5 board press weights?

[speedDemon]

how many times aweek do you do this exercise ??

 

[powerlifterjay]

We do them once a week. Bands choked week 1 , bands suspended week 2, no bands week 3.

 

[speedDemon]

i don't have bands so are they worth doing without the bands?also what is a good starter contest for benching?

 

[b fold the truth]

Worth doing with or without bands. I don't use bands on Max Effort days because my joints take enough beating from them on dynamic effort days. They are a very good exercise!!!!

B True

 

[powerlifterjay]

Yes they are worth doing. BUt i wouldnt do them every week. I do cause i change where the tension is gonna be. So i feel like its a different exercise every week. Its works in a different way , the way i do them. But if iwas you i would use a 2 brd week 1, 3 brd week2, 4 brd week 3, then do floors or something.

I use bands for max and dynamic. (when i do dynamic). But if i do dynamic its squats not bench. And i will deifintly not use bands twice in a week for lower body.

 

[Sergeant]

Is it worth it to use one board and other times to use a cambered bar with one board? ( I never use a shirt. )

 

[b fold the truth]

I suggest doing 2-3 board presses because they allow you to use heavier weights without putting a super stress tension on your pecs. A 1 board press probably would not be much different than just a regular flat bench press.

B True

 

[Exodus]

thats true.......... the board will sink in a great deal............. so i dont thing 1 board would do wonders for you either

question?

powerlifterjay.......... do you do the 5 board presses as a max effort everyweek or what?........... do you do them after the max effort after triceps or what?

doing the same exercise with bands in differnt places or with no bands at all seems logical but differnt?

thanks

b fold got me hooked on doing the 2 and 3 board press......... i love em........ their great.

X

 

[powerlifterjay]

Exodus We flat bench on mondays and do tri asistance. Thurs is boards first. I go thru all of them. What changes the feel and keeps my body producing IS swapping were the tension is every week. Bands up , bands down. no bands , repeat. Yes we do boards every week. And when i , and my crew feel over trained we skip it completely. If we every stop producing PR's then we will re evaluate and maybe drop them for awhile.

I have done it all and the boards are very crucial for what i am going for. I do not care about the bottom of the lift. Even though we do flat bench our shirt gets the bottom. SO if it aint boards it would be lockouts or something pertaining to lockout first before i move on to tris. And tris are done after boards, and after flat bench on Mondays.

 

[I'D RATHER BE DEADLIFTING]

Jay- When you sayyou guys flat bench Mondays, do you always go heavy? What type of set/rep scheme are we talking?

Also, do you ever substitute for the flat bench?