Seanp156

Beef head??? I'd like to think I'm at least somewhat intelligent

Thanks for the encouragement DB... I'd REALLY like to get my upper body lifts to get rolling, but they're really tough for me.

I'm kinda stressing out about the schoolwork I need to get done for next week... last week was the first week and it seems like I already have a ton to do

I'm so jealous of the people I know that take like 4 credit hours when I'm taking 14-15...

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gwcaton

Yo beefhead

Nice wo ! A PB in ab work

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try taking 12hrs and teaching 12hrs and the outlets are north of kings island but south of columbus.

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No thanks.

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CowPimp

You could definitely implement some push presses into your routine. If nothing else, it should stimulate the type II-B fibers in your shoulders and triceps, which are very important at high intensity levels.

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I hated those people when I was in school, with one exception.

I knew a guy that was hell bent on finishing her undergrad in 3 years. He would take 15-18 hours each semester, and carry a full load in the summer. He did a good job with it, and got to the third summer only needing 3 hours to graduate. He took one class, by far the lightest load of his career...and failed the class. Without the load, he screwed around and didn't pay attention to the work. Ended up staying an extra semester...and only retook the one class. Passed it the second time.

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Hang in there Brother BeefHead, uh I mean Sean!!! You've got a full plate and still making great progress, keep your head up my Friend!!!

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DeadBolt

Just hang in there bro!!! Thats al I can say....at times it gets really hard but ya just otta push through it! Ya know I decided this semester to take off and just work b/c honestly I hate school to death but ya know what right now its the worst decision of my life! I honestly wish I went b/c as much as I hate school I know I need to get it done so just crank it out and get it over with bro!

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Seanp156

Yeah, I know but it doesn't really help when all the classes I'm taking I'm not interested in at all...

Anyway, here's today's workout, pretty good overall. I think I might need to use a narrower grip on speed benches... With a wider grip, it starts to get to my shoulder a bit...

5 min bike warmup

Speed benches
95lbs x 3
115lbs x 3
125lbs x 3 for 8 sets

Incline DB press
60lbs x 6
55lbs x 6

Push Presses (liked these)
85lbs x 3
95lbs x 3
105lbs x 3 PB

Standing BB Military Press
85lbs x 10 PB best I've gotten was 6 reps standing before
85lbs x 5

DB Rows
55lbs x 5
65lbs x 5
65lbs x 5

Lat pull downs
100lbs x 10 pronated grip
120lbs x 6 pronated grip
100lbs x 6 supinated, CG

Preacher Curls
50lbs x 8

BB curls
65lbs x 6

stretch

No post WO drink or shower , gotta meet the family at dinner ASAP.

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Ahh yes I remember those....I would still drink the shake....I would drink it with my meal asap.

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Good lookin w/o my Friend, Great job on the BB presses too!!!

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b_reed23

great looking workout! Hang in there with school, and enjoy it while you can....it's a lot easier that real life will be in 5 years

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AndrewSS

sean, I hate you because youre db incline press is too strong

Height: 5'11" | Weight: 155lbs
Bench: 175lbs | Deadlift: 265lbs | Squat: 235lbs

shiznit2169

you'll hate me more cus mine is 70 lbs

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Bench: 175lbs | Deadlift: 265lbs | Squat: 235lbs

Seanp156

60lbs too strong? no... I was at 65 for a while, then I stopped doing them for a while and just starting again. I used to be better at DB's than BB (relatively, anyway...not total weight) , but I think using primarily BB has made me much stronger with it.

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Yeah, nice on the inclines. How steep is the incline?

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Seanp156

Hrmm... varies sometimes.... I'd guess around 30 degrees from the floor.

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Burner02

thought u didn't like cheating moves....
I was thinking of using them once in a while to get my standing BB mil press weight up a little...
push/press it up...resist it down...

can't hurt. Not sure if would directly help bench much. as I recall, really only the anterior head is used in benching, while doing mil presses focuses on the medial w/ help from anterior...
..maybe I could be wrong...

