Monday, May 25, 2020

217.5 lb Press PR, Floor pushups, Laterals



Well this went great! The lockout could have been better on my right arm but man I will take this and count it! And, every set was solid on the way up. No missed reps and none out of the desired groove. Everything went according to plan including the timing

It came to my just yesterday that I should initiate the press the same way as I used to do so on my bench press: with my legs and hips! Wasn't sure that was going to work but it did and especially in conjunction with the press signal being called by Glenn.

This helped immensely on two fronts
1) not having to think when to go and rushing it by  mistake
2) really having to build tension waiting for the call and "coiling the spring"

The shock wave starts in the hips and drives into the bar and off the chest. Under the bar the whole time. Now just got to get that right arm lockout cleaner

and of course "face up" the whole time

Press
65 85 105 x 3
135 x 2
155 x 1
175 x 1
195 x 1
205 x 1


215 x 1
217.5 x 1 PR
207.5 x 1 x 3!!




Floor pushups
60
50
40
tri's are cooked!

Laterals/rear delts
3 x 10/10 with 15s

BW 174.4
BF 14.4

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