Monday, April 25, 2005

Wk4: Prilepin Bench/Back

Ultra Wide Sumo Deadlifts (265): 115x4x2, 125x4, 145x4, 165x4, 185x4x4

Nautilus Nitro Pullover (135): 60x15, 70x12, 80x10x2

Wide Front Pulldown (120): 50x15, 60x12, 70x10x2

18" Incline Close-Grip Pushup: 7 reps x 2, 5 reps, 4 reps

Nautilus Laterals (120): 50x15, 60x12, 70x10x2

Bicep Curls (75): 30x15, 40x12, 45x10x2

3 comments:

John said...

To get your bench up, you gotta kill those triceps! Try introducing a couple of tricep movements into your routine. One heavy: close grip bench, dips, board pressing and one light and higher rep: DB tri ext, tricep pushdowns, JM press...
You'll finally see your bench take off. It's working for me.

John said...

More to the point, I read an article that said most good benchers can knock out 50 pushups but not everyone who can do 50 pushups is a good bencher.
You can train for power and endurance at the same time. Pushups, like benching, are mostly triceps... so hit those tris hard!

Alberto said...

Since the Navy's physical readiness test (PRT) is next week, I've been doing pushups with that in mind. In my next Prilepin cycle, I'll be bench pressing on one day and doing close grip benches on the second day, along with the assistance movements. I have been itching to bench, just not yet.