Warm hands, cold bar

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Scott Birdby Scott Bird | December 1, 2005
Filed in ME BENCH , workouts | 7 comments

Hand warmerYesterday I decided to grab myself a hot water bottle as a temporary hand warmer for the garage. After all, it’s only the iron that gets really cold overnight. Instead I ended up grabbing a small heat pack; dropping it into boiling water for a few minutes heats up the gel inside for about an hour. Perfect for a winter workout.

Today’s session was really just testing my bench (curious as to any short-term loss from not doing it for a while), as well as making sure there was enough room to do things like bent rows and shrugs. Apart from the slightly unusual feeling of straddling the bench whilst doing them (there really isn’t anywhere else for it to go) everything was fine. I suspect I’ve lost 3-5kg on the bench - which will hopefully be quickly recaptured.

Bench press 20@20/44, 10@40/88, 5@50/110, 5@60/132, 5@70/154, 3@75/165
Bent row 4×8@60/132
Shrug 20@60/132, 3×10@90/198


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1

You could try wetting a towel and throwing it in the microwave for a few minutes, and then wrapping your bar with the towel for a few minutes before you lift. Make sure that if the towel is still a bit wet that you dry the bar before you using it.

Posted by: Blaine Moore (Run to Win) | December 1, 2005 2:56 PM

2

Not a bad idea at all. Might just give it a go.

Posted by: scott | December 1, 2005 4:29 PM

3

Good going! ~5 kg is not too bad a loss. Time to start shooting for a 90kg+ bench?

Posted by: Kris | December 1, 2005 7:55 PM

4

Definitely Kris. How long did it take to get back into the swing of things after your recent month off?

Posted by: scott | December 1, 2005 9:18 PM

5

Nice workout, I’m sure the 5kg will be regained before you even notice it gone :)
Blaine’s idea is alot simpler than mine which included some form of electricity hooked to the bar to pass power through it to warm it up…wet towel is safer too…

Posted by: Stinn | December 1, 2005 11:20 PM

6

hahaha, good one stinn.

Posted by: john y | December 2, 2005 2:47 AM

7

That’s not a bad loss of poundage at all. You’ll be right back where you were and further in no time.

Posted by: Jon | December 2, 2005 5:44 AM

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