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Thread: Failed today while doing bench. Had to yell to get someone to help me.

post 1460897893 09-05-2016, 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted By katya422⏩
Bench in a power rack with safety bars?
this. i told u brah
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Step 1. Learn this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEUvI8Q6JDk

Step 2. If you don't feel like you have it, don't even attempt it. It isn't worth it majority of the time if you truly dont think you can
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That's why you have a spotter when you're going to failure on bench. I personally just to dumbbell and hammer strength bench.
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first lifting thread on the misc in months srs repped
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post 1460900753 09-05-2016, 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted By sooby⏩
brah,

just do the roll of shame or;

dump the plates off to the side (requires no "safeties")
Can confirm dumping plates off to side works fine.

OP, don't let this slow you down.
post 1460908133 09-05-2016, 08:27 PM
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1) 10lbs is too much brah. do 5
2) roll of shame like said
3) get a spotter, it only takes one question
4) pay attention and learn what your limit is and how to judge your fatigue. don't push a questionable rep when you are by yourself.
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I once failed with 225 which is in my warmup range, just a freak loss of strength. Asked a guy walking by to help me out, he said "nah man I got a weak back" and just kept walking. Couldn't even alert anyone else. Some fat dude bailed me out, I really did not want to roll that down my chest.

WTF "Nah man I got a weak back" then GTFO of my gym douchebag.
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this is why you use dumbbells
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Originally Posted By Sanguivorant⏩
Decided to raise weight by 10 lbs today, for 5x5. I don't usually have a spotter so I'm here doing this chit on my own.

By the time I reached by third set, fifth rep for some reason I didn't have enough power to follow through and the bar ended up falling on my chest. I called a few people around that were nearby for help, but they were preoccupied with themselves and had their headphones in. Had to yell until some dude came in with his girlfriend and lifted the bar off of me.

I thanked him, then I got the signature, "You okay buddy?" while his girlfriend looked just at him and said, "That was so close!" feelsbadman.jpeg

Okay, srs question, how the phuck do I raise my bench?

I've been going at it for a month and a half from no prior lifting. Started out doing 95 lbs and got to 145 lbs, but I feel that's too low. I'm able to go up 10 lbs every week with every other compound lift (save for OHP), but I'm finding it difficult to raise my bench, which I can only increase every two or so weeks. Wat do?
Brah OHP and Bench progress the slowest compared to the other compounds. Now couple in the fact that beginner gains also decrease with time you might reach a you are lucky it goes up by 5 lbs every 2 weeks. You also need to eat more 250-300 more calories over your tdee per week since you are pretty small atm
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Originally Posted By Bando⏩
I once failed with 225 which is in my warmup range, just a freak loss of strength. Asked a guy walking by to help me out, he said "nah man I got a weak back" and just kept walking. Couldn't even alert anyone else. Some fat dude bailed me out, I really did not want to roll that down my chest.

WTF "Nah man I got a weak back" then GTFO of my gym douchebag.
hoooooly. i would've absolutely lost my mind and chased that dude down once i got the bar off me

someone in a potentially life threatening situation that requires only minor help.. "not my problem"
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Originally Posted By Hesher⏩
Invest in some fractional plates - you can get them from Amazon. Only go up small increments. Also, consider switching to a 3x5 for bench. Finally, you can play around with the programming - the 70s Big linear program has some interesting suggestions for when you stall.

Make sure you are eating enough, and that you have enough carbs to make it through your workout.

Consider trying Smolov Jr.

Work on your form, make sure you use leg drive...


There's no shortage of things you can try, but the big key is to experiment, take notes, and figure out what works for you.
Are you telling a beginner who has benched for 2 months to do smorlov Jr? lmao
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post 1460915213 09-05-2016, 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted By amikaelmorris⏩
hoooooly. i would've absolutely lost my mind and chased that dude down once i got the bar off me

someone in a potentially life threatening situation that requires only minor help.. "not my problem"
That was pretty early in my lifting days.

Another time I was doing CGBP and when I stepped away from the bench for a minute, some guy took a 10lb off of one side. It wasn't huge weight but like 185 and close grip is pretty tenuous with an evenly weighted bar as it is. When I unracked that it was actually dangerous, I did embarrass that jackass in front of his friends and the entire gym.
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It happens. I've had to do the 'rolling pin over the sausage maneuver' a couple of times.
A pattern in the chaos.
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Originally Posted By Bando⏩
Another time I was doing CGBP and when I stepped away from the bench for a minute, some guy took a 10lb off of one side. It wasn't huge weight but like 185 and close grip is pretty tenuous with an evenly weighted bar as it is. When I unracked that it was actually dangerous, I did embarrass that jackass in front of his friends and the entire gym.
Mind blown at such ignorant dipchitery.

