You know, when I bumped JM press ahead of my ring pushups early on, I knew the pushups would take a hit, and they did somewhat. Today though, I had just come off a bench taper to restart accumulation, and suddenly I put 3 more reps on my max pushups with +60 AND doubled on +15 from a year ago.
February 3, 2025 at 6:22 AM
You know, when I bumped JM press ahead of my ring pushups early on, I knew the pushups would take a hit, and they did somewhat. Today though, I had just come off a bench taper to restart accumulation, and suddenly I put 3 more reps on my max pushups with +60 AND doubled on +15 from a year ago.
Winded up doing this 220x5 #reverseGripBench PR sooner than originally anticipated (a week after 215x5 as opposed to two) and came into it underweight at 178 and somehow (barely) managed it. It was grindy enough though that I'll settle into triples for a month or so at least up to a 235 PR.
December 24, 2024 at 12:15 AM
Winded up doing this 220x5 #reverseGripBench PR sooner than originally anticipated (a week after 215x5 as opposed to two) and came into it underweight at 178 and somehow (barely) managed it. It was grindy enough though that I'll settle into triples for a month or so at least up to a 235 PR.
And this is with way less frequency on heavy #reverseGripBench than I as using at the time (one session every two weeks now versus one every ten days then), although I rotate it with #closeGripBench weekly. I am beginning to back three sets close grip off with two of light reverse grip, though.
December 16, 2024 at 9:08 PM
And this is with way less frequency on heavy #reverseGripBench than I as using at the time (one session every two weeks now versus one every ten days then), although I rotate it with #closeGripBench weekly. I am beginning to back three sets close grip off with two of light reverse grip, though.
Hmm, 200x5 PR on #closeGripBench today, conceivably a 220x5 PR on #reverseGripBench should be doable next week, despite having a harder time with 215x5 than I ought to have had last week.
Honestly, I'm not any stronger on bench than I was here, even though I'm significantly stronger on a whole lot that goes into the movement, which has always been my greatest boon in the propelling its progress when I really get to work on it anyhow. I am a fair bit stronger at deadlift, however.
September 16, 2024 at 7:36 PM
Hmm, 200x5 PR on #closeGripBench today, conceivably a 220x5 PR on #reverseGripBench should be doable next week, despite having a harder time with 215x5 than I ought to have had last week.
Hell yeah! Threw up five singles of 240 on #reverseGripBench with the third being the fastest despite the first two making me think I was only good for three. Unfortunately I won't be peaking off this taper, as I have to switch to an accumulation phase for my contest (conventional) #benchPress.
May 10, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Hell yeah! Threw up five singles of 240 on #reverseGripBench with the third being the fastest despite the first two making me think I was only good for three. Unfortunately I won't be peaking off this taper, as I have to switch to an accumulation phase for my contest (conventional) #benchPress.
I take it as a good omen when that last single on bench moves even better than the first four, and on a weight I had never touched before, no less--235 on #reverseGripBench, and though I may not be good going all the way to 250 quite yet, I think I'd be good for 245 in a few weeks, no sweat.
May 1, 2024 at 6:40 PM
I take it as a good omen when that last single on bench moves even better than the first four, and on a weight I had never touched before, no less--235 on #reverseGripBench, and though I may not be good going all the way to 250 quite yet, I think I'd be good for 245 in a few weeks, no sweat.