ME benching

ME benching at Ripped Fitness.  We did flat bench with monster mini bands.  Scott estimated that the bands add about 150 ( for me ) at the top.  ( I'm guessing it maybe slightly more than that ).

Benching went like this ( from memory )

bar x 8

bar x 8

bands only x 5

85 + bands x 5

135 + bands x 5

185 + bands x 3

225 + bands x 1 ( didn't get it, but close )

225 + bands x 1 ( closer yet )

225 + bands x 1 ( basically got it.  Mike touched the bar, but IMHO he didn't need to )

225 + bands 5 boards x 4

245 + bands 5 boards x 3

245 + bands 5 boards x 3

255 + bands 5 boards x 2 but mike helped a lot

Here's a video of one of my 245 + bands 5 boards x 3...

Pin press lockouts:

315 x 5

405 x 3

425 x 1

455 x 0 ( crap, sooooo close!  I think this would have been a PR. )

Here's a video of my 425 x 1

Finished up with some tricep work.

Overall a much, much better bench session than last week.  The monster mini bands can kind of take you by surprise in a way.  They look so small, but man they added a lot, a lot more than my mini bands do.