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Bench Press Competition need help

Zenkei18 Posts: 277 Joined: 2005/06/22	2006/04/15, 04:38 PM Im entering a bench press competition may 6th which is just a little under a month from now... I am getting my diet in track eating every 2 hours and stuff and getting in enough protein but right now I am about 14 lbs shy of the weight class I am going to be competing in and I want to give myself every chance to get there. Should I train like I normally do, 4 sets of 8-10 reps, 9-10 hours of sleep, adequate calories and meals a day etc... or should I go a bit heavier on the bench and try to get it up... basically I need a new routine to help me the most in this time period :) thx
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2006/04/16, 02:21 AM why would you be doing 8-10 as a rep range for a push meet??? -------------- Iron and chalk. Pain is only temporary, it is in your mind. If you can still walk, then you can still run.
Nyxtikal Posts: 268 Joined: 2005/09/20	2006/04/16, 04:15 AM also.......why would you gain weight to make a weight class........i always cut
Zenkei18 Posts: 277 Joined: 2005/06/22	2006/04/16, 11:48 AM Because the 148 1/2 lb weight class is the lowest and I'm about 13 pounds under it... I suppose I'll do lower reps for this meet... I have been eating like crazy every 2 hours etc so I should gain some decent weight between now and then...
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2006/04/16, 12:13 PM 148 is the lowest? Thats odd. -------------- Iron and chalk. Pain is only temporary, it is in your mind. If you can still walk, then you can still run.
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2006/04/16, 04:45 PM months isn't that long to work for a comp....any comp for that matter... whats this put on by? the highschool or somthing? -------------- Get your bicep curling, cut off shirt, matching workout outfit wearing,flexing in mirror "toned" wanna-be ass , out of my squat rack! People don't reach thier true potental, only those who seek it.
Zenkei18 Posts: 277 Joined: 2005/06/22	2006/04/16, 10:01 PM Well it's put on by my local air force base... my dad is retired Navy so I'm able to get into the gym with an ID and I work out alls I want so I was able to dodge the Gold's Gym bullet which came to our town and is $39.95 down and the same per month I think... basically I'm gonna have free gym service until I am about 23 or 24 and out of college it's pretty great :cool:
Zenkei18 Posts: 277 Joined: 2005/06/22	2006/04/16, 10:03 PM By the way is it pretty unusual to see someone doing wide-grip chin ups with a 100 lb dumbbell on their waist? This guy looked pretty effin huge too... :(
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2006/04/17, 12:42 AM eh. I do it with a couple 45lb plates, and im pretty effin small. -------------- Iron and chalk. Pain is only temporary, it is in your mind. If you can still walk, then you can still run.
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2006/04/17, 12:43 AM I take it back, not wide grip. Don't do wide grip often, but I'm sure I could manage a plate. -------------- Iron and chalk. Pain is only temporary, it is in your mind. If you can still walk, then you can still run.