im at a wall... wuts going on?

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ive been lifting weights for about 4 or 5 months. i went from benching 185 to 275. im now trying to get past the 300 mark and i cant seem to get it. ive been trying for about 3 weeks and it aint happening. Any tips?
 
If you've been bench pressing that long, it's time to try a different exercise for the chest.

Perhaps incline or DB bench press.

Remember, you have to change it up every 1-2 months so you body is always challenged.
 
I agree with cynic, that you do need to mix up your exercises occasionally. Another way to increase your bench is to determine where the weakest part on your bench press is... Is it the lockout ?? Is it midway thru the lift .. is it at the bottom of the lift ?? Where ever it is, do some exercises to strengthen that part of your lift and it may help you get thru this "sticking point"
 
First, 275 after 5 months of training is pretty good. I bet there are a lot of people here who wish they could push 275! I agree with all of the above. A plateau may be a result of overtraining, or just a temporary lag in one or more areas while thye catch up to your stronger areas. The problem could be chest, triceps, shoulder joint, elbow joint, connective tissue, satabalizing muscles, etc. Try doing something different for a while, higher reps, more rest, different exercises, etc. Do you do other body parts as hard as chest (back/legs/lower back/abs/...)? How much can you squat, deadlift, bent row, how many pullups can you do?
 
jpc1058 said:
I agree with cynic, that you do need to mix up your exercises occasionally. Another way to increase your bench is to determine where the weakest part on your bench press is... Is it the lockout ?? Is it midway thru the lift .. is it at the bottom of the lift ?? Where ever it is, do some exercises to strengthen that part of your lift and it may help you get thru this "sticking point"
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well wit 300lbs its the bottom lifts. if i get a spot to the halfway mark i can get it up. how do i work on the bottom lift?
 
dswithers said:
First, 275 after 5 months of training is pretty good. I bet there are a lot of people here who wish they could push 275! I agree with all of the above. A plateau may be a result of overtraining, or just a temporary lag in one or more areas while thye catch up to your stronger areas. The problem could be chest, triceps, shoulder joint, elbow joint, connective tissue, satabalizing muscles, etc. Try doing something different for a while, higher reps, more rest, different exercises, etc. Do you do other body parts as hard as chest (back/legs/lower back/abs/...)? How much can you squat, deadlift, bent row, how many pullups can you do?
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i squat pretty hard. 3 sets of 15, 12 and 10 of 150, 200 and 250.
rows: 3 sets, 15,12 and 10 of 110, 130 and 150.
no lower back.
no ads, well not yet cuz im trying to gain more weight.
shrugs: 3 reps 20, 15, 8 of 255, 275, and 300
etc.
 
newbody said:
well wit 300lbs its the bottom lifts. if i get a spot to the halfway mark i can get it up. how do i work on the bottom lift?
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Well, I am not sure how to exactly tell you to go abouts working on just 1/2 of a bench, but I know I throw some "burnouts" into my chest routineevery couple weeks. after I am finished with my workout I load it up with 135 and do 7 full lifts, 7 lifts from chest to about half way up, 7 lifts from half way up to fully extended, and then 7 more full ones that usually end up only being one or two...hahaha.....

Might work?
 
muscularfatman said:
Well, I am not sure how to exactly tell you to go abouts working on just 1/2 of a bench, but I know I throw some "burnouts" into my chest routineevery couple weeks. after I am finished with my workout I load it up with 135 and do 7 full lifts, 7 lifts from chest to about half way up, 7 lifts from half way up to fully extended, and then 7 more full ones that usually end up only being one or two...hahaha.....

Might work?
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ill try that
 
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