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bench press 1rm/repetitions+sets ratio

black_angus1 Posts: 9 Joined: 2005/08/16	2006/04/18, 03:07 AM im 13 and i bench 165. i weigh 160. i do three sets of ten monday, wednesday, and friday every week in the weight room at my school. for sets i do my max minus 50 pounds. so right now, i am doing 115 for sets, at three sets of ten. if anybody has any suggestions or tips or anything they wanna say bout this bench press routine, say it now plz. -------------- Victory belongs to the most persevering. -Napolean Bonaparte
Mojo_67 Posts: 1,299 Joined: 2003/09/23	2006/04/18, 04:07 AM If your 1RM is 165, try doing 140 for 4 sets of 5-8 reps. Does your workout consist of anything else? -------------- She sits and wonders why.....no more.
	2006/04/18, 05:37 AM Before doing anything...stop...sit down and think about what exactly you're trying to accomplish...what are your goals? The biggest mistake young lifters make is that they train only showy muscles or do only certain lifts like bench/curls...as well as overtrain these muscles by doing them way too much....as you do 3 times a week.... My suggestion is to learn to LOVE squats, deadlifts, chin ups, dips, military presses.....you can rest assured that you'll never be asked about your deadlift...but it will give your strength for every other lift...and make you strong like a bull... My guess is you'll make good gains at this point almost no matter what you'll try...as long as you vary it...
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2006/04/18, 09:57 AM Yea, I'd add some curls in there. And you should do that 4 times a week, not just 3 times a week, every week.
adalos Posts: 174 Joined: 2006/02/04	2006/04/18, 12:54 PM lol ^^
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2006/04/18, 08:47 PM ============ Quoting from menace3000: you can rest assured that you'll never be asked about your deadlift...but it will give your strength for every other lift...and make you strong like a bull... ============= Whenever someone asks what I "lift", I give them my deadlift max. Because that is what I consider a lift. I could just start telling them a 750lb tire. I dunno, I like just saying 405 and walking away, making them wish they had specified. -------------- Iron and chalk. Pain is only temporary, it is in your mind. If you can still walk, then you can still run.