Benching 101

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  • StannisStannis Posts: 1,377
    Guilty ako! Hahaha. Ganyan iniisip ko kanina habang pauwi.
    Kailangan talagang makaattend sa GWO.
  • actually ppwede din pala na flared ung elbows mo kaya nagwa wobble. kung pupunta ka sa sabado pwede natin silipin form mo. andun naman koya braso and sir milk.
  • Mighty_OakMighty_Oak Posts: 3,940
    Yun na nga sabi ni DS. Grip the bar really hard as if your trying to bend it para automatic ma engage ang lats mo. Inhale on the decent and keep it in your gut until you press the bar.

    hirap din ma perfect ang BP technique. Until now yung leg drive pina practice ko pa din. Kasi laki ng tulong lalo na from the bottom if the power that you'll get from your legs will be transferred to the bar.
  • ako get ko na yung leg drive ang prob ko lang is madalas ko nakakalimutan haha. naalala mo yung nag test ako sa maximus tas ikaw nag spot. ung unang fail wala lat activation yun, ung second try may lat activation pero wala leg drive kaya nag miss pa din hehehe sa akin kasi ung leg drive mas nakakatulong sa lockout more that sa bottom part hehehe
  • Mighty_OakMighty_Oak Posts: 3,940
    Yun nga, kala kasi ng karamihan ang BP eh taas baba lang lol

    Mas pina practice ko yung leg drive lalo na sa closed grip nakaka adik! hahaha

    Di bale tatanong ko yan kay idol Spoto sa Bb.com forums! Masipag naman sya mag reply.
  • StannisStannis Posts: 1,377
    Ignorance is bliss...

    Naiinggit ako sa ibang nagggym dito samin, walang silang pinoproblema sa bench nila, kahit flat ang likod, nakataas yung paa sa bench at naka baluktot yung kamay sa pag hawak ng bar haha
  • lying flat kasi sa bench and not focusing much sa technique could only get you far kahit sa mga gifted sa pressing, pero when it comes to moving "heavier" weights you will have to be able to pinpoint weaknesses better para mapalakas gaya samin ni mighty na hindi gifted sa pressing movements. :)
  • mimaxmimax Posts: 39
    Mga Sir, ano kaya cause ng sakit ng left shoulder ko pag nag wawarm up sa flat bench press? Warm up ko 70lbs, tapos 90lbs to 110lbs yung actual exercise. Sa warm up lang sumasakit. :P
  • nagkainjury ka ba sa shoulders dati? sa akin may recurring pain ako sa shoulders dati meron padin till now pero mas manageable na. sa warm ups, try doing RC rotations (search mo na lang sir sa YT ung mga exercises for RC) ot do YTWLs bago ka mag warmup sa bench mismo. sa form naman di kaya naka flare ang elbows mo? kasi kung oo malupit talaga tama nun sa delts. :)
  • JettieJettie Posts: 3,763
    nood ako ng nood ng mga tips sa benchpress... dami ko mali hehe...kaya siguro hirap na hirap ako..pero mamaya sa GWO matuturuan na ko ng lahat !
  • allen101allen101 Posts: 5,102
    Mali pala form ko sa BP, kaya siguro hindi na ako nag progress dito.

    Aral mode na naman ulit.
  • Mighty_OakMighty_Oak Posts: 3,940
    ^Biglang palit ka din kasi ng program kaya parang walng nangyari.
  • allen101allen101 Posts: 5,102
    Posible nga din yun master.
  • nrg500nrg500 Posts: 1,233
    @ DSmallDivide

    thanks po pala dun sa bench press tip nung nagkita tayo sa group workout

    nagagawa ko na ang bench press ng elbows tucked in pero I have to use a narrower grip
  • DSmallDivideDSmallDivide Posts: 4,565
    no prob, i'm glad na nakatulong sayu, actually tama yung ginawa mo kung di mo magawa ung mag tuck ng elbows sa current grip mo you'll have to adjust, using a narrow grip lessens delt pressing and increases tricep activation during the press. :)
  • zhaokizhaoki Posts: 59
    Mighty_Oak wrote:
    ^Once you start lifting heavier weights that's when you start seeing improvements on your chest.

    boss okey lang ba if mag bawas ng weight halimbawa 100lbs sa BP or DP na flat tapos nasa second set ka kaso 1 or 2 reps lang nagawa mo ang hirap ka na gawin pwede po bawasan dun sa weight na magagawa mo yung reps ng madami? Thanks
  • Mighty_OakMighty_Oak Posts: 3,940
    ^Useless din kasi paurong yung progress mo. Imbes na bumigat kada set eh gumagaan pa. Reduce the weight to which you can do 3x5 or 5x5 then work your way up.
  • zhaokizhaoki Posts: 59
    Im trying po kasi to adopt dun sa new weight kaso 1 or 2 reps lang nagagawa ko. Parang hindi pa tumatama kasi di ko maramdaman feeling ko walang nangyari dun sa 2 reps na yun kaya binabawasan ko na lang para maramdaman ko yung tama. Kasi kada session po nag add ako ng 5 or 10lbs. Salamat sa info sir Might_Oak, tanong ko na din when po ako pede mag add ng weights say 80lbs ko nagagawa yung 3x4 or 5x5?
  • Mighty_OakMighty_Oak Posts: 3,940
    Kung 1-2 reps lang bawas muna ng weight. Try to stick with 5 reps then gradually add weight on each training day.
  • zhaokizhaoki Posts: 59
    Thank you po. Medyo dinibdib ko yung + lbs every session hehehe
  • nrg500nrg500 Posts: 1,233
    zhaoki wrote:
    Im trying po kasi to adopt dun sa new weight kaso 1 or 2 reps lang nagagawa ko. Parang hindi pa tumatama kasi di ko maramdaman feeling ko walang nangyari dun sa 2 reps na yun kaya binabawasan ko na lang para maramdaman ko yung tama. Kasi kada session po nag add ako ng 5 or 10lbs. Salamat sa info sir Might_Oak, tanong ko na din when po ako pede mag add ng weights say 80lbs ko nagagawa yung 3x4 or 5x5?

