Bench press

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  • chrishamilton894
    chrishamilton894 Posts: 63 Member
    Depending how I get on in the next few weeks, I’m hoping to increase the weight to 40kg. Big milestone if I can do it. Going to build it up gradually.
  • wiigelec
    wiigelec Posts: 503 Member
    If you're doing 35kg right now you should be able to do 40kg in a few workouts not a few weeks:

    workout 1 - 35kg x 3sets x 5reps
    workout 2 - 37kg x 3sets x 5reps
    workout 3 - 39kg x 3sets x 5reps
    workout 4 - 41kg x 3sets x 5reps
    ...

    and onward and upward...
  • chrishamilton894
    chrishamilton894 Posts: 63 Member
    wiigelec wrote: »
    If you're doing 35kg right now you should be able to do 40kg in a few workouts not a few weeks:

    workout 1 - 35kg x 3sets x 5reps
    workout 2 - 37kg x 3sets x 5reps
    workout 3 - 39kg x 3sets x 5reps
    workout 4 - 41kg x 3sets x 5reps
    ...

    and onward and upward...

    I might surprise myself by going that extra mile and add some plates. The small ones that look like saucers lol
  • evilokc
    evilokc Posts: 263 Member
    in November I maxed with a clean 310lb single at a body weight of 196lbs. I felt great about that. in December I hurt my shoulder working in my garage and didn't bench for 8 months. last week I benched for the first time. I only went to 185lbs to get the feel again. im not sure how I will progress but im going to slowly get the bench back into my routine.
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    let's see.... torqued my elbow 6 weeks ago, I've been recovering.....

    Warm-up sets starting at 135 LB, then climbing each set up in weight to.....

    this weekend.... benching max training weight at 235 LB ( 5 reps / 4 sets )

    that's what? 107 KG

    or.... 107000000 Milligrams

    or 1.07e+11 Micrograms. ( still 4 sets of 5 reps )

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