ME Upper: Reverse Band Benching [PR!] (w/VIDEO)

After finally getting an off season training cycle in, I am now in meet prep for WPC World's where I will be competing raw with knee wraps in the 132 pound weight class in Baton Rouge, LA on November 7th, 2016. My goal is to earn my first world championship.

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Sunday's max effort bench press training went rather well. I was hoping for a bit more on my max effort supplemental movement, but I still managed to PR from what I did during the off season by a bit. I really think the issues were more technical than physical, so I just need to keep dialing in my technique and hammering that home. Next week I should begin to really get close to some opener weights and see how those are feeling so I can begin to plan my attempt process. I would like to open about the same as I did at APF Nationals, but just make some smarter jumps on meet day, and hopefully just put everything together a bit more. I feel every bit stronger now than I did then, so the openers should still be fairly easy like their were on meet day.

The Purdue guys made their final visit before their meet, and everyone is still continuing to look good. I'm going to have my hands full at this meet, with one training partner competing, and nearly a dozen Purdue lifters. I'm really looking forward to it.

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Items Used in this Training Session Sabertooth Bench Bar Mini Bands Swiss Angle Bar

Warm Up Cats & Camels - 10 Quadraped T-Spine Ext - 10 each Band Dislocations - 10 Alternating Band Dislocations - 10 each Band Pressdowns - 15 Band Straight Arm Lat Pulldowns - 15 Band Face Pulls - 15 Single Arm Band Fly - 15 each Band Rows - 15 Band Curls - 15

A1) Bench Press 55x10 105x5 145x5 195x3 225x2 245x1 265x3 280x2x2

B1) Reverse Mini Band Bench Press 285x3 305x3 320x3 - PR 325x2

C1) Reverse Mini Band Close Grip Bench Press 245x6 255x6 265x6 280x6 - PR

D1) Swiss Angle Bar JM Press 125x10 130x10 135x10

E1) Incline Tate Press 4x10

F1) Cross Body Tricep Extensions 5x20 F2) Rear Delt Raises 3x20 F3) 1/2 TGU Hold 3x30 sec