Author Topic: Magoo: The Quest for a 405 bench (Read 108464 times)

MisterMagoo · « **Reply #675 on:** October 21, 2008, 05:08:51 PM »

Quote from: Jason Pegg on October 21, 2008, 04:41:47 PM

have you tried wearing your belt a notch loose? if you do this you can get HUGE amounts of air, and actually be able to push your abs into your belt.

Jason

lever belt and i'm lazy, LOL. i'd have to readjust it between pulling and squatting. still, not a bad idea, i might give that a shot this week.

BENCH today:
135x5
225x5
275x3
315x3
345x3
345x2

incline:
135x12
225x8
245x6

bb rows:
135x10
225x10
225x10
225x10

overhead extensions: lift4size's style, straight bar and "bad form"
95x10
115x8
135x6 - i'll be doing this every week. it feels fantastic. don't give a shit if it looks bad.

some curls

weight: 220 even

notes: i meant to use 340, but grabbed 5's instead of 2.5's. i wondered why the set felt so oddly heavy.

_bruce_ · « **Reply #676 on:** October 22, 2008, 09:15:23 PM »

Good work

Press on

Stubborn · « **Reply #677 on:** October 22, 2008, 09:45:31 PM »

Quote from: MisterMagoo on October 21, 2008, 05:08:51 PM

overhead extensions: lift4size's style, straight bar and "bad form"
95x10
115x8
135x6 - i'll be doing this every week. it feels fantastic. don't give a shit if it looks bad.

I think they work great!

thewickedtruth · « **Reply #678 on:** October 22, 2008, 10:24:36 PM »

shit feels good doesn't it!! HAHA what's surprising is I feel that exercise with BAD FORM for days when i hit it hard! AWESOME STUFF!

a good set of wraps will set you straight..which are in transit btw.

sick numbers man... you need to start straight PL'n again

MisterMagoo · « **Reply #679 on:** October 23, 2008, 06:15:39 PM »

Quote from: thewickedtruth on October 22, 2008, 10:24:36 PM

shit feels good doesn't it!! HAHA what's surprising is I feel that exercise with BAD FORM for days when i hit it hard! AWESOME STUFF!

a good set of wraps will set you straight..which are in transit btw.

sick numbers man... you need to start straight PL'n again

i'm startin' back up. i got tired of doing the sets of 5. from now on it's doubles on lower body lifts and triples on the bench.

thursday:

squats:
135x5
225x5
315x3
365x1
405x2
425x2 - absolute shit

beltless squats:
135x10
225x8
315x6 - just quickies

good mornings:
135x15
225x10
315x6
315x6 - nothing major

easy shrugs: overhand grip, no hook
225x25
275x20
275x20

not a great workout, but after hitting 365 last friday and 495x2 monday, i'm not too mad.

Ursus · « **Reply #680 on:** October 23, 2008, 06:36:51 PM »

nice workout. Good numbers

PANDAEMONIUM · « **Reply #681 on:** October 23, 2008, 09:44:42 PM »

Lookin' good, man. Good to see you're not dead after all

MisterMagoo · « **Reply #682 on:** October 25, 2008, 01:35:47 PM »

got greedy and benched heavy again.

bench:
135x5
225x5
275x3
315x2
365x1 - totally wasn't tight, but the rep was quick.
375x1? - the spotter said he wasn't really on it, but it felt to me like he was but just said it to give my ego a boost

one-arm standing DB overhead press: like they do at the WSM
75x3/3
90x2/2
100x1/1
110x1/1
120x1/0 - didn't get it on the left side

dead hang pullups:
10
10
10
10

a bunch of light triceps/biceps/shoulder shit for a "pump"

weight: 220

notes: i really do think i can hit 405 by new years. i just gotta not bench heavy for a few weeks now.

Stubborn · « **Reply #683 on:** October 25, 2008, 08:39:36 PM »

The one arm OHP's are great for humbling yourself. In the pro Strongman events you can use two hands to get it to the shoulder but in the AM division you have to clean it and balance it with one hand. It is typically 30-40lbs lighter but for someone whos natural and a newb, it sucks.

thewickedtruth · « **Reply #684 on:** October 25, 2008, 10:35:27 PM »

DAMN MAN! really brought it today huh? SICK WORK!

MisterMagoo · « **Reply #685 on:** October 29, 2008, 11:48:13 AM »

cranked my neck during yesterday's workout.

bench:
135x5
225x5
275x3
315x2
345x3
320x5

very high incline DB: one notch before than vertical. practically a shoulder press but with some chest in there.
75x10
90x8
100x5 - on rep five my head pushed into the bench, shoulders came off, neck fucked up.

DB rows:
120x20/20 - straps, one big long set

weight: 219.5

notes: it's funny now how working with weights over 315 is finally feeling like i'm not maxing out.

MisterMagoo · « **Reply #686 on:** October 30, 2008, 05:25:38 PM »

not much of a workout today, sadly.

squat:
135x5
225x5
315x3
365x1
415x3 - woo
405x2 - burned out

platform pulls: touch and go
135x5
225x5
315x5
405x4
405x4

high-bar squats: heels on plates, way narrow stance, no belt
135x12
185x12
205x10
225x10

some light pendlay rows

weight: 220.0

notes: my axiom holds true. if i have a great pull workout, my bench sucks but then my squat goes well. otherwise, the opposite. either my upper or my lower does well in a given week, not both.

