Thanks for your input! I've spent a lot of time always doing the same weight and the same amount of reps and progressing nowhere. That's not going to happen again :)
My goal is to bench 268. Looks like you had some good results using Madcow's version! I just took some time and read it through. I've read it through before as well but the reason I've never decided...
I have maxed out maybe once in the past 4 years but a few months ago I got a 5x5 with 223lbs and some time before that I got 1 rep with 262, didn't try for more but it was pretty tough. Last time I...
I've just noticed that if a no-reply thread is 23 hours old and falls back many pages it usually stays with no replys, and bumping it up apparently worked ;)
Hi, long story short: earlier this year I fell 5lbs short of my bench-goal and I'm looking for a rematch. I think I'll use a 5x5 with benching every 3 days. I will be careful not to up the weight...
Hey, I'm planning on maxing out on the bench in a few weeks. Haven't maxed out in a year or so. I have been doing a 5x5 split so I was wondering if I should switch to maybe 5x3 (5 sets, 3 reps) for...