I gotta second skid. Hindu squats are easier to in bulk than sissy squats, cuz you can get into a rhythm, do more reps, and get more blood the area. Do what skid said!
old lardass
Thanks JT
Skid, thanks for the info. I will give those a try. Going to research hindu squats right now.
1/30
bench (no pause) 135x10,225x10,315x2,365x2,385x2,405x1, 365x1,1,1(20 sec rest last 3 sets)
4 board press 335 5x5
tri ext 3 sets 10 reps
Felt good today. 385x2 felt light so I had to try 405x2. I almost got the second rep. Another couple inches and I would have racked it.
love it when i feel good, nice benching
[quote]ecogenx wrote:
1/30
bench (no pause) 135x10,225x10,315x2,365x2,385x2,405x1, 365x1,1,1(20 sec rest last 3 sets)
4 board press 335 5x5
tri ext 3 sets 10 reps
Felt good today. 385x2 felt light so I had to try 405x2. I almost got the second rep. Another couple inches and I would have racked it.[/quote]
I swear - you and meat must have like pneumatic jacks in your chest/arms or something. Freakin’ bench monsters.
Yes, I AM jealous.
Nice “light” session eco 
[quote]ecogenx wrote:
1/30
bench (no pause) 135x10,225x10,315x2,365x2,385x2,405x1, 365x1,1,1(20 sec rest last 3 sets)
4 board press 335 5x5
tri ext 3 sets 10 reps
Felt good today. 385x2 felt light so I had to try 405x2. I almost got the second rep. Another couple inches and I would have racked it.[/quote]
365 in contest has been elusive to me. One of these days. Great job Eco.
Great sessions. Doubling at 405 is some serious lifting. Good on ya.
Skid, meat uses my max for reps…but thank you for putting me in that company.
Thanks WB, Dan and Hel for the encouragement.
[quote]ecogenx wrote:
1/30
bench (no pause) 135x10,225x10,315x2,365x2,385x2,405x1, 365x1,1,1(20 sec rest last 3 sets)
4 board press 335 5x5
tri ext 3 sets 10 reps
Felt good today. 385x2 felt light so I had to try 405x2. I almost got the second rep. Another couple inches and I would have racked it.[/quote]
JEEZSH Eco! That is spectacular lifting!
[quote]ecogenx wrote:
1/30
bench (no pause) 135x10,225x10,315x2,365x2,385x2,405x1, 365x1,1,1(20 sec rest last 3 sets)
4 board press 335 5x5
tri ext 3 sets 10 reps
Felt good today. 385x2 felt light so I had to try 405x2. I almost got the second rep. Another couple inches and I would have racked it.[/quote]
awesome benching. it’s not often that you see 405 being thrown around. it would be awesome to see a vid at some point. i’m always interested in seeing different setups.
I will try and get a video or two on here at some point.
2/1
deadlift 135x5,225x5,315x5,405x2,500x1,550x1
stiffdead 405x5,5,5
stiffdead real fast 225x5,5,5
chin BW 5x5
lowback ext BW 5 sets
db incline curl 5
550 went up real smooth. I felt dizzy at the top and after I put it down. No more maxing out until my meet.
The entire back side from hams to lats aches in a good way today. Light squat type workout today or tomorrow. Kids have practice until 7:15 tonight so I may not have time to hit the basement today.
[quote]ecogenx wrote:
I will try and get a video or two on here at some point.
2/1
deadlift 135x5,225x5,315x5,405x2,500x1,550x1
stiffdead 405x5,5,5
stiffdead real fast 225x5,5,5
chin BW 5x5
lowback ext BW 5 sets
db incline curl 5
550 went up real smooth. I felt dizzy at the top and after I put it down. No more maxing out until my meet.[/quote]
Nice Pull!!!
Thak you JT.
Is it difficult to get a video on here?? I have a digital video recorder. Is it done from my home page on this site?
might I suggest a couple sets of good mornings, light x 20? might be just what you need to speed the recovery!
OL
Strong work all over, Eco. Everything looks in tune for you.
2/3
A lot of hindu squats, sissy squats,lunges, step ups,abs. Kept it mostly BW stuff. Got a good burn in the quads.
Thanks MJ and Geech. Geech good to hear from you.
GMs look good. Wendler, et.al. say that you should only do heavy triples or more reps with GMs, and not do them as a ME lift. I am still using the WS for Beginners template, so I keep using them that way. Also, I have never had a very strong back, and the heavy GM singles have given me progress I would have never seen before.
I usually don’t have a spotter for board presses. I only do 2-board right now, so I took a couple 12" 2x4 and duct taped them together with a little rope on one end. I stuff em under my shirt, and I shove the little rope around my belt so the boards dont slide down to my neck. I do this in a power rack with the safety bars set 4-6" below the top of the boards. Even with the safety pins, I have found that the lack of a spotter motivates me to complete the lift. That could be just cuz I’m a pansy.
OL
I will have to try GMs for an extended period at some point. I just find they hurt my neck and I’m not sure if I’m even doing them 100% correctly.
Well its official. I can’t gain any more weight per the family. I’ve put on 10 lbs over the last month and my snoring has really increased. My wife says its gotten so bad she can’t even sleep in the extra bedroom next to our room. I really have to try and get down to the 242 or 220 weight class. I’m going to try and stick to a low carb diet until the meet then try the V-lite diet afterwards.
My wife tells me honey wake up your snoring.I wake and say no I’m not and she reminds me your awake now of course your not snoring.Forgetaboutit!