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

8/23/08

8/23/2008 Island Strength

Bench Day

3-Board S/W
Bar, 135x5, 225x2, Put on F-6
3-Board: 315x3, 355x3, 335x3

Raw Full ROM, S/W
235x5, 225x5

Pull-Downs
5 Sets of 8

Raw Close-Grip 4-Board S/W
295x2, 275x5

Hammer Curls
50x10

Back on a full bench-only schedule.
Backed off 10% or so to start. Now
I go for broke. One obvious difference
from past routines is a "down set" after
the heaviest set. Trying to push the
volume up a bit. Also no presses over 5 reps.
Something new to try.

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