Stew Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 Monday 17th November 2 x 20 x 20kg 1 x 15 x 60kg 1 x 12 x 100kg 1 x 6 x 120kg 1 x 5 x 140kg 1 x 5 x 160kg these were feeling light 6 weeks ago but not anymore 1 x 1 x 170kg aiming for 5 got 1 not good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Brouse Posted November 20, 2008 Author Share Posted November 20, 2008 Sunday, November 16th, 2008 - Bodyweight 274lbs. This one in the fieldhouse at the Univ. Incline Bench Press (who does that?!) 45x10x2 95x5 135x5 185x5 225x5 275x5 300x1 315x1 335x0 - Pussy. Push Jerk Behind the Neck - Old friend, it's been far too long... 135x3 185x3 225x3 275x3 315xugh, wow... DB Pullovers, Others. Thursday, Novemeber 20th, 2008 7:00am DE Bench Press - Everything plus Red Mini's 185x3x4sets - too slow, I've got video proof Barbell Jerk 135x3x2 185x3x2 225x3x2 Low Pulley Row - Wide Grip 150x10x2 180x10 200x10 These are PR's Lateral Raises, Tricep Extensions... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAINE SNOOK Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 (edited) Monday 17th November2 x 20 x 20kg 1 x 15 x 60kg 1 x 12 x 100kg 1 x 6 x 120kg 1 x 5 x 140kg 1 x 5 x 160kg these were feeling light 6 weeks ago but not anymore 1 x 1 x 170kg aiming for 5 got 1 not good! Stew, Remember - you're a Chunky Monkey - you look like you could Bench a house! Don't be worried about it. In my Benching days, which is a long time ago, I would load the bar - and then do nothing for a few minutes - to give the weights a chance of running away. If they were still there after I'd given them a chance to run - I would let them know who was boss. If by chance this doesn't work - so what - just leave the Gym, go home, and take Cath out for dinner somewhere. There are far more important things in life than busting your nuts under some rusty old weights (or new ones) - it's all about Jigsaw puzzles - don't forget that. I found that I was strongest on the Bench when I trained it every 5th day, one session close grip, one session regular grip - you need to be fresh - and you need to be keen to lift some big weights. If you want to come over and train at my place, you are most welcome anytime. If it goes well, we can go out and eat and drink in celebration - if it doesn't go well, we can go out and eat and drink more - if we drink enough we won't be able to remember how bad the session was! Good luck, and pass on my best wishes to Cath. Laine Edited November 20, 2008 by LAINE SNOOK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Brouse Posted November 20, 2008 Author Share Posted November 20, 2008 Stew, what's up man? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 Monday 17th November2 x 20 x 20kg 1 x 15 x 60kg 1 x 12 x 100kg 1 x 6 x 120kg 1 x 5 x 140kg 1 x 5 x 160kg these were feeling light 6 weeks ago but not anymore 1 x 1 x 170kg aiming for 5 got 1 not good! Stew, Remember - you're a Chunky Monkey - you look like you could Bench a house! Don't be worried about it. In my Benching days, which is a long time ago, I would load the bar - and then do nothing for a few minutes - to give the weights a chance of running away. If they were still there after I'd given them a chance to run - I would let them know who was boss. If by chance this doesn't work - so what - just leave the Gym, go home, and take Cath out for dinner somewhere. There are far more important things in life than busting your nuts under some rusty old weights (or new ones) - it's all about Jigsaw puzzles - don't forget that. I found that I was strongest on the Bench when I trained it every 5th day, one session close grip, one session regular grip - you need to be fresh - and you need to be keen to lift some big weights. If you want to come over and train at my place, you are most welcome anytime. If it goes well, we can go out and eat and drink in celebration - if it doesn't go well, we can go out and eat and drink more - if we drink enough we won't be able to remember how bad the session was! Good luck, and pass on my best wishes to Cath. Laine Thanks Laine, I'm gonna give that a try hopefully by the time I return to the bar a few weights will have run off and it will be a bit lighter. I seem to be just having one of those lulls at the moment, cant put my finger on it but its probably more mental than physical. Cath likes your training tips "If by chance this doesn't work - so what - just leave the Gym, go home, and take Cath out for dinner somewhere" I will be in touch to sort some training out in the near future, it'll be good to see you