Magoo: The Quest for a 405 bench

[thewickedtruth]

damn!


snatching 110lbers and I'm only using 90lbs for SWINGS!   bastard! 

nice work man that makes me want to give it a go just for kicks...then I can come complain to you afterwards when I can't benchpress for 6 months due to injury! 

[MisterMagoo]

haha, it takes some practice. i'm pretty sure if i came at it fresh i could get a 120. it's one of those things i'd be tempted to film because, dammit, i think it looks cool.

TUESDAY - bench

flat bench: working up to triples. everything paused.
135x5
185x5
225x5
275x3
325x3
325x2 - i didn't believe my spotter that he didn't help on the last set, so he didn't help on this one. i'm surprised i got 'em.
225x15 - burnout.

incline BB:
135x6
185x6
225x6
245x4 - MAN i suck at incline.

BB rows: underhand, pulled up to my sternum. had to go lighter than normal.
135x12
225x10
225x10
225x10

pullups:
2x10

standing military press: full rest at top AND bottom, zero leg drive.
45x10
135x6
155x5
135x6

seated DB raises:
35x10
35x10
35x10

hammer curls:
55x10
55x10
55x10

dips:
3x15

weight: 230

notes: i changed my foot placement on the bench, kinda imitating ben white's form. feel close but toes and knees pointed WAY out. seems like a hit and miss thing. when it's right, i felt dynamite. a little off and i'm falling apart. still, i think i'll stick with it.

[MisterMagoo]

THURSDAY - squats.

box squats: just under parallel.
135x5
225x5
315x3
365x3 - belt.
405x1
455x1 - not a great rep, honestly.

zercher squats:
135x3
225x3
315x1 - belt on
365x1 - boo ya. easy stuff, didn't feel like doing more.

stiff-leg DLs: no belt, 5" box.
135x12
225x6
275x5
295x6
295x6

pull-throughs: easy stuff on the cable machine
80x12
100x12
100x12
100x12

light shrugs: pull the DBs high up my sides, rib cage level.
85x15
85x15
85x15

calves/abs - random stuff.

weigh: 232

notes: the 455 wasn't a great rep, i think i need to do more of the zerchers and front squat type work. i put it all on my back, like a wide-stance good morning almost. might have just been a little tired.

i think i'll tape a DB snatch session next week, go for a 120. might not get it, but i'll at least put up a 110.

[Stubborn]

For some reason I can do front squats and zurchers pretty easily too but my back squat suffers a little.


Strong sessions in there. Keep it goin!

[tonymctones]

dude tape the DB snatches id like to see that shit

[MisterMagoo]

dude tape the DB snatches id like to see that shit

i'll do it monday. i'll get the 110 most likely (the DBs at the gym i'll be at are thicker, i might need straps  ) and i'll go for a 120 if i get that.

lift4, you shut your goddamn mouth about your front squats. you're an absolute animal on those things, it's absurd.  i think i'll go for 405 on the zerchers this week and tape it. if there's no video, that means i didn't get it. 

SATURDAY - bench assistance

close-grip bench:
135x10
185x5
225x5
275x3
315x1
335x1 - pr!
225x12
225x10

standing military: no leg drive, full stop at the bottom.
135x7
135x6
135x6

standing DB arnold presses: light stuff.
55x10
55x10

pullups: overhand, wide
12
12
8 - these sets were dead hang. holy shit this is hard.
8
8

DB rear raises:
35x15
40x12
40x12

concentration curls: not off the knee, the way arnold did 'em in pumping iron
25x12
35x12
35x12
35x12

weight: 231

notes: 335 close grip and 225x12 without a spot. not bad.

[MisterMagoo]

as promised, here's the video. full writeup later.

it's a 100 (maybe a 105, i'm not sure) for 2 reps each side, then a 110 for a rep each side. if i'd been fresh and just done singles i probably could have hit the 120.

[thewickedtruth]

holy shit balls that was awesome! 

[tonymctones]

hahahha that boy magoo is cold as fuck;D...good shit bro, if i was at your gym id probably walk to the other side of it and do my work out so i wouldnt look bad lol

[ripitupbaby]

You guys are so damn cool with your video clips.   

[thewickedtruth]

You guys are so damn cool with your video clips.   

again..if only our asses looked as good as yours does in your clips LOL

[ripitupbaby]

again..if only our asses looked as good as yours does in your clips LOL

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.   

[MisterMagoo]

dammit. two workouts i forgot to put in. abbreviated just for the big lifts because i can't remember the others too well.

