OK, as many of us know, mental blocks happen. Maybe you can bench 225 for 6 reps but you can't get 235 at all. Obviously you have the strength but your block is mental. Here's a little trick to fool your CNS a bit and help you break out a new PR.
Get a couple of basic warmup sets in. (REALLY light, 2 sets of 10 maybe) Immediately follow this up with your PR. Hit it. Drop 40 pounds and do 6 reps. Reload the bar, this time go 5 pounds OVER your PR. Hit it. Drop 40 pounds and do 6 reps. Reload the bar with 5 pounds more than your NEW PR. Hit it.
Here's why this works. Your CNS will notice the extreme jump to your PR and go into something like a panic mode. This will carryover into that set of 6. (Trust me, you'll hit 6 reps and feel like it was nothing.) At this point your CNS has become quite confused. What the hell are you trying to do, anyways?
You've just given yourself the means to break that mental block. Your CNS will be too confused to hinder you.
Give it a shot, let me know how it works for you guys and gals.
Get a couple of basic warmup sets in. (REALLY light, 2 sets of 10 maybe) Immediately follow this up with your PR. Hit it. Drop 40 pounds and do 6 reps. Reload the bar, this time go 5 pounds OVER your PR. Hit it. Drop 40 pounds and do 6 reps. Reload the bar with 5 pounds more than your NEW PR. Hit it.
Here's why this works. Your CNS will notice the extreme jump to your PR and go into something like a panic mode. This will carryover into that set of 6. (Trust me, you'll hit 6 reps and feel like it was nothing.) At this point your CNS has become quite confused. What the hell are you trying to do, anyways?
You've just given yourself the means to break that mental block. Your CNS will be too confused to hinder you.
Give it a shot, let me know how it works for you guys and gals.