    a 10-lb increase is very big if you lifted 80 lbs in your last session

    10 lbs is 12.5% of 80 lbs

    Try increasing the weight by 5% or less every session. I would suggest you buy your own 1.25-lb plates so you can do small increases in weight. In most small-time gyms, the smallest plate is 5 lbs so you're minimum is a 10-lb increase which is very big

    Example

    This week: 80 lbs @ 5 reps

    Next week: 82.5 lbs @ 5 reps

    ^ That is a weight increase of 3.12%. If you were only able to lift 82.5 lbs @ 4 reps, retain the weight for next week but try to hit 5 reps. Once you hit your desired reps, do a small increase again

    Take note that what I'm telling is just a guide. Listen to your body. You are the only one who can determine the right percentage increase for every session
  • noelnoel Posts: 304
    nrg500 wrote:
    zhaoki wrote:
    Im trying po kasi to adopt dun sa new weight kaso 1 or 2 reps lang nagagawa ko. Parang hindi pa tumatama kasi di ko maramdaman feeling ko walang nangyari dun sa 2 reps na yun kaya binabawasan ko na lang para maramdaman ko yung tama. Kasi kada session po nag add ako ng 5 or 10lbs. Salamat sa info sir Might_Oak, tanong ko na din when po ako pede mag add ng weights say 80lbs ko nagagawa yung 3x4 or 5x5?

    a 10-lb increase is very big if you lifted 80 lbs in your last session

    10 lbs is 12.5% of 80 lbs

    Try increasing the weight by 5% or less every session. I would suggest you buy your own 1.25-lb plates so you can do small increases in weight. In most small-time gyms, the smallest plate is 5 lbs so you're minimum is a 10-lb increase which is very big

    Example

    This week: 80 lbs @ 5 reps

    Next week: 82.5 lbs @ 5 reps

    ^ That is a weight increase of 3.12%. If you were only able to lift 82.5 lbs @ 4 reps, retain the weight for next week but try to hit 5 reps. Once you hit your desired reps, do a small increase again

    Take note that what I'm telling is just a guide. Listen to your body. You are the only one who can determine the right percentage increase for every session

    good thing i read about this...eto rin na-encounter ko na problem,
    i'm doing my Flat & Inclined BP 3 sets x 6-8 reps, when i can comfortably hit 8 reps for all sets, i increase the weight the following session by 5lbs by adding 2.5 lbs plates on each side. However,there are times that i can even do 6 reps after adding 5 lbs....

    i guess i better look for two pcs of 1.25 lbs plates and use these if di makaya yung increment na 5 lbs.

    while on the subject of BP...ok lang ba 2x a week mag Chest work out? i've tried doing it once a week before pero pakiramdam ko bitin...I do Inclined Bench Press using Barbells for 3 sets, then follow it up with another 3 sets using Dumb bells on Mondays....and do Flat BPs on Thurs. the reason for such is...if i get to miss my Mon or my Thurs sched for the week (because of work related reasons) I still get to work out my chest at least once for that week...your advices will be highly appreciated. TIA
  • CoreCore Posts: 2,509
    2x/wk ang hit ko ng chest with Eclipse BS5x5... but just with plain flat BB BP, no inclines or declines of DB/BB.
  • noelnoel Posts: 304
    good to hear that sir, I was worried that i might be over-training my chest...Thanks for a prompt reply...
  • milksworthmilksworth Posts: 3,130
    before, i used to train my chest 2x a week too and i think it was fine training them like that pero ilang days ang pagitan ng training ko para sa kanila. this also applies to any body part for me if i feel like they are lagging.
  • noelnoel Posts: 304
    yes sir milk, I usually train them on Mondays...then again on Thursdays...that way there are at least two days rest before i hit them again
  • JettieJettie Posts: 3,763
    There is a week na I train it 2x though same as sir cores post and there are times na once a week due to the routine..So far solve pa naman ako sa ganung system.
  • noelnoel Posts: 304
    Thanks Jettie, I guess I have no choice but to do 4-day split because of work.
    Next week, yari nanaman sched ko. will only get to workout on Mon & Tues...out of town nanaman ako from Wed til Sat.
    At least I can hit upper body on Mon & Lower body on Tues....that is at least i get to work them out once for next week....
  • StannisStannis Posts: 1,377
    Ok lang ba na 90 degrees lang ang arms sa BP? Ilang kasi ako pag binababa pa.
  • DSmallDivideDSmallDivide Posts: 4,565
    @stannis you mean like half ROM? sorry di ko masyado ma visualize yung ibig mong sabihin.
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