A little about me

I have competed in both Olympic Weightlifting and Bench-Only Lifting. I competed in Olympic Lifting as a kid. Best lifts of 255 Olympic Press, 225 Snatch, 255 Clean & Jerk. I met many of the great lifters and coaches from the 60's and 70's. After a 20-year break to serve my country I started lifting regularly again and competing in Bench-Only. Best Lift: 419lbs "equipped".

Feel free to follow along on the adventure...

Steve Denning

1/4/08

T-Bone Strength 1-04-08

Bench:Barx10, 135x10, 225x8, 275x3, 315x3, 335x1, 365x1, 375x1, 405x0
Pushdowns: 7x8x130
V-Grip Pulldowns: 5x10xStack
Pulldowns:3x8xStack
Dumbbell Rows: 100x20, 100x15, 100x12
Rear Delt Cable Raise: 3x10

Good to be benching again. 405 raw is heavy :) 375 was a grinder all the way but I got it and took 10 minutes rest and threw 4 plates on each side lowered it down got it up mid way but just couldn't lock it out. With a shirt, I can destroy it no problem, and I'm sure I can get as of right now in the mid 4's up to the high 4's if not 500. My big total should happen. I got an invite to compete at the fit expo bench/deadlift comp where I can maybe do bench only. I've thought about it and I have until the 19th to decide. Do I go?

Shoulder strength is an issue for me at this point. I've push pressed 300 even overhead but haven't done any shoulder pressing in awhile and I have to start doing that again because I can get a big bench without big strong shoulders. Detonation t-minus 12 weeks....

1 comment:

Island Strength said...

Hey, I got an invite to Fitexpo too! I'm getting lots of mileage out of one bench press last March!

Good Benchin

Steve