2001

[Illuminati]

Subscribed and good luck getting that 2001.

thanks blut wump. I got a lot of work ahead of me. the key to success is going to be staying healthy and avoiding any major injuries.

 

[silver_shadow]

wow, good stuff, best of luck for 2001

 

[Tweakle]

Pause benches were great for me to get my bench #'s up (back when I benched ) but I wouldn't relax at the bottom.. keep it tight for a second then fire up imo, otherwise the shoulders might take too much of a beating.

GJ on the PR's, looking forward to reading this one

 

[al420]

No. I'm talking about completely relaxing my upper body, and just letting the bar rest on my chest. You have to keep in mind that I'm a bit psychotic, and I really dont' know what the hell I'm doing!!!

your kidding I hope

 

[BiggT]

Well, if the pause benching works, then you can probably publish an article on it.....but BE CAREFUL, the whole relaxing on the bench has me a little concerned.....you're a young guy with serious potential and you're best days are ahead of you, don't injure yourself for no reason.......I'm not a powerlifter, but I have watched Louie Simmons' tapes and he says himself pausing on bench is a competition rule, not a demonstration of strength, and that the bench shirts make pausing in a contest safe on the shoulders, but there is no reason to do it raw in training because the bench shirts will get the bar off your chest anyway........I have no personal experience with training pause bench long-term and heavy....but just watch out because you seriously have the potential to make a splash on the PL scene (and I am not just saying that) and I'd hate to see you mess up the shoulders.

 

[Illuminati]

Well, if the pause benching works, then you can probably publish an article on it.....but BE CAREFUL.....you're a young guy with serious potential and you're best days are ahead of you, don't injure yourself for no reason.......I'm not a powerlifter, but I have watched Louie Simmons' tapes and he says himself pausing on bench is a competition rule, not a demonstration of strength, and that the bench shirts make pausing in a contest safe on the shoulders, but there is no reason to do it raw in training because the bench shirts will get the br off your chest anyway........I have no personal experience with training pause bench long-term and heavy....but just watch out because you seriously have the potential to make a splash on the PL scene (and I am not just saying that) and I'd hate to see you mess up the shoulders.

yeah, I'm a little more than usual sore in my shoulders. I dont think that I'm going to be doing that (like I did yesterday) ever again. Not a very smart thing. I told you guys that I dont really know what I'm doing!!!
Although, when it comes to putting on my shirt, I know that I'll be pausing. with the shirt, like you said, it easier on the shoulders. that is what its designed for.
thanks you for your words. I can only hope to stay healthy, and continue to get stronger and stronger.

 

[BiggT]

Yeah, train hard, but smart....all strength sports beat up the body over time, that is the nature of the beast and there is no avoiding it, in 40 years we'll all be on a hip and knee replacement forum I'm sure, lol......but I'd just hate to see a young guy full of potential purposely and prematurely mess up his shoulders for no good reason.

 

[Cynical Simian]

Wow, I didn't realize how attainable 2001 might be for you until you posted that breakdown. Best of luck!

What're your current maxes?

 

[Shades McCool]

Good luck, I am subscribed. 2001 is pretty bad-ass.

 

[Chambewy20]

Subscribed...

If your volume is low, throw in abs twice a week, in your warm ups, do a couple of sets of abs during warm up but do some heavier weighted ab pull downs at least twice. They say to do it on squat or dead days but I'm always too smoked for this to really happen.

Also I would do some cuff work, maybe twice a week. Nothing too spectacular, maybe pre or post workout. What I've been doing is kneeling and putting elbow on a bench and using the cable crossovers to do like an armwrestling motion doing pronated and supinated type movements, keeping everything at a 90 degree angle or perpendicular.

Super low box squats, 2-3 second pause box squats will add to your dead progress as well.

For pause and all that with regards to bench, have to keep tight always, try some sub-maximal ballistic benching. Go to westside or elite for some more info as well as alternate type regimes once you get burnt out on Westside.

I be watching as well....