Deadlifts - 5/3/12
DL
-all beltless-
275x8
300x6
330x4
350x3
370x2 PR
315x7
Block Pull
-quadded minis-
-off two 45lb bumpers-
225x1
275x1
295x1 PR
Shrugs
2x20
Rev. Hyper
50x2x10
70x10
Standing Band Abs
Avgx3x20
Notes: Great pulls. Solid PRs. All beltless and were pretty easy! Left a little in the tank on the block pulls for next time.
The Deadlift PR was expected… but abs training as well? Daaaaang son! Get some
[quote]gregron wrote:
The Deadlift PR was expected… but abs training as well? Daaaaang son! Get some[/quote]
LOL! Strong abs = necessary for strong squat and strong pull!
^^pschhhhh! thats bro science
[quote]gregron wrote:
^^pschhhhh! thats bro science [/quote]
hahahahaha whoa bro whoa
Solid pulls man, nice leg twitching too haha.
Greg, always bringing the lolz.
Thanks ink.
RE Bench - 5/5/12
Bench
205x8
215x7
Bench Pre-exhaust
135x16 Fatgrip CG
135x12 IW
JM Press
115x6 PR
Lat PD
3x15
Facepulls
3x12
Lateral Raise -SS- Hammer Curl
2x15 -SS- 2x15
Notes: Good day. 215 was easy. Im pretty weak at JM presses. Those will def get my bench up! Need to keep doing them.
Oh look at your fancy ass bench, fancy ass.
[quote]inkaddict wrote:
Oh look at your fancy ass bench, fancy ass.[/quote]
+1. I’d kill for one of those benches.
Meh, nothing special. Im probably not going to use it again and just bench out the rack. Figured Id give it a shot, but I cant really set up the same with it. Weird ass piece of equipment, def prefer a regular bench over that any day.
[quote]pbclax1 wrote:
Meh, nothing special. Im probably not going to use it again and just bench out the rack. Figured Id give it a shot, but I cant really set up the same with it. Weird ass piece of equipment, def prefer a regular bench over that any day.[/quote]
You prefer regular bench even without a spotter?
[quote]jake_j_m wrote:
[quote]pbclax1 wrote:
Meh, nothing special. Im probably not going to use it again and just bench out the rack. Figured Id give it a shot, but I cant really set up the same with it. Weird ass piece of equipment, def prefer a regular bench over that any day.[/quote]
You prefer regular bench even without a spotter?[/quote]
Yeah, will only have a spotter to spot me on max effort day. A liftoff is nice, but im not getting a random liftoff to fuck me up. I can unrack the bar and stay tight perfectly fine. May use that bench again on RE day but DEFINITELY not using it on ME day.
[quote]pbclax1 wrote:
Meh, nothing special. Im probably not going to use it again and just bench out the rack. Figured Id give it a shot, but I cant really set up the same with it. Weird ass piece of equipment, def prefer a regular bench over that any day.[/quote]
Yeah, it looks cool, but when you think about it it isn’t any different from using any other bench. To get same effect on a regular bench or in cage, just set up farther back with the bar over your neck/upper chest and not over your eyes. Tiny press out, and you’re there. There’s no reason to need to pull the bar out 12" from the pins on a bench, just like there’s no reason to unrack a squat and move back 3’ from the rack. Bar moves up and down, so you don’t need all that clearance.
But, you know that, lol.
You make a good point Ink, I’m gonna grab my balls with this issue and set up as far back as I can without hitting the pins.
[quote]jake_j_m wrote:
You make a good point Ink, I’m gonna grab my balls with this issue and set up as far back as I can without hitting the pins. [/quote]
Good, do it man. Do it on all reps though, obviously, not just the top set.
[quote]jake_j_m wrote:
You make a good point Ink, I’m gonna grab my balls with this issue and set up as far back as I can without hitting the pins. [/quote]
I would advise not to set up lower than your chin. Its going to have to be an experiment cause it depends on how far you press back and if you let your elbows flare and shit. If u set up too far back when you press back youre gonna go right into the rack lol.
[quote]inkaddict wrote:
Good, do it man. Do it on all reps though, obviously, not just the top set.[/quote]
Yeah, I don’t spend enough time in lower weight ranges just hammering technique, so this is critical for me.
[quote]pbclax1 wrote:
I would advise not to set up lower than your chin. Its going to have to be an experiment cause it depends on how far you press back and if you let your elbows flare and shit. If u set up too far back when you press back youre gonna go right into the rack lol.[/quote]
Yeah I’ve been there haha, I will experiment, the main thing is to actually keep in my mind is going as far back as possible as long as I dont hit the pins, as it does make unracking twice as easy.
sry 4 hijack
Well u cant expect to unrack right with your eyes under the bar lol. Even when I have a liftoff the bar is still about in line with my nose. Dont want to have to bring the bar out a bazillion inches.
[quote]pbclax1 wrote:
Well u cant expect to unrack right with your eyes under the bar lol. Even when I have a liftoff the bar is still about in line with my nose. Dont want to have to bring the bar out a bazillion inches.[/quote]
Yeah, it’s obvious stuff I guess, but for me at least it’s worth imprinting in my mind.
[quote]pbclax1 wrote:
Well u cant expect to unrack right with your eyes under the bar lol. Even when I have a liftoff the bar is still about in line with my nose. Dont want to have to bring the bar out a bazillion inches.[/quote]
So agreed, once I figured this out it made a big difference.