines like a beacon in my memory.

Kudos, my friend. Enjoy the moment.