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is this a good way to bench press??

freakbomb Posts: 24 Joined: 2005/03/31	2005/03/31, 01:47 AM i heard about a way to benchpress from a pretty strong friend of mine. He said its good to start with the weights that u can do for 5 sets of 10 reps, and then later when u get stronger, u can change it to like 3 sets of 20 reps, or something like that and keep doing that until u are strong enough to bench that weights for 50 reps at in 1 set, and then u can add more weights to it, and repeat the steps. is that a good way to bench press????
bropie Posts: 1,084 Joined: 2004/12/04	2005/03/31, 06:24 AM sounds kinda strange to me.. thats more shifting to a focus on muscular endurance rather than building strength. i think if you're looking to build strength, you should start doing the exercise with reps of 12- 15 until you get your technique down, with sets of 1- 3. Work at less than 70% of your IRM for this phase, and give yourself rests up to 1 min between sets. When you feel you're ready to move on, shift in to more of a 8- 10 rep range, with sets of 1- 4 at a 70- 80% IRM range. You can extend your rest period here between sets to anywhere up to 2 minutes. I hope this answers your q.. -------------- Pain is weakness leaving the body
rev8ball Posts: 3,081 Joined: 2001/12/27	2005/03/31, 11:31 AM freakbomb, take a look through the powerlifting thread. We have some great bench pressing topics and routines. Good luck! -------------- Michael Nothing personal.... Strictly business.
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2005/03/31, 05:58 PM thing is.....whats your goal? caus eyoru not gonna build much strength( max wise) like that. -------------- " The only true eye, is your minds eye"- plato
	2005/04/01, 02:04 AM I have heard.....of a similar routine but in terms of time....e.g. 10 push ups....then rest 30 sec and do another and repeat...for 5-10 sets....then as you progress you keep decreasing rest time until you can do 1 big set of 50-100....
	2005/04/01, 02:07 AM however what you mentioned is not necessarily a good way to progress...or at least effeciently/effectively.... like rev suggested....check the powerlifting thread for the most effective ways of progressing in bench press....
freakