That pic looks festive. Like ornaments hanging from the bar!
I’ve seen this with one plate. But not the abundance. I bet that makes stabilization a bitch.
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
That pic looks festive. Like ornaments hanging from the bar!
I’ve seen this with one plate. But not the abundance. I bet that makes stabilization a bitch.[/quote]
Yep Snap, the gang all pitched their bands for that one. That’s my son (when he was lifting 
) Even better with a bamboo bar, really shaky. One training partner even cut a thick bamboo piece from his backyard, it was fun too, but only last about a month before it cracked.
Joe, how was the crazy bell press at lower weight higher reps???
[quote]lil power wrote:
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
That pic looks festive. Like ornaments hanging from the bar!
I’ve seen this with one plate. But not the abundance. I bet that makes stabilization a bitch.[/quote]
Yep Snap, the gang all pitched their bands for that one. That’s my son (when he was lifting ) Even better with a bamboo bar, really shaky. One training partner even cut a thick bamboo piece from his backyard, it was fun too, but only last about a month before it cracked.
Joe, how was the crazy bell press at lower weight higher reps???
[/quote]
It felt really odd but it killed my triceps.
Thursday
ME Lower
12" Box Squats
10x135
5x185
5x225
3x275
1x295
1x315
GM’s
8x155
8x175
8x195
Front Squats
8x95
8x115
4x135
Back Ext.
3x20
Thats 315 box squat was a real grinder and I think I need to get much better at staying really tight. I’m also going to foce myself to learn how to front squat properly. I’ve never been good at it and I hate the choking feeling but I’m positive I need to get better at them.
ME Upper
2 board press
10x135
5x185
5x205
5x225
1x250
1x275
Band Bench
5x135+dble micro mini
5x155+dble micro mini
3x165+dble micro mini
CGB
8x135
8x155
8x180
6x190
HS Iso-Lat ROw
8x 90/sdie
8x 135/side
8x 180/side
6x 225/side
HS Low Row
8 x90/side
8 x135/side
7 x180/side
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
I’m also going to foce myself to learn how to front squat properly.[/quote]
Good for you for, I truly hate this phrase, taking yourself out of your comfort zone. (cringe)
It’s funny, we dislike certain lifts because they’re uncomfortable and they’re uncomfortable because we don’t do them. It’s a vicious circle…like fat people and jogging I suppose.
DE Lower
Box Squats
10x2x135+chains
Speed Deads
10x2x155+chains
GM’s
8x155
8x175
8x195
Back Ext.
3x12xBW+45
Goblet Squats
3x8x75
My hams were fairly toasted afte this. I find the DE speed work hits me almost as hard as ME work.
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
DE Lower
Box Squats
10x2x135+chains
Speed Deads
10x2x155+chains
GM’s
8x155
8x175
8x195
Back Ext.
3x12xBW+45
Goblet Squats
3x8x75
My hams were fairly toasted afte this. I find the DE speed work hits me almost as hard as ME work.[/quote]
It should
DE Upper
Speed Bench
10x2x135+dble micro minis
CGB
8x155
8x177
6x195
Crazy bells
20xbar+bells
T-bars from floor
8x135
8x180
8x225
6x250
DB Bench Press
8x80
8x90
6x100
DB Row
12x80
12x90
12x100
Today did not start off well but it got better fast. Thats said I broke the t-bar base thingy so I don’t know if I can do them anymore.
Joe, do you have mini bands? try speed with double mini’s and lower the bar weight a bit?
oh, I’m catching you on DB rows, I upped my game to 85’s today, lol
[quote]lil power wrote:
Joe, do you have mini bands? try speed with double mini’s and lower the bar weight a bit?
oh, I’m catching you on DB rows, I upped my game to 85’s today, lol[/quote]
Right now I’m using dble mini+135. So should I drop down to 115+bands.
[quote]lil power wrote:
Joe, do you have mini bands? try speed with double mini’s and lower the bar weight a bit?
oh, I’m catching you on DB rows, I upped my game to 85’s today, lol[/quote]
Okay after review I think I have short bands. I set them up by using db’s on the floor and hooking the bands by the DB handles.
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
[quote]lil power wrote:
Joe, do you have mini bands? try speed with double mini’s and lower the bar weight a bit?
oh, I’m catching you on DB rows, I upped my game to 85’s today, lol[/quote]
Right now I’m using dble mini+135. So should I drop down to 115+bands.[/quote]
above log entry stated micro mini’s ? are they red or orange? If you have the short red mini’s, you wouldn’t be able to double them , I don’t think…red short mini’s would be about same as doubled red mini’s. How fast are you moving the weight? (video?) Are you planning on coming up in Jan ? you want about 55-60% of max bench in straight weight and about 25% of max bench in band and/or chain weight.
[quote]lil power wrote:
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
[quote]lil power wrote:
Joe, do you have mini bands? try speed with double mini’s and lower the bar weight a bit?
oh, I’m catching you on DB rows, I upped my game to 85’s today, lol[/quote]
Right now I’m using dble mini+135. So should I drop down to 115+bands.[/quote]
above log entry stated micro mini’s ? are they red or orange? If you have the short red mini’s, you wouldn’t be able to double them , I don’t think…red short mini’s would be about same as doubled red mini’s. How fast are you moving the weight? (video?) Are you planning on coming up in Jan ? you want about 55-60% of max bench in straight weight and about 25% of max bench in band and/or chain weight. [/quote]
They are black. I “thought” they were micro mini’s but I’m pretty sure they are short bands based on the elitefts website.
Monster short minis perhaps?
[quote]lil power wrote:
[quote]JoeGood wrote:
[quote]lil power wrote:
Joe, do you have mini bands? try speed with double mini’s and lower the bar weight a bit?
oh, I’m catching you on DB rows, I upped my game to 85’s today, lol[/quote]
Right now I’m using dble mini+135. So should I drop down to 115+bands.[/quote]
above log entry stated micro mini’s ? are they red or orange? If you have the short red mini’s, you wouldn’t be able to double them , I don’t think…red short mini’s would be about same as doubled red mini’s. How fast are you moving the weight? (video?) Are you planning on coming up in Jan ? you want about 55-60% of max bench in straight weight and about 25% of max bench in band and/or chain weight. [/quote]
The band is black, about 12 inches and about half an inch wide.
[quote]MattyXL wrote:
Monster short minis perhaps?[/quote]
You know you’re a lifter when someone mentions short minis and your first thought is bands not skirts.
ME Lower
Deads
5x135
5x135
5x185
5x225
5x275
2x315
1x345
1x365* felt too heavy
0x385* barely broke off of the floor.
SLDL’s
8x160
8x180
8x190
Front Squat practice
8x95
8x115
3x135
Back Ext.
3x20
Deads did not go as well as I had hoped. I believed I started to get out over teh bar as the weight got heavy and my hips came up to fast. Will need to fix that ASAP.
ME Upper
Bench with Chains
5xbar
10x135+chains
5x185+chains
5x205+chains
3x225+chains
1x250+chains
Milies
8x95
8x115
4x135
Chins
3x8
Dips
3x15
HS Iso-Lat Row
8 x135/side
8 x180/side
6 x225/side
HS Low Row
8x90
8x135
6x180
Too much of chains on ground at lock out, a bigger carabiner should fix that. Now to get my milies back up to speed.
Nice work Joe, this looks like a fun workout. I really want some chains or bands, I’ve just been too busy or too lazy to make it happen.