How To Increase Your Bench Press
Hello my friend! I’m really glad to see you again! I have to tell you I got up this morning, and both of my ears were ringing! There’s a saying that were all aware of which says…. when your ears are ringing someone is usually talking about you! So my friend I have to ask the question! Were you talking about me to someone…. on the way here today?? Gee Nino as a matter of fact I was, but trust me it was all good things!
Actually Nino I was talking to a friend of mine on the way here today…. and we were reading your particular blog on how you set The State and National Bench Press Record! Nino my friend couldn’t believe how much, you bench pressed for your body weight! Nino he even asked me if you were taking steroids, when all this occured! Gee Nino I was actually kind of caught off guard, with him asking me this! Actually my friend I’m not at all surprised I still get asked, that same question today by many people! So my friend I’m curious to know what you told him? Gee Nino I think your going to like my answer…. to your question!
Well Nino I basically told my friend that he should go back, and read your blog on your thoughts on steroid use! Well my friend I’m very impressed on how you handled the situation! Let me just say to you this is mainly why God has me on this mission! God not only wants me to share with you my life story and the accomplishments, that I have been able to achieve with my disability! God also want’s me to give you my thoughts on certain issues that people in our society, might be struggling with in their lives! Furthermore give them guidance to help…. them make the right choice!
Gee Nino it’s funny that you would say this because my friend, has been really struggling with trying to increase his bench press! Nino my friend wanted me to ask you if you could help and tell him how he could increase his bench?? Well my friend I believe you just gave me, the next topic of our discussion today! I would be more than happy to help your friend in an area, that I feel alot of guys struggle with today!
I’ll be totally honest with you I also struggled, with trying to increase my bench press for a period of time as well! I definitely don’t want you to think I just got down, on the bench one day and pressed 300lbs right off the bat! There was a special training method I used that helped me, get to that point!
So in my next blog I’m going to tell you all about that special training method, I used and you will be using now also to increase your bench safely!! I truly believe this method will surprise you because I was able to increase my bench considerably, without having to train heavy to do it! Gee Nino I’m not trying to be funny here but how can you, expect to increase your bench if you don’t train with the heavy weight! Well my friend I think it’s time you get out your pen and pad, once again because I’m about to tell you how it’s done! Oh and might I add without the risk of you getting injured in the process! God only knows I’ve seen many guys injure themselves, while trying to increase their bench!
Are you ready for me to help you…. add some pounds to your bench??
I sure am Nino!
Here we go again!
Well for starters my friend there’s a common belief out there in order to be able, to lift the heavy weight we need to train as heavy as possible! Well I’m sorry to disappoint you but that belief is absolutely false! The only thing that this method will accomplish, is seriously increasing your chances of getting injured! I hate to see anyone have their training career, cut short because of an injury that could have been avoided!
Well my friend I have a much better method for you to follow! It’s not only guaranteed to work for you but also, has absolutely no risk of causing serious injury to yourself! Would you like to know… on what that method might be?? Gee Nino of course!! Everything you’ve gave me advice on so far has worked for me, and I know it’s also going to work for my friend!
Ok my friend! Get ready to write down some valuable information, that’s guaranteed to increase your bench! Let’s see your going to do two basic chest excercises that your very familiar with, and probably are doing now in your chest routine! The only thing your going to be doing different is your going to be using, that special training method that helped me along with God set the bench press record! You will be using this method for about 4-6 weeks in your chest routine! After which my friend get ready to be blown away…. to see your bench increase “big time”!!
Well my friend here’s the routine! First you will start on the flat bench and you will put a weight on the barbell, that you can easily do 12-15 reps with doing four sets total! Then on to the second exercise… the incline barbell press! Again use a weight that you can easily do 12-15 reps, doing again four sets total! Now there’s a good reason why I’m telling you this! Would you like to the reason?? Gee Nino what do you think of course! Well ok usually when anyone bench presses their taught to bring the bar, down to their chest then press the bar up! Yeah Nino that’s how I’ve been doing it! Well my friend not anymore!
For the next 4-6 weeks you are going to be using, that special training method when you bench! This method is simply called “pause reps” which is purposely designed…. to increase your bench press strength! This method is used in bench press competitions where you must pause the bar, on your chest for three seconds before pressing the weight up! If I recall I did that very thing, when I set the record! So your going to be doing the exact same thing, with the two chest exercises I’ve given you!
My friend your going to quickly find out when you pause the bar, on your chest for those three seconds the weight is going to feel much heavier than it is! This is the main reason why your using a weight that you can easily handle, because those “pause reps” are really going to challenge you!!
Listen my friend this method is going to take some time, for you to get used to doing but like I said it’s guaranteed to work for you! It’s like anything else we try new for the first time! Just think of this special training method, like learning to ride a bike for the very first time! As we know the more times we ride, the better we become and the training wheels come off! All I’m saying my friend the more pause reps you do, the stronger your bench will become! All I know this method has worked for me and I know… it will work for you as well! Oh might I also add without any injuries or excuses… along the way!!
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