Bench got even worse
Bench got even worse MisterNoGains
I made a thread about a week ago (https://forum.bodybuilding.com/showt...post1645695623) about my stalling bench. 4 weeks ago I hit 170 lbs for 3 sets of 8, then the following week I hit 175 lbs for 3 sets of 8. The week after (so 2 weeks ago) I did tried 180 lbs and got 7x3x5. It was my first time doing this weight so I was okay with that and tried 180 lbs again last week I got 7x3x0.
After making the thread I took everyone's advice and started eating a bit more and sleeping better. I just went to hit the bench and as others suggested I lowered the weight to 170 lbs. To my surprise the first set was a lot more difficult than I had anticipated and on the second set I got only 5 reps. For my last set I went down to 145 lbs and only got 8 reps, the last rep was a grinder too. I was weaker on my accessory lift (machine press) as well and after that I called it a day.
I'm so frustrated because I'm watching my diet, getting enough protein (200g+ a day), sleeping enough and it's just not working. All my pressing movements seem to be suffering, DB bench press, DB shoulder press...etc.
I don't want to up the calories any more because I don't want to risk gaining fat. One thing to note is the first rep on every bench set feels very weird on the negative, it feels jerky and unstable.
Should I switch routines? Any advice? I'm getting tired of putting in all this effort and seeing no results for it. My main goal is hypertrophy, but I had set a goal in April to bench 225 for 1 rep by the end of August but at this point I can barely even get a set of 170 for 8 (which I was doing over a month ago).
https://ift.tt/eA8V8J September 01, 2021 at 02:18AM Bodybuilding.com Forums
After making the thread I took everyone's advice and started eating a bit more and sleeping better. I just went to hit the bench and as others suggested I lowered the weight to 170 lbs. To my surprise the first set was a lot more difficult than I had anticipated and on the second set I got only 5 reps. For my last set I went down to 145 lbs and only got 8 reps, the last rep was a grinder too. I was weaker on my accessory lift (machine press) as well and after that I called it a day.
I'm so frustrated because I'm watching my diet, getting enough protein (200g+ a day), sleeping enough and it's just not working. All my pressing movements seem to be suffering, DB bench press, DB shoulder press...etc.
I don't want to up the calories any more because I don't want to risk gaining fat. One thing to note is the first rep on every bench set feels very weird on the negative, it feels jerky and unstable.
Should I switch routines? Any advice? I'm getting tired of putting in all this effort and seeing no results for it. My main goal is hypertrophy, but I had set a goal in April to bench 225 for 1 rep by the end of August but at this point I can barely even get a set of 170 for 8 (which I was doing over a month ago).
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