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re: Need help increasing Bench Press numbers.

Posted on 10/2/17 at 1:54 pm to
Posted by mindbreaker
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2011
7643 posts
Posted on 10/2/17 at 1:54 pm to
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Ahhhhh ok, well the answer is simple here. Your program isnt aimed directly at strength gains


correct and I'm not after huge improvement but after 5 weeks on this program the final bench set hasn't gotten any easier or better I was hoping to at least get to 5 reps on 225. My one rep max last time I did it was a 275.

Posted by Capo Losi
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2016
2193 posts
Posted on 10/2/17 at 2:40 pm to
Have the lower weighted sets gotten easier? Given the rep ranges I'd expect your conditioning and work capacity to have increased, but since there is no progressive overload, no reason for overall strength to have moved much. You're also doing a lot of volume in there, next workout, just try skipping straight to 1 set of 5 on 225 and see what happens. Then do your workout like normal.

Also, it could be a form issue like HFP has suggested.


I got back in the gym a month or 2 ago and with the Greyskulls programming and working heavily on technique on bench I've gone 2x5, 1xAMRAP-
220
222.5
225
227.5
230
232.5
235
237.5
240

240 feels much lighter than the 220 did.
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