During hockey season I’m going to have to workout after 9 PM a lot of nights. I just got done this workout. 235 snapped right up but I couldn’t get under it. Have to keep doing cleans and front squats because I really want to be able to properly execute the second part of a clean. I’m going to see what its like not benching for a while. One less thing to worry about.[/quote]
sink under the bar to catch it on your shoulders–remeber this is an Olypic move where you use the whole body not just your arms and back (like a bodybuilder) when I train clients or myself and on the heavy side of the power cleans we catch the weight as were descending into a half front sqaut after the jump up – make sense ? Hope this helps…sidenote youtube Olympic lifters doing a power clean not some high school football kid–big difference.
10/3
deadlift 135x3,225x3,315x3,405x2.455x1.495x1,405x1
one arm db floor press superset with 1 arm db row 70x10x5 sets (floor press left-right db row left-right)
1.top squat GM 150 15x3 sets
2 side bends 100x6x3 sets
Just a scrub workout I threw together. Wanted to see how the neutral grip floor press felt on the shoulders. The deadlifts felt good but heavier then they should of.
Got outside after the weight workout and dragged around the sled for 30 minutes. I did some sprinting dragging the sled. Really got the heart rate up.
front squat 135x3,225x3,(belt on)275x2,315x1,365x1,405x1
1.1 arm neutral grip shld press 70 5x5
2.face pull/ rotator cuff pulls 10-15x5 sets
chinup BWx13 (14 with a cheat rep)
push up 40
Never gone above 315 with front squats before. 365 and 405 felt heavy but I felt solid. My hamstrings and obliques are sore today from yesterdays GMs and side bends. Workouts have become unstructured again. I want to set up a 5/3/1 but have to replace bench with something. Maybe dips or floor press(if painless) or totally flip and try BB rows as a main exercise.
Joe, my maxes have dropped but I can still pull 500+ so I’m happy.
LS,I’m looking forward to trying something new.I think its good to change it up every now and again.
front squat 135x3,225x3,(belt on)275x2,315x1,365x1,405x1
1.1 arm neutral grip shld press 70 5x5
2.face pull/ rotator cuff pulls 10-15x5 sets
chinup BWx13 (14 with a cheat rep)
push up 40
Never gone above 315 with front squats before. 365 and 405 felt heavy but I felt solid. My hamstrings and obliques are sore today from yesterdays GMs and side bends. Workouts have become unstructured again. I want to set up a 5/3/1 but have to replace bench with something. Maybe dips or floor press(if painless) or totally flip and try BB rows as a main exercise.
weight still 260.[/quote]
I vote for floorpress, best carryover, and for me when my shoulders are aching they have little to no negative impact.
[quote]DaCharmingAlbino wrote:
There I was, pattin’ meself on the back about gettin a 90 lb barbell up ONCE - I look over here and you’re knockin’ off 10 reps of nearly my bodyweight.
Joe, my maxes have dropped but I can still pull 500+ so I’m happy.
LS,I’m looking forward to trying something new.I think its good to change it up every now and again.[/quote]
Joe, my maxes have dropped but I can still pull 500+ so I’m happy.
LS,I’m looking forward to trying something new.I think its good to change it up every now and again.
Keep us posted, 500+ would make me happy too.
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E, just been tough to keep my usual lifting numbers while trying to lose weight. But its a trade off I’m willing to make (for now).
Catching up Eco. Looking good on all accounts. I think the floor press would be better than dips too. Since my bout with shoulder issues, I have had to remove dips. I hated that, I always liked doing them in a perverse sort of way.
[quote]j_willy3 wrote:
Catching up Eco. Looking good on all accounts. I think the floor press would be better than dips too. Since my bout with shoulder issues, I have had to remove dips. I hated that, I always liked doing them in a perverse sort of way.[/quote]
Thanks JW. I’m going to take your and Pete’s advice and try the floor press. Funny that the dips don’t cause significant pain for me. I’ll most likely keep them as an ass. exercise.
[quote]PeteS wrote:
I find benching from the pins to be extremely harsh on the shoulders. To the point where I almost never include them at this point. [/quote]
I never thought of that. But I case see how it might very well be an issue.
[quote]LittleStrick wrote:
PeteS wrote:
I find benching from the pins to be extremely harsh on the shoulders. To the point where I almost never include them at this point.
I never thought of that. But I case see how it might very well be an issue.[/quote]
Weird; I have the opposite opinion: From pins, my shoulders hurt less. Could be because my starting position is with my hands and arms in, much like a close floor press. And I tend to press with the bar closer to my sternum. I tried pin presses from around the bottom of my chest, and my elbows flared like crazy.
So, my pin presses look more like strict overhead presses, as far as my elbows go. Really works my forearms that way, too.
Joe, my maxes have dropped but I can still pull 500+ so I’m happy.
LS,I’m looking forward to trying something new.I think its good to change it up every now and again.
Keep us posted, 500+ would make me happy too.
E, just been tough to keep my usual lifting numbers while trying to lose weight. But its a trade off I’m willing to make (for now).[/quote]
Have to admit that in this point in my life, keeping the weight down is worth it to me as well.
