Archives For Modified Bradford Press

Man what a crappy workout today.

Foam Rolling

L-Sit V-Grip Pull Ups

  • Body weight (~200 lb): 8

Front Squat

  • 45 lb: 10
  • 100 lb: 10
  • 140 lb: 5
  • 230 lb: 5
    • Too many reps :/ Should have been 3.
  • 280 lb: 1
  • 320 lb: 1
  • 370 lb: 1
  • 405 lb: X,X
    • I got 2 nice negative reps.
  • 265 lb: 1
    • Feeling gassed out. I'm going to do some lying down exercises now.

Face Pulls

  • 70 lb: 12
  • 80 lb: 12

Reverse Grip Bench Press

All reps are paused.

Wore my Romaleos 2 and didn't use the 35 lb plates under my feet today.

  • 45 lb: 10
  • 140 lb: 5
  • 230 lb: 3
  • 280 lb: 1
  • 320 lb: 1
  • 330 lb: 1
  • 340 lb: 1
  • 350 lb: 1
  • 360 lb: X,X
    • Slipped on the first try, then changed into a tank top. Too tired to make the rep the 2nd time around.

Modified Bradford Press

1 OHP + 1 BTN = 1 rep.

  • 45 lb: 5
  • 75 lb: 5
  • 100 lb: 5
  • 140 lb: 3

Barbell Curl

  • 45 lb: 10
  • 75 lb: 10
  • 100 lb: 5,5,5

Foam Rolling

L-Sit V-Grip Pull Ups

Hook grip.

  • Body weight (~200 lb): 8

Front Squat

Paused my reps until 280 lb.

  • 45 lb: 10
  • 100 lb: 10
  • 140 lb: 5
  • 230 lb: 3
  • 280 lb: 1
  • 340 lb: 1
  • 380 lb: 1 * PR!
    • New 1RM by 10 lb!
    • Right side underneath my ribs feel a bit achy.
  • 390 lb: MISSED
    • Didn't take a big breath before the descent.
  • 390 lb: 1 * PR!
    • New 1RM by 10 lb...again!
    • Decided to try 390 lb again after some mental debate. Figured if I just took a deeper breath this time, I would get it.
    • My front squat has now overtaken my bench press.
  • 260 lb: 3,3,3
    • Beltless & paused.
    • 3 sets instead of 5. Don't want to overdo it.

Face Pulls

  • 70 lb: 10
  • 80 lb: 10

Reverse Grip Bench Press

Going to try benching 3 times per week leading up to the meet in June. Mainly for more practice. Let's see what happens.

All reps are paused.

  • 45 lb: 10
  • 140 lb: 5
  • 230 lb: 3
  • 280 lb: 1
  • 330 lb: 1
  • 340 lb: 1
  • 350 lb: 1
  • 280 lb: 3,3,3

Modified Bradford Press

1 OHP + 1 BTN = 1 rep.

  • 45 lb: 5
  • 100 lb: 5

This week my lower back was bothering me more than normal so I decided to replace low bar squats with high bar squats.

They have allowed me to squat despite low back pain in the past, and I can still say it's still effective.

I even hit a 5 rep max at 427.5 lb!

Bench press (reverse grip) is continuing to progress, as I hit the prescribed sets and reps at 317.5 lb (3x3). Recorded it at different angles to see what it looked like:

Also played around with the "Modified Bradford Press", which is essentially an overhead press followed by a behind the neck press. Not bad.

Anyway, check these out:

  1. Strength: An Endangered Species by Joe Amberlock (Orlandi)
  2. 15 Static Stretching Mistakes by Eric Cressey
  3. A Logical Argument Against the Tracy Anderson Method by Dean Somerset

Texas Method recovery day.

Foam Rolling

L-Sit Chin Up

  • Body weight (200 lb): 8

High Bar Squat (Paused)

  • 45 lb: 20
  • 140 lb: 10
  • 230 lb: 5
  • 332.5 lb: 5,
    • +2.5 lb from last week.

Overhead Press

  • 45 lb: 10
  • 75 lb: 8
  • 100 lb: 5
  • 140 lb: 3
  • 200 lb: 1
  • 240 lb: X,1
    • Bar was too far forward on the 1st set.
  • 225 lb: 3,3,3
    • Nice, got 3x3.

Modified Bradford Press

Basically an overhead press alternating with a behind the neck press.

Or a Bradford press, but locking out at the very top.

Muscle cleaned into position.

  • 140 lb: 5,5