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The lock out portion of bench press is almost all triceps actually. The lower part is more chest. Floor pressing is used in power lifting as an accessory lift, but I've never heard of using really light weight. Who told you to do this? I don't see how very high reps would correlate to a bigger 1rm.BEST way to increase your bench press!
Using a smith machine. Load it up with JUST a 25lb plate on each side. Lie down underneath the bar on the floor so that the bar comes down to your chest in the same place as it would if you were benching. (adjust yourself) Do a normal bench press but THROW the weight at the top position. Keep your arms sraight and catch it when it comes back down.. That's one. Do this until failure. Until you literally cannot throw the weight 1 cm more. Then do 2 more sets
This is usually done best at the end of a chest routine..
It's awesome because the floor wont allow you to go down further than a 90 Degree bend in your elbows. So you can't load up. It's ALL chest
That is just horrible advice.BEST way to increase your bench press!
Using a smith machine. Load it up with JUST a 25lb plate on each side. Lie down underneath the bar on the floor so that the bar comes down to your chest in the same place as it would if you were benching. (adjust yourself) Do a normal bench press but THROW the weight at the top position. Keep your arms sraight and catch it when it comes back down.. That's one. Do this until failure. Until you literally cannot throw the weight 1 cm more. Then do 2 more sets
This is usually done best at the end of a chest routine..
It's awesome because the floor wont allow you to go down further than a 90 Degree bend in your elbows. So you can't load up. It's ALL chest
That is just horrible advice.
Read more and post less son.
Is he talking about speed work? That definitely has it's place in a power lifters routine. I've just never heard too much about power lifters failing in such high rep ranges. I've read a little bit about motor unit recruitment but I've never heard of anything like that.
BEST way to increase your bench press!
1rm bench is power lifting talk to me, I don't think it matters who your training when you talk about increasing 1 rep maxes power lifting technique is the way to go.Wait? and WHERE did a powerlifter ever get brought into this...? I never said anything about a powerlifter lol. I train athletes.. I'm confused?
DC? Are you referring to DoggCrap training?? If so then I am a firm believer in it! I've tried it for a period of 6 weeks and I LOVED it! It's pretty hard though.. Definitely gotta make sure your cardio is up to par an your muscular endurance, otherwise you will just DIE.
I used to lift REALLY heavy for sets of 5, stuff like that. But I don't train like that anymore. I find that doing more DoggCrap type training or anaerobic type stuff works WAY better! Doing sets to failure with lighter weight and then not resting very long in-between your sets. Works wonders for me, but everyones different and everyone responds differently to certain types of training.
I also HATE doing cardio so when I workout I like to kill 2 birds with one stone and get my cardio in while lifting by taking hardly ANY rest in-between sets
Lol okay??? I got this exercise from the same man who trained Adam Archuletta (the football player). Adam was a walk-on at Arizona State and turned out to be one of the best DB's in the GAME! I assure you his trainer that gave me this advise knows what he is doing. He's the reason Adam even got to the League..
And I have been training a long time and i know EXACTLY what im talking about. This exercise is like plyometrics for your chest. The throwing and catching motion activates smaller muscle fibers in your chest that are RARELY worked by most people..
Im sorry, I love Ironmag but there are WAAAYY too many "Know-it-all's" on here that THINK they know everything
Incline bench-4x7
flat bench -3x8-10
incline dumbbell bench 3x10-12
incline flys- 3x6-8
flat flyes 3x8-10
underhand crossovers/decline benches 3-4x10-20
wicked pump always ensues
BB press 5x10
DB incline press 5x10
smith machine decline 3x10
DB incline fly 5x10
cable fly 5x10
All my last set go to failure.
Give your own advice son.Lol okay??? I got this exercise from the same man who trained Adam Archuletta