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Exercise and Fitness

bike man

(620 posts)

4. Long arms makes for a much harder bench press.

Reply to Inkfreak (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 24, 2013, 12:52 PM

Jun 2013

Today's incline bench was the most I've EVER done on the incline bench, even as a young man in my fifties.

I did 190 last week on the flat bench, 1 rep. My goal is 200 on the flat bench by Christmas.

It looks like you have a 5x5 plan going. There are several people at my gym who swear by it. I'm not sure exactly how it works, but they talk about it like it's the best thing since sliced bread.

I do a two day split - torso one day, legs and arms the next, usually working five days with two off.

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Barbell incline bench press progress report. [View all] bike man Jun 2013 OP

In awe, as always. Denninmi Jun 2013 #1

I've read that there is a point Inkfreak Jun 2013 #5

Your second paragraph is pretty much what I am doing. For the heaviest weight in the series, I bike man Jun 2013 #7

Nice! The bench press is hardest lift Inkfreak Jun 2013 #2

Maybe I just need to give it more time. Denninmi Jun 2013 #3

I think it's a very good thing to change up your routine. Inkfreak Jun 2013 #8

Long arms makes for a much harder bench press. bike man Jun 2013 #4

I hadn't heard it called that Inkfreak Jun 2013 #6

Here's a link to a description of the 5x5. It's been around for a while, so there bike man Jun 2013 #9