I ******* hate the Bench Press. Or more accurately that I go nowhere with mine and never have. A slow cut for summer, so my strength in it (which isn't that great to begin has gone down). I barely pushed out 80kg x 3 last week Yet, my weighted tricep dips are progressing nicely. Almost up to 3x5 at BW (~75kg) + 70kg. So on track to make my goal of BW + BW by the end of the year. I see strength standards say weighted dips you'd expect around 105% of Bench including BW. Which should put my Bench at around 125-130kg. Ha ha ha ha. More chance of a supermodel seducing me then cracking 100kg, let alone 125-130kg on the bench.
Considering I can't do deadlifts (bulging disc starts complaining as soon as I push beyond around 60kg), I'm happy enough with my back (DB rows 50kg x 12, Muscle ups BW x 3 reps, weight pull-ups BW + 15kg etc.). Just the freaking bench press does my head in of upper body work.
On the plus side for the chest, managed to accomplish my first double clap push-ups this morning (back clap, then front clap). I'll take the win there.
Considering I can't do deadlifts (bulging disc starts complaining as soon as I push beyond around 60kg), I'm happy enough with my back (DB rows 50kg x 12, Muscle ups BW x 3 reps, weight pull-ups BW + 15kg etc.). Just the freaking bench press does my head in of upper body work.
On the plus side for the chest, managed to accomplish my first double clap push-ups this morning (back clap, then front clap). I'll take the win there.