Im sure uve all heard me bitchign abotu how my bench press has been 185 for the last 6-8 months but on monday I tried it and somehow it was 210 I was so shocked I felt like crying (not realy but u know what I mean)
so I wont be complaining anymore. [img]smile.gif[/img]
Matt15,
Here is a thread from my earlier post about the Smolov Squat program. http://forums.jpfitness.com/cgi-bin/...c;f=2;t=001728
Gqartguy post about using the program for benchpress shows some impressive gains.
Thats not only great that it increased, but thats a damned impressive increase too. If I recall your goal for a while was to get a 200+ bench, so further congrats for reaching a goal! Thats awesome Matt.
Well I finally started to eat lots of food and stuck to it for the almost the first time since I started working out. The funny thing is when my buddy put the weight on the bar I didnt know how much it was I thought maybe 190 (I was doing the first one rep set of the bench press on JBs "the greatest workout ever") then after the lift we figured out it was 210 so I was pretty shocked.
Hmm I wonder if this further emphasizes the neurological connection with weight lifting. If you know you're lifting something near your max, there might be some level of fear (of either failing, or getting hurt possibly) and thus you don't give it your best. BUt if you don't know how much is on, you give a better effort?
Though it's pretty hard not to look to your left and right and see how much weight is on, I'm going to try this approach.
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Originally posted by Bo: Hmm I wonder if this further emphasizes the neurological connection with weight lifting. If you know you're lifting something near your max, there might be some level of fear (of either failing, or getting hurt possibly) and thus you don't give it your best. BUt if you don't know how much is on, you give a better effort?
Though it's pretty hard not to look to your left and right and see how much weight is on, I'm going to try this approach.
This happens a lot. Its happened to my buddy who found his workout hard and realized that he was doing 20lbs over the weight he was supposed to use, ended up with a PR.
There most definately is a mental block or conncetion with lifting. Im not sure about the effort deal but the fear aspects or apprehension could affect how you perceive the load and thus make or brake the lift.
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Some kind of a peripheral vision blocking headgear would probably be usefull, especially during a bench press, providing you have a buddy who can setup the bar.
Also, has anyone tried bench pressing with their eyes closed? The gain on concentration and the lack of visual stimuli may also further make you utilize your muscle tisue more.
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Originally posted by Bo: Some kind of a peripheral vision blocking headgear would probably be usefull, especially during a bench press, providing you have a buddy who can setup the bar.
Also, has anyone tried bench pressing with their eyes closed? The gain on concentration and the lack of visual stimuli may also further make you utilize your muscle tisue more.
Hell no, I want to see how much more I have to go. I couldnt imagine squatting with my eyes closed. Too many balance issues and stuff to worry about, esp with hundreds of lbs on your back.
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"When you begin to believe nothing is heavy, all weights become light." -Rossbow
"Just remember, somewhere there is a little Chinese girl warming up with your max."-Jim Convroy
"It's a round hole, dammit. Everyone fits."--Anonymous Mod at Strengthmill
No of course not during a squat or a deadlift (unless you can keep perfect form without looking in the mirror) but for a bench press, I would think it would be relatively safe.
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