how long of regular training did it take you guys to hit your 225 bench for reps? what was your starting bench?

I'm sure others might have a more scientific approach but I'd find a strength program and stick to it from beginning to end. (ex: wendlers, 5x5, smolov, smolov jr)

My bench always gets better when my general strength is up too. In December I strained a hip muscle and couldn't squat. Getting back to 3/week squatting in January and PR'd my bench by 10lbs.

Rich

Took me about 2 years to hit 225 for 5.

Mind you that I started off as 117lb (now 152-155lb) benching 80lb for under 5 reps

10x3 squats after AMRAP set, :heckno: tendonitis of peace

Nice guys. My injuries are finally gone and now lifting again with gf. Starting bench for me right now is 135 for 3x10. So hoping it can steadily goes up while I'm back at the gym regular.

Definitely gonna work floor press into my chest day now too

try bands attached to the bench and bar bell helps with getting a bigger bench

Strength Bands

Starting to slowly claw my lifts back up :fuckyea:


Love it, go every damn day now without fail. No excuses, only gainz


Side note ... when the hell did raw meat get so expensive? Frozen stuff isn't bad if I barbecue it, but I'd much rather be able to chuck it in the oven

^^ price of corn has gone up. Which means virtually all price of meat has gone up with it

I wonder if that means grass fed beef will eventually be cheaper? :concentrate:

i've struggled with lower back pain recently myself, but most back pain is caused by the following

- tight hip flexors and psoas (probably #1)
- tight hamstrings
- improper/inadequate bracing of core

and obviously, poor form - but personally my form on most exercises is decent

I do have very tight hips/hamstrings/psoas, but I have been constantly stretching them to achieve full range of motion. Currently still having troubles bending forward from Tuesday's injury. I believe the major cause was bad deadlift form on Friday (going for some PR's) which led to some minor back pain, then while squatting on Tuesday it got worse because I tend to lean forward while reracking my weights. It's been slowly getting less painful each day, but I will be taking the next week or two off work and the gym to fully recover.

What program is everyone on lately?

I'm on the lift weights everyday program.

240lbs bodyweight seems to be my kryptonite. Having a hard time getting past that.

Berz out.

squat 2x - once for volume, once for intensity
bench 2-3x a week - same as squat, but add a speed day too
deadlift 1x a week

i highly recommend jamie lewiss book destroy the opposition for programming. probably one of the best books about lifting ive ever read

i've been doing my own program past few months

2x a week for bench squat deadlift, 4 sessions a week

I go 6 days a week because I became a fat fuark, and I didn't feel 5x5 was giving me the results I wanted


Hit my weak points twice a week, so for example I have an extra chest/lats day, extra legs/arms day

Do you even breast milk?

Young mothers make money by selling their breast milk to bodybuilders on Craigslist

rs bench sesh ft. louie69

Currently on Bryce Lewis's DUP program. Pretty good program, but goddam 6x's a week.

sid vicious you're a fucking beast holy shit, what program are you running?

edit: nvm went to your post history and saw it. are you adding any weights each time or anything similar to the way stronglifts does?

sid is the spotter btw ^^^

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ lol what? sid is benching.

Oh right lol. Derp. Whatevs

Edit: that day when all your exercises go up the next level. Good back day

im benching 3x a week,
a heavy day where i hit a top set of between 2-4 then do some backoff work

a volume day where i do 4-5x5-6 reps of just straight weight

then a speed day where i do 6x3 or 6x2 of some lighter weight focusing on speed and technique

im running canditos 6 week program for squat and deadlift (modified)

strong bench, 345?

very well-controlled btw