Here I’ll give you some real advice.
Eat and stfu. Lift some iron. Drink milk. Squat. Rinse. Repeat.
Don’t make it over complicated. Want to lift more for flat? Do what Christian Thib does and go up half way than back down than up all the way for a total of 1 rep. Want to have a better incline? Do the same only but your body is inclined rather than flat.
Workout your shoulders, cuffs and tris for bigger lifts as well.
[quote]daniel d wrote:
Here I’ll give you some real advice.
Eat and stfu. Lift some iron. Drink milk. Squat. Rinse. Repeat.
Don’t make it over complicated. Want to lift more for flat? Do what Christian Thib does and go up half way than back down than up all the way for a total of 1 rep. Want to have a better incline? Do the same only but your body is inclined rather than flat.
Workout your shoulders, cuffs and tris for bigger lifts as well. [/quote]
This coming from a noob that hasn’t even been lifting for a year and weighs less than 170.
Listen son, I will repeat what I said before, your advice is USELESS. Keep it to yourself.
Others have made some good suggestions, you however, are polluting this thread. I swear some members of this forum are either a) cocky sons of bitches, or b) retards. You are both.
Lighten up Julius, he was just mucking around, its a running joke. He actually gave you some good advice in his second post. Read it again, take a deep breath and relax… It’s all good.
Yes, was a joke. Also, I haven’t updated my stats in my T-Nation since I first joined this site (I’ll update it now for you). I’m running at 180 now and not stopping. Just thought I’d throw that in there for the record.
[quote]JuliusA wrote:
My whole flat set up is a powerlifting setup, whereas for the incline I just plop down on the bench and press - that means that all of the other shit I do (arch back, tighten shoulder blades and lats, drive with the legs, elbows tucked, flaring only with 1/3 of the way to go) isn’t doing much. Kind of disappointing… [/quote]
Maybe you are overthinking the set up on the flat bench and maybe you are just “plopping down” and busting ass on the incline. Perhaps by overthinking on the flat bench you are taking away from your strength. And on the inclines, your only thought is to get the weight up.
If you’re not completely comfortable with a powerlifing bench set up, start by just plopping down on the flat bench and lifting. Then add just one powerlifting technique to your bench at a time until it becomes second nature.
For exapmle, start by squeezing the shoulder blades together hard and driving the traps into the bench. Continue to bench that way until you do it without thinking about it. Then add the squeezing and pulling the bar apart idea. Keep doing this until your setup is very strong and stable.
Another idea that crossed my mind is that maybe you have been incline benching as long as you have been flat benching. I think a lot of people start out lifting with the flat bench being the dominant movement. I believe that is the reason many peopla have a large difference in poundages. Maybe you have been inclining as long as you have been flat bencing.
Also, someone asked about your form and raising your hips and ass on the bench. Are you doing this on inclines? You said you don’t think much about form on the inclines, so maybe your sloppy form leads to cheating techniques, like ass coming off the bench.
Finally, the technique and form on an incline bench press can vary greatly from lifter to lifter. Elbow angle varies, as does where the bar touches the chest. All this can lead to different poundages being put up.
Just tossing out ideas…