Monday, September 07, 2020

217.5 lb press, 220 lb miss, floor pushups, one arm laterals

 What a solid day. Most excellent in fact. Felt great and was strong under the bar. Plus both Glenn and Nick hit pr's as well. Nick crushing the Beast with one double and 4 strong singles! Glenn did 40 kg for 5 singles strong as hell
It's nice when we're all strong on the same day, Doesn't happen off but when it does it's fun

Cues got dialed in well too. The first one is "elbows on the lats". I have to make sure my  elbows start in and stay in, There's other important ones too but if that doesn't happen the rest don't matter

And I think instead of putting my head back or my face up to try to get the proper arch thinking 'move your head out of the way 'as I pressed seemed to work really well. When I cued that everything else seemed to happen automatically.
Can't have too many cues though, no time

Still had the bar lower on the chest, still with Reebok stillettos  and eyes on ceiling
On  the  220 miss I can see I didn't get my elbows on my lats tightly, they're moving around right before launch and I just missed it



Of course I didn't take video of the 217.5 and it was grand! and that was after a 215 miss

Go big or go home

Press
65 85 105 x 2
135 x 2
155 x 1
175 x 1
195 x 1 fast!
205 x 1
215 x miss
217.5 x 1 ( ties second best real pr, and this was locked out well)
220 x miss x 2
205 x 1 x 4 ( missed one out in front)






Floor pushups
63
50
spent and it was 90+ in the gym

One arm laterals
3x8/8 with 20
bent lateral
3 x 10 with 25

BW 174.8
BF 13.7
W 57.5

12 noon
BW 176.8
BF 11.7 !!!!
W 59.1

that's the best measurement I've had in ages and I feel it, Big and lean ( relatively)





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