I agree. When my shoulder's healthy, I'll be benching in a 2:1 bench:press ratio. In the meantime, I'm treating the press as a competitive lift.
Printable View
4/20
Goodbye TM. First day of new RTS-inspired cycle
Squat: 365x3@7, 385x3@7, 405x3@7.5, 405x3@8, 405x3@9
Press 2.0: 155x5, 185x2, 205x2@7, 215x2@8, 215x2@9
Hmm. 2.0 is weird. One little form glitch and a potentially easy rep becomes a grind. Going to treat these like oly lifts in terms of rep selection.
Press Starts: 225x2, 245x2, 265x2, 265x2
Got the idea for these from a Bill Starr article. It's basically just a partial ROM overload...from delts to just clearing the forehead. No clue how to judge RPE on these.
Pullover: 110x10x3
Shoulder health circuit
4/21
Snatch Grip Deads: 315x4, 365x4@6, 395x4@7, 405x4@7, 405x4@7, 415x4@7, 415x4@7.5
New movement, so went conservative. Back really locked well on all reps. This is a good unfucking movement for me. Used straps on last 3 sets (will use straps for all on these going forward). Thumb/index finger on snatch ring.
Late edit: holy shit am I sore. Ass & hamstrings just smoked. I'm waddling: the joy!
DB Bench: 70x8x3
Got to get imaging of the shoulder. It's just not improving.
Front Squat: 245x3x5
12 mins on these. C
4/24
Squats with wraps: 365x4, 405x4@7 415x4@8, 415x4@8, 415x4@9
New to wraps. RPEs all weird with these. What felt like 9 looks like 6-7 on film.
I called these a 9: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbNkvFHgGBY&sns=em
These are some ugly squats. Jesus.
Therapy DB Bench: 55xlotsxlots
Therapy Press: 135xlotsxlots
Also: my right bicep measured 18" today. I can die happy.