Bench Press 400
You will try to perform 5 sets x 8 reps on the bench press increasing intensity weight during the second week.
Bench press 400. Bench press 400 pounds. Bigest bench in the history of ipf. Just explosive the meet.
Dumbbell shoulder press with negative. This bench press program is broken up into 3 segments. It should also be noted that it is darn near impossible to hit a 2000 raw natural powerlifting total.
Only a small handful of natural lifters have performed this amazing feat. 225 x 3 225 x 3 225 x 3 not pressing with max speed. I have bench pressed as much as 450 lbs in my 20s but at a body weight of 240lbs.
Upper body warm up as described bench press. Thursday we flew to vegas. Deadlift 650 pounds.
It s safe to say that if you hit these numbers you re well into elite territory for a raw natural lifter. 40 x 5 50 x 5 60 x 5. Weeks 1 2 rep work.
Younger men are typically able to bench press more than older men and men in general. Bench press 13 354 000 lifts squat 7 651 000 lifts deadlift 7 724 000 lifts shoulder press 1 915 000 lifts barbell curl 916 000 lifts front squat 645 000 lifts bent over row 605 000 lifts incline bench press 440 000 lifts hex bar deadlift 321 000 lifts sumo deadlift 166 000 lifts hip thrust 188 000 lifts romanian deadlift 188 000 lifts military press 321 000 lifts seated shoulder press 44 000. You will move to a 5 5 with heavier weights.
I m stuck in the 375 385 range i have found that lower volume with heavier weight and more rest days are best for me after training off and on for years with no real structure this article hits on all the points i am just learning it took 30 years to. Weeks 3 4 transition period. I m now 52 and trying for a 405lb bench press at 200lbs.
45 x 5 135 x 5 205 x 3 275 x 1 315 x 1 speed bench. A prerequisite to using this routine is a bench press of at least 285 pounds for 3 repetitions or over 300 pounds for a single rm. Below is a suggested cycle routine to bench press over 400 pounds in 12 months without the use of drugs.
