How far are you off those numbers now ?
Good luck man! Maybe you can find a nearby gym
My TMs currently are:
SQ 225
Bench 165
Deadlift 295
OHP 90
Best lifts from previous PR cycles:
Squats: 200 x 8 e1RM: 248 lbs
Bench 155 x 8 e1RM: 192 lbs
Deadlift 270 x 10 e1RM: 360 lbs
OHP 90 x 9 e1RM: 115 lbs
Do you think these are realistic goals in 6 months time?
I know you aren’t asking me but:
Press: easy
Bench: perfectly achievable
Deadlift and squat: challenging. Doable, but challenging.
My 2c
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Thanks man. I hope you’re right about the press being easy, hardest lift for me to progress on for sure.
Again, take my opinion for what it’s worth but my press has moved quickest by really pushing accessories and supplemental work. I don’t feel it’s a movement in which “learning to strain” has much value.
@T3hPwnisher may disagree as the king of the strict press
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What are your favorite accessories for OHP?
They look fine to me. Just don’t try to rush them. Keep consistent and train hard and you’ll get them.
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I’ve had success doing extended drop sets after main sets, with a little isolation stuff thrown in.
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@strongmanvinny2 Definitely has me beat on the strict press, but that’s been my experience as well. Build the upper body to build the press. However, I think learning how to grind a press is important too, as it’s a very difficult skill but, once learned, can get in some extra reps when things get tough. But it does mean allowing yourself some back bend.
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I’m a weak scrawny guy, but ive found that placing the belt higher, covering more ribs instead of my belly button makes a huge difference for OHP. If I place it lower, it just loosens as I press I think. Care to share some experience with this when you guys press?
High belt never made much sense to me, but I also have a very short torso, so a high belt is basically on my rib cage.
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Was planning on going to the gym today but my hamstring is still sore af. @dagill2 @simo74 do you guys think I’m under recovering? I did the deadlift/press workout last Sunday and the soreness in the hams is still bothering me - that’s already 3 days since. I sleep at least 7 hrs a day, eat enough (not losing weight), stretch/roll as much as I can (admittedly probably not enough), walk a few kilometers a day and hydrate as much as possible. Sucks that I had to skip the gym today.
Define sore hamstring. I pretty much have a sore something every day but it doesn’t usually stop me from training.
Feels very tight and going down the stairs is a pain, you know kind of like the usual DOMS. Should I just train through it?
It sounds like doms to me. I would probably just warm up a little more and train anyway.
If the pain is so bad you are hobbling On one leg as you walk or there is lots of heat or bruising evident then I would miss it. If I didn’t train when I was Just sore I would never train.
@T3hPwnisher Your thoughts on training with pain ???
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Thanks man. Will keep that in mind.
I agree with Rob. Try and drink more, maybe invest in a foam roller, but keep training.
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Stretch your hamms properly too (yes, there’s a wrong way and a right way)
The right way is lying on your back and pulling your feet with a band, right?