10-13-14 – Floor Press w/ Fat Grips & Chains
It’s nice training with the place to myself sometimes. It allows for a peaceful session where my mind is focused on the task at hand. My bench has been lacking lately so I decided to make it more difficult by eliminating leg drive, using a fatter grip while making the weight heavier off my chest. Using the fat grips makes the lift more difficult for me, especially since I have baby hands. Having the chains on the bar makes me have to use as much force as I can because the bar increases in weight as each link comes off the ground.
Early on in my session, the weight was feeling heavier than expected. I was worried that I wasn’t going to go as heavy as I had planned. The crazy thing is that as I added more weight on the bar, the more comfortable I felt. I ended up doing a lot of working sets because each set went better than expected. I finally topped off at 345 lbs and it was a grinder. I finished the session with the necessary accessories to make my bench strong(er).
MAKE IT HAPPEN
| Max Effort, Upper Body Floor Press w/ Fat Grips & 50 lbs of chains Warm Ups bar 2 x 8 135 x 5 175 x 5 205 x 3 225 x 3 245 x 2 Working Sets 275 x 1 285 x 1 295 x 1 305 x 1 315 x 1 325 x 1 335 x 1 345 x 1 Down Set 275 x 6 |
| Dumbbell Bench Press 3 x 12 - 85 x 20 - 85 w/ Sling Shot because on shoulder pain |
| Standing Lat Pulldowns w/ V-Bar 5 x 10 - 100 Band Spreads 5 x 25 - red band *super set |
| Dumbbell Tricep Extensions 4 x 12 - 35 |
| Band Tricep Pushdowns x 15 - grey band x 23 - orange band |
| Hammer Curls 3 x 12 - 30 |