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Dustin07 said:
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hit 290 on my bench a week or two ago so I'm THIS close to the big 3 hundy.... so close I can taste it
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You will get there !!
 
OHP
10 x 95
5 x 135, 155

Bench
15 x 95 (wide grip)
10 x 135
1 x 185, 205, 230, 255, 275
1 x 290 (Pr tie, seemed easy)
1 x 300 (missed, had to try)

+ Red band from bottom
3 x 5 x 225
2 x 10 x 185

No band
20 x 155, 135


Awesome session, I'd still be lifting if I didn't run out of time.

Stopped AXT a week ago cause nips started acting up. Only on epiandroLean and phosphatidic XT plus pump addict

I would not have made the PR attempt except warmups felt so crazy light I felt like It was worth chasing today. 290 honestly did not feel that challenging, I was torn between jumping from 275 > 295 to get a PR in the bag, or straight to 300, or just tying 290. probably should have hit 295 instead. I had one big effort in me, apparently not 2?

I slide like 2" down the bench as well on that 290 lift. so considering I was sliding down the bench, did not get stuck, had a good rep, I truly thought I had 300 in the bag. but it was damn close. I'll get it soon.

I'm finding warming up with OHP is leading to a better bench day!


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Nice effort, I bet you had 295 maybe even the 300 if you had started with that after the 275.
 
MrKleen73 said:
Nice effort, I bet you had 295 maybe even the 300 if you had started with that after the 275.
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thanks man I appreciate it and 100% think you're right. it's so weird.
didn't want to waist an effort at 295 if I had 300 in me
Didn't want to fail a 300 if I had 290 in me
didn't want to risk too big of a jump in case I had 2 efforts in me
so fell back, in the end, to the PR tie.

Not a bad session though and to be honest I'm really really happy about how comfortable I am getting just HOLDING and unracking 300+lbs these days considering it wasn't long ago that my heaviest lift in the last 3 years was like 270 ish and it was a struggle. even my failed reps feel better than my old successful reps!
 
Dustin07 said:
thanks man I appreciate it and 100% think you're right. it's so weird.
didn't want to waist an effort at 295 if I had 300 in me
Didn't want to fail a 300 if I had 290 in me
didn't want to risk too big of a jump in case I had 2 efforts in me
so fell back, in the end, to the PR tie.

Not a bad session though and to be honest I'm really really happy about how comfortable I am getting just HOLDING and unracking 300+lbs these days considering it wasn't long ago that my heaviest lift in the last 3 years was like 270 ish and it was a struggle. even my failed reps feel better than my old successful reps!
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That's damn good stuff!
 
Criss cross the bands on the bench pad. Won't slide then. Pr is there for the taking. Next time you will get it.
 
dapack said:
Criss cross the bands on the bench pad. Won't slide then. Pr is there for the taking. Next time you will get it.
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oh this time the sliding was my back sliding up the bench on the 290 rep.
Maybe there is something to my form where my leg drive was off and it just skirted me up but even while my head was sliding up the bench I hit that 290 fairly easy so I thought for sure i had another one in me lol.

I'm jazzed. so close. LOVING bench lately
 
dapack said:
Criss cross the bands on the bench pad. Won't slide then. Pr is there for the taking. Next time you will get it.
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^This!

Gotta band up on that style of bench if you slide. You really want to think about standing up on and driving down into your traps as you drive through the heels and push knees out.
 
dapack said:
Criss cross the bands on the bench pad. Won't slide then. Pr is there for the taking. Next time you will get it.
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Hyde said:
^This!

Gotta band up on that style of bench if you slide. You really want to think about standing up on and driving down into your traps as you drive through the heels and push knees out.
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I think I misunderstood what you guys meant at first. do you mean simply using another band on the pad to create a stickier surface for my back?
 
This is one method for that it is not criss crossed but it give you an idea.

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This one also has an easy one with contact paper about halfway through. I have the video set to where he starts talking about the 2 options he recommends.
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OK that makes a lot more sense, at first I thought they meant in regards to how the band is attached to the barbell lol
I will give this a try
 
Also, try lifting your big toe in your shoe when doing the movement. You may be pleasantly surprised. This is probably my favorite bench tip from Ed Coan
 
SkRaw85 said:
Also, try lifting your big toe in your shoe when doing the movement. You may be pleasantly surprised. This is probably my favorite bench tip from Ed Coan
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Lift big toe to drive through heel? That's an interesting one I will definitely try. It's counter intuitive to me since I've also heard people say curl the big toe on squats ! Crazy but just sitting here doing it in my chair I can picture how it might help
 
Dustin07 said:
Lift big toe to drive through heel? That's an interesting one I will definitely try. It's counter intuitive to me since I've also heard people say curl the big toe on squats ! Crazy but just sitting here doing it in my chair I can picture how it might help
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It helps engage lats and stops your feet from trying to drive you up the bench. Weird but true lol
 
SkRaw85 said:
Some people press the big toe down, I’ve tried both and lifting is my golden ticket.
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Hyde said:
This cue definitely works IME
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yeah just sitting in my chair lifting the big toe activates calves and feels like it "pulls me" even if I'm driving through my heels, but curling the toe is more quad activating and feels like it pushes me. good tip, I'll throw it in !

