I've just started wrapping my wrists and I feel it makes the weight more stable in my hands.. Kinda just one less thing to worry about lol. The main reason why I started wrapping my wrists isn't so much for a boost, but more for forcing me to start wrapping my thumb around the bar. Simmons says it doesn't matter either way (suicide or thumb wrapped around). He has some do it each way. But I feel that I can pull the bar apart better with the thumb around the bar.. Hence the wraps. :D

As for elbows, hell no.

DE BENCH

Neutral DB Press: 60 x (4 x 15)

Banded Speed Bench: 205 x (9 x 3)
- Choked lights around the bottom, then looped twice around the collar for more tension. Vids coming.

Barbell Extensions (neck): Sets of 5's, worked up to 165 x 5
- Tough exercise.

Rope Pressdowns: Level 8 x (3 x 10)
- 60 seconds

Upright Rows: 100 x (4 x 10)
- 60 or so seconds

Reverse Pec Dec: 150 x 12, 12
- Heavy

Hammer Curls: 50 x (2 x 10)

- Overall a very strong day. I'm going to stick to my supplementals for a while and try to increase everything.

Closegrip DE Bench


Medium DE Bench

Nice control. Keep em coming.

I don't think I've seen Barbell Extensions (neck) before.

What size wraps 12" or 24"

No idea. I only wore them because I do max effort days at OCSC. They have a bunch of different pairs lying around. I don't use them for anything other than ME lifts.

The extensions to the neck are very similiar to JM presses, just without the 1" rollback and a little higher on the body. They're tough and are very hard on the joints.. Which is why I'm going to curse myself by keeping them lol.

Extra Workout

Banded Pressdowns: 100 reps

Nothing more than that. Tomorrow's at OCSC.. Planning on doing some goodmornings with the buffalo bar.. Finally get to use the monolift tambien since everyone else is doing bench.

u doing banded pressdowns everyday ?

Still awake?! :D

Hell no. Only two to three times a week. My upper body extra workouts fall about 12 hours or so after my ME/DE workouts. Since I'm already doing neutral db pressing four times a week before every workout (gpp), I usually do some random shoulders and triceps for my extra's. Lower body can obviously handle a ton more which is what my plan is. My extra's for those usually span 20-30 minutes of nonstop work.. Sled dragging, banded curls/extensions, abs, hip abductors, pullthroughs, GM's, ect.

The key is that none of my extra workouts amount to breaking a sweat. They just get my heart rate up a good bit. :D

ME SQUAT

Neutral DB Press: 65 x (4 x 10)

Bentover GM's: 225 x 3, 250 x 3, 275 x 3, 315 x 3, 335 x 3
- Buffalo Bar, wider stance, rounded back. VERY difficult compared to arched. All the way down with these too. The buffalo bar kept the bar high on my back and off my shoulders which made it way harder IMHO. Vids coming.

Sled Pulling: 150 lbs x 6 trips forwards (200 yds, 30 sec., 200 yds, 60 seconds, repeat)

Reverse Hypers: 40 x 10, 60 x 10, 80 x 10, 100 x 10
- Plus whatever the machine weighs. Last set was extremely tough.

Hanging Leg Raises: 4 x 10

- No lat work because the sled pulling wrecked me because of the heat outside LOL.