cham....metal militia

[Illuminati]

Cham....

I didn't want to hijack another thread, so I started a new one. i have been thinking about using Metal Militia Bench training. what are you thoughts and experience?
I've been using WSB for a while now, and want to change it up some as my bench is lagging. I like their theory of having a shirt day, and a raw day. I plan to keep using WSB for my squat/deadlift training, but want to try something new for my bench.
thanks

 

[the koala]

i'd like to know about that one too

trying and trying and trying around on wsb principles, while my squat and deadlift go well my bench goes nowhere....

of course it is not the principle but myself and my inability to incorporate all the different methods into a functioning bench workout...

still.... metal militia sounds very interesting,
i train raw however....

 

[Chambewy20]

I'm starting to use it every other week but letting my shoulders dictate what I do. I agree with those guys to a point, no sense in buying a custom $250+ shirt, never touch with it during training and then expect to set a PR with it miraculously in a meet...

The thing is also for the most part, those guys feel in order to bench better just bench and do bench like movements. I feel unless your an elite bencher this is not the case, too many ways to improve physically and mentally by using a large variety of movements and focussing on the muscle groups that really help you.

IMO a huge thing with this style though is the way these guys set up, it will work for 90% of everyone out there trying to bench and help a bunch. It's the hardest thing, once you practice, you will soon learn when you feel right and when you don't and what you have to focus on with your flexibility, that's right... I said flexibility.... almost as big of a curse word as diet in the powerlifting world...

Unless you have access to some guys who really know what they are doing, buy a DVD from Sebastian off of ebay for less than $10 bucks, it's well worth it.

The volume is extreme, the weight is extreme... is this a Xyience commercial? ...all relevant to a person's own abilities that's why I don't see how someone could handle the beating week after week, just my opinion...

They are pretty up front about the fact that your raw bench will decline once you become a dedicated shirt bencher, why risk the injury if it's not needed and with a shirt on, it's like a mental crutch, giving you more confidence to take more chances.

I also don't agree with taking a bar almost down to your belt in order to touch, you just have to face it sometimes that a there is such a thing as too much shirt... but there are many things that can work with this style of training...

Dev and Wnt2beast have a lot of experience with this style, hopefully they will chime in as well...

 

[curgeo]

I agree illum. Get the video as it's invaluable when teaching the proper form in benching.

They also do a helluva lot of volume. It really takes some times getting used to it. You will also learn a lot about the shirt too. A very good video.

 

[brbb]

Even better if you can make it to one of thier seminars, they are well worth the time and money. I found the volume to be too much but was able to take the basic routine and tweak it to where it fits into a three lift program. The things they teach you to do with the shirt and how to touch with any weight are invaluable to your bench.

 

[Devastation]

"elbows in, stomach up"