Bench Press Cycle
Here is your weekly bench press work.
Bench press cycle. Week 1 8 sets x 8 reps 55 of your one rep max 1rm. For best strength results combine this bench press cycle with a higher than normal caloric intake. 60 x 8. Beis in an early 1990 s issue of natural bodybuilding the 6 week power bench press program is a peaking program designed to end the 6 week cycle with a new 1 rep max.
Beis in an early 1990 s issue of natural bodybuilding the 6 week power bench press program is a peaking program designed to end the 6 week cycle with a new 1 rep max. If you want a better bench testing yourself with an all out effort once a week isn t going to get you there. If you are unsure run a test day and then take a complete week away from bench press training before starting this program. Monday light day bench press competition grip.
This peaking cycle will be performed one day per week. February 21 2019 update. Rep range of 1 3 and 5. Work for the non related muscles will be decreased during this cycle to allow the body to have more of its adaptation reserves to spend on improving the bench press.
The training programs people show me generally resemble a random grab bag of every press or triceps extension type movement imaginable with very little actual bench pressing. Kg and lb can now be chosen by the user. Cody s best bench was 424 going into this cycle and at the iron city open last week he hit a solid 434 and even went on to pull 650 for a 10 pound pr. Increasing your bench press.
So let s be clear. The biggest bench press workout is on sunday where you ll actually perform three mini sessions of 30 to 45 minutes divided by at least 30 minutes of rest and preferably more than that. Incline bench press based on incline max 75 x 4 repetitions x 3 sets. It s time to build up your paltry bench press this intense 8 week bench press program is a specialization routine that can repeated cycle after cycle.
50 x 8 repetitions. Enter 5 for lb rounding and 2 5 for kg rounding. There is a simple saying in the strength world. Written by john robbins and published by dennis b.
Written by john robbins and published by dennis b. 6 week power bench press program spreadsheet. This is true yet focussing on the same bench press movement over and over again can lead to injury or training plateaus. You must know your max or approximate max before starting.