Did speed bench on Monday
Used doubled mini's
135x3x3
185x3x3
205x3x3
All were very fast. The goal on DE Day should be SPEED not lets see how much weight I can do. Many people forget that. I also did power pushdowns, side raises up to 80lb dumbbells, and did one arm dumbbell presses.
Tuesday I did some squats
Worked up to 455x2 raw, no belt, no knee wraps. That was big for me, worked up to a good weight and it felt good. I could be at 495 faster than I thought. I'll start working in gear again here fairly soon. Figured out a way to do back extensions with the preacher curl stand, works extremely well, my back was and still is blown up! Used a monster mini with the stand and it didn't tumble over or shake at all, really was pleased with this!
Did a bunch of abs afterwords, and also did pause squats with 295 for 3x3. I feel great and training is going well. All the lifts are going up, especially the bench. I think that in a month or so we will be going 2 weeks raw and 1 week shirted if I'm understanding correctly. I will be really looking forward to those days to see how I've progressed. I really want to get 600 out of the way and go on to the big numbers like 700 and above. All things point to a big bench and a future big total for me. Look out!
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
Steve Denning
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