Bench press workout failed

[teen1216]

Today I resumed my bench program after being gone since last thursday on vacation. I'm doing the Shawn Phillips bench press routine http://www.musclemedia.com/training/bench/benchintro.asp I did workout number five on the monday before my trip, and passed the failure test. At the beach I only did a chest workout once, this monday, when I did a repeat of the fourth workout on a universal bench press machine. I also did some overhead presses on a Universal machine, and messed around with some other equipment. My shoulders have been sore when i shrugged them since (or at least something's hurting when I shrug em can't tell what, maybe back muscle? dunno). I tried doing the 6th workout today, and I couldn't even finish the first set. I got off 2 reps then another about a minute later. I stopped then because I wasn't sure why the hell I couldn't do it (I'd not been able to finish some of the last sets on other workout but I've always gotten the first set pretty easy). Does anyone know a reason for this?

 

[ZONE]

I tried that routine last winter and it didn't work for me either. I got to about the 5th or 6th work out then messed my shoulder up and had to take a couple weeks off of benching and it still hurts today if I push it to hard. Stick with a weight that after 2 or 3 warm up sets you get get up about 5-6 times then add like 2-2.5lbs every week to 2 weeks this will vary. This may not sound like a lot but if you stay consistant and can up the weight by an average of 5lbs per month, with 4 1 week breaks, by next summer you'll be benching about 50lbs more then you are today. Just my opinion, but if you could increase the major lifts(Bench, Squat, Deads) by 50lbs per year, just think where you'll be in 2-3 years from now.

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<FONT COLOR="#000002" SIZE="1" FACE="Verdana, Arial">[Edited 1 time by ZONE on 07-26-2001 at 12:49 PM]</font>

 

[teen1216]

Well Zone I can't really tell if it is working yet or not being that I've only finished 5 workouts, but my shoulders haven't been sore before like they have been the las couple days. My brother said maybe because I haven't bench pressed with free weights since last monday, but I don't know.

 

[ALBOB]

Hard to say for sure, but your shoulders and to some extent your back, play a big role in bench press. If they're still sore from a previous workout you may be robbing yourself of bench pressing strength.

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