How to Increase Your Bench Press by 50 pounds

Intro

A Few Pointers About the Bench Press in General

The Split

An Overview of the Workout

The Chest Workout Nuts and Bolts

Step 1
Determining Your One-Rep Max

Step 2
Plugging Your 1RM into the Progression Table

Step 3
Recording Your Numbers on the Workout Sheet

Table 1
The Workout

Step 4
The Failure Test

A Few More Words on the Nuts and Bolts

Charts and Tables

Table 1 - The Workout

Monday
Chest
Bench Press (Workouts #1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13)
Dumbbell Bench Press—3 sets of 8 reps

Shoulders
Dumbbell Side Raise—3 sets of 8 reps

Triceps
Lying Triceps Extension—3 sets of 8 reps


Tuesday Off

Wednesday
Back
Narrow-Grip Pulldown—3 sets of 8 reps
Barbell Row—3 sets of 6 reps

Biceps
Barbell Curl—3 sets of 8 reps


Thursday Off

Friday
Shoulders
Rotator-Cuff Exercise—3 Sets of 12-15 reps

Chest
Bench Press (Workouts #2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14)

Triceps
Weighted Dips—3 sets of 6 reps


Saturday
Legs
Squat—3 sets of 6 reps
Leg Press—3 sets of 8 reps
Leg Curl—3 sets of 8 reps

Back
Reverse-Grip Pulldowns—3 sets of 8 reps
One-Arm Dumbbell Rows—3 sets of 8 reps

Biceps
Incline Dumbbell Curls—3 sets of 8 reps


Sunday Off




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