BUILDING THE BIGGER BENCH!!!! [HD TRAINING VIDEO INCLUDED]

The MONSTER GARAGE GYM/MAROSCHER COACHING LOG is a weekly Coaching Log by MGG owner, 2-Time WPC World Powerlifting Champion, Eric Maroscher, and is one of the Featured Coaching Logs at EliteFTS. LIVE, LEARN and PASS ON. MONSTER GARAGE GYM is one of the premier powerlifting gyms in the US. Monster Garage Gym/Maroscher Coaching Log: (Log number LXXIX). BUILDING THE BIGGER BENCH!!!! [HD VIDEO INCLUDED!!!!] *NEW MGG COACHING LOG POSTED HERE EVERY WEEKEND!!!! ________________________________________ This coaching log takes you through the last 5 presses in the progression of training lifts leading up to the final set with 865LBS. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdt0UjW0Zu8&feature=youtu.be] This coaching log features WPC World Powerlifting Champion Steve Brock on his heavy bench day for the week. In this session Steve works his way up to an 865LB 2-board press with his final five lifts as follows: • 685LBS x 1 to a 2 board • 735LBS x 1 to a 1 board • 775LBS x 1 to a 1 board • 825LBS x 1 to a 2 board • 865LBS x 1 to a 2 board Steve is 45 years old and currently competes in the 308LB class. Steve is back some 5 years into competitive powerlifting after a good many years out of the competition circuit. He competed in the WPC Worlds in 2014, the year the Monster Garage Gym qualified 9 members of the gym for the WPC Worlds. Steve won his WPC World Championship training with Ernie Frantz in the era of Ernie, Bill Nichols and Dawn Reshel. [caption id="attachment_139578" align="alignnone" width="800"]



*Photo: Frantz Disciples: Left, Maroscher, Right, Brock, Center, Ernie Frantz[/caption]   • During this training cycle Steve has mainly been working on the technical aspects, specifically: • Having his lats be the dominate muscle group to control the bar • Pressing off his back and not engaging his shoulders • Tricep, tricep and more tricep work. Once this technical phase is complete Steve has it planned to battle with his next struggle and that is feet position and leg drive. [caption id="attachment_139580" align="alignnone" width="800"]



*Photo: Steve, bench training.[/caption]   I mention these corrective bullet points as Steve is a 500LB+ RAW bencher and a 700LB+ shirted bencher, yet and still, there are always technical issues to tackle when you are pushing 101% max weight. [caption id="attachment_139581" align="alignnone" width="800"]



*Photo: Brock 1-board press[/caption]   Steve has moved into a phase of his training where he trains two bench weeks RAW, followed by one bench week with shirted work. His RAW work can look like a variety of movements, but all are RAW. His shirted work can be with or without boards. As he is a full meet lifter, he obviously concentrates on all three lifts as well. [caption id="attachment_139579" align="alignnone" width="800"]



*Photo: Steve Brock squat training. Steve is a member of the 1,000LB squat club.[/caption]   Equipment used in this video:  EliteFTS Sabertooth bench bar = 55LBS  EliteFTS Deluxe bench press (this is the model with the longer face savers and we opted for the thick(er) bench pad.  1 board  2 board  FREEK grip gym chalk MONSTER GARAGE GYM uses Universal Nutrition/Animal supplements. The following HD training video features Steve’s training for the day. We hope this video will in some way help you in your training. Ever Onward: Eric Maroscher ***MONSTER GARAGE GYM shirts and MONSTER GARAGE GYM MONSTER GRIP on sale now at:

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