Bench max tonight 315, I need advice and encouragement.

[bignate73]

do a "walkout" with 325 or 335, 315 will feel like cotton candy. basically trick your body.

also, squeeze the hell out of the bar.

 

[lavi]

ooh what's a "walkout"?

 

[CobraUTAH]

Yeah what's a walkout?

 

[bignate73]

kindof like you would do with a squat. a weight you would just hold for a few seconds. its just to get a feel for holding higher weights. similar to the 1-6 thread at the top of the page.

 

[Becoming]

I feel I'm ready but mentally still scared of the 315.

315 was all mental for me- harder than my first 405 by far.... right before you lift remember my advice-

"Quit being a pussy and blow that shit up!!!"

That should be all you need....

 

[lavi]

just take it off the rack in benchpress positon? I was thinking about this myself, I'm just wondering if your idea is different and possibly better

 

[SlavikHavik]

BRING BOXES!!! CARBOARD BOXES!
315 is a mental barrier. so get your buddy to load up the bar with random but increasing ammounts, using small denominations (the 5's,10's and 25's) so that you cant hear what hes putting on. and then have him put cardboard boxes over top of the weight, so you cant see them (you have to have your eyes closed the whole time). then go and bench
youll probably hit 315-325 or somethin

 

[DeanersWeiner]

CobraUTAH

You can only bench 290 and you weigh 232 pounds at 13.3 % BF dude you are weak!

Im 5'10" 193 pounds at 10% BF and I can bench 355 for 1 rm, sometimes 2 or 3 on a good day. And that is not even my strongest bodypart.

 

[super_rice]

CobraUTAH

You can only bench 290 and you weigh 232 pounds at 13.3 % BF dude you are weak!

Im 5'10" 193 pounds at 10% BF and I can bench 355 for 1 rm, sometimes 2 or 3 on a good day. And that is not even my strongest bodypart.

geez, everyone's body is different, everyone begins at different times why the fuck do you need to put people down like that?

how do you know he hasn't had a tendon injury?
how do you know he didn't start lifting yesterday?

i may not be that strong either, but at least i know about working hard and pushing your own limits.

edit: sorry about that messin up your thread cobra. good luck on the push!! go press some crazy ass shit and then come back and post about it!

 

[DeanersWeiner]

Sorry dude wasnt smashin you, for your weight you should be alot stronger but who cares your workin on just that.

Wish ya good luck bro !

Didnt mean no harm!