Impressive benching Oldster!
Thank you, sir. It's nice to feel the strength coming back!
I did some bar/grip measurements today after watching Skid's grip. Measurements between thumbs with my widest grip is 18". When I go very close there is 17" between thumbs. Distance from the outer part of my hand to the power ring is 'about' 3".
Light close grip bench
140x12
240x10
252x2
272x2
287x6 sets of 2
Military press
135x5
165x4
195x3
Curls
70x10
95x10
125x10
Ab wheel
15 kneeling
1 standing
Lifted on my way home from running errands, garbage dump, drug and hardware stores. My wife asked me to pick up a cloth measuring tape for one of our granddaughters. Perfect! I used it to measure my upper arm before (cold) and after (massive pump) lifting. I was pretty surprised. Before-18 1/8". After-18 1/8", both arms. Wha' what? I was hoping for that big Hans and Frans pump!
Cloth tape stretches. I'm sure you had 20" at minimum.
17" is where my knurling ends. I rarely go that close as that bothers my wrists and shoulders. The close grip I normally use is 19".
That's cause you're doing your bicep curling all wrong! You're supposed to "command them to grow" CT Fletcher style
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Hey, we're lifters and our job is to encourage and help one another, IMHO! You're doing great, Jerry!
Thank you, kind madam! I hope tomorrow is as good. It's nice to feel the strength returning.
Heh, sounds like I have been doing it wrong!
I'm not the sharpest tack in the box, case in point that should have made my pipes grow a bit. A few years ago someone posted a video, and I thought to myself, "hell, I could do that!" Some fellow curled 160 pounds for 30 reps and my goal was to get 31. Over the next months I worked hard at it, making it to around 155x27 or somewhere in that area, until banging the tip of my elbow and damaged the triceps tendon. My arms were finally growing a teeny little with the high reps, darn it!
Oh, and the fellow who curled 160x30? I found out later he was the worlds strongest man that year...sheesh...