Weird, but impressive

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4489

Well, I am older and therefore less clever. Takes me longer.

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4490

Thatā€™s sexual, right?

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4491

Well now it is.

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4492

Titties. I need someone to explain to me in clear language just why the fuck I should do flat benching with a barbell. Maybe use stick figures, keep it simple. Gods, I both hate it and am bad at it. I hate that I am bad at it.

  • Barbell Incline Bench Press

    • 50 kg x 5 reps
    • 60 kg x 5 reps
    • 70 kg x 5 reps
    • 82.5 kg x 3 reps
    • 95 kg x 3 reps
    • 105 kg x 1 reps
    • 117.5 kg x 2 reps

  • Barbell Bench Press

    • 40 kg x 6 reps
    • 50 kg x 5 reps
    • 60 kg x 5 reps
    • 70 kg x 4 reps
    • 80 kg x 3 reps
    • 90 kg x 2 reps
    • 100 kg x 6 reps
    • 90 kg x 8 reps
    • 80 kg x 10 reps

  • Triceps Pushdown

    • 50 lb x 10 reps
    • 60 lb x 10 reps
    • 60 lb x 10 reps
    • 60 lb x 10 reps
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4493

The chicks (or long-haired dudes, if you prefer) dig it:

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4494

Itā€™s a press assistance exercise, and the press is awesome.

Same reason I do band pull aparts. Theyā€™re lame, but having big and strong rear delts is good for pressing.

Just treat the bench with the level of disdain you would give a wimpy assistance exercise.

Because thatā€™s what it is.

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4495

Haha, nice.

But I can confirm, nobody digs it.

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4496

I agree with all that, but I should possibly be clearerā€¦I like declines and inclines. Love them. It is that shit perpendicular to the floor I cannot abide.

And to addā€¦even flat DBs are fine.

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4497

Iā€™ve always been a pretty good bencher (relative to my other lifts, at least) and switched to the axle a year or so ago and have no desire to go back to the barbell. I donā€™t see any specific reason why barbell and flat are necessary adjectives for benching, for 99.923% of the lifting populace.

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4498

Clarity not necessary: fully understood. Hate it, disdain it, do it and then get back to pressing, which is more awesome.

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4499

Cool, then that is my reason for continuing. Damn it.

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4500

Are you all crazy bench press is the king of all exercises and a true mark of masculinity. Come at me. :joy:

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4501

I donā€™t bench (well apart from rare instances) in any way and I donā€™t really need it for my press either but as an exercise it gives you the opportunity to lay down. Thatā€™s pretty nice since most other movements are exhausting and involve standing and shit.

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4502

ā€œItā€™s super relaxingā€ is a weird argument, but okay.

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4503

Pulling day. Donā€™t wanna jinx myself, but my elbow(s) have been doing better over the last week. I have been trying to change things up in general to protect it, but it seemed to really start improving once I started taking fish oil capsules. Who woulda thought. Plus you get the bonus of burping up concentrate fish juice flavor for the rest of the day, it is very tasty.

  • Machine MTS High Row

    • 20 kg x 12 reps
    • 25 kg x 12 reps
    • 25 kg x 12 reps
    • 25 kg x 12 reps
    • 25 kg x 12 reps

  • Isolateral Plate Loaded Row

    • 102 lb x 8 reps
    • 152 lb x 8 reps
    • 192 lb x 8 reps
    • 242 lb x 8 reps
    • 282 lb x 8 reps
    • 332 lb x 8 reps
    • 192 lb x 15 reps

  • Pull-Up

    • 5 reps
    • 5 reps
    • 5 reps
    • 5 reps

  • Wide-Grip Lat Pulldown

    • 75 lb x 10 reps
    • 90 lb x 10 reps
    • 105 lb x 10 reps
    • 120 lb x 10 reps
    • 135 lb x 10 reps

OTOH, I tweaked the shit out of my left trap the other day. That makes everything less fun.

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4504

Oof, feeling cruddy and weak today. Not sure why, had a nice day off yesterday, but not only is my trap/neck all tweaked to shit (still) but I just feel deflated. Took it really easy and stayed far away from any maxes.

  • Standing Barbell Shoulder Press (OHP)

    • 40 kg x 5 reps
    • 50 kg x 5 reps
    • 60 kg x 5 reps
    • 70 kg x 3 reps
    • 80 kg x 3 reps

  • Barbell Deadlift

    • 60 kg x 3 reps
    • 80 kg x 3 reps
    • 100 kg x 3 reps
    • 120 kg x 3 reps
    • 140 kg x 3 reps
    • 160 kg x 3 reps

  • Seated Barbell Press Behind Neck

    • 30 kg x 6 reps
    • 35 kg x 6 reps
    • 40 kg x 6 reps
    • 45 kg x 6 reps
    • 50 kg x 6 reps
    • 55 kg x 6 reps
    • 60 kg x 15 reps (rep PR)

  • Dumbbell Bicep Curl

    • 6 kg x 20 reps
    • 6 kg x 20 reps
    • 6 kg x 20 reps
    • 6 kg x 20 reps
    • 6 kg x 20 reps
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4505

That is a lot of reps. Quality

4506

Could be better. Especially when I see this shit in your log:

Seated BNP
62.5 x 10 x 3 sets (138 lbs) - 9, 9, 8.5

You might be better than me at these. Not sure I can abide that.

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4507

LOL na you are still top of the old dogs when it comes to overhead press. Well at lest until Harry turns up.

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4508

Whatā€™s a Harry?

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