TeddyBear
Former Skinny Kid / Tren Made Me Gay
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Hey,
I’m scheduled for a powerlifting competition in March 2021.
I’m about 201-207 lbs, so I’m gonna aim for the 205 weight class. 5’10, 29YO, if that’s relevant.
Anyways, my lifts are currently:
Overhead Press (sitting) 190x2
Bench 250x3 (hit two months ago. I got 1x250 this week)
Squat 390x3
Deadlift 430x5 (I hit that today).
I would love to hit the 1200lb club by March. But at the very least, I would like to bring my bench up to par with my other lifts.
I have naturally strong and defined shoulders, so I think that accounts for my OHP.
But otherwise, I’m a very average build (predisposed to be thin). I just have the flattest chest and no power behind it.
Has anyone improved a lagging bench? What have you done?
Additional details: I had an online coach who nationally ranked and had me do a program. But he wasn’t helpful in details, just programming. So I’m ditching him.
Ive been doing pause bench to address my slow descent, it’s usually 3 seconds slow. But I was told that tempo doesn’t matter as long as it’s controlled.
My last 250 took a full 17 seconds to fail. I lowered it in 3 seconds and fought it at the 25% mark for the remaining 14 seconds before failing.
I’m scheduled for a powerlifting competition in March 2021.
I’m about 201-207 lbs, so I’m gonna aim for the 205 weight class. 5’10, 29YO, if that’s relevant.
Anyways, my lifts are currently:
Overhead Press (sitting) 190x2
Bench 250x3 (hit two months ago. I got 1x250 this week)
Squat 390x3
Deadlift 430x5 (I hit that today).
I would love to hit the 1200lb club by March. But at the very least, I would like to bring my bench up to par with my other lifts.
I have naturally strong and defined shoulders, so I think that accounts for my OHP.
But otherwise, I’m a very average build (predisposed to be thin). I just have the flattest chest and no power behind it.
Has anyone improved a lagging bench? What have you done?
Additional details: I had an online coach who nationally ranked and had me do a program. But he wasn’t helpful in details, just programming. So I’m ditching him.
Ive been doing pause bench to address my slow descent, it’s usually 3 seconds slow. But I was told that tempo doesn’t matter as long as it’s controlled.
My last 250 took a full 17 seconds to fail. I lowered it in 3 seconds and fought it at the 25% mark for the remaining 14 seconds before failing.