again. Stew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 Monday 24th November Little bit of a shake up to try and get the ball rolling again in the right direction Decline axle benchpress 2 x 15 x 40kg 1 x 12 x 80kg 1 x 8 x 120kg 1 x 5 x 150kg 1 x 5 x 160kg last one was hard 1 x 2 x 170kg felt ok but wouldn't have got a 3rd Powertech high Incline chest press 1 x 10 x 80kg plate weight 1 x 10 x 120kg " " 1 x 8 x 160kg " " 1 x 3 x 200kg " " Incline dumbell flyes 1 x 10 x 20kg per hand 1 x 10 x 27.5kg " " 1 x 6 x 37.5kg " " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Brouse Posted November 25, 2008 Author Share Posted November 25, 2008 Sunday November 23rd, 2008 - I was 280lbs. last night on my bathroom scale in the NUDE. But I also packed some serious face all day. Floor Press - None of these felt right, I was really pausing though... 45x15 95x10 135x8 185x5 225x5 275x5 315x5 345x3 375xone big terrible failure. 315x4 275x5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easyWeight Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 What a coincidence, I did floor presses yesterday too, heh. Brutal indeed.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Taking a break at the moment as Ive become very stale and need to re-focus, I hope to be back and firing on all cylinders in the new year and will start to post my workouts again then. Hopefully Matt will keep posting as this race is very much still on even if for me just a little postponed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Brouse Posted December 9, 2008 Author Share Posted December 9, 2008 One of the biggest (and best) parts of effective training is resting. And laying off when you're smart enough to recognize the need. Good luck Stew. Sunday December 7th, 2008 Reverse Band Bench Press - Single Blue, off the chest Worked up to a triple with 425 and a single at 455, narrowly missed 475. Both of those are PR's as I recall but I better double check that. Either way good day. Got some tremendous upper back work in as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Brouse Posted December 19, 2008 Author Share Posted December 19, 2008 Hit a big overhead PR. Not a bench but a testament to just plain ol' getting stronger. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSIItPy0aZk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Mathison Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 (edited) Good shit Brouse. It may not be a bench but I can assure you that your stronger bench helped you lock that press out. Edited December 19, 2008 by Chris Mathison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifesnotfair Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Very heavy weight to put overhead, awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Brouse Posted January 17, 2009 Author Share Posted January 17, 2009 Stronger bench transfers yet again. A couple weeks ago I beat my strict press PR of 225 with a lift of 232, actually done on a 14" cambered bar. Nasty, BTW. Well, today I worked in some strict press on the axle after some CandP's and hit 242 and 253, each for one. PR's. So, I am not training BP as exclusively as I was for a few months but the pressing, in general, is definitely stronger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAN PRAYDIS Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 awesom lifting matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twig Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Stronger bench transfers yet again. A couple weeks ago I beat my strict press PR of 225 with a lift of 232, actually done on a 14" cambered bar. Nasty, BTW.Well, today I worked in some strict press on the axle after some CandP's and hit 242 and 253, each for one. PR's. So, I am not training BP as exclusively as I was for a few months but the pressing, in general, is definitely stronger. IMHO the bench is a very poor way to improve bench strength. Press every other way there is to improve bench strength; incline, decline, millitary, DB, whatever... practice bench only to improve bench technique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Brouse Posted January 29, 2009 Author Share Posted January 29, 2009 Worked up in sets of 4 to a PR of 365x4, then, of course, a single at 385 which was tough after all dem repo's. I also got to thinking that I haven't actually worked up to a legit "comp" style max in a while... so I could only guess. Will work on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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