I flat bench pressed today

[Dial_tone]

for the first time in about 8 years. I've been doing all my presses on a crap ass Universal and Hammer Strength machines. After 5 sets I was so pumped I could hardly move my arms but I still managed to get thru the entire workout. I'm not gonna say my weights cuz they're still puny but I should be knocking on the door of 405 by Xmas next year.

 

[wnt2bBeast]

good for you ol timer
be consistent and anything can happen

 

[Carmen]

DT thats excellent!
i'm glad you switched, you'll get so much more out of it.
and don't even worry about what your numbers are now- you know they'll go up like mad in the next few weeks.

 

[bignate73]

good job man! welcome back!

 

[InTraining]

Very cool. I did flat bench for the first time in maybe 6 months last workout(I do incline BB and DB, one per workout) and my numbers went WAY DOWN. Not sure of the cause of this...anyone know?

 

[Carmen]

Very cool. I did flat bench for the first time in maybe 6 months last workout(I do incline BB and DB, one per workout) and my numbers went WAY DOWN. Not sure of the cause of this...anyone know?

cause your pecs and triceps were weak.

 

[InTraining]

cause your pecs and triceps were weak.

? I thought it was from just getting used to the movement again..I hit 240 for 5 on incline BB last workout and was working with 185 on the flat BB for sets of 10 or so....

 

[Dial_tone]

my forearms are cramping up from bending my wrists back. Maybe i'll use this time to switch to a closed hand grip.

 

[Carmen]

? I thought it was from just getting used to the movement again..I hit 240 for 5 on incline BB last workout and was working with 185 on the flat BB for sets of 10 or so....

well, its your CNS too, but inclines are working your shoulders and not so much pecs.
if you continue doing flat bench, it will catch up fast.

 

[InTraining]

well, its your CNS too, but inclines are working your shoulders and not so much pecs.
if you continue doing flat bench, it will catch up fast.

I see...I've gotten some really nice gains in the pecs prioritizing inclines but I figure adding flat bench in should help a lot as well...

Tried to give you some karma but it wouldn't let me

 

[wnt2bBeast]

my forearms are cramping up from bending my wrists back. Maybe i'll use this time to switch to a closed hand grip.

keep those wrists in line with the bar bruh..

 

[Carmen]

I see...I've gotten some really nice gains in the pecs prioritizing inclines but I figure adding flat bench in should help a lot as well...

Tried to give you some karma but it wouldn't let me

flat will help pecs and triceps, yes.
strong rear delts and lats will help your bench too btw.

 

[bignate73]

? I thought it was from just getting used to the movement again..I hit 240 for 5 on incline BB last workout and was working with 185 on the flat BB for sets of 10 or so....

yeah, you gotta retrain your CNS. 185 for 10's that should put you up near 215 for 5, maybe 225. It could be your chest a bit because the ROM is different, but I'd say you just have to take a week or 2 and you'll be on par with your inclines.

 

[Dial_tone]

TYLENOL!

 

[Carmen]

TYLENOL!

lol.. you sore?
get some powdered glutamine and take a tablespoon in the morning and another at night in a glass of juice the days you workout- it'll help eliminate soreness.

 

[JohnRobHolmes]

dial tone.... who is that thick goddess in your av?

what i have noticed about inclines vs bench is that they help each other out, but if you dont do one- the strength starts to drop. if you keep doing the other, it makes catching up much easier. i prefer to do both, for now.

 

[Dial_tone]

dial tone.... who is that thick goddess in your av?

http://www.mexicanlust.com

 

[WalkingBeast]

Awesome brother!! Youll get back into it soon enough!! Just KEEP KILLING THAT SHIT and 400 will come sooner then you think!

 

[anthrax]

Good to see you back on track

BTW, Why did you stay so long away from the bench press ?

 

[Dial_tone]

Good to see you back on track

BTW, Why did you stay so long away from the bench press ?

I didn't really lift from 94 til last year, when I only had access to a multistation machine that topped at 200 lbs. I just joined a real gym in July.

 

[Tweakle]

Gj sir, keep cranking towards the big weights. Nothing wrong with the hammer stuff imo tho

I got a shakey 5 x 315 the other day after 4 months off benching but the instant I re-racked I realized that I'd gone done fucked up my rotators again