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Espi · 02-02-2007, 04:53 AM

I chickened out of real push presses. Just everytime I have to do 2 or 3 things at the same time my mind goes blank.
My friend kept saying encouraging words like how much easier military presses are when doing them as push presses but I just couldn't make my body coordinate. Perhaps I shouldn't think, just DO?

Actually I've never ever done military presses before. Always seated db shoulder presses. So, where I got that idea from that I should be able to do 32,5 kg military presses to start with?
What I really liked about that gym, is how it's set up to train for OL stuff. So, I didn't need to clean the bb for MPs just stand underneath the bb that was lying in the poles and press it overhead. I did do the first series by cleaning it first, upon which she suggested to try it from the poles.

I made some changes in the program already and am thinking to substitute the pec deck exercise (light chest work in the next WO) by BW pushups. I wonder how I can increase resistance here. I like to periodize stuff and also calculate resistance weights etc. and that's what makes BW workouts less 'interesting' mathematically if you KWIM?
Would renegade rows be a good thing as a 'recovery' back exercise? I hadn't put them in my program yet as there was no more space, but I could do 1 pullup and 1 set of renegade rows, no?

I've got amazing DOMS today in the front deltoids.

02-02-2007, 04:53 AM	#107 (permalink)
Espi Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NLs Posts: 2,005 My Profile	I chickened out of real push presses. Just everytime I have to do 2 or 3 things at the same time my mind goes blank. My friend kept saying encouraging words like how much easier military presses are when doing them as push presses but I just couldn't make my body coordinate. Perhaps I shouldn't think, just DO? Actually I've never ever done military presses before. Always seated db shoulder presses. So, where I got that idea from that I should be able to do 32,5 kg military presses to start with? What I really liked about that gym, is how it's set up to train for OL stuff. So, I didn't need to clean the bb for MPs just stand underneath the bb that was lying in the poles and press it overhead. I did do the first series by cleaning it first, upon which she suggested to try it from the poles. I made some changes in the program already and am thinking to substitute the pec deck exercise (light chest work in the next WO) by BW pushups. I wonder how I can increase resistance here. I like to periodize stuff and also calculate resistance weights etc. and that's what makes BW workouts less 'interesting' mathematically if you KWIM? Would renegade rows be a good thing as a 'recovery' back exercise? I hadn't put them in my program yet as there was no more space, but I could do 1 pullup and 1 set of renegade rows, no? I've got amazing DOMS today in the front deltoids. __________________ Odd Exercises You've Never Tried Before journal: Go with the flow Contrarian & anti-KISS!