6-30-14 – Bench Press

Handling a lighter weight but staying under tension and maintain tightness has been improving my bench through this Bench program. I am controlling the weight and staying tight which to me has also helped with my incline bench. Though the weight is light I feel that I am becoming also more powerful pushing the bar away from me. Also, my grip is wider which to me it feels like it is keeping me more stable on the bench. I have found that when I do close grip that I should do a thumb away from the inside rings of the bar. I am still focusing on driving on my heels and engaging my lats while benching.

Bench Press
Warm Ups
45 x 5
95 x 5
135 x 5
Working Sets
5 x 8 - 145
Incline Bench Press
95 x 15
105 x 12
135 x 10
155 x 8
175 x 6
185 x 3
190 x 1
Tricep Kickbacks
1 x 20 - 15
3 x 10 - 25
V-Bar Tricep Pushdowns
2 x 15 - 50, 60
2 x 12 - 70, 80
1 x 10 - 90
*Super Set
Dumbbell Rows
3 x 8 - 75
Curls (palms out)
3 x 10 - 30
Abs
Rope Crunch (kneeling
3 x 20
Lying Oblique Crunch
3 x 15 - each side