why is my flat bench press strength going down?

[Elite_Fry]

its weird. i cant do as much as i use to be able to do. but its only my flat bench press. today i benched the most ive ever done for incline bench and as well as that tricep thingy.

 

[Legion Kreinak]

Work towards your old bench, you'll get there don't worry. It's odd why you can do more with the other workouts though.

 

[The Shadow]

did you do inclines first?

 

[Johnny Vegas]

Also, be sure you're not doing max effort every week on your bench, you'll burn out your CNS.

 

[gettinlarger]

Also, be sure you're not doing max effort every week on your bench, you'll burn out your CNS.

Excellent point. Karma for you, my good man.

Fro, try working the ever-recently-popular-on-this-board 5x5 routine. I've been at it for like 4 weeks and my bench is going through the roof. Ask me, or needsize or Cornholio. Actually, those two are probably better. More expertise.

 

[Elite_Fry]

did you do inclines first?

i always do flat bench first :/

 

[gettinlarger]

Are you overtraining? Are you neglecting your tris or delts? Rotators?

Just tossing out some possibilities.

 

[The Shadow]

where are you failing

Off the chest - chest strength itself is lagging
Midpoint - combo of delts and tris
lockout - tris

 

[spatts]

Active recovery and speed work would help.

 

[erickthegreat11]

try changin' it up to a narrow grip.