Thursday, June 28, 2007

EFS Beginners Program: Week 8 ME Bench

Right shoulder sore, should have known the barbell lunges and good mornings would be trouble. So today's session was short: no pullups, preacher curls, seated DB power cleans. Just close grip benches done to a 1RM and the same exercise done as SE work, since this exercise is very easy on the shoulder for me. About two minues rest in between sets, and all the shoulder work was done first:

External Rotations: Rep Outs with 3, 5, 8, 10, 12 lbs dumbbells
Scapular Wall Slides: 5 sets
Band Pull Aparts: 5 sets of 8
Shoulder Rotations and Band Traction Work

Close Grip Bench Presses: 45x3, 55x3, 75x3, 95x3, 115x3, 135x3, 155x3, 175x1, 200x1, 225x1 (5 lbs PR over all time best), 230x0. No pain, no trouble, and I'm fucking stoked. At my best bench of 240, I was able to close grip 220, so 250 is close. I brought down 230 under control and got it up maybe 2 inches but just had nothing left.

Close Grip Bench Press (SE): 135x4x5. Easy. Just used it to make up for everything else, and to rehearse my form.

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