July 05, 2010 - DE UB

Walking – 32 minutes

Dynamic Warm-ups

12″ Log Presses
90x5
90x5
115x2
135x2
155x2
155x2
155x2
155x2
155x2
155x2
155x2
155x2

2 3/8” Dumbbell Two-Arm Clean One-Arm Presses
85x6/6
107.5x6/6
127.5x6/6
127.5x6/6

Neutral Grip Incline Dumbbell Bench Presses
80'sx12 PR+10lbs
80'sx12
80'sx12

G-Man Pressdowns
75x15
75x15
75x15

30 Minutes of Stretching

Comments: I wasn't sure how today was going to go with my neck/trap feeling out of sorts. Only certain motions seemed to bother it during warm-ups so I was good to go. Took a bit for my shoulders to get warmed up. Dumbbell overheads were a little rusty (sweaty hands didn't help) but I got back my groove on the two heavy sets. For incline I switched to the plate loadable dumbbells and used my Okie clamps to secure the weights. Balance was a bit tougher with the plates rolling but I managed to make a big jump in weight. I decided to ditch the JM presses for now and tried out a pressdown variation from my friend Zach Gallman who has a monster overhead press. You use a rope attachment but grip it at the very top. If my hands were any closer, they'd be clasped together. Did stretching to finish up the day.