Again, no nominal progress on the #MaxEffort #seatedPress, and while I do think it's fair to claim some qualitative progress, I probably should have microloaded. At least I got the 140 salvage rep after failing 145 twice. Then after the 105x2x5 backdowns, I managed a backoff #BTNpress for 85x10.
Progress finally on this #MaxEffort #BTNpress, though hard-won. I failed three times to get that 112.5 PR but somehow managed on the fourth after donning a belt. Part of my trouble was my right side lagging again, but bringing up the pins last time seemed to help, so fixable. 90x7,6 backdowns.
No PRs on the #MaxEffort #seatedPress but plenty of discernible progress, I think. Even recovered the misgroove at 140 pretty well. Backed down with submax 5s and backed off with a #BTNpress AMRAP.
Down in the dumps with all my pressing work (bench and OHP) which I think comes down to "shouldering" too much volume, owing to my anthropometry.
This #MaxEffort #BTNpress wasn't so bad though, here for 95, 105, a failed 115 PR, and then a 110 salvage. Backdowns for 85x2x10 was at least improvement
#doubleTapRepEffort #BTNpress for 85x10 and then 9. Coming along pretty nicely. I'm finding it uniquely fruitful to really push through these. I chock it up to the ring HSPU work approximating a pin press equivalent of these, incidentally biased toward lockout (forehead level).
#doubleTapRepEffort on this #BTNpress went pretty well. 85x9 and then 8. Preceding this with my tucked lever rows, even though those exhaust the traps a fair bit.
I've reduced the frequency of my max effort #BTNpress in order to increase frequency on seated press and ring HSPU, but I've also begun doing what I've taken to calling #doubleTapRepEffort work with BTNs on 2/3 of my bench max days (HSPU on the other). Here is 90x7 and then 8 reps.
#MaxEffort #BTNpress for 95, 105, a failed 115, and then an ugly grinder 115 for the PR. Then backdowns of 90 for 6 and then 7 reps.
Second #MaxEffortMethod session of #BTNpress for 95, 105, and 110, which was a PR by 5, then backdowns of 90x2x5.
First time trying #MaxEffortMethod on #BTNpress for 95 and 105, as it's hard as hell breaking that bar off the shoulders. Been repping out 95 for a while, but I hadn't been pushing off the traps for any but the first rep. Here I also back off with 85x7 and then 6, each rep from the traps.
Apparently, by "tantrum" I meant putting two reps on my #BTNpress after matching my best on seated press and then proceeding to bust out 15, 16, and then 18 #ringPullUps in an L-sit. Still gotta do my decline ring pushups and weighted isolations on rings (flys and curls).
No bullshit, this is my ideal implement for #seatedPress and #BTNpress, though I'd likely add a crossmember of some sort to the rear.
One thing that's honestly been a bit of a relief to realize with #BTNpress is that having longer arms means that that achieving full range of the shoulders--without relaxing onto the traps (high-bar rack position) and effectively rendering it as a pin press of sorts--means merely touching the spine.
Just setting PRs on some overhead work today -- #seatedPress triples with #BTNpress back-offs -- but then I'm starting in on the #ringHandstand or #ringHSPU negatives now that I'm proficient enough now on holding the handstand on rings (though gonna start out just trying to get full reps).
What a way to finish off this microcycle with the new protocol: finally got back to setting PRs on my #seatedPress; came within a rep of my best on #BTNpress; doubled my #ringHandstand hold time (to 30s) while also adding in a good full-RoM eccentric touching my nose to the mat below before dismount
