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Mark Brown November 16, 2021 Putting bench press back into the program in summer of 2020 made me recognize some instincts and forced me re-think my process. My hand placement on the bar was quite narrow. I gripped the bar a full thumbs length from the inner bare steel part of the bar. I realized …
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Mark Brown October 15, 2021 Monday2 Board Press, using Shoulder Saver – 135 x 8, 225 x 8, 235 x 7 , 245 x 6, 255 x 5, 265 x 4, 275 x 1Narrow Grip Incline Bench Press – 135 x 8, 185 x 8, 205 x 6, 225 x 3, 185 x 8Seated Overhead …
Mark Brown October 9, 2021 Monday2 Board Press, using Shoulder Saver – 135 x 8, 225 x 6, 235 x 6 , 245 x 5, 255 x 4, 265 x 3, 275 x 2Narrow Grip Incline Bench Press – 135 x 8, 185 x 8, 205 x 6, 225 x 3, 185 x 6Seated Overhead …
Mark Brown October 2, 2021 Monday2 Board Press – 135 x 8, 225 x 6, 235 x 6 , 245 x 5, 255 x 3, 265 x 2Narrow Grip Incline Bench Press – 135 x 8, 185 x 8, 205 x 6, 225 x 2, 185 x 5Seated Overhead Press, American Cambered Bar – 128 …
Mark Brown September 26, 2021 Making decisions about what exercises will be included in a lifting program is an essential part of the process of strength training. Those choices get harder to make when goals become more defined and time becomes limited. Learning what exercises are best for a particular lifter can be achieved by …
Mark Brown September 24, 2021 Monday Chain Bench Press – 135 x warm up, 225 x 5, 225 w/chain x 4 , 235 w/chain x 5, 245 w/chain x 2.Narrow Grip Incline Bench Press – 135 x 8, 185 x 6, 205 x 4, 185 x 6Seated Overhead Press, American Cambered Bar – 128 x …
Mark Brown September 19, 2021 I don’t consider “leg day” to be the joke or meme that the internet likes to consider it. Training legs when done correctly are the hardest days of the week, depending on how one does back training. What makes them so hard is the fact that the vast majority of …
Mark Brown September 17, 2021 Monday Chain Bench Press – 135 x warm up, 225 x 6, 225 w/chain x 6, 235 w/chain x 5, 245 w/chain x 3, 255 w/chain x 2 and x1.Narrow Grip Incline Bench Press – 135 x 10, 155 x 10, 165 x 10, 185 x 8, 205 x 3Seated …
Mark Brown September 13, 2021 Home gyms have always been popular for people who like to train but don’t like the atmosphere of public gym, be it a private gym or a commercial gym. Prior to 2020, I didn’t have access to a private home gym but I soon learned that there quite a bit …
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Mark Brown September 6-10, 2021 All weights are in pounds. MondayChain Bench Press – 135 x warm up, 225 x 8, 225 w/chain x 6, 235 w/chain x 5, 245 w/chain x 3.Seated Overhead Press – 95 x 8, 115 x 8, 135 x 6, 145 x 3Narrow Grip Incline Bench Press – 135 x …
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