Last night I played around with bands on my bench press. Monster mini bands, doubled up. I have learned a few things:
1. Do not do band work to start the session if I have a lot of volume to do. Band presses burn me out too much
2. I need to do more band work to force my stabilizers to get stronger.
3. I need to pick up some short bands. The full-size bands suck for benching, and having to double them up adds way more tension than I wanted. This will have to wait for EliteFTS to have another sale and/or free shipping deal
4. Bonus - short bands are good for deadlifting. Just step into the bands and pull
This is my scheduled deload week. And I really need it. I am utterly fragged. My energy levels are good, my mental attitude is fully engaged in lifting, I have minimal if any soreness, but my muscles are trashed. So I am going to be taking it easy this week. Lifting Wednesday, Friday, Monday, Wednesday.
When I start my new cycle next Friday, I will probably stick to a four day per week rotation. Probably Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Rather than my chaotic 5-6 day/week schedule. And on my off days, as I will be twitchy, I will just do cardio and/or chop wood.
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