Bench Press

[Steve Bullman]

nice one

[bumble B]

Squats, deadlifts, work on your triceps. Knock the bench on the head for a while try active rest or just do something else for 2 weeks. Any who how much do you weigh?

And don't go down the supplement rout mate it's bullocks and for crazy fools!

[Mark Bolam]

I've done it all mate!

 

Tricep work is key I think. Love my dips, both high reps or with a weighted belt.

 

More cardio now the weather is good, so need to maintain the strength while losing a bit of fat.

 

Weight hovers around 12 1/2 stone at the mo.

[Yeti]

Heavy tricep work is the key to a big bench if benching properly for strength then chest hardly comes in to it.strong lats and upper back are needed to support the weight.If can Tate press 150 pound dumbells then it equates to the ability to bench press over 400lb easily in most cases so nail those triceps dude haha

[Steve Bullman]

mark, what are you doing your dips on? im looking at getting a work out tower for dips and pull ups. i have a pull up bar on the rafters in the garage at the moment but due to the spacings i cant get my grip at the width i want. just been looking at the various work out towers available

[Steve Bullman]

this is the one im looking at. it seems that the side arms would get in the way when doing pull ups?

 

Buy Marcy MD2100 Powerstation at Argos.co.uk - Your Online Shop for Multi gyms.

[Mark Bolam]

Let me have a look Steve. The unit I use is great for dips but wobbly for chins (use separate bar for them), I got it free in part-payment for a job. hotgym.co.uk

 

There are better dipping stations out there, I'm sure.

 

I was going to buy a very solid looking dip only station for around £150, but I'll have to find it later.

Edited April 9, 2011 by Mark Bolam
Spelt buy-by. Geddit?

[Steve Bullman]

i think the one i posted the link for looks far more stable than your one

[Lorry thompson]

Me and owa youngen go to the gym and can't lift as much as some of the lads but we lift doing proper form! There's lads we train with lifting proper heavy weights 45 k dumbbells but they work for my mate and struggle to get rings on the van and my bro whos ten stone has to take big rings off them and chuck them on:) it's ok training in the gym but you need to do real life exercises

[dave fox]

steve i use a couple of builders tressles from build base you can adjust the hight and you can use them for bench press stands too!! and because im a tight git they are cheap