T-Bone Strength 12/31/09

Last workout of the year, and I hit some big PR's!

Raw Reverse Band Bench
Warmup
315x3
405x1
475x1 (Tied Old PR)
500x1* 25lb PR and it was easy

Floor Press with Bands Experiment
Bar+Orange bandsx3
Bar+Grey Bandsx3
Bar+Grey and Orange Bands x3 (Insane Tension!)
135+Grey and Orange Bands x3 (3 sets)
185+Grey and Orange Bands x3 (3 sets)

Comp Set up Bench
315x10* (Big PR for me, was mega happy to get this)
225x20
135x30

Fairly happy with getting something full range raw with 500 pounds. I absolutely smoked it and I probably could of gotten a lot more but I didn't want too try anything too stupid by myself. I tried to keep the volume high in this workout to mimic the total tonnage of 10x3 and with the band tension I honestly have no idea how much total weight I did all I know is that it was a lot. These are the kind of confidence building workouts that let you know your getting a lot stronger. I remember not too long ago I hit a reverse band 500 4 or 5 board raw and thought I was incredibly strong, now I can do it full range, the skies the limit now.

I believe that the orange bands would work on the floor press for a 10x3 next week when Big Steve gets back. The gray bands would probably be better but both of them combined is just insane tension. With only 185 on the bar with both bands it felt insanely heavy at the top. Those short bands will really come in handy.

Happy New Year!