insaiyan93
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Fixed it for ya lmao
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Fixed it for ya lmao
Nice edit. That's pretty much what the guy is doing or not doing.
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Perrin Aybara
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A guy at my gym told me I shouldn't do full reps on overhead press the other day. Very annoying and I continued to do them of course.
insaiyan93
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I probbaly would have just gave him a blank stare and done like jerking off hand motion lmao
tenpoundsleft
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Perrin, going OT here but, what are your thoughts on how deep to go? I go to the point where the bar is below the back of my skull, but not so far down that I rest on my lats so to speak. Right below ear level if you look in a mirror.
Perrin Aybara
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I don't do the behind the neck presses. I go in front and bring the bar down to touch my upper chest on every rep, like about where it would be on a front squat.
@RodgerThat might have some advice on BTN presses. It's something I've just never done. Also, my shoulder mobility sucks, I doubt I could go as low as you're talking about behind my head.
insaiyan93
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Ok bench press...first off: fuck yo bitch and the click you claim, i love squats and deads but bench press is lame!
Ugh cluster fuck today.
1.bench supposed to be 3x3 225lb 1x5 205lb 5x5h 185lb nothin doin...failed on the second rep first set of 225lb so i dropped to 205 for the second and just barely got 2 reps so dropped to 195 for the last set of 3 then did 1x5 185lb 5x5 165lb... fuck guys i dont know what the fuck is wrong with me and pressing lmao. Still a littlw fried from yesterday but i didnt think i would be that weak.
2.incline bench supposed to be 3x8 135lb but i dropped to 115lb judging by how flat bench went
3.cable low to high 4x12 50lb
4.tricep pushdown 4x12 160lb
5.straight bar curl 3x8 60lb
6.hammer curl 3x8 30lb
7.cardio i was kinda bummed and didnt feel like doing HIIT so i just did 20 minute incline walk on treadmill.
Fawwkk man not much to say. Gonna just put it behind me and rest up proper and try and smash tomorrow, got a big deadlift tomorrow so hopefully that goes well.
Ugh cluster fuck today.
1.bench supposed to be 3x3 225lb 1x5 205lb 5x5h 185lb nothin doin...failed on the second rep first set of 225lb so i dropped to 205 for the second and just barely got 2 reps so dropped to 195 for the last set of 3 then did 1x5 185lb 5x5 165lb... fuck guys i dont know what the fuck is wrong with me and pressing lmao. Still a littlw fried from yesterday but i didnt think i would be that weak.
2.incline bench supposed to be 3x8 135lb but i dropped to 115lb judging by how flat bench went
3.cable low to high 4x12 50lb
4.tricep pushdown 4x12 160lb
5.straight bar curl 3x8 60lb
6.hammer curl 3x8 30lb
7.cardio i was kinda bummed and didnt feel like doing HIIT so i just did 20 minute incline walk on treadmill.
Fawwkk man not much to say. Gonna just put it behind me and rest up proper and try and smash tomorrow, got a big deadlift tomorrow so hopefully that goes well.
insaiyan93
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Not that anyone asked me but for behind the neck presses i go down to about the base of my neck without actually touching the neck.
tenpoundsleft
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I'm working on my shoulder mobility - I have really reduced the "electrical" sensation I always had earlier last year in my right arm (likely slight nerve pinching during a certain spot in overhead press movements).
BTN presses are now no problem - yay - I vary between 25lbs and 1 plate on the bar depending on where it is during the workout, and if I do volume or just want to crank out a handful of reps. 6 clean reps with 1 plate on is about what I can do - not exactly bodyweight, but at least I can do that much.
Goal this year is to do proper overhead squats. I need to be able to bring the bar back another 5-10" and I'll be good. Right now I can (sort of) do overhead squats if I go as wide as the barbell allows, but that feels like cheating and also hurts my wrists. There's always something...
Perrin Aybara
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No real pain or weird sensations for me, just the lack of mobility. Mostly it just hurts my squat
I don't really do much overhead pressing anymore since I've gotten more focused on the comp lifts. I could probably do a bodyweight strict press now that I've lost weight if I was to try it though.
Only tried the overhead squats one time. Seems like it would take some practice to do them very well. I think I did like 95lbs or something.
tenpoundsleft
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To me it's a mobility goal as much as it is a strength goal. Allegedly the overhead squat is an unforgiving indicator of whether or not all your areas are functional. If you can't do it, you have reduced mobility. That's how I look at it. Feels like I should be able to do overhead squats with one plate once I've gotten my shoulders retrained a bit. That's the goal anyway.
I agree with this. You have have good thoracic extension shoulder mobility. It's tough. In the past what I did to work on form and technique with the Overhead squat was to taken a PVC pipe of wooden dowel. Go into a doorway and perform the over head squat with the dowel placed on the doorway to force you into a good upright position once you are in the position hold it for 15 seconds repeat.
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tenpoundsleft
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Good tip
I'm doing various shoulder stretches. Keeping my arm perpendicular to the body, while lying down on the floor, rolling both face down, and partially face up, depending on whether palm up or down and whether going left or right.
Also do bungee rope work - gripping in front of me, pivoting over my head and down the back - sort of a butterfly stretch.
Another is lying on my back, holding a heavy kettle bell in my arm, raised straight up, then turning that shoulder up and down while balancing the KB.
Next is the towel thing to work my way toward being able to grip hands behind my back.
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Keep plugging bro. Your bench will get stronger. It could be all mental. Learn to love benching and watch the numbers go up. Mind fuck yourself. lol
insaiyan93
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Yeah i feel ya, i know it will come up eventually. And i really shouldn't complain, squats and deads are going so well, and i havent really lost any strength on bench it's just kind of been hovering in the same place and being on a cut thats really a blessing i suppose haha
Overall you are getting stronger on a cut. That says a lot about your dedication and training.
Your still in a calorie deficit right? Main goals would be to drop bf and keep muscle mass/strength. Don't get discouraged on bench just concentrate on form.
Awesome progress so far man.
insaiyan93
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Your still in a calorie deficit right? Main goals would be to drop bf and keep muscle mass/strength. Don't get discouraged on bench just concentrate on form.
No yall are right, im just a greedy fuck, i want all the gains! Lmao
No its all good though, im havin a good time anyhow and it'll sll be worth it at the end haha. Definitely beats being 300+lbs and 80% body fat haha
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