Bench Press Sets And Reps Chart
75 6 sets x 6 reps.
Bench press sets and reps chart. Weeks 3 4 transition period. Many guys for example come in to the gym to bench on monday and do 3 sets of 10 or 5 sets of 5 performing respectively 30 or 25 total repetitions. How the bench press program works.
You will move to a 5 5 with heavier weights. Bench press max chart. This calculator works similar to our max lift calculator but adds an additional multiplier based on the exercise you are completing in order to properly convert your lifted weight into your max bench press.
Sets reps and intensity. During the first two weeks you will perform 5 sets of 8 reps of the bench press gradually increasing the weight during the second week. Below is bench press chart that will help you estimate you 1 rep max.
You will try to perform 5 sets x 8 reps on the bench press increasing intensity weight during the second week. The bench press max chart is the old school method of approximating your 1 rep max bench press. 4 x 5 8.
Train like a bodybuilder. Most men over the age of 18 can bench press 88 of their weight in pounds. Use these charts as a guide to what you can bench for a maximum of one rep.
80 5 sets x 5 reps or 8 sets x 3 reps. President barack obama can bench press 200 pounds. Weeks 1 2 rep work.
More specifically in the first week you will need to work with a weight that s 60 of your 1rm for 5 sets of as many reps as possible but no more than 8 per set. The bench press was originally performed on the floor. Most women over the age of 18 can bench press 55 of their weight in pounds.
If you do all 5 sets of 5 reps with the 185 pounds then you will add 5 pounds to the bar the next time you bench. If you are not sure what your 1 rep max is i would get a good warm up in and then do a weight that you can barely do 5 times or right to failure so you can then use the chart to figure out your 1 rep max in the chart below to find the proper weight. In this workout you re going to do a lot.
This bench press program is broken up into 3 segments. The bench press is a movement that typically responds best to higher training frequency and here s why. The multipliers are 112 115 110 for incline press dumbbell incline press and dumbbell flat press respectively.