When Things Are Not What They Seem To Be
Ring dips, for example. But more on that later.
26APR09: Three rounds, 21-15- and 9 reps, for time of-
95 pound Squat snatch
Chest to bar Pull-ups
Subbed 95lb clean and jerk, 22:34
27APR09:
Bench press- 135×10, 155×8, 155×7, 175×6, 175×4, 180×4, 180×4, 185×3, 185×2
Barbell row- 135×8, 135×8, 155×6, 155×6, 175×4, 175×4
Squats- 275×6, 275×6, 225×8, 225×8
27APR09: Five rounds for time of-
95 pound Sumo-deadlift high-pull, 21 reps
21 Ring dips
Subbed 84 regular dips (4:1). 1 complete round, second round 21 sumos and 50 dips. Arms subsequently die. 24:17. Would like to attribute death of arms to morning weights, but I think this time it’s because I did 84 dips in 3 minutes.
28APR09: Shoulder Press 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 reps
115-120-125-130-135-140-145-150(f), need to be more. Heavier reps were more jerks than shoulder presses.
29APR09: Rest day
30APR09: "Elizabeth"-
21-15-9 reps of:
Clean 135 pounds
Ring dips
For cleans, first set is 15×125 6×120, second set is 8×120 7×115, third set is 9×115. Ring dips as rx’d. 21:04
Yeah the cleans were the hardest part on Lizzie. First time doing dips. They were surprisingly not too hard. Definitely not 4:1 compared to regular dips. Once you get that tight balance its very easy to just crank them out. But today I fell in love with them. I’m currently buying my own pair. If all you’ve ever done is pullups, pushups, and bench presses, I say give the rings a try. They’re challenging, but mastering them I’m sure will help tremendously with the putting in numbers in the other exercises.
