Nice progress! I hear you on the elbows and shoulders. Us old guys gotta stick together.
Thanks... I am hoping I can take LP to 225x5 at least. 2 plate bench has been a goal. Started out at 95lbs.. could have probably started a bit higher, but wanted to get my old elbows/shoulders acclimated to lifting again.
My son has been pushing me along, to keep plate math easy I do 50 or 90 more pounds than him. I told him next year he needs to be taking plates off to accomodate me LOL.
Nice progress! I hear you on the elbows and shoulders. Us old guys gotta stick together.
Got the 190 3x5 wasn't perfect, but I threw the weight up 15 times total, going to add 2.5 lbs and see how I do again tomorrow, diet and rest have been on point, and my press moved up last session.
GAIN WEIGHT. BUILD MUSCLE. MORE HYPERTROPHY. GAIN WEIGHT, GAIN WEIGHT, GAIN WEIGHT.
Started focussing more on bench lately. Benching 2 times a week now with heavy medium setup 4 worksets per session. Must say shoulders and pecs are pretty beat up and have some aches for last 3 weeks. Hope it passes but benching 3 4 times a weeks seems beyond me.
You're probably pushing too hard in each individual session i.e. going to near RPE 10 on many/most sets.
My monday session the first set is about a 9, 9.5. The 3 latter sets are about 8.5 - 9. Thursday I go lighter, about rpe 7.5 -7. I do some wide grip hanging from a pullup bar during warmup since I suspect i have some minor scarring from a previous injury, and so far this has kept it from reocurring. Should probably not overdo it though. Pinky on rings, both wider and narrower seem to increase the chance of aggravating it.
Something else I wonder about: is the tolerance for higher rpe's slightly greater in upperbody vs lowerbody, and is reaching slightly higher rpe's even required for progress in upperbody lifts?
(not overdoing it offcourse)
I just listened to the PTW "Poverty Novice" video. Some newbie Qs I have:
For an late novice/early intermediate, is higher-rep volume work of the main lift a better option than variations like close grip?
What RPE range are we talking about for higher rep sets (7-9 reps)?
For press-as-accessory, what RPE and rep ranges are we talking about?
My bench is 200x5x3, microloading @2.5lbs. Is continuing to force LP microloading a waste of time?