Low box Squat (13" box shoulder width stance, 2 count pause on box)
135x5
225x3
275x3
315x3
345x1
365x1 (PR height weight, whatever. Took some grunting to get off the box cleanly)
355x1
Belt makes the difference. My belt is superior to that belt at the Ravenswood gym.
Bunches o snatches of various kinds at various weights. Made my shoulders feel pretty good.
Floor press - 45’s are NOT all equally 45. Thank you, China. It’s good though, because the bar was heavier on the right side, my weak side, so I had to work a little harder for the reps. But my reps were definitely down.
Trainer day at the commercial gym. Dammit - those guys should look like they train themselves at least. One of them was teaching his client to do half-squats - termed simply as squats. So now the guy thinks that THAT is what is a squat. Oh well, nunnama bidness.
And that was it. No enthusiasm today, just did the work. I’m feeling last session still. The DB rows really nailed my upper back and I could feel the tiredness on deads.
I tried out decline presses today (not logged) since I had a spotter. My weak shoulder got a lot of good stress on it as a result. I gotta find a way to work these in without having a spot somehow.
Decline press is the only lift that really bothers (hurts like hell) my left shoulder. Happens whether I do them free weight or machine (Hammer). Try a couple every few months (insert definition of insanity here), same result. Dip w/100#, extremely adequate.
[quote]hel320 wrote:
Decline press is the only lift that really bothers (hurts like hell) my left shoulder. Happens whether I do them free weight or machine (Hammer). Try a couple every few months (insert definition of insanity here), same result. Dip w/100#, extremely adequate.[/quote]
I think I’m going to try the old-style floor press where you get under the bar, bend your legs, pick your butt up off the floor thereby levering the bar off the floor with the torso and then press. I’ve avoided decline pressing because the last time I did it it was incredibly painful and scary, what with the bar wobbling around all over the place.
Clean and Press (1 clean per n presses)
115x3
135x3
155x3
175x3, 2x6 sets
Front squat
235 3x5 sets
That’s all for today - midback got hit really hard on the deads and snatch grip deads previous session so no pulling today. Wanted to rep today and I think it was a good decision since everything felt heavy. Trained outside in the sunshine with my shirt off. Sun felt good and I was starting to get energized by the end of the session.
Clean and Press (1 clean per n presses)
115x3
135x3
155x3
175x3, 2x6 sets
Front squat
235 3x5 sets
That’s all for today - midback got hit really hard on the deads and snatch grip deads previous session so no pulling today. Wanted to rep today and I think it was a good decision since everything felt heavy. Trained outside in the sunshine with my shirt off. Sun felt good and I was starting to get energized by the end of the session.[/quote]
So that’s what that bright-assed glow was out west.
Strong work here as usual, are you finding the cleans, presses, and snatches are stabilizing the shoulder and increasing your work capacity? I’m out of breath just from reading that work.