bench press 9/11/03

[brian747478`]

hey guys, lowered weights,. shortened rest times today

225 for 5x5
30 sec rest, 2 close grip, 2 mod grip, 1 wider grip
275 x1, flew to lockout

3 board press
big pr day
225x3
275x3
315x3(first 3 sets close grip) pr btw
335x2 mod grip big PR felt slight pull in right pec, called it a day on these

3 sets 10 supported t bar rows

45,95,135 all for 5 on push jerk for form
then grip, bicep, face pulls and abs

very good workout, gonna ice this pec and heal up

also 5 30 sec intervals on step machine, gotta get my conditioning back

 

[Devastation]

nice work

 

[Warpath]

Solid poundage.

 

[thebrute]

awesome job!!! tb

 

[brian747478`]

thanx guys, maybe i will be up with u big boys soon on the bench

 

[thebrute]

hey..if that's your goal...don't let it stop ya. a guy asked me and jon how far we were going to go and jon says this and i agree with it..."as far as we can go!!"
tb

 

[NWinters]

Nice work as usual man!!!!!

 

[brian747478`]

thanx, my goal is strongman, but i have been getting better at strongman and overhead and my bench has went up alot lately i was doing 2 overhead days a week, i switched one to bench and the overhead has went up even more

 

[kingc_79]

nice workout man...very solid...before were your me days catered to the push press more than board presses? tryin to figure out what i can do to raise my ohp.

 

[rsnoble]

good deal.

 

[b fold the truth]

Nice job man...

Ready for a break after Nationals to let all of those small injuries heal?

B True

 

[brian747478`]

Bfold, YES , YES, YES HAHAHA.

 

[Exodus]

my me day is and has been overheads. i don't exactly have a de day right now. more of a bench and overhead day. but will start a de bench day after nationals, and keep the overhead me day.
brian

curious......... whats the reasoning for this???

X

 

[brian747478`]

my me day is and has been overheads. i don't exactly have a de day right now. more of a bench and overhead day. but will start a de bench day after nationals, and keep the overhead me day.
brian

 

[Exodus]

does that answer the question???

yeah i figured it was something that crazy bfold came up with.......lol. i just remember hearing something about him doing 5x5 instead of speed bench, just wanted to see how it was working out.

either that or it was a metal militia hybrid.

X

 

[brian747478`]

i had not done bench in over a year, i decided to do it so my body would get used to heavier weights since balance is not a big issue on viking press. i started using a 5x5 something like clint has been doing instead of speed bench. i will start doing speed bench, but have been making great gains and don't want a drastic change until after nationals. does that answer the question???

 

[brian747478`]

i think b is back to speed bench now. i will be soon

 

[kingc_79]

nice man...i really like the idea of ohp me day and speed bench day w/5x5 or something similar. maybe if i start something similar it will help my weak ass overhead.lol

 

[brian747478`]

JUST WANTED TO MAKE MY
500TH POST

 

[kingc_79]

JUST WANTED TO MAKE MY
500TH POST

now time for an avatar

 

[brian747478`]

oh yeah, i have a few in mind king,
BE A KING.... EAT MORE BROWNIES

 

[b fold the truth]

i think b is back to speed bench now. i will be soon

Yes, I am...and my overhead is increasing again also. The 5x5 didn't turn out to be too joint friendly to me...

B True