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

2/18/08

T-Bone Strength 2-18-08

Max Effort Bench

Competition Bench: Barx10, 135x8, 225x6, 315x3, 365x1 (All super easy)
Put on Rage-X
405x1
2 board: 455x1, 425x2*

Raw 4-board:315x8

Illegal Wide Grip Bench: 135x5, 225x5, 275x5, 315x2

Rolling Triceps Extension: 55x10, 60x10 (2 sets) 75x6

Kroc Rows (Aka Strapped high rep dumbbell rows): 100x20 each arm

Face Pulls: 4x12

Hammer Curls: 60x12 each arm (2 sets)

All in all a good workout. It was awesome to see Big Steve hit a big time 4board and even hit it with a number that began with a 4! It was pretty sweet. I think I can hit a 405 raw bench here pretty soon. I mean 365 went up like a toy, nice and smooth with not much difficulty. I'm thinking I'll hit 405 raw by years end, if not way before. I seriously need to work on my triceps strength. Thats one area where I can definitely see I'm weak and I'll fix it!

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