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Old 11-27-2008, 11:26 AM
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So is my bench routine Ok? It's been a month and I still can't do the 4th rep on the 150 lbs.
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Old 11-27-2008, 11:26 AM
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How can I edit my post?....grrrrrr
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Old 11-27-2008, 11:44 AM
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My chest day:
Benching:
135lbs (10 reps)
145lbs (7 reps)
150lbs (3 reps)
150lbs (3 reps)
150lbs (2 reps)
Having the rest of your workout may help as well, other days may impact your ability on this day.


The main problem I see is the 135x10 and 145x7. Those are fairly heavy if your 3 rep max is 150. Do a proper warmup (you can find one on this site) and cut out the 135x10 and 145x7, I bet you will be able to do 150 for 4 or 5 reps with alot less effort.
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Having the rest of your workout may help as well, other days may impact your ability on this day.


The main problem I see is the 135x10 and 145x7. Those are fairly heavy if your 3 rep max is 150. Do a proper warmup (you can find one on this site) and cut out the 135x10 and 145x7, I bet you will be able to do 150 for 4 or 5 reps with alot less effort.
When you say cut out 135x10 and 145x7, I don't noe wat u mean. I usually do Chest/Triceps on monday so I had a lot of rest already. The reason I can only do 3 on 150 is because it's my forth set. (I think I can do better if that was 1st. Anywayz, so you think should go lighter and do more reps?

Also when you bench, what is the pace (2 sec down and 2 sec up). I see my friend rest soo long when the bench is down to the chest (5-10 sec or more), like he's resting on the chest. His chest is growing and getting so much stronger then mine.
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At your level, I would not advise you to split up your muscles like that whatsoever. That is the problem.
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Old 11-27-2008, 06:46 PM
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When you say cut out 135x10 and 145x7, I don't noe wat u mean. I usually do Chest/Triceps on monday so I had a lot of rest already. The reason I can only do 3 on 150 is because it's my forth set. I think I can do better if that was 1st. (Anywayz, so you think should go lighter and do more reps?

Also when you bench, what is the pace (2 sec down and 2 sec up). I see my friend rest soo long when the bench is down to the chest (5-10 sec or more), like he's resting on the chest. His chest is growing and getting so much stronger then mine.
By cut out, I mean don't do it. You said the answer yourself, I bolded it anyway though I think I was suggesting the opposite of going lighter and doing more reps, afterall I said you should be getting rid of the high rep low weight sets...

Pace is not important so long as your not bouncing the bar off your chest. Resting it for 5-10 seconds is not necessary for you imo.
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Old 11-27-2008, 07:45 PM
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At your level, I would not advise you to split up your muscles like that whatsoever. That is the problem.
What is splitting up my muscle? Well, I was reading the warm up sticky and I think I understood what Kane said.
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Old 11-28-2008, 05:10 AM
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He's saying you should not be doing a specific chest day or chest and tri day. You should be doing a nice full body routine 3x a week.

You need to read the stickies in each forum. You are lacking in basic terminology and knowledge.

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Old 12-01-2008, 07:50 AM
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I think I need to start light and slowly go up and not like 135, 145, 150.
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