In elite iron game circles, nothing is more coveted than a big bench press!
In high school, the bench press is your bragging right. In the collegiate and professional ranks, athletes use the bench press to build upper body strength and mass.
If you are a powerlifter, a great emphasis is placed on the bench press because it helps you achieve a higher three-lift total. For the bench press specialist, the bench press is your sport.
Behind bars, prior to politicians banning weights in correctional facilities, prison gangs used the bench press as an initiation tool.
Back in the day, I was the youngest person to bench press 600 raw; in 2017, I was proudly surpassed by my student, Peter Edgette!
I have coached 20+ 600-pound raw bench pressers, five over 300 kg (661 pounds), two over 700 pounds and the highest bench press of all-time, a 782-pound bench by Julius Maddox. I have also written a best-selling book on the bench press.
I may not know much but I know the bench press!
Better bench presses will make the world a better place.
If you're willing to put in the work for the next 8 weeks, you'll add some serious weight to your Bench.
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A
Paused Bench Press
1 x 3 @ 80 %
B
Overload Bench Press
3 x 3
C
Barbell Bench Press
3 x MAX @ 75 %
D1
Dead Bench Press
5 x 1 @ 75 %
D2
Dumbbell Seal Row
5 x 6
E
Incline Dumbbell Tricep Extension
5 x 12
A
Face Pull
3 x 12
B
Neutral Grip Pull Ups
5 x 5
C
Cobra Lat Pulldowns
5 x 12
D
Incline Pronated Dumbbell Row
3 x 12
E
1 and 1/4 Hammer Curls
3 x 12
A
Seated Dumbbell Overhead Press
3 x 12
B
Neutral Grip Lat Pulldowns
10, 8, 6
C
3-Board Close Grip Bench Press
2 x 10 @ 70 %
D
Cable Fly
2 x 15
E
Dumbbell Floor Paused Triceps Extension
5 x 15
Josh Bryant has held world records in powerlifting and won the Strongest Man in America title in 2005. Referred to as the “trainer of superstars," Josh works with some of the world’s strongest and most muscular athletes at Metroflex Gym in Arlington, Texas.
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