Not with a band so far but I sometimes do them as a warm up.
Those are always a great option. I rotate them in and out as my warm up before lifting
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Try it, use a light band. Imho it’s superior to scapular push-ups. It’s not about the resistance, for some reason the band helps with recruitment in the right places. I think because it’s because having something to push the back into
Do you do them with extended arms or in a plank position?
Extended!
Ever tried it on your forearms? I like both but somehow I preferred the plank position.
These days my right wrist/ hand is so messed up that simple push ups are a problem anyway…
Have not, will try. How are you rehabbing your wrist?
Not at all tbh. It’s been problematic since the summer now! It got better but then stalled. If I wear wrist wraps, lifting is okay. But I need to do something before I resume to play tennis.
Any ideas?
If you could describe the pain a bit more I’d maybe have more to say. I’ve had bones in my wrist come out of alignment and needed a person that knew what they were doing to adjust it.
If that’s not the case, I’m a big believer in that strength and use solve a lot of joint issues. I’ve been doing wrist rocks and wrist push-ups against a wall and they feel a lot better.
And I actually warm up my wrists before pressing, handstands and rock climbing. I’ve been told this is a good video
But I just follow what I remember from this (first half)
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Oh yeah, rice buckets are cool too
I could definitely do some of those, thanks.
As for what’s wrong with my hand? I’m not sure. It’s not entirely impossible that a small part might be broken (just going off the experience of my best friend who broke a part of his hand pretty much at the same time) but it’s much more likely that it’s something tendon related.
1 oh squats
3 x 5 @ 60 kg - PR 
2 deadlifts
3 x 5 @ 185 kg - PR!
3 box jumps
5 x 3
4 one db press (belted up today to save some energy)
4 x 8 @ 29 kg
6 hollow holds
3 x 35 sec @ 2x5 kg
Notes:
- deadlifts were hard but an honest PR. Not sure there was ever a time where I could have pulled this off. Maybe not even last peak with 8-10 kg more bodyweight…
- low energy (well like most days anyways) but still great session!
- tomorrow is a really big session. So I’ll eat pizza for dinner, no alcohol and nutella toast for breakfast. Pretty sure that’s how you prepare for something like that.
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Nice PRs! Looked easy! Like OVH RPE 6 lol and deads 8…
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Probably pretty accurate with the RPEs. OH squats were easy and deadlifts… well they felt hard but that’s mainly because they are deadlifts, not because I was at my limit, haha.
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Nice deadlifting mate. Putting me to shame.
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Thanks.
I am sure you’re tired of people playing the age card but dude, we all are hoping to be as strong as you are a little way down the road, while being a successful worker and family man. I’m definitely not putting you to shame mate 
1 power jerk
1 @ 110 kg
1 @ 120 kg
1 @ 127,5 kg
4 x 0 @ 135 kg
2 floating deadlifts (3 sec. Ecc.)
3 x 5 @ 140 kg
3 bench press
3 x 10 @ 95 kg
4 bent over row - I never log those for rows, but technically a PR.
3 x 10 @ 110 kg
5 lunges
3 x 8 @ 60 kg - 90 sec rest.
6 side bends
4 x 10 @ 30 kg
7 did cardio right after
Notes:
- not even close to taking a shot at 140 kg. I was really confused why I was attempting that today. I haven’t been handling any heavy weights overhead lately so I didn’t feel peaked exactly. But to not get my old best at 135 kg was devastating. I came close a few times but didn’t get my head through.
- felt a little better after a chat with the coach, who helped put things into perspective. He explained he wanted to see where I am at and it didn’t matter that I failed. It’s just more data we can use for the build up. Heavy jerks haven’t been a focus lately, so no surprises that I struggle with them atm. Still I would have been okay with a fail at 140 but not 135.
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Stationary bike. 11 km in 21:54
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Ooooh excuse me while I take that blade out of my ribs!! Lol
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Oh sorry, I meant that as a sincere compliment. Poor choice of words, sorry.
You’re an inspiration to me and others here.
All good mate I understood you. It is a thing I have with myself. When I started getting stronger for powerlifting I wanted to get to a point where I considered myself strong. Not strong for my age or strong compared to other people who don’t lift but just strong. Anytime someone says I am strong… for an older guy. It just motivates me to get stronger. I don’t see it as an insult it is just more fuel for the fire.
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