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    Bench Training, Rants, lectures, Q&A, and general lifting education

    Appreciate it, feel free to comment any questions (gym related or not) that you may have!
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    Bench Training, Rants, lectures, Q&A, and general lifting education

    Nutrition: Currently running Renaissance Periodization I am on the Base Template, hoping not to have to move to Fat Loss 1. Currently am at approximately 2500 calories on workout days and 2200 on non-workout days. My goal right now is to lose some side fat. Starting weight: 220lbs Current...
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    Bench Training, Rants, lectures, Q&A, and general lifting education

    All, Am going to be running a thread here that will go beyond the typical list of workouts with the weights and reps utilized, instead we will try to dive a bit deeper. Including the bigger question of WHYs... So Lets open up with a big picture snapshot. Me (pictures below) 34 years old...
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    Training Journal - Help

    Team, Am contemplating running a training journal that is also educational, problem I see is most journals just lapse into a list of workouts and weights with very little educational content. Tell me, when you read a journal what do you like to see?
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    What’s the best belt for squats/deads?

    13mm EliteFTS belt or Pioneer. can't go wrong.
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    Protein shakes

    He faded :(
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    T3 for weight loss

    I would stay away from it, focus on all the easy things you can do that are in your control... other than the pill
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    Topic of the week: Is Overtraining BS?

    Some of the comments in here are amazing, here are my two cents. I will not get drawn into a large debate. Fatigue is real and therefore overtraining is real. Every person dissipates fatigue differently. When we workout we generate fatigue, between workouts we recover from that fatigue. There...
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    For you that have a 400+ bench

    Start a thread Post a clear bench video for me to mark your starting point, I want to see what at least 330-350 looks like Go for a clean single rep, no bouncing the heaviest you can go without failure This will let me see your technique and strengths
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    For you that have a 400+ bench

    Just keep other weight training sessions to none And make sure you are replenishing carbs and sodium after MMA
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    For you that have a 400+ bench

    Few things if I help 1) make a thread 2) post videos of the main lifts I need 3) don’t do extra workouts or extra sets and reps Agreed ?
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    For you that have a 400+ bench

    What if I told you, if you dedicated 5 weeks listening to a simple structure you’d bench 360 with ease maybe even 375 with no bounce It’s all about structure
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    For you that have a 400+ bench

    Strength training is math, hate to say it And just going to the gym and crushing it is only going to get you so far Curious, what is your current bench max for a clean single rep ... clean, no bouncing
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    For you that have a 400+ bench

    I think you are chasing a trap if you think by necessarily increasing another upper body lift it will just make your bench go up... I didn’t do a single shoulder press when training for my 500 bench You should focus on fatigue management and recovery from one bench workout to the next, while...
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    For you that have a 400+ bench

    I am just stating you may be looking at the wrong things Last shoulder press workout was 95lbs for 4x15 My bench is over 405 on a bad day Attached is 501 Invalid Link Removed
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    For you that have a 400+ bench

    People would need a lot more information to intelligently answer how and why you’re stuck Including: How often you train What intensities and percentages of max you train at How often you fail lifts Technique videos Etc
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    Motivation!

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    Lifting in morning or night?

    Really doesn’t matter, totally subjective If you have energy in the morning and aren’t significantly sacrificing quality sleep...then lift in the morning
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    Sets per muscle group on a PPL routine

    PPL ? 3-4 sets on 2-3 different exercises seems to be good for me
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    AmateurStrong - Powerlifting Log / Articles / Rants /

    Still slowly working on getting my post count up. Been mia a bit. Just moved to West Palm beach, so been getting settled down here
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