Back up to 155# for 10. My forearm is SLOWLY starting to loosen up a bit. It's so tight when in flexion, ridiculously tight. The power is there, just so fucking restricted.
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Anabolic Steroids
What you guys putting up on flat bench these days?
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Brolloks
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I've done 440 @ ~300, but almost never go 1rm because it's crap easy to pick up pec or tricep injuries on the bench. And I mostly train on my own.
Generally I go 5x5 at 330 - unless there's hotties in the weight room
I prefer DB presses anyway. 3x10 with 132's at the mo, which is the heaviest at my current gym.
100% natty.
Generally I go 5x5 at 330 - unless there's hotties in the weight room
I prefer DB presses anyway. 3x10 with 132's at the mo, which is the heaviest at my current gym.100% natty.
FourOneDeuxFitt
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335x4 paused reps last Sunday at 214lbs. Normally don’t hit flat bench too often mainly Incline and decline movements. Just what’s more comfortable. Cycle wise just cruising 250 mg cyp right now.
135x10 incline.
Back to 285 for 2 which I got yesterday. Incline has gone up to 245x5.
Nice progress since your injury. Bet you are stoked!
MFMC
Well-known Member
I am currently dealing with a forearm injury as well--- I am sticking with light weights all around-- before injury-- did 315x3 --- I am 47 years old... 245 pounds... Not sure how I got old so fast!
Long arms are a bitch especially for bench as you have to push further.
Impressive!
FourOneDeuxFitt
Member
For me bro every time I hit the plateau with Bench for instance I was dead ass stuck on 305 for god I couldn’t even tell you how long. I started incorporating into my chest routine as well as one other day a week a set of 4 where I’d have my warm up and then throw on say 225 and go to failure. Rest 3 min 225 and go to failure. Hit that for 4 sets and finish my chest routine and do the same a second time during the week normally with shoilders since there’s enough stress hitting my front delts with this. But after two maybe three weeks I go back to that sticking point of 305 and boom. I dunno. Just something that worked for me. Might help you out bro.
MoneyShot
New Member
315x5 was the best I recently got. Cruising on about 200 test e/wk then starting a long bulk mid Jan
Ironlyfe80
Well-known Member
5x5 with 315 on incline today. Last week did a pretty easy 5x5 with 365 on flat. Haven't been pushing it too hard though, battling some elbow pain here and there.
kaneman
Member
Hit a single at 425 the other day!
big unit
Member
Beast mode right there! Nice work. 1 rep of 4 plates just once in my life would be awesome.
Eman
Master
Where are you at now?
Johnny442
New Member
I hope to hit the 4 plate bench again one day! Been along time since I pushed that much weight!
big unit
Member
I incurred a shoulder injury a while back (rotator cuff). I’ve been working my way back progressively without going under the knife.
Prior to the injury, I was doing 315 x 10 with a 1rpm of 365 (done after all my working sets). I think I could’ve gotten close to 400...maybe 380lbs or so.
Now...only 315 x 5-6 and about 350 max...although I had a really good day a week ago where I got 330 x 5. Lol
anfee
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225lb body weight and hit 395 for a single and failed at 405. I’ll be getting in that 400 club next chest session... just gotta rework how many build up sets I do.
Eman
Master
Hammer curls and pullups are helpful to use prior to a max for me... Helps get the lats engaged and ready to fire from the pullups and the hammer curls help with locking out.
