Westside style using Lockouts?????

[Cubanito17]

My form..

I saw the excercise on elitefts.com under the excercise index and I'm going by that. I have a bench in the incline position bring the DB's to my chest with elbows sticking straight to the sides, then I extend my arms upward keeping the bottom of the DB's touching at all times up and down. Isn't this the right way.

 

[I'D RATHER BE DEADLIFTING]

Ahhh, the elbows out extensions. That is still crazy!


We thought you were referring to the lying extensions with little rest(12-17 secs).


I would think your bench would be quite high, at least mid-400's if you could honestly do the 55's with good form. I dunno.

 

[Cubanito17]

Well I did them again today upset I tried 60's and couldn't do them I only got them 3 times so I did 2 sets of 8 with the 55's. Here's what I don't understand do any of you know what a california press is It's like a skull crush with a curl bar,but when you bring it down like a skull crusher you roll forward to your chin and press straight up well I can do this with 95lbs for a set of 10 with a bit of a struggle and a kid I know that lifts with me had trouble to get this for 3 and he benches 275 from last time he maxed the same day as me and I only maxed at 245. So what's up with this. WHY AM I NOT BENCHIN 400+. Oh well I'll get there soon I just gotta think big weight in my head I guess.

 

[Cubanito17]

Hey guys one thing if this helps any of you I tend to have to wear an ace wrist band on both wrists b/c I messed them up a while ago and today I tried doing 50's for my first set and couldn't get it without the wrist bands so I put them on and it made it easier for me some of you might wanna try it I dunno.

 

[1-dawg]

If you're using 55's for that exercise then either you're doing them wrong, or you've got at least another 200lbs on your bench that you don't now about.

 

[endpoint]

try pulling the bar apart when you bench. If your tries are that strong you will utilise them more (your triceps that is) and bump up your bench.

 

[Cubanito17]

1-dawg I'm gonna start preparing myself mentally that I can do more weight b/c unless there is a video somewhere of that excercise then I know i'm doing them right. Whoa 200 more lbs that's fuckin sweet I was thinkin maybe 315 but I'll bump up to about 405 for my next max
Endpoint I'm gonna try that too if it used tri's I know that's a strong point on me of course it can always be stronger

 

[Cubanito17]

OK guys I've got a problem I did lockouts today but I messed up i think by doing cardio in the morning anyway I couldn't even lockout 275lbs, What's wrong with this picture???? I thought i had pretty strong tri's

 

[The mann]

could have been a bad day ,how far off your chest did you have the bar set?......how close was you grip on the bar?..........

 

[brianmincher]

How much of the press are you pressing. I personally only lock out the last 4 inches or so. Lockouts are something I had to work up to. When I first started doing them I could hardly lock out more than I could flat bench, but now I am locking out almost 600 lbs.

Keep working on it, don't lock out more than 4 to 6 inches, grip close till you miss, then move hands out to the rings and keep going till you miss again, and quit doing cardio. Cardio turns testosterone into estrogen.

B