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

2/23/09

2/23/2009 Island Strength

Bench Day

Bar, 135x5 2 Sets, 185x1, 225x1, Put on 50" F-6

3-Board: 315x1
2-Board: 315x1

Comp Style Bench
325x0 Hit safety bars at the bottom. I
lose my arch when I take the bar out of
the uprights by myself. Easy Press.

325x0 Moved safety bars down a notch
(worrying territory). Got close, close. No
touch. Easy Press.

325x1 Got the sergeants to come up and tell
me how close I was. With a little input I touched,
waited, and an easy press.

350x0 Lost my help, moved the safety bars back
up one notch. Lost my arch, hit the saftey bars.
Easy press.

2-Board: 365x1 OK speed.

Raw MG Full ROM Bench (pinky on ring)
225x8 Spent, spent, tired. No mas.

Hammer Curls
30x20, 30x10, 30x5

Got the F-6 to touch with 325. The press was
very easy, my opener. 350 was not much harder.
So I'm in the meet. Now I'll try to get the Katana
stretched out for a 3rd attempt.

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