ME BENCH: Fucking kicked ASS!
Today I did some reverse band bench press for a 1 RM. Sweet exercise. I choked the bands on the top of the power rack, then put the bar in. Didn't know what to expect with these. After warmups I started with 315 x 5, 365 x 3, 405 x 2 which was pretty difficult. The bands aren't a tremendous help, that's for sure. Basically, off the chest until about 1/3 of the way up it isn't too bad, but from that point on it's fucking really hard. To put it in perspective, the bar w/out weight in the bands came down just above where I lockout. So it doesn't help hardly at all up top, especially with a fuckload of weight. Anyways, I nailed 435 x 1 no problem w/out a spot. My final set I got 455 x 1! Felt like a beast. Afterwards I did a drop set of 365 x 6.
After than I had JM Presses. I figured since I'm already set up, I'll do my JM's reverse banded as well. Afterwards my triceps were smoked. From there I did the usual, JS Rows, shoulder presses, ect. My final exercise I used the bands again and slung them over the power rack and did sets of 20 rep pressdowns to get the blood flowing. Felt like someone lit a match on my arms.
