Snap, you’re doing a lot of reps leading up to your top set. Looks like about 16 at 80%+ of your 5RM. That will generate some fatigue.
I have nothing to contribute, just want to help get those eye-searing pics off of the lead page.
Did I hear my name lol. Hopefully I can help.
Dave: Thanks for taking the time to provide your input. I believe you are right on several counts and plan to do more experimentation tomorrow. My arch is pretty pathetic so sacrificing it in favor of leg drive would be preferable.
Git: I’m following programming. It is a lot of reps at the high end.
G1: I’m hopeful that you’ll have some great input for me when you’re here.
Today: DLs for 5s
RDL
8/45
5/95
Conventional pulls
5/140
5/150
5/161
5/172
5/183
^^All came up fast.
Pullups
5
^^Sucking on these lately. My head isn’t into it right now.
Weighted hypers
3/10/15
Lying hammies
Lat pulldown
Chins
Played around with bench position today. I may have found a solution to keeping my ass down. Wednesday will be the true test. Not that anyone gives a damn given my size, sex, and lack of bench talent.
Today
Band pullaparts
DB flat bench
DB row
Standing lat pulldown
DB OHP
Pullups
Contributing to get you to the next page
So what’s the proposed ass lift solution?
You guys are gonna miss him when he’s gone.
SNAP!!..don’t dog yourself on your pull ups!
Have you tried doing them fresh? As in before any other lifts? I guarantee you if you try a good rested set–like on a nice rested day, without care over fatigue from deads or benching the days previous-- you’ll surprise yourself with the reps you’ll be able to pop out. And I can’t say how much only doing them ONCE a week has really been beneficial for myself–they are a main lift in and of themselves!
You’ve nothing to be ashamed of at all though!!
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
Played around with bench position today. I may have found a solution to keeping my ass down. Wednesday will be the true test. Not that anyone gives a damn given my size, sex, and lack of bench talent.
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I do.
[quote]kimbakimba wrote:
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
Played around with bench position today. I may have found a solution to keeping my ass down. Wednesday will be the true test. Not that anyone gives a damn given my size, sex, and lack of bench talent.
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I do.[/quote]
Agreed!
Snap- your dedication to the sport which shows up in a lot of different ways including battling through injuries and setting up perfectly for all three lifts will keep me following regardless of the weight you lift. I have no doubt you will figure out the bench form issue quickly and start to move forward again.
[quote]Oldman Powers wrote:
So what’s the proposed ass lift solution?[/quote]
Bag the arch. Legs way out wide so that my ass is higher than my knees in benching position. We shall see.
[quote]jjackkrash wrote:
You guys are gonna miss him when he’s gone. [/quote]
No. I won’t. I’m going to return the favor someday.
[quote]brute_fury wrote:
SNAP!!..don’t dog yourself on your pull ups[/quote]
The pull up queen speaketh!
And thanks Kimba and Dave!
Yesterday’s squats:
8/45
5/70
3/88
3/93
3/100
3/106
3/113
Pullups
7
Eccentric pistols
3/5
^^Love these. Really work my quads
Pullups
6,5,4
Clean/front squat with the bar
GMs to 45 degrees with the bar
Single leg lying hammie curls
Two months till my meet. My DL will be fine by then. My bench . . . about where it always is. And my squat will be down quite a bit. I’m okay with that. If I can drop weight, I could chase a geared squat record. The USAPL state record is only 176 lb. for old women with BW<105 lb.
oh, great on working on the bench setup…but where oh where are you going to lose weight from ???
But go get that State record girl !
I was going to ask the same question. You’re incredibly lean already.
Solid work in here. I understand the frustration on the bench as mine also struggles a lot. Try filming from the top so you can see what your elbows are doing. That’s all I have for contribution.
james
Hey Snap. I’ll be interested to see how you make out with the new bench position. My issue benching with my legs far back isn’t ass up, but lateral movement of my feet. Plus my hips are tight and it’s hard to get into position. I’ve tried it with my feet further in front just to save my hips but don’t seem to get any leg drive.
Post a video when you get one.
Well, my benching experiment failed.
No matter where I put my feet, I thrust with my hips. It’s a learned pattern at this point. So I’ll have to unlearn it, which I’m going to begin doing by benching without my legs at all.
Flat bench
8/45
5/55
3/62
3/67
3/71
3/76
3/81
2/86 . . . couldn’t even get 3 here
T-bar row
Sissy dips with 20 lb. on lap
That’s all. Life is busy. Two parents who need a lot of assistance. Two active kids. Two dogs. Two cats. One job. One husband.
Two words. Floor. Press. Keep your legs straight and just practice bar path. In the power rack you’ll have no problems and if you put the bar on blocks (or weights) you’ll be able to slip under it if you miss.
james
Bench dips are notoriously hard on shoulders. Something to consider given your shoulder history.
Do you have access to a power rack with pins?
[quote]atypical1 wrote:
Two words. Floor. Press. Keep your legs straight and just practice bar path.[/quote]
I second this advice. Floor presses seemed to really help me get my bench in order. I liked to keep my feet on the floor though and push, because I was very bad at “leg drive” but since you have the opposite problem, legs straight sounds good.