PANDAEMONIUM · « **Reply #687 on:** October 30, 2008, 11:10:08 PM »

Hey magoo, how is 405 lookin' by Xmas? Still a go?

thewickedtruth · « **Reply #688 on:** October 30, 2008, 11:11:54 PM »

Quote from: PANDAEMONIUM on October 30, 2008, 11:10:08 PM

Hey magoo, how is 405 lookin' by Xmas? Still a go?

he's got it..if he plans his attempts well.. starts handling it on boards, floor presses, or pins first to get his CNS used to handling it, he'll be well on his way. If he pounds his accessory work hard and brings up the weaker muscle groups in his bench he'll smoke it.

Overload · « **Reply #689 on:** October 31, 2008, 08:22:09 AM »

I think he should be pretty close if he stays consistant.

Good work Magoo!

MisterMagoo · « **Reply #690 on:** October 31, 2008, 10:38:35 AM »

i am in DESPERATE need of lockout work. $:-\$

pause bench:
135x5
225x3
275x3
315x1
315x3
315x3 - all piss easy

pin press: six inches off chest
315x5
315x3
315x3 - tough as shit

random shoulder/back work

i think i'll be at least very, very close to 405 by the end of the year, but we'll see. i'll have video of my attempt no matter what.

Ursus · « **Reply #691 on:** October 31, 2008, 10:40:19 AM »

IMO magoo do board work about 4" of chest. ONly say 2 sets of 5 paused with ur work sets. You get so much stronger quickly. I done this before and made my tris so much stronger.

I am widening my grip in my futile attempt to get 405lbs around the same time as you lol

PANDAEMONIUM · « **Reply #692 on:** October 31, 2008, 03:44:44 PM »

Quote from: MisterMagoo on October 31, 2008, 10:38:35 AM

i am in DESPERATE need of lockout work. $:-\$

pause bench:
135x5
225x3
275x3
315x1
315x3
315x3 - all piss easy

pin press: six inches off chest
315x5
315x3
315x3 - tough as shit

random shoulder/back work

i think i'll be at least very, very close to 405 by the end of the year, but we'll see. i'll have video of my attempt no matter what.

Have you considered taking a week or two off the normal benching and replace those workouts with only lockout work? In other words, not tack it on at the end of a regular workout, at the end of which your tris are starting to get fried already? If you have access to a power rack, all the better. Maybe start out with static holds in the neighborhood of 445 (sounds like a lot, but if you're smoking 365, these should be do-able), then back off and do c. 3" lockouts with c. 405-415. And keep doing that, either in the same workout or in a separate one, until you're moving to 6-7" lockouts, etc. When I actually BB benched this is one of the ways I busted through plateaus. The static holds are killers if you really push yourself, and you'll feel unreal pain radiating up and down the inside of your arms.

MisterMagoo · « **Reply #693 on:** November 07, 2008, 12:42:12 PM »

i might do that. make my "heavy bench day" lockout work, and my light day full-range pauses. random updates here:

TUESDAY

bench:
135x5
225x5
275x3
315x2
365x1
325x4

THURSDAY:

deadlifts:
135x5
225x3
315x3
405x2
405x2 - just didn't feel right

squats: ass to grass, for the hell of it
135x5
225x3
315x3
365x1
405x3
405x2 - seems to make no difference.

RDLs: on a block, no belt
135x12
225x8
275x8
295x8

FRIDAY

pause bench:
135x3
225x3
275x3
315x2
315x2
315x2
315x2
315x2 - just going for speed-ish

weight: anywhere between 218 and 222

notes: feeling all right. my sticking point in the bench is RIGHT at the midpoint. makes rack lockouts absolute balls. here's a picture to show that, for creeping over 220 again, i'm not looking TOO bad.

thewickedtruth · « **Reply #694 on:** November 07, 2008, 01:04:34 PM »

start floor pressing nigra!

MisterMagoo · « **Reply #695 on:** November 11, 2008, 03:08:20 PM »

got 370 flat bench today, followed by 325x4 and then 100x15 dumbbell incline.

deadlifting sucked on monday.

weighed 219.

nothing amazing.

Ursus · « **Reply #696 on:** November 11, 2008, 03:33:06 PM »

if i am not mistaken that sticking point is ur shoulders

1st 1/3 chest, then shoulders then tris...concentrate on shoulders

MisterMagoo · « **Reply #697 on:** November 13, 2008, 04:08:37 PM »

yeah my shoulders suck terribly. i swear if i had any shoulder strength i'd be blowing through 405 already.

THURSDAY

squats: ass to grass just because i felt like it.
135x5
225x5
315x3
365x1
405x1
435x1
405x2

sumo rack pulls: not really "lockouts", the plates were about three inches off the floor.
135x5
225x5
315x3
405x2
455x1
495x1 - easy peasy. i could have gone up to 545 probably.

random accessory work in the 15 rep area.

weight: 221.5

notes: those sumo pulls felt amazing. i might start trying that again on my normal deadlift day.

Mr. Magoo · « **Reply #698 on:** November 13, 2008, 04:37:18 PM »

our screen names are way too similar

Ursus · « **Reply #699 on:** November 13, 2008, 04:42:46 PM »

Honestly do standing shoulder press. No legs. From clavicle to lockout. Even many sets of lowish reps...though light at start adding weight per worhout. say 5x5 135 right up. You should hit 180 5x5