CK's West Side Journal

[Hannibal]

If so - slightly widening the grip will help....chest itself id the weak link in my experience when it stalls just off the chest.

Missing just off the chest is usually a product of weak lats, and or lack or bar speed. True the chest is involved to some extent. However, with proper powerlifting form you would be better served to bring up your lats...IMO

fuck the 36 inch shit!!!!

 

[The Shadow]

do the incline front raises though - it's what helped me break 400 a while back when I was stuck there for like 4 months

 

[Hannibal]

if it runs toward youh head - the anterior delts are weak.

No offense brotha...but if the bar drifts towards your head it means your triceps are weak. When you do that you are tryin to use your shoulders to finish the lift where your triceps cant.

triceps...triceps...triceps....

 

[The Shadow]

Really??

I heard the exact opposite....


tris are too strong relative to the delts if the bar fades back.

 

[Hannibal]

Really?? I heard the exact opposite....

tris are too strong relative to the delts if the bar fades back.

No foolin....

Seriously, if the bar drifts back over your face, it is your triceps that are weak.

 

[spatts]

...and lats.

(They stabalize the plane so the tris can do the job)

 

[CrimsonKing]

OK. so it is all weak!.. lol.. I hate Benching

 

[CrimsonKing]

I think I'm going to change up the layout of my routine..

Current:
Mon - DE Upper
Tue - ME Lower
Thur - ME Upper
Fri - DE Lower

Proposed:
Mon -ME Lower
Tue -DE Upper
Thur - DE Lower
Fri - ME Upper

Reason - I think I might be getting as little burned out with to DE efforts only 1 day apart...

Thoughts?

 

[b fold the truth]

It is hard to bench the day after squats man...very hard.

B True

 

[CrimsonKing]

09/06/02 DE Lower

YAHOO!
I'm so excited.. I got home from work today and my bands had arrived!! Well it is supposed to be a bday gift (next week) but I can't wait that long!

Speed Squat
185+Minis x 2 x 10 *30sec between sets

Speed Deadlift (Sumo)
275+ Rev Mini x 1 x 5

Pull Thrus
Purple band x 15
Blue band x 12 x 2

Abs
Static Crunches x 3

WOW! what a difference!
I can't tell you guys how excited I am the bands were awesome! The intensity level was thru the roof and I could really focus on the speed! I was literaly pulled down to the box.. had to fight like a dog to keep proper pace! Awesome.. My legs are toast!