Dirty Harry

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Ive never been particulary good at flat bench press,but kept at it trying to improove every week
well I finally did my best
2 warm up sets bar only
1 set of 12 with 1 plate a side
1 set of 10 with 1.5 plates a side
1 set of 10 with 2 plates a side
3 reps un assisted with 3 plates a side

happy days,next thing is to shoulder press 50K dumbells for 8 reps

Kieron

140K press! Very impressive.

Got a new PB the other week on chest too but since then have had a niggle in my right shoulder so not trained it for a couple of weeks. Back to square one again I expect and have to build up. Strange as I can shoulder press on it, just no benching.

Will give it another go tonight though as its chest for me on a Tuesday.

Dirty Harry

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been a long time coming,I see a lot of people with shoulder problem when benching,its seem to put a lot of strain on the front delts,it may depend where you push from above the nipple line or below it,I think if you take your arms too far back you are putting strain on the delts
Ive got dirty legsand calves tonight

Kieron

Push from around the nipple area I think. Certainly not high up my chest. i do have big front delts so they certanly get hit from benching.

Dirty Harry

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my delts are the same so I push forward of the nipple line this way I dont feel my delts

P412KER

140kg is impressive pal benching has always been my week point, deadlifts and squats i find easy and the same with most other excercises, just my bench is Shit.

v man

155 is my pb on a flat bench for 8

then took a year off the gym

now dont really go for the bigs weights
concentrate on 100% form now
just hover round the 100 mark

its all in the slow negative movement 4/5 secs down and same up

krypton

Great lift impressive weight to be shifting. I'm the same not great at flat bench takes too much out my shoulders