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Seanp156

Push Press isn't a cheating movement... If you do it and call it a military press, it is, but it's an olympic lift =p

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i do call it that...so there....

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Seanp156

Pretty crappy workout today to be honest... Diet was crap yesterday, so that had something to do with it I'm sure, plus I didn't sleep the greatest and didn't really feel all that well before working out... Hopefully next week will be better... I almost felt like leaving after doing deads.

5 min bike warmup

Conventional deadlifts
135lbs x 5
185lbs x 4
225lbs x 3
245lbs x 2
265lbs x 1
295lbs x 1
325lbs x 0 got it maybe 1 inch off the floor
325lbs x 0 Don't even think it came off the floor

Weighted Dips (after 35, these were HORRIBLE)
BW + 35lbs x 6 PB
BW + 25lbs x 3
BW x 6 "

Pushdown (different cable setup than other workouts)
CG straight bar
50lbs x 12
60lbs x 7

Good AMs
95lbs x 8
105lbs x 8
115lbs x 8

Cable Crunches
130lbs x 30

stretch

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Archangel

Good lookin w/o Brother Sean, look at the bright side with that PB my Friend, nice work, and I bet you nail the Deads next time!!!

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gwcaton

Nice wo Sean ,

You pull more from the floor than I do from mid shin

Nice dips

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Sean, dude, you're lookin THICK in your new pics!

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CowPimp

It's not a cheat movement, it's an explosive movement. It gives the added benefit of improving neural adaptations to help promote a greater rate of force generation. This is always good for breaking past sticking points in a lift. Even if you're not strong enough, if you can build up enough velocity before the sticking point, then you can move through it as long as you don't reach zero velocity before you pass the weak spot in the strength curve.


Not at all. Both heads are doing quite a lot of work, although you do shift emphasis depending on your grip. If you take a wide grip and the movement plane is frontal, then eventually the movement turns to shoulder abduction, which emphasizes the medial head. If you take a more narrow grip and the movement plane is sagittal, then the movement turns to shoulder flexion, which emphasizes the anterior head. Either way, both head are involved.

Also, both heads are also involved in bench pressing, as bench pressing involved shoulder flexion. However, with a wider grip it transitions to horizontal/transverse flexion, which pretty makes takes the medial head back out of the equation. However, if you bench press properly, then you should be somewhere between those two articulate extremes.

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Seanp156

Decent workout today... The "bottoms/up" or suspended bench presses were pretty difficult...

In between my Push-press sets, I noticed someone doing overhead squats with ~195lbs for reps ... Flawless form and ass to the ground as well.

5 min bike warmup

Suspended Bench Press (pinky finger at the ring)
95lbs x 5 (warmup)
135lbs x 3 (warmup)
155lbs x 3 (on the eccentric, it was basically a negative for every rep on all working sets, then pause at the bottom, and pressing back up)
155lbs x 3
175lbs x 1

Pullups
-40lbs x 5
-40lbs x 6
-52lbs x 6 (hate the fact that I have to use assistance...)

Push Presses (these were really good)
85lbs x 3
95lbs x 5
105lbs x 3
115lbs x 3 PB
95lbs x 3

Dorsi Flexor Row Machine (I REALLY like this... I can feel it in the lats incredibly well)
135lbs x 10
150lbs x 10
135lbs x 10

Seated DB Press
40lbs x 8
35lbs x 10

stretch

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Excellent w/o Brother Sean, hey, I happen to be on Pullup welfare myself LOL!!! As long as your doin them, it's better than not!!!

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Great numbers, Sean. Congrats on the PB!

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Seanp156

Thanks... I hear ya on the pullups... I could take the easy way out and ignore them by doing just lat pulldowns and such.... I can get my BW for a couple sets of 3, but I feel like I'm cheating when I do it.... Not really sure why...

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