73F 148 BW; After warm up to working sets, 150lbs heavy lockout, 4-minutes rest then 2.5 lbs micro plates to get past the 120 lbs top set. Last summer was 130 touch and go, so the goal is a good pause rep.
I hit 110KG in January and couldn't really progress through it for months. To make matters worse I did a weight cut of around 7KG to get to 75KG BW for the last two months. But still despite the cut I managed to hit a new PR! I got a side angle too if anyone is curious about my technique.
PS; I do usually pause on my working sets but I was desperate to hit this
(185cm, 73kg) I’ve been benching for like a year and half now, never really tried to go higher in weights seriously, so I’ve been benching around 60 to 65kg for 5 to 11 reps, and haven’t progressed a lot (had marathon training which explains a bit). Now the marathon is finished, I want to go up to 100kg, I think I can in under a year.
Here is a video of me benching 65 for 5, I think I had like 4 reps before failure.
The question is in the title, I’m looking for tips on my technique, if anything stands out please let me know !
Thanks!
Wanted an RPE9 but we got a 10. Still a little PR 💪🏼
Thought this would have moved faster but ill take it
Kinda shakey rep and mid lockout, kept hitting the j hook but I’ll take it and I’ve increased my bench 120lbs in just under 5 months so I’m definitely not complaining. I feel like I could easily hit 405 by the end of this summer
This is my first time attempting a 100 kilo bench. I'm pretty happy that I managed to get it, but looking back at the video I think I could've paused a bit longer at the bottom and maybe a slightly narrower grip? Any advice on my form?
Last Month I hit 140KG (my PR), today I made it to 150KG.
After my PR I did a double of 140KG - I can say that I own 140KG now and I can repeat that lift on a bad day. My aim is now to reach 3 reps with 140KG and then own it for 3 sets (3 reps).
Next milestone will be 160KG
My bodyweight is 90KG
I've been doing low rep heavy bench for the past couple of weeks along with weighted dips. I usually get soreness on the outside of my pecs near my armpits, but usually just shrug it off as it doesn't hurt or anything.
Today though, after I got done with my bench, I went to do pullups and I felt really sore at those spots. Is this something I should worry about?
My strongest bench of the decade, 385lbs! I really surprised myself with this one! After five months I wanted to see where I'm at. 375 felt like I had more in the tank, so added 10lbs and gave it everything I had. 5lbs off my all time best at similar body weight. Planning on doing a bench peak block to see if I can add another 5 or 10. The long term goal is 405lbs, 2x BW!
After restarting lifting around mid-March following 8 years detrained, I just did a relatively clean (I think?) touch-and-go bench press with 315lbs. I know my form still leaves a lot to be desired—minimal leg drive, bar going down too fast (it felt much slower doing it!), etc. I’m still working on my form and making noob gains, and my paused bench press looks significantly better.
Further context: 5’11”, 210lbs. I wanted to get into shape after turning 30, so I began lifting 2-3x a week as well as some running about two months ago. I did not follow a program; I just did multiple sets of 1-4 reps near or until failure, with spoto press and paused sets more recently. I do have comprehensive athletic background (hockey), and I am not new to the bench press. My most extensive bench press training was ~2x/week for about 6 months around a decade ago. My PR back then was 265lbs, but I weighed 20lbs less (very lean, <10% bf), never trained for 1RM, and used little arch/no leg drive at all. Zero supplements at the time.
I have done limited to no weight lifting or bench press ever since—maybe 3–5 times a year on average, and I have gone up to a full year doing nothing at all aside from occasional push ups. Still, I kept most of my underlying strength thanks to the additional bodyweight and reaching physical maturity, so my 1RM when I restarted 9 weeks ago was 255. I am *very* fast-twitch dominant, and most of my early gains are neuromuscular in nature. I am taking creatine and protein, which seem to be quite helpful. I have gained about 5 pounds overall since mid-March—mostly water from initial creatine intake, and minor recomp after that.