[quote]jjackkrash wrote:
[quote]hel320 wrote:
This only for you younguns? 295# clean and press a few months ago, vid on here somewheres. Goin for 305 fore the years out. Ya’ll are gonna clean the weight, right? No dipping? No standin incline press, right? What’s the rulz? [/quote]
This cutoff is 54. Anyone older obviously has an unfair advantage. [/quote]
Obviously. I propose putting this thing off for 3 months. At that point I turn 55 and my Ronnie Coleman genes kick in.
It’ll still be going strong in 3 months. Trust me…
130 last week for 3 reps
Not a weight PR, but a PR none the less.
215x5x5
Set 1
Set 5
‘Would you like to shoot me now or wait till you get home?’
‘Shoot him now, shoot him now!’
‘You keep out of this. He doesn’t have to shoot you now’
‘Wait. Hold on just a minute. Pronoun trouble. It’s not "he doesn’t have to shoot YOU now, it’s “he doesn’t have to shoot ME now.” Well I say he does have to shoot me now, so shoot me now!!!’
POW!!!
‘You’re despicable!’
Sorry. This just popped into my head.
[quote]ruglayer09052000 wrote:
‘Would you like to shoot me now or wait till you get home?’
‘Shoot him now, shoot him now!’
‘You keep out of this. He doesn’t have to shoot you now’
‘Wait. Hold on just a minute. Pronoun trouble. It’s not "he doesn’t have to shoot YOU now, it’s “he doesn’t have to shoot ME now.” Well I say he does have to shoot me now, so shoot me now!!!’
POW!!!
‘You’re despicable!’
Sorry. This just popped into my head.[/quote]
I have no idea what that is from. But it sounds cool.
[quote]LittleStrick wrote:
[quote]ruglayer09052000 wrote:
‘Would you like to shoot me now or wait till you get home?’
‘Shoot him now, shoot him now!’
‘You keep out of this. He doesn’t have to shoot you now’
‘Wait. Hold on just a minute. Pronoun trouble. It’s not "he doesn’t have to shoot YOU now, it’s “he doesn’t have to shoot ME now.” Well I say he does have to shoot me now, so shoot me now!!!’
POW!!!
‘You’re despicable!’
Sorry. This just popped into my head.[/quote]
I have no idea what that is from. But it sounds cool.[/quote]
Bugs Bunny/Daffy Duck cartoon
[quote]ruglayer09052000 wrote:
[quote]LittleStrick wrote:
[quote]ruglayer09052000 wrote:
‘Would you like to shoot me now or wait till you get home?’
‘Shoot him now, shoot him now!’
‘You keep out of this. He doesn’t have to shoot you now’
‘Wait. Hold on just a minute. Pronoun trouble. It’s not "he doesn’t have to shoot YOU now, it’s “he doesn’t have to shoot ME now.” Well I say he does have to shoot me now, so shoot me now!!!’
POW!!!
‘You’re despicable!’
Sorry. This just popped into my head.[/quote]
I have no idea what that is from. But it sounds cool.[/quote]
Bugs Bunny/Daffy Duck cartoon
[/quote]
Really?? I am ashamed! I should have every episode memorized by now. Aside from my watching them for all of my youth, we have them on DVD for my kids. And Tom and Jerry…and Power Rangers (God help me)…and the Autobots…and, you get the idea.
[quote]ruglayer09052000 wrote:
‘Would you like to shoot me now or wait till you get home?’
‘Shoot him now, shoot him now!’
‘You keep out of this. He doesn’t have to shoot you now’
‘Wait. Hold on just a minute. Pronoun trouble. It’s not "he doesn’t have to shoot YOU now, it’s “he doesn’t have to shoot ME now.” Well I say he does have to shoot me now, so shoot me now!!!’
POW!!!
‘You’re despicable!’
Sorry. This just popped into my head.[/quote]
SHOOT HIM !!! Wait…damn ,its wabbit season not moose.
Forget the shooting!!! Because I might I be next on the your evil list.
Great work! Nice, smooth, strong reps! You made it look easy.
Back again.
Again, not a weight PR, but a 5x5 PR.
220x5x5
Set 1
Set 5
On to 225#…
OK.I think its time for Moose season to start.
[quote]bulldog9899 wrote:
OK.I think its time for Moose season to start.[/quote]
Fortunately, as a petite Silverback, I am a protected species. And I am pretty sure that there are no bulldog seasons.
