adding another pressing day, things to remember

[slayer36]

i am currently on a push/pull/legs routine. i am planning on switching my routine so my OH press is on a different day then my bench. what are some things i should remember when pressing on 2 days to avoid injury and stagnation?


i was thinking to scale down the weight on one and vary intensities.

 

[Jay M.]

Just try and give yourself 48-72 hours between pressing workouts.

 

[Noskill]

I've been making my best gains ever in pressing strength in the last 2 months, training it 3/week with either 3 compound lifts or 2 compound lifts and a tricep assistance exercise thrown in. I never go under 5 reps. That's just my own little personal experience though.

 

[Mark Limbaga]

why not split training my movements and planes? vertical plane upperbody horizontal plane upperbody quad dominant lower body and hip dominant lower body?

 

[slayer36]

please elaborate on planes, with example excercises,

i know bench/row are the horizontal plane. where would incline press be? i know OH press and pullups are the vertical plane

i would keep dips on my bench day.

 

[slayer36]

im planning on having my upper body days look like this:

day 1-
bb bench
db incline
tricep bench
weighted dip


day 5
weighted pullup
oh press
db row
shrugs
grip/4arm work

 

[gauntman]

incline press is still a horizontal plane exercise.

if you're interested in this stuff, check waterbury's article:
http://t-nation.com/readTopic.do?id=459341

i've worked this routine for a while, but i feel that it's time for a change. carnal posted an OHP specialized routine a while back, and once i figure how to incorporate my deadlifts, i think i may try that.

 

[slayer36]

its an interesting idea but i like mine better for right now