Gyms have so many f cking employees, it always kinda stuns me that they can't have someone monitoring/spotting at all times.
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Originally Posted By Humungus⏩
Mind blown at such ignorant dipchitery.

Gyms have so many f cking employees, it always kinda stuns me that they can't have someone monitoring/spotting at all times.
You know what? This, phucking this.

All the employees do as far as I know is organize the weights periodically, then sit at the desk for the next hour, looking at the computer. That or they socialize with other gym members.

Heck there was an employee right in my area when I failed and she didn't even come to help lift the bar off of me. Phucking sloot.
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Originally Posted By Humungus⏩
Gyms have so many f cking employees, it always kinda stuns me that they can't have someone monitoring/spotting at all times.
Would rather have some musclehead that knows the difference between a dumbell and a barbell spot me anyday. Gym monitors might know how to swipe your card and how to do CPR, but I've never asked a monitor for a spot.
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Do pushups, like 200 a day. That's how I got my bench up when I plateau'd
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raise by 5lbs, 10lbs is way too much. i think everyone fuks up as a beginner. i did the same when i was starting out on incline bench. i thought i was gonna die. benching a plate is where things normally slow down, so it's totally normal.
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Originally Posted By Sanguivorant⏩
Decided to raise weight by 10 lbs today, for 5x5. I don't usually have a spotter so I'm here doing this chit on my own.

By the time I reached by third set, fifth rep for some reason I didn't have enough power to follow through and the bar ended up falling on my chest. I called a few people around that were nearby for help, but they were preoccupied with themselves and had their headphones in. Had to yell until some dude came in with his girlfriend and lifted the bar off of me.

I thanked him, then I got the signature, "You okay buddy?" while his girlfriend looked just at him and said, "That was so close!" feelsbadman.jpeg

Okay, srs question, how the phuck do I raise my bench?

I've been going at it for a month and a half from no prior lifting. Started out doing 95 lbs and got to 145 lbs, but I feel that's too low. I'm able to go up 10 lbs every week with every other compound lift (save for OHP), but I'm finding it difficult to raise my bench, which I can only increase every two or so weeks. Wat do?
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Brb 10lbs increase every week

We benching 500+ within a year now brahs
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how to increase your bench press:


step 1: get on a program
step 2: do it for a long time


that is all
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Originally Posted By y0lked⏩
how to increase your bench press:


step 1: get on a program
step 2: do it for a long time


that is all
Step 3: Flat BB bench is not that valuable, I can rep 315, but Dumbells are better at actually building your chest.
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Originally Posted By Bando⏩
Step 3: Flat BB bench is not that valuable, I can rep 315, but Dumbells are better at actually building your chest.
So should I switch to dumbbells? I'm just trying to gain strength and mass, don't really care about aesthetics.
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Originally Posted By JamesA1990⏩
???
5x5 may be too many sets on bench, therefore dropping to 3 sets may work better.

Another trick is to go the opposite direction - the Smolov Jr. program for bench is an insane amount of volume, but you will break through a plateau if you have the balls to complete it. We're talking benching M-W-F-Sat. It is absolutely nucking futs.
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bench with dumbbells. you can drop the weights when you reach failure and act like a boss
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Originally Posted By Sanguivorant⏩
Decided to raise weight by 10 lbs today, for 5x5. I don't usually have a spotter so I'm here doing this chit on my own.

By the time I reached by third set, fifth rep for some reason I didn't have enough power to follow through and the bar ended up falling on my chest. I called a few people around that were nearby for help, but they were preoccupied with themselves and had their headphones in. Had to yell until some dude came in with his girlfriend and lifted the bar off of me.

I thanked him, then I got the signature, "You okay buddy?" while his girlfriend looked just at him and said, "That was so close!" feelsbadman.jpeg

Okay, srs question, how the phuck do I raise my bench?

I've been going at it for a month and a half from no prior lifting. Started out doing 95 lbs and got to 145 lbs, but I feel that's too low. I'm able to go up 10 lbs every week with every other compound lift (save for OHP), but I'm finding it difficult to raise my bench, which I can only increase every two or so weeks. Wat do?
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