Now if only every day was bench day
 
Dustin07 said:
yeah just sitting in my chair lifting the big toe activates calves and feels like it "pulls me" even if I'm driving through my heels, but curling the toe is more quad activating and feels like it pushes me. good tip, I'll throw it in !

Now if only every day was bench day
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It can be if you’re big Jim Williams:

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I hesitated to even post this, because I don’t want to lead you astray. What the first 700lb raw bencher did and what you should do aren’t the same thing. He essentially figured out a Sheiko-style super-high-frequency bench routine with modulated total volume across blocks instinctively. Big Jim is the 0.01% at the very end of the bell curve. But it is a great read.
 
Uh Oh Dustin gonna be pushing 315 over a big toe modification!
 
Hyde said:
It can be if you’re big Jim Williams:

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I hesitated to even post this, because I don’t want to lead you astray. What the first 700lb raw bencher did and what you should do aren’t the same thing. He essentially figured out a Sheiko-style super-high-frequency bench routine with modulated total volume across blocks instinctively. Big Jim is the 0.01% at the very end of the bell curve. But it is a great read.
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Also Brady Stewart doing heavy ass, cold no warmup singles and doubles every day. Outliers……
Or conditioned…..
 
SkRaw85 said:
Also Brady Stewart doing heavy ass, cold no warmup singles and doubles every day. Outliers……
Or conditioned…..
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You know how you go in and warm up for 20 minutes, put on all the right clothes, grab your wrist wraps etc so that you can struggle to hit the days training weight but for some reason if you happen to be at your buddies (or my dads in my case) after a beer or a glass of whiskey you sit down on the home gym with the boys and pound out that same weight cold like it's nothing with no wrist wraps in work loafers or some ****? LOL
 
Dustin07 said:
You know how you go in and warm up for 20 minutes, put on all the right clothes, grab your wrist wraps etc so that you can struggle to hit the days training weight but for some reason if you happen to be at your buddies (or my dads in my case) after a beer or a glass of whiskey you sit down on the home gym with the boys and pound out that same weight cold like it's nothing with no wrist wraps in work loafers or some ****? LOL
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Yep, don't underestimate the power of wanting to impress others. It is a huge factor. Part of the reason a partner who pushes you is so great!
 
Dustin07 said:
You know how you go in and warm up for 20 minutes, put on all the right clothes, grab your wrist wraps etc so that you can struggle to hit the days training weight but for some reason if you happen to be at your buddies (or my dads in my case) after a beer or a glass of whiskey you sit down on the home gym with the boys and pound out that same weight cold like it's nothing with no wrist wraps in work loafers or some ****? LOL
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Exactly! Mindset is everything.
 
Warm up
Bb rows, RDLs

Deads
10 x 135, 225
3 x 275, 315, 350, 385

+Green band
5 x 315

+2 green bands
5 x 315, 315

No bands
15 x 225

Super set
DB curls, TRI extensions.


Notes
Was sorta shocked how heavy everything felt today so I tried to get some meaningful work in before calling it. The double green band was awesome. Had hoped to do it at 385 today but things just weren't aligning and my form was really off so didn't want to risk injury unnecessarily.

Weight was 194 this morning so still trending down
 
SkRaw85 said:
Or when your gassed, some yoga pants start bending over in front of you and you’re the Hulk lol
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If you want that to dry up and heal faster cover it in salt, and then just add a tiny bit of water and then clench it up in your fist and hold on tight for a couple minutes of intense burn. It will dry that fresh pink skin up over the course of the night so it isn't tender and you can get back to lifting comfortably faster. Just be warned although this works and well, it is very painful for a couple minutes while the salt penetrates that newly exposed skin. It basically dries it out and makes it toughen up overnight.

Also, I recommend getting yourself a Pedi-Egg to shave your callouses down regularly. It leaves them smooth but doesn't take of the lower layer of callous. I use mine about every 2-3 weeks an any time I noticed the callous build up getting thick enough to cause it to rip off. Plus any time it gets scratchy so I can still touch my wife.

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MrKleen73 said:
If you want that to dry up and heal faster cover it in salt, and then just add a tiny bit of water and then clench it up in your fist and hold on tight for a couple minutes of intense burn. It will dry that fresh pink skin up over the course of the night so it isn't tender and you can get back to lifting comfortably faster. Just be warned although this works and well, it is very painful for a couple minutes while the salt penetrates that newly exposed skin. It basically dries it out and makes it toughen up overnight.

Also, I recommend getting yourself a Pedi-Egg to shave your callouses down regularly. It leaves them smooth but doesn't take of the lower layer of callous. I use mine about every 2-3 weeks an any time I noticed the callous build up getting thick enough to cause it to rip off. Plus any time it gets scratchy so I can still touch my wife.

