Maybe ROM related because the DBs are fat and I bench tucked they run into my chest higher than a barbell bench would.
Maybe leverage related like how wide grip is more demanding of the pecs and close grip of the triceps because lever arms. A tucked vertical forearm DB bench is closer to a mid grip bench for me, more tricep bias and less pec intensive than wider grip bench (kinda runs counter to conventional wisdom about DB pressing but the physics checks out. Certainly can get greater ROM with arms flared DB pressing which is maybe why is good mass builder). Aesthetically me triceps are relatively big so makes sense that variations that emphasise them are good for me.
In all seriousness usually there’s some indication in the peaks and troughs of training that there’s gains but haven’t really felt that on bench. Not much gains at least.
It’s been all over since i started lifting. Close, wide, medium, wide and now using medium/close. My best bench has also been in different grips across that time. I’m a decent 1-2 inches inside the rings these days.
Cake day. Celebrating with 30mins 4x4 tempo squats (+top set 165kg) and 4x4 tempo bench at the garage and icing on the cake was hitting quads proper at the gym for the first time in a while. Work capacity is pretty poor for me quads so plenty of gains to be made. Speeding thru sessions and supersetting isn’t conducive to top end strength but it’s good for getting in work/volume within a given time frame so we’ll go with that. Still able to hit to minimum prescribed comp lift work so far and will push accessories on top of that and see how we go.
It’s kinda fun to train with short rest times. Crossfit like. Heart pumping makes it feel like cardio. I feel fitter for doing it though not sure that’s exactly how it works.
Hack Squat/Leg Press felt strong but once I started getting over 8 reps felt hard but like a combination of being heavy, hard, lacking endurance, lactic acid burning etc. Will be nice to bring the quads back up. At this point it seems I’m more sensitive to this stimulus than ever having been away so long. It’ll be good gains and won’t need to much to stimulate growth at this point. That’s the case for my whole lower body it seems so I’ll be Thicc Pig soon.
Nice, mine started real wide and just keeps getting closer. I’m currently pinkies on the rings and feeling happy there but kind of have a nagging itch to go a bit wider.
In other news my phone is kaput. About 1/5 of the screen a strip down the far right side of the phone is unresponsive to touch which is actually incredibly inconvenient and annoying because a bunch of stuff is located on that side like the O key. Can’t input training into my app either atm so gonna be awkward for a bit because the app will assume I’m not training. Wasted some time coming to the realisation that remote control of me iphone of the PC is not going to happen.
If you have an iPhone (maybe works on Android) you can do one handed mode which slides the keyboard about 1/5 of the way in whichever direction you choose.
Average sesh today. Have to get used to lower overall intensity and not get emotionally attached to the weight on the bar. Just have fun pushing accessories Pigman is what I tell myself
Worked up to a 230kg triple of deads trying out different slack pulls (can’t say it felt particular good) and bench volume.
Set up the landmine belt squat today and seems to work alright for when I’m training at the garage. For straight up quad work I think the hack squat is king though. I’m a quad dominant squatter already but hack squats take it to the next level. It lets me move like the way an ideal front squat should consistent vertical torso angle and deep quad ROM just without the upper back fatigue or tendency to shift into the posterior chain. @Bagsy sooner or later you have to hit this machine consistently.
