Monday, October 02, 2017

165 lb Military press 5 x 2 PR!, 40kg belt squats, floor pushup( tie PR) crawls, side delt



Well well well well well :) Isn't this nice? Hit the goal right out of the chute. I really had no idea how this was going to go today, but in all my imaginations I didn't see it as this easy. Really strong, hitting on all cylinders.

Shoulders and back were good, warmups were good ( I took more and more rest, too ) and technique was spot on WITH another big new cue that really help jumpstart the press: Flexing my legs hard just as I start the second layback and shoving the bar! What a difference! Not just rooting but an active static contraction of the whole leg.

A super fast isometric.

the only set that wasn't solid was the first one; the first rep got out in front and I muscled it back(!) then proceeded. THAT told me I was strong and I was

Military Press
stick x 5
bar x 5
65 x 4
85 x 3
105 x 2
120 x 2
135 x 1
145 x 1
155 x 1 ( those extra warmups)
165 x 2 x  5 sets  PR AND Goal Achieved

40 kg belt squat
4 sets of 12

very solid deep and slow. NOT wanting to get that burn anymore

floor pushups
3 sets of 40 ! Ties current PR

strong and explosive. went back to being more ballistic

crawls
3 laps of 70 ft ( took 23 seconds per lap)

side delts
3 sets of 10 with 20 ( probably too heavy but oh well)

BW 170!!! 4 am
BF 12.1
W 56.9

1 pm pre workout

BW 168.2
BF 11.1
W 57.4

off tomorrow and a good stretchout

very happy

datsit
dfq

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