Exile Bench Training Videos

[bigbadwolfe]

Gonna start posting my training vids leading upto the Lexan meet on March 5th. I'm in my shirt every other week and Raw every other week doing top end work. Hope you enjoy the vids

900 pounds deloaded with blue bands 5 weeks ago




510 bar weight, plus purple bands, to a 3 board raw with pause and press commands. 4 weeks ago




Floor Press Rack lockouts, 505 bar weight plus purples folded in half and stretched across power rack




675 to 1 board with double purples (crappy video) Missed 700 with double purples to chest




640 pound Raw 4 board press, it was a 10 pound PR 12/18/10 on 12/18/10




675 pound Raw 4 board press, just missed left arm at lockout on 12/18/10




My little midget (14) doing 155 he weighs about 135 - 140 on 12/18/10

[Brian Hopper]

Looking good Mike, very impressive!!! Keep the videos coming.....

[mastermonster]

Impressive stuff!

[bigbadwolfe]

Randy Houseworth this morning with a very close attempt at 600 would of been a 45 pound PR and his first 600. This was his 2nd attempt first attempt he hit the rack and miss grooved it right at the lockout or he would of had it!!! DAMN so close!!!

[bigbadwolfe]

Thanks guys!!!

Gonna try and keep adding them of myself and few guys I'm training. We're all using the Exile Program and it seems to be working. I had another guy this morning who was struggling with 150 pounds after about 6 weeks he just hit 200 off his chest today but did not get it on vid. So this program is working for shirted and raw guys.

[ThomasG]

What made you come out of retirement?

[bigbadwolfe]

Complete and total boredom!

Worrying about everything I stuck in my mouth and doing 30-60 mins of cardio just to maintain being half way skinny and not that strong got boring. I'm the kind of person who needs challenge in there life. I'm always looking uphill if I get to the top I move onward to something different. At this time there is really nothing that intrigues me like benching did so it was just natural instinct for me to come back. Yeah boredom, it sucks!!!

[rockofages]

Man close Randy. Saturday was fun stuff. This program works!

[Rob Luyando]

Nice work Wolfey! Looking like things are falling back into place for you. Your going to need every ounce of strength you have. I will have two ger-Bill's waiting in your Lexen Hotel room

[bigbadwolfe]

Getting back into some heavier weights went 765 to 1 board and 800 to chest. But unfortunately they were both misses but breaking in this new shirt. I went back down to 600 and did 2 sets of 3 reps to a 2 board and then 1 sets of 3 reps to a 1 board trying to break it in.

800 misgrooved at bottom ~


765 to 1 board got out of groove at top ~

[chris mason]

Mike, I need to get some boards. Any recommendations on where to go?

[bigbadwolfe]

Chris,

I went to Lowes and just had them cut me down a 2x8 I like the 2x8 alot better it gives you more board to land on. I had the bottom boards cut at 18 inches and the stacking boards cut at 12 inches then just got some wood screws and a drill and went to town I made them upto a 5 board.

[bigbadwolfe]

Figure I will throw in some deadlifts vids also!!! Feedback on these will be greatly appreciated my Dead is pathetic!!!!

745 rack pull from the knee

[bigbadwolfe]

Raw 615 pound hanging Blue Band press to the chest.



Raw 585 pound blue hanging band 4 board press for 10 reps.



"The Chief" Randy Houseworth doing a raw 605 hanging blue band to a 2 board.

[pricedtosell]

Awesome videos, keep them coming! I've started following a 5 day/week template that's just about the same as the Exile routine you posted with a few minor changes (added squats on one of the shoulder days just to maintain, changed the smith machine exercises to barbell ones). I just did my first week of it, I'll let you know how much my bench improves on it.

[bigbadwolfe]

Let me know how it works for you!!!

[bigbadwolfe]

525 raw deadlift off a 1.5 inch platform it was a 50 pound PR for me from 4 weeks ago. I only got 475 then and that was all I had so I'm pretty damn happy with this. I am not a deadlifter and any feedback would be valuable to me

Thanks guys!!!!

[bigbadwolfe]

550 pounds plus double Purple Bands this was a 35 pound PR for me from 6 weeks ago. 6 weeks ago this buried me.

[Kiff]

525 raw deadlift off a 1.5 inch platform it was a 50 pound PR for me from 4 weeks ago. I only got 475 then and that was all I had so I'm pretty damn happy with this. I am not a deadlifter and any feedback would be valuable to me

Thanks guys!!!!

I am no where near lifting that much but i do love to deadlift, i wont let the fact i only pull 300LBS stop me from commenting tho

I prefer to get my hips a bit lower than that and get some more leg drive, so maybe try sitting back a bit more looks like you put a lot of weight onto your lower back area?

If it works for you that is fine just my thoughts mate, great vids btw

[bigbadwolfe]

I am no where near lifting that much but i do love to deadlift, i wont let the fact i only pull 300LBS stop me from commenting tho

I prefer to get my hips a bit lower than that and get some more leg drive, so maybe try sitting back a bit more looks like you put a lot of weight onto your lower back area?

If it works for you that is fine just my thoughts mate, great vids btw

Thank you any advice is good advice as far as I'm concerned I know my Dead form is way way bad!!! Thanks

[bigbadwolfe]

Swing Chain presses for building stability on the bench. These are harder then they look!!!

[bigbadwolfe]

Ryan Miller's eyeball. yesterday he was seeping pus and bleeding out of his eye while deadlifting. Today it is basicly swollen shut!!! NASTY!!!!

[Kiff]

Ryan Miller's eyeball. yesterday he was seeping pus and bleeding out of his eye while deadlifting. Today it is basicly swollen shut!!! NASTY!!!!

That is some hardcore training

[bigbadwolfe]

585 for 3 reps breaking in a new shirt. Damn shirt is snug that first rep was basicly dumped not quite sure how I pulled that back and up hahahha!!!

[bigbadwolfe]

Getting Fat Happy and Strong

800 to a 3 board this morning