435 Bench @200

Pretty excited about this even though I have more in me.

Wtf shoes are you wearing lol

[quote]csulli wrote:
Wtf shoes are you wearing lol[/quote]
My bowling, I mean oly shoes. They have a big fat maple leaf on them, too, in case you were wondering :).

fucking superb lift mate

<3

[quote]Yogi wrote:
fucking superb lift mate[/quote]
Thanks boss!

[quote]Spidey22 wrote:
<3[/quote]
You have two choices:

  1. lift with me next time you’re in Lexington
  2. die

Nice work. Your bench impresses me! Closegrip too.

Good stuff HT. You made that look way too easy.

Nice lift! That rack is awesome, pegs and all.

Thanks fellas!

The rack is excellent. The drawback for some is that you can’t tuck your feet under very far, so for toe benchers it hurts their setup. Obviously that’s a non-issue for me, but it’s worth noting.

I’m happy to field any bench questions here or in my log.

Nice lift man!

Do you know makes or what model that that bench rack is?

Fuck you :slight_smile:

Awesome job

[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
Nice lift man!

Do you know makes or what model that that bench rack is? [/quote]
Pretty sure it’s from EliteFTS, but sure on model or anything like that. I’ll look tomorrow when I’m there.

Wow. Great lift!

[quote]HeavyTriple wrote:

[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
Nice lift man!

Do you know makes or what model that that bench rack is? [/quote]
Pretty sure it’s from EliteFTS, but sure on model or anything like that. I’ll look tomorrow when I’m there.[/quote]

Cool man, I don’t see it on their site and I’m in the market for a stand alone bench. thanks for checking!

[quote]HeavyTriple wrote:
Thanks fellas!

The rack is excellent. The drawback for some is that you can’t tuck your feet under very far, so for toe benchers it hurts their setup. Obviously that’s a non-issue for me, but it’s worth noting.

I’m happy to field any bench questions here or in my log.[/quote]

What helped most taking your bench from 365 to 405ish? Any suggestions?

[quote]barbedwired wrote:

[quote]HeavyTriple wrote:
Thanks fellas!

The rack is excellent. The drawback for some is that you can’t tuck your feet under very far, so for toe benchers it hurts their setup. Obviously that’s a non-issue for me, but it’s worth noting.

I’m happy to field any bench questions here or in my log.[/quote]

What helped most taking your bench from 365 to 405ish? Any suggestions? [/quote]

I’ve yet to run into a prolonged sticking point when I’m healthy.

But phased training, high frequency pressing, and pause reps are my bread and butter. I have a slight elbow tuck, but not too much, and my wrists stay vertical. I train most of the year with a moderately narrow grip and without wraps. And lastly, I don’t try to out-technique the lift. 90% of increasing your bench should be from increasing the size and efficiency of the prime movers. From there you can worry about perfect technique.

[quote]HeavyTriple wrote:

[quote]barbedwired wrote:

[quote]HeavyTriple wrote:
Thanks fellas!

The rack is excellent. The drawback for some is that you can’t tuck your feet under very far, so for toe benchers it hurts their setup. Obviously that’s a non-issue for me, but it’s worth noting.

I’m happy to field any bench questions here or in my log.[/quote]

What helped most taking your bench from 365 to 405ish? Any suggestions? [/quote]

I’ve yet to run into a prolonged sticking point when I’m healthy.

But phased training, high frequency pressing, and pause reps are my bread and butter. I have a slight elbow tuck, but not too much, and my wrists stay vertical. I train most of the year with a moderately narrow grip and without wraps. And lastly, I don’t try to out-technique the lift. 90% of increasing your bench should be from increasing the size and efficiency of the prime movers. From there you can worry about perfect technique.
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Awesome bench man. A very small percentage of people can claim a legit 435 paused bench. And it looked easy for a PR. Liking the advice here would love to hear more.

nice pause too! awesome lift