Iron Monkey: Teenage Log

[miked8c]

I've never found flexibility to get I'm the way. If anything it can help increase strength as the more flexible a muscle is the greater force it can exert in a stretched position.

The only real downside to stretching is if you do too much developmental stretching at a young age you could reshape joint surfaces reducing the integrity of the joint but this really only occurs with pre pubescent children pushed to achieve maximal ROM for ballet and gymnastics etc also those little shaolin monk kids who can bend themselves in knots...

I doubt this applies to you at your age though!

Haha I think I'll be safe in that regard, your answer to yoga allowing stretch muscles to exert more force makes a lot of sense, never looked at it that way before.

 

[Colstreamer]

OHP
175x4
155x5 Push press 2 more reps
135x6 Push press 2 more reps

I haven't made a single gain in these in the past month. Like I literally hit the same weights for the same reps every workout, kind of sucks. Any ideas guys? Other than getting rid of speed bench.

You could try 10x3 with 155 for a few weeks, or and this is what I do, handstand pushups 4x as many as you can do. Only problems with these are your hands will never go lower than the top of your head and you're pushing your entire bodyweight! So you won't get many reps out!

Just read your PM! Cancel what I said ^^^

 

[zedhed]

Hey bro you have a dam nice log going here. I think that you would get more and better help and encouragement in the Journals section. The crew in there is very serious about helping each other out.

 

[miked8c]

Thanks man, I appreciate the upgrade haha.

 

[zedhed]

I think you will like it in here bro.

 

[WAF]

Yup what Zed said....and it rhymes.

 

[miked8c]

6/7

Speed Bench (45s)
10x3x180

Still sore as hell from weighted pull ups yesterday, by the third set I warmed up and got back to my old self again. Felt Great

Military Press
135x12
135x7
115x8

Never go above 5 reps on these, this was the first day and I was definitely feeling it by the end. I think it is going to be much more beneficial to my shoulder development if I keep the reps higher on these.

CGBP
225x12
205x8
185x10

Pyramided down in my usual fashion on these, my pressing strength was starting to get taxed at this point from the OHP and speed bench. These were all done with a suicide grip.

DB Incline Press
70x7
60x8
45x10

Weighted Dips
BW+75lbs.x12
BW+50lbs.x14
BW+25lbs.x Fatigue I dont even remember

Felt great as usual, definitely on of my fav exercises and it definitely has some carryover to the bench press lockout strength.

Finished off with facepulls, rotator cuff work, tri push downs with the rope attachment and nuetral hand push ups on fist.

I never do this many exercises, but for some reason I was feeling on today so I got a nasty pump in.

 

[Colstreamer]

Looking good bro. I'm always impressed with good pull ups!

What's a suicide grip bro? That's a new one on me.

 

[miked8c]

haha its a much less used name for describing a thumb less grip on the bench.

 

[Colstreamer]

Ah gotcha!