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After recovering from Thursday's debauchery it was time to get back to reality and hit the iron again. Saturday is max effort bench day at Independent Powerlifting so we did some upper body pressing and pulling. I decided to do floor press which, by the way, is a great heavy bench variation you can do safely by yourself. Floor presses are also a great way to overload your triceps which will really bring your bench up and protect your shoulders because the range of motion is reduced.

Between sets of heavy pressing I banged out some pull-ups instead of waiting around to do another heavy set of presses. I believe it is very important to work your back as much or more than your front (chest, front delts, biceps) for aesthetic balance, shoulder health, and overall performance. A strong back will carry over into any sport and keep you looking healthy and rugged.

Here is the workout I did today:

Upper Body Press

• Floor Press
• 5 x 5
• Pull-ups
• one set between each set of presses
• varying the grip each set
• Barbell Circuit
• 3 rounds to failure
• Lying Extensions
• JM Press
• Narrow Grip Bench Press
• Curls
• Dumbbell Laterals
• 2 x 10

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