WEDNESDAY - bench workout

bench: all paused
135x5
225x5
275x3
315x3
340x1
225x20 - no pause, actually pretty easy.

standing shoulder press: no leg drive, etc
135x8
135x8
135x6

pullups:
4x10-12

no workout for squats.

SATURDAY - bench assistance

close-grip bench:
135x10
225x8
275x3
315x2 + 1 help
225x10
275x5

push press:
135x8
185x5

standing DB press:
55x10
65x8
65x8

bb rows: underhand, to the floor and back, pull to the sternum and not the belly.
185x10
205x10
205x10

pullups: dead hang
10
8
20 - straps, no dead hang. brutal. 

various other shit. finished with a set of 20 dips which hurt like hell.

weight: 228, ate poorly this week.

notes: measured my arms when i got back. 18.25"! not bad at all for a 6'2" guy, i'd say.

[PANDAEMONIUM]

Damn, good weight on the one arm snatches and the rack pulls, I think id dislocate my shoulder if i tried to snatch 110 with one arm.

Magoo's a strong fucker.  I'm guessing the one arm snatch of the Inch Dumbbell is in his future?

[BFP]

Magoo's a strong fucker.  I'm guessing the one arm snatch of the Inch Dumbbell is in his future?

Hes strong, but thats pretty fucking bold!    Only one way to find out though!!!!!!!!!!

Jason

[MisterMagoo]

Magoo's a strong fucker.  I'm guessing the one arm snatch of the Inch Dumbbell is in his future?

what's the inch dumbbell weigh again? 180? i'm pretty sure i could get up the strength for it eventually, but that handle's gonna be the bitch.

[thewickedtruth]

you'll have it in 6 months or less...it's not a strength problem haha it becomes an efficiency of movement when it's that big! 

[BFP]

what's the inch dumbbell weigh again? 180? i'm pretty sure i could get up the strength for it eventually, but that handle's gonna be the bitch.
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IIRC its 172lbs.  The problem is that the handle is only like 4 inches long, and 2 3/8 inch thick with no knurling.  Anyone that even makes a legitimate attempt has my respect for sure!!

Jason

[MisterMagoo]

you'll have it in 6 months or less...it's not a strength problem haha it becomes an efficiency of movement when it's that big! 

haha, if i can get a 140 or 150 in six months i'll be extremely surprised.

pegg, no knurling either? shit. my hands ain't particularly big, i'm wondering if that's gonna prevent me from it entirely. might want to stock up on my CoC grippers just to be sure.

[Stubborn]

Very few people can pick the inch DB up with one hand. The Arnold Classic uses the "Circus Dumbbell" and its around 202lbs with the same handle dimensions.

[MisterMagoo]

Very few people can pick the inch DB up with one hand. The Arnold Classic uses the "Circus Dumbbell" and its around 202lbs with the same handle dimensions.

yeah, been lookin' it up. handle size seems to be the prohibitive part.  still might shoot for it as a goal, even if i never get there.

MONDAY - pull day. kinda

sumo pulls: really not feeling it.
135x5
225x5
315x3
405x1 - belt on here just to feel it.
455x1 - shitty shitty rep.

DB snatch: once again, all reps are listed per arm.
85x3 - doing it "hang" style, no rest on the floor between reps, nor a pause at the bottom.
95x3
110x1
95x5
95x5

one-arm deadlifts: no belt, just chalk. reps listed per arm again
135x5
185x3
205x1 - didn't really get it on the left side. close, though.

power cleans: just for the hell of it. from the floor on each rep
135x6
185x3
185x3

at this point i started to get dizzy as hell, my head got a serious pressure headache and my vision went all sparkly/blurry. decided it was time to leave. still not feeling tip top, but definitely better.

[The Squadfather]

hahahhaa, i decided to try some one arm deads last week and got a hard 185 single with each hand, those sons of bitches are hard.

[MisterMagoo]

hahahhaa, i decided to try some one arm deads last week and got a hard 185 single with each hand, those sons of bitches are hard.

yeah dude, it's fucking crazy. the 185 was oddly easy this week, i felt "locked". 205 was just impossible.

but if there's two things i need work on how, it's core and grip. i figure if i work hard on my DB snatches and one-arm pulls that should iron those problems right out.

[Stubborn]

Tried the one arm DL's last week instead of oblique bends. Best I got was a few with 235 and then it ripped out of my hand(s). If the bar rotates Im SOL. Though I can move with 310/hand farmers, go figure?!

[PANDAEMONIUM]

what's the inch dumbbell weigh again? 180? i'm pretty sure i could get up the strength for it eventually, but that handle's gonna be the bitch.

Yeah, it's not so much the weight that's the problem as the mechanics involved in lifting it.