Saturday Morning Chest Day (13 sets - Incline Bench, Plate-Loaded Dip, Rack Push-ups)

[DrewDarden]

Incline Bench 7 work sets (5-12 reps)
Plate-Loaded Dip Machine 3 sets (25-30 reps)
Rack Push-ups 3 sets (25-35 reps)

AM bodyweight 235 and falling

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Strong

[IronFeta]

came in for video of dips


leaving with immeasurable disappointment and my day is ruined

[DrewDarden]

came in for video of dips


leaving with immeasurable disappointment and my day is ruined

I didn't take video of them today, but I have some from previous weeks. Brb.

But it's a plate loaded dip machine I bought, not free dips, just FYI.

[DrewDarden]

I just bought it a few weeks ago, so I'm still figuring it out. I'm using it more for a decline bench effect (pec accessory movement after incline bench), whereas my lifting partner really leans over it more and grips it lower for more of a triceps movement.

Since this video, I lowered the seat to the lowest setting so I could get more ROM, which I used today.

[IronFeta]

Looks neat. Not locking out arms?

[DrewDarden]

Looks neat. Not locking out arms?

So I kind of use it two different ways... and I'm trying to figure out how to best fit it into my weekly schedule now.

But sometimes I'll use it on arm day where obviously I try to get more triceps out of it and mitigate the chest/shoulder disruption a bit. So I'll shorten the ROM some and focus on locking out at the triceps, almost like a machine press-down/press-out/dip whatever.

But on chest day, I try to get as much chest pump as I can, so then I won't really worry much about locking out the elbows much, especially if I'm trying to knock out a bunch of reps.

[IronFeta]

So I kind of use it two different ways... and I'm trying to figure out how to best fit it into my weekly schedule now.

But sometimes I'll use it on arm day where obviously I try to get more triceps out of it and mitigate the chest/shoulder disruption a bit. So I'll shorten the ROM some and focus on locking out at the triceps, almost like a machine press-down/press-out/dip whatever.

But on chest day, I try to get as much chest pump as I can, so then I won't really worry much about locking out the elbows much, especially if I'm trying to knock out a bunch of reps.

How mirable are the pumps

[DrewDarden]

How mirable are the pumps

Damn good chest pumps srs. I'm glad I bought it. I primarily bought it because I have tons of variety in the exercises I can do for almost every bodypart with the existing equipment I have in the gym. All except chest. I was pretty much stuck with barbell variations and dumbbell variations. I wanted at least one machine with a good stimulus-to-fatigue ratio I could throw in for a strong pump after the main bench pressing/incline pressing.

So anyway, a few weeks in and it was well worth the money, and I'm sure I'll find more ways to use it as I go like I have with my other equipment.

[Ratfish]

i find your caricature of metrobrah on the left to be highly offensive

[RIKTER]

I just bought it a few weeks ago, so I'm still figuring it out. I'm using it more for a decline bench effect (pec accessory movement after incline bench), whereas my lifting partner really leans over it more and grips it lower for more of a triceps movement.

Since this video, I lowered the seat to the lowest setting so I could get more ROM, which I used today.

Do you really feel that in your chest?

You should try the Meadows ladder push-ups with bands....slow and squeeze as a finisher. I do that close grip for tris not chest though...

[DrewDarden]

i find your caricature of metrobrah on the left to be highly offensive

Do you really feel that in your chest?

You should try the Meadows ladder push-ups with bands....slow and squeeze as a finisher. I do that close grip for tris not chest though...

Like I said, I'm still experimenting with it, but yes, chest pump is very good, especially now that I lowered the seat and increased ROM. It feels like a machine decline bench almost when I perform them that way.

[FloydGeorge]

7 sets of incline? why?

and then 30 reps? your volume and rep schemes are far too high brah

[DrewDarden]

7 sets of incline? why?

and then 30 reps? your volume and rep schemes are far too high brah

Trust me. I know what I'm doing. And it's working.

But you definitely shouldn't do it.

[FloydGeorge]

Trust me. I know what I'm doing. And it's working.

But you definitely shouldn't do it.

Fair enough, hope it works srs.

[DrewDarden]

Fair enough, hope it works srs.

One year ago:


This week:




Like I said, what I'm doing is obviously working (for me). And I'm not necessarily recommending it for anyone else.

[FloydGeorge]

One year ago:


This week:




Like I said, what I'm doing is obviously working (for me). And I'm not necessarily recommending it for anyone else.

[DrewDarden]

Anyway what's everybody else training today?