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football bench question

wesdurst89 Posts: 13 Joined: 2004/01/21	2004/01/21, 10:38 PM Im 14 and just finished freshman football.I weigh about 180 and i bench somewhere between 195-205.I wanna go up in bench but i also wanna get my 40 time down, somewhere between a 4'6 and 4'7.So i dont want to gain any extra fat.Im finding it hard to keep adding weight to my bench since i already get over my body weight. any suggestions to increase without gaining too much weight?
mmaibohm Posts: 1,621 Joined: 2003/09/30	2004/01/21, 10:55 PM for 14 your bench is good work on thoose legs. In football thats where your power comes from. -------------- I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it is gone past me I will turn to see fear's path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain
wesdurst89 Posts: 13 Joined: 2004/01/21	2004/01/21, 11:15 PM yeahh ive been working legs for about 6 months now maybe, no problem getting weight up for that.Would like to clean and deadlift a little more.Oh and what do you think i should do hex or regular deadlifts with the straight bar?
mmaibohm Posts: 1,621 Joined: 2003/09/30	2004/01/21, 11:25 PM I used to just do regular dead lifts. I used to squat 500 in the day, but the old knees are not what they used to be. -------------- I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it is gone past me I will turn to see fear's path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain
dhurt55 Posts: 93 Joined: 2004/01/02	2004/01/22, 06:59 AM I don't think it matters which bar you use, alot of it is just your preference...but whichever u use...just remember to go hard. I used to use only the hex bar because that is what my coach taught me on...now i use the straight bar...only as a matter of preference. The best thing I can tell you to do is keep working! Just keep bustin it in the weightroom...your bench will go up...a little over ur body weight is usually a stickin point for a lot of guys our age....its just going to take hard work and perserverence...trust me it can be done! HaHa so what position do you play? -------------- "Without Pains, there come no Gains" -Benjamin Franklin
wesdurst89 Posts: 13 Joined: 2004/01/21	2004/01/22, 01:18 PM i start at fullback/ inside or middle linebacker... but i play tighend and defensive end sometimes too. linebackers my favorite though