I am forever the student. Yesterday I learned something. I was doing the upright row as taught by this guy:
But then I saw a video by this guy:
Saying that the upright row causes shoulder impingement (problems):
With conflicting opinions, I asked myself, “What would this guy do?”
This guy being Mark Rippetoe whose Starting Strength program I am incorporating into my routine. The answer to that is that I wandered “off the reservation” when it came to basic strength training exercises. I was doing an upright row as a counterbalance to the press. The real counter balance to the press is the pull up. So, I made the change in the routine.
The lesson learned (beyond which exercise to do) is: Don’t Believe The Hype. I am sticking to old school methods taught by the old guy who does not look like he is trying to sell me something. He just knows what he is doing.
In all fairness, here is Mark Rippetoe back in the day:
Warm Up:
Chest/Back Routine - 1st set is ½ weight and 10 reps to warm up and focus on form. Then 5 sets with 5 reps each at max weight.
- Barbell Row (http://youtu.be/Xglwz5hwRYs) ** I start from the floor every rep and bring barbell to my chest. Purpose is to exactly replicate the bench press in reverse.
- Pull Ups / Dips / Chin Ups
Notes / Results:
- Time: 60 minutes.
- Weight: 194
- Experimenting with a Pyramid strategy whereby I add extra sets scaling down in weight.
- Press
- Previous High: 4@95
- Sets: 75, 85, 95, 3@100, 2@100, 3@95, 85, 75
- Bench Press
- Previous high: 3@155
- Sets: 135, 145, 3@150, 4@145, 3@145, 135
- Barbell Row
- Previous High: 155
- Sets: 135, 145, 150, 155, 3@160, 3@155, 150
- Pull Ups/Dips/Chin Ups - Done in succession with no rest as one set
- Sets: 4/5/3, 3/5/3, 2/4/2, 2/5/2, 2/4/3
- Finisher:
- Monkey Bars x2
- Leg Ups x2
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