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Progress Journals & Experimental Routines / Re: chasing athleticism
« on: January 14, 2017, 02:20:00 pm »BS 1x130
FS 6x20, 6x40, 6x60, 6x70, 6x90
OHP 5x5x50
Chinup 2x8xBW
CURL 3x8x30
BW: 79.8kg (LPR!)
Notes
Oh man i was all sorts of messed up squatting, just not recovered from last squat sesh. DId a very maxy 130kg single and noped out of lighter sets of 110kg and even 100kg. Had a thought to try front squats and i must say it was like finding love at first sight. I remembered how much i loved this exercise .. funny i havent done then in years but i had good form so somehow i must have got some permanent adaptations from my previous stints of the exercise. I did put 100kg on the bar for a final set but had to rerack it twice, first time cos my forearm was cramping (lol) and the 2nd because it felt heavy and challenging to rack. THe only reason i thought to do FS though, was Pendlay suggetsing if you can't FS/BS a good amount, you're going to be a shit power presser. . so..
oh and i did try doing power presses with a FS rack .. i just dont get how you go from a FS grip to a OHP grip during the rep? And then how do you reset while bringing the weight down while simulatneously bouncing into a catch? Shit feels weird .. i dont think i will be able to lift as much with this new setup .. so the claims of a mechanical advantage seem rather dubious. I need a coach or someone who knows what im talking about here ://
Well if you're using a true FS rack you'd have to transition in a strict overhead press, but imho it doesn't make much sense.. that makes more sense if you're wearing wrist wraps and doing c&j's. Trying to strict press with a FS rack/grip is weird, if you can find some videos of that, post.. but I don't think you'll find many videos of it - so i think you might be taking it 'too literally'.
Here's a video by our fearless leader Mark Rippetoe, just posting it for fun:
IMHO, don't overanalyze this.. If you can find a coach at some point to critique your form in person, do that when the time comes.. but until then, moo-weight!
pc!
