20240221 Day 682 Part-2 - Post-Conditioning Abs & Pressing

20240221 Day 682 Part-2
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Post-Conditioning Abs & Pressing
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After “Crossing the Rubicon” I did my daily Toes to Bar, banging out a quick 10x10 in 5 cluster sets for 100 total.
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For pressing I did 3 different presses, 3 different angles and 3 different means: Dumbbell Slight Incline, Machine Flat and Calisthenic Slight Decline.
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For me, after a pec tear, pressing with enough intensity to get a meaningful training effect safely has been even more challenging than training with a broken back. You do something you shouldn’t, your spine shuts you down hard. The chest? It’s never so much pain or dysfunction to not work around.
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And that’s the problem. Knowing you can do more, but it’s probably not a good idea. You really have to train smarter and check your ego at the door.
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I hit the dumbbells first to hit the clavicular pec with the slight incline. Grabbing the dumbbells hard add some stability and a slower eccentric slows me to get a bit more out of these light dumbbells. For me, pressing is all about MEV, minimum effective volume, not maximum.
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Next, I used this Hoist machine because the force curve is just silky smooth for my structure and pathology. When you find the right machine, sometimes it feels like all the mileage goes away. It’s a rare treat for me able to press flat without any pain.
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And last, I finished with barbell pushups, “Louie’s” with a wide grip in the bottom of a rack. The bar being about few inches off the ground makes the pressing angle a slight decline for another variation.
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It’s been a little over 2 years since I last tore the left one, I’d like to keep it that way 🤙🏿
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