Bench Press

I have been training my bench a bit differently by applying “pause bench” to my main lift. All my working sets that I do are all paused for 3 second pauses. This helps me stay tight at the bottom while also building explosiveness off my chest. You have to pause at meets for bench press so I thought this would also give me some practice at it. The weight that I’m using if fairly light and all my reps are consistent. I also feel that I’m staying tight on the way down and during the pause portion the lift.

Bench Press
Warm Ups
bar - 2 x 5
95 x 5
135 x 5
155 x 3
165 x 3
Working Sets
5 x 6 - 180 (paused)
Incline Bench Press
5 x 5 - 140
Dumbbell Flat Bench Press
3 x 10 - 75
Dips/Incline Curls (superset)
3 x 8 - dips
3 x 10 - curls
Seated Cable Rows
4 x 15 - 150
Cable Cross Overs w/ red bands & Blast Strap handles)
3 x 15