. continued from: The Quest: for the 405lb Bench . I’ve decided to increase the time under tension and lower the weight. I try to make each set last one minute. I conduct a four second repetition with a one and three cadence. So, the up part happens in one second, and the down part happ...
. continued from: The Quest: for the 405lb Bench . A capillary is a blood vessel that exchanges oxygen for carbon dioxide and other nutrients. Capillaries increase or decrease with need. So: If you are using a muscle, there will be many “capillary beds” facilitating that muscle...
. continued from : The Quest: for the 405lb Bench . I sometimes work with some stand up trainers at Kinesiologists.ca. They are a group of people with similar passion and experience in strength and conditioning. I don’t have a degree in this stuff so sometimes its good to see how...
. continued from: The Quest: for the 405lb Bench 365lbs Today… with help(but i’m assured not much) . . flat bench: 315 x 3; 315 x 5; 365 x 1; 335 x 1; 315 x 4; 225 x 17 incline dumbell row: 75 x 6; 80 x 6; 80 x 6; 80 x6; 80 x 5 dumbell adduction: 100 x 6; 100 x 7; 100 x 6 post...
. continued from : “The Quest: for the 405lb Bench” . There is no pain. There is only a sudden sense of complete weakness in my shoulder. Likened to the aftermath of a charlie horse your older brother gave you when you were six. . However, if you suddenly find yourself with tha...
. Maybe you have noticed on the “quest” blog that I never do a chest exercise without doing a rhomboid exercise after. I do this because I have learned over time that protracting the shoulders increases risk for injury. In fact many people I have spoken to incorporate reciprocal muscle...
. WHAT IS TRIGENICS? . Trigenics is a Neurokinetic Assessment and Myoneural Treatment (Did I lose you already?? Almost lost myself with that jargon… but check this out it could change your life:) . Are you in pain? Do you have chronic or reoccurring muscular discomfort? Here is wha...
. Continuing: The Quest for the 405 lb Bench press Okay. Feeling ready and strong after my 25 rep dealy. The diet is getting back on track and I am ready to go back to heavy weights. flat bench: 315 x 3; 315 x 3; 315 x 3…. BUT its the first day back. I won’t be too hard on myself....
. I got my first set of weights for my 12th birthday. If you had told me then, that at the age of 37 I would be benching 350lbs, I would have been mighty happy! So a bit of perspective here on the quest for even greater gains: Be grateful for what you have. “It’s not having...
. HOW TO GET STRONG: I was reading an interview with a respected strength coach Dan John. He’s a Functional fitness guy and he states: “And please, don’t brag to me about your 225-pound bench press. I won’t even listen to you until it’s over 400.” I...
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