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Your taking away one of my favorite ways to annoy my wife! Lol
 
MrKleen73 said:
If you want that to dry up and heal faster cover it in salt, and then just add a tiny bit of water and then clench it up in your fist and hold on tight for a couple minutes of intense burn. It will dry that fresh pink skin up over the course of the night so it isn't tender and you can get back to lifting comfortably faster. Just be warned although this works and well, it is very painful for a couple minutes while the salt penetrates that newly exposed skin. It basically dries it out and makes it toughen up overnight.

Also, I recommend getting yourself a Pedi-Egg to shave your callouses down regularly. It leaves them smooth but doesn't take of the lower layer of callous. I use mine about every 2-3 weeks an any time I noticed the callous build up getting thick enough to cause it to rip off. Plus any time it gets scratchy so I can still touch my wife.

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never thought about the salt idea, might have to give that a try! this one isn't deep enough to bother me, just add more chalk and go for now. in the xfit days I would bandage a wound in bag balm overnight to heal, but then dry it out all day long during the day because I found that if I let it heal normal without balm, it would shrink/tighten up and then crack open right away, or if I left it bandaged all the time it would stay soft and not harden enough to use without tearing again.

i used to use one of these but since I'm not really doing a lot of pull-ups these days or muscle ups etc the callouses don't bother me that much anymore.


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That looks like a torcher device
 
Dustin07 said:
never thought about the salt idea, might have to give that a try! this one isn't deep enough to bother me, just add more chalk and go for now. in the xfit days I would bandage a wound in bag balm overnight to heal, but then dry it out all day long during the day because I found that if I let it heal normal without balm, it would shrink/tighten up and then crack open right away, or if I left it bandaged all the time it would stay soft and not harden enough to use without tearing again.

i used to use one of these but since I'm not really doing a lot of pull-ups these days or muscle ups etc the callouses don't bother me that much anymore.


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You are getting into those big DL's now, it might become an issue again. :)
Thats pretty cool too. One thing I like about the egg is it catches the skin it shaves off so there isn't really much of a clean up. You finish pop it open and dump it out.
 
Warm up
Bb rows, power cleans, OHP, curls

Bench
10 x 95, 95, 135
5 x 185, 210, 225, 240
4 x 250, 250

+SS
265 x 3,3,4

Raw
5 x 225

Wide grip
12 x 185
16 x 155

Incline
10 x 95, 135
5 x 165
3 x 185
8 x 135

EZ bar skullcrushers
6 sets

DB curls
4 sets

Tri rope push downs
3 x 20

Machine curls
3 x 15

LISS
20 min


Notes
Should have asked dude for a spot on that 250, definitely had five but didn't wanna risk it so went for 2 x 4 instead to be safe.

After a hard 8hrs of yardwork, fence building concrete pouring, mowing etc I didn't think I'd have such a great session today

Arms must be growing cause I can barely get the slingshot over my biceps now. Or maybe I just need to wear it more and stretch it some.
 
Warm up
DB curls, RDLs, goblet squats

Squat
5 x 135, 185
2 x 225, 250, 275, 290
3 x 300

+ Green band
3 x 225, 245, 250
10 x 185

Front squats, no band
3 x 12 x 95

Leg ext
3 sets

LISS
20 min

Weight was 192 this morning, so still trending down. Planning a couple 24hr fasts even though I think 36hr is 2x more effective. Eating at roughly maintenance but throwing in the LISS to see what happens. Essentially 189 was my goal, I hit 190 on the dot (fasted and dehydrated for sure) in like 10 days so at this point if I'm over 190 at the end of the month a single fast would put me back under lol.


So far I feel like I'm holding size better than ever while shaving lbs.


Also crazy in love with the banded work. Hard to describe but i feel like it's teaching me how to stand up.

Only supplementation right now is
Phosphatidic XT
epiandroLean
And SNS creatine
Pump addict

Oh and some arginine.
 
Last night we grilled up a big ol beer can chicken, tonight I diced the leftovers and reheated in the cast iron pan. Basically a 90% protein dinner but as much as I love that beer can chicken I'm amazed at how good leftover meat is in the cast iron carnitas style.

No pics, I ate it
 
If I'm about 70" tall
the band is wrapped up about 6" below my feet or more
the barbell is on my back, lets say 12" below my top head height
lets just say it all equals out to conservatively 58" on the monster bands for squats.
in theory the band tension is around 60+ lbs at the top.
Of course, I'm using two bands, one on each side. but the chart does say for 2 bands.

so If I hit 250 + 2 green bands it's probably something similar to 315.
that's good info (even though bands wills stretch over time). I've been trying to increase the banded weight as well and I think it's paying off.

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Putting in that work!
 
Dustin07 said:
If I'm about 70" tall
the band is wrapped up about 6" below my feet or more
the barbell is on my back, lets say 12" below my top head height
lets just say it all equals out to conservatively 58" on the monster bands for squats.
in theory the band tension is around 60+ lbs at the top.
Of course, I'm using two bands, one on each side. but the chart does say for 2 bands.

so If I hit 250 + 2 green bands it's probably something similar to 315.
that's good info (even though bands wills stretch over time). I've been trying to increase the banded weight as well and I think it's paying off.

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Bands can be the bees knees. You ever do a conjugate block? Seems right up your alley.
 
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