new exercise for ME bench work

[IrishPower]

band tension:

this topic comes up all the time. i think you should NOT worry so much about the band tension. it doesnt matter how much is at the top... it DOES NOT equate to raw weight. it is just a training tool. if you feel like you are working hard (especially in the triceps) you are doing it right.

there was a really detailed post a day or so back that described the different loopings, etc. it was a good post!

one simple fact worth reiterating is that the further you stretch the bands the more tension is on them (that is why you cant say 'yy' pounds at the top). it all depends on loopings, movement, etc, etc.


screwball: i have not done 4 board presses with mini bands yet. dave just sent me more mini bands this week. I DID try a green band for 5 board lockouts for reps. It was ok, but that green band throws me around way too much. I thought i was going to injure myself. i will try 5 boards with the mini bands in 2 weeks.

my pec and shoulder are hella-sore and i need the rest.


/irish

 

[powerlifterjay]

Irish good post man. I like bands alot but we use greens and blues. My favorite is 4 and 5 board press with blues double choked down. I have actually done 5 board with green and blues choked down, at the same time. Talk about tension. But there are so many ways to use bands. You just loop them where ever. Sometimes i want zero tension at the bottom. Sometimes i want tremendous tension. Its all in how you use them.

I rish you said Dave sent you some. You sponsered by westside now? Just Kiddin bro.

 

[IrishPower]

pljay:

have you seen the halbert video? i believe he talks about a lot of this stuff. i haven't ordered it and probably wont till after my meet.

regarding being sponsored by westside: absolutely not! Dave will send you some bands too if you send him your money He is really accomodating on the phone and quick too! I had the bands within a week.

/irish

 

[powerlifterjay]

No i havent see the video. I want a ton of videos and the only ones i own are my own! Maybe one day. Its liek when i have an extra 50 bucks i can either get a powerlifting video, 3 porn videos, ammo to go shoot, new wraps, or a bottle of test! Need less to say a video is last on my list! I need a bootleg! Just kidding westside, dont hate me now.

Irish i love bands. I cannot imagine training without them. I feel they are a huge plus on working my lockout. And when we dont use them i feel short changed. Like i needed more then just free weight. I will try your floor press with bands. I think i have a mental image.

 

[Screwball]

Hummm, 3 porn videos, ammo, new equipment or more gear. Damn, that's a hard list to choose from. How about a compromise?
1 porn video, 20 rounds of ammo, a block of chalk & some ammonia caps and 2 bottles of Test (no skimping on this). Ha, ha!

I love bands too but I have to be careful because they will light my tendonitis up quicker than a Cubanito 15 lb. seated dumbbell clean. That is quick! Continuous, heavy band tension for Screwball equals pain. Ouch!


- Cubanito: Just bustin' your balls cause you haven't been around as much. Miss ya, Gangsta!

 

[musclehed275]

ME execise

I have a couple of things i messed around with on ME day. I did the floor presses also, with bands hooked to bottom of rack, I used the purple bands (50lb)..Then instead of adding bar weight, i would just add chains! This has helped my lockout and explosion tremendously! I also, as an assistance exercise, use a short olympic bar, and do a kind of close grip/extension (skull crush) you eighty lifters will remember the Arcidi press, and i hook up the bands, talk about frying the tris!

 

[powerlifterjay]

Musclehed275 - Dam bro sounds good. My tris mouth's are just watering! I dam sure need to get some chains though.

Screwball- Good compromise! Now you see why i dont order shit liek videos and stuff. Its usually in this order the voice in the back of my head says 1 test! 2 ammo! 3 more test! 4 porn! 5 new superman stuff!

In case you didnt understand that last part me and freak 19 seem to have this race going to see who can get the most superman shit! I have got shirts he doesnt have and he's got ones i dont have. BUt i am getting my truck painted black and it will have a silver superman painted on the hood! That should put me in the lead! Dont you think?

 

[Screwball]

What about Superman tats??? By the way, my theory is that Superman was actually injecting a gram of Test a day... (ha, ha!)