I just wonder if this is going to up my max. All these reps are nice, but if it doesn’t serve the desired end…
[quote]solidkhalid wrote:
130 last week for 3 reps[/quote]
140 last week for 5 reps
[quote]solidkhalid wrote:
[quote]solidkhalid wrote:
130 last week for 3 reps[/quote]
140 last week for 5 reps[/quote]
Up 10# AND 2 reps in a month? That is awesome! I have been stuck at the same max for months. At least the reps seem to be going up.
Are you doing anything besides MP to increase it? What sort of reps/sets are you using?
I had no idea such a thread existed. I’m going to be aiming for a BW MP (i.e. 205), right now my MP is probably 165 although I haven’t tested in a while.
Has anyone tried incorporating push presses? I’ve found that it has helped me get used to handling heavier weights.
[quote]AquaCruzer wrote:
I had no idea such a thread existed. I’m going to be aiming for a BW MP (i.e. 205), right now my MP is probably 165 although I haven’t tested in a while.
Has anyone tried incorporating push presses? I’ve found that it has helped me get used to handling heavier weights.[/quote]
Push presses are excellent use both. I like the push press more but the bugger can bother the wrists for me. Some people like the strict press more, who cares what one. 
A few weeks ago i progressively increased the weight on the strict press for 3’s and once i got a heavy triple i switched to push presses and kept increasing the weight for another heavy triple. Excellent workout.
I done a 220lb Push Press 4 or 5 weeks ago i guess now.
[quote]canada wrote:
[quote]AquaCruzer wrote:
I had no idea such a thread existed. I’m going to be aiming for a BW MP (i.e. 205), right now my MP is probably 165 although I haven’t tested in a while.
Has anyone tried incorporating push presses? I’ve found that it has helped me get used to handling heavier weights.[/quote]
Push presses are excellent use both. I like the push press more but the bugger can bother the wrists for me. Some people like the strict press more, who cares what one. A few weeks ago i progressively increased the weight on the strict press for 3’s and once i got a heavy triple i switched to push presses and kept increasing the weight for another heavy triple. Excellent workout.
I done a 220lb Push Press 4 or 5 weeks ago i guess now.[/quote]
I love doing both as well. About 2 months ago I hit a 200 push press, and a few weeks ago I found doing 155x5 on the strict press much easier compared to a few months earlier. It helped that it just felt light, since I’ve been doing push presses for the past month or two.
[quote]LittleStrick wrote:
[quote]solidkhalid wrote:
[quote]solidkhalid wrote:
130 last week for 3 reps[/quote]
140 last week for 5 reps[/quote]
Up 10# AND 2 reps in a month? That is awesome! I have been stuck at the same max for months. At least the reps seem to be going up.
Are you doing anything besides MP to increase it? What sort of reps/sets are you using?[/quote]
Strick,
First off thank you.
I’ve read 5/3/1 about 4 times and the main lesson I learned was to use my lats as shelves during standing military presses.
I also get some motivation from the guys doing seated shoulder presses next to me (using a lot more weight but doing 1/2 or 1/4 the range of motion). I find it funny how far I’ve come, being a weak guy and being a strong guy now. Theres been a couple of times where they would want to “warm up” with my ramping sets (65 and then 95) and then struggle horribly to press the 95 lbs as a full rep standing (keep in mind they are seated bullshit pressing 155). I can’t hold my laughter in sometimes. /rant
This might be rehashing “common” knowledge but here goes:
Strong core (pull down abs 12-15, leg raises 15-20, deadlifts 4-12, stones 4-6, hercules holds for time)
Strong legs (squats 4-12, stiff legged deadlifts 12-15, calf raises 6-12)
Strong back (plenty of pulldowns/variations including weighted, bar rows 4-8, shrugs 8-15 and neck exercises 12-15 for the upper back)
Shoulder accessory work (Rear delts 10-15, up rows 4-8, lateral raises 8-12, “cheating” bar front raise w/controlled negatives 8-12, Svend presses 8-15)
Set/rep scheme for military press:
Done first during shoulder training.
Warmup with the bar
Ramp to 65 x 12
95 x 6 ‘feeler’ set
115 x 6 if 95 felt off/heavy/fatigued
Get to work sets 3-6 reps
No push pressing at all, very controlled, pure muscling up the weight. No momentum at all or leg drive.
Here are some examples from my log
3/3/11
Military Press (standing, full range of motion, no push pressing)
130 x 5, 5, 4
4/2/11
Militarys
135 x 5, 4, 5
On the 9th is when I did my 140 lb sets, I didn’t put it into my log.
Oh, and each work set is to failure. I don’t go for a burn or a pump or any of that shit. I just push until I can’t push anymore. I fight the weight on my last reps and grind it out if possible… if the weight starts coming back down, I terminate the set.
I hope this has been helpful to someone (including you Strick!)