Bench Press

[Mark Bolam]

Anyone got any sneaky little tips for upping your poundage on the bench?

 

Stuck in a bit of a rut at about 85kg for 5 sets of 4 after warm up.

 

Trying to mix it up with less weight/more reps and vice versa etc., but seem to have plateaued. Training with two good lads, so spotting is sorted.

 

Technique? Supplements? Cheating? Negatives?

 

Timewasters welcome on this one lads.

 

(I know this isn't an 'arb' exercise like dips and chins etc., and don't care, I only want to discuss bench at the moment.)

[Dean Lofthouse]

Thinking of becoming a magistrate ??

[old snake]

My uncle benches 202kg and is a world record holder. He'd probably know some tips!!..............me on the other hand! i know sod all!! haha

 

 

Hope that was helpful for ya:001_tongue:

[Jamie]

any tips....how about getting up off your ass, walking round the rack and adding on some more weights. go and do something else for a while. take a break from presses. try some flyes.

 

Jamie

[Dean Lofthouse]

Anyone got any sneaky little tips for upping your poundage on the bench?

 

 

I find cream buns help

[Mark Bolam]

Hadders, that was most helpful. I think.

 

Jamie, flyes are for girls breasts. I don't shave my chest yet. Why would I add more plates myself, for Gods sake? That's what my minions are for. Do you think I may be going too far by having them feed me grapes, though?

[Stephen Blair]

get a hiab, i can lift 4 ton with one finger:thumbup:

[Mozza]

Where you hold the bar is crucial Mark

 

You probably know that already tho

[Lee Winger]

This chap was my great grandads cousin, he could bench press by all accounts British Wrestling Archives

[Dean Lofthouse]

get a hiab, i can lift 4 ton with one finger:thumbup:

 

That would be a Palfinger then