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I press twice a week and bench twice a week. I also do overhead work on Saturdays (axle jerk or log push press) but it's not following any planned progression. I do not jerk frequently. When I set those jerk PRs a few weeks back, I did that on whim since the benches were all taken.
I'm sure there is nothing wrong with having three overhead sessions following the Cratos program, but I can't really comment on that since I haven't run it that way. However, if I were to train overhead 3x a week with some sort of planned progression, I'd probably do a 2-day with the strict press, and a third day following a separate progression with the push press or jerk.
Thanks again, man. I've been avoiding the push press because it tended to aggravate my knee cartilage, I'm not sure if I want to add that just yet. I'll probably try to do the program with 3 sessions per week and see where that gets me.
I run in the numbers, if I use 72.5 (my current best single) as my max the numbers are ridiculously easy. Even if I use 75, they look very very easy. 77.5 (+5 kg) it is!
Having a look at the program with the actual numbers I'll be using, I can see how it may benefit me.
Sweet new log, feel your pain on the bench.. I'm just scared of it now.
Good luck miaou, you're already a beast on the squat despite all the injuries.
Thanks, man. I'm no longer ashamed for my lower-body strength. My upper-body... that's a different story.
My plan for the bench is simply to start gradually pushing the weights, with my primary goal being working up to doing as heavy work as possible without risking aggravating the shoulders.