rickyw
Level 7 Valued Member
All,
Has anyone not had success w/Soju and Tuba? I tried working through it a couple months ago w/32kg but it really drained me. Once I hit 2 reps w/ 32kg, it was such a grind and I felt like I was stalling out. It felt like I was hitting my 2 RM with every set. So I dropped it, went back and worked through RoP again w/24kg, condensing the rests. Then I went through the latter end of Soju and Tuba w/28kg. Then I started in w/32kg again a few weeks ago. But here I am again at sets of 2 reps, feeling essentially the same, except my press feels stricter in terms of form. Wednesday I did 3 sets of 2 reps and I was wiped. I am wondering if these words from Pavel's blog post on the best press exercise apply very much to me:
"The kettlebell military press is the healthiest in the line-up, thanks to its shoulder mechanics. Its downside is, it demands a high volume of training to keep moving. There are men and women who have succeeded in pressing a heavy kettlebell or a pair of them on a low volume regime, but they are an exception, rather than the rule. Usually it takes 50-100 weekly reps to keep progressing."
What are your experiences w/high vs low volume pressing?
Thanks,
Rich
Has anyone not had success w/Soju and Tuba? I tried working through it a couple months ago w/32kg but it really drained me. Once I hit 2 reps w/ 32kg, it was such a grind and I felt like I was stalling out. It felt like I was hitting my 2 RM with every set. So I dropped it, went back and worked through RoP again w/24kg, condensing the rests. Then I went through the latter end of Soju and Tuba w/28kg. Then I started in w/32kg again a few weeks ago. But here I am again at sets of 2 reps, feeling essentially the same, except my press feels stricter in terms of form. Wednesday I did 3 sets of 2 reps and I was wiped. I am wondering if these words from Pavel's blog post on the best press exercise apply very much to me:
"The kettlebell military press is the healthiest in the line-up, thanks to its shoulder mechanics. Its downside is, it demands a high volume of training to keep moving. There are men and women who have succeeded in pressing a heavy kettlebell or a pair of them on a low volume regime, but they are an exception, rather than the rule. Usually it takes 50-100 weekly reps to keep progressing."
What are your experiences w/high vs low volume pressing?
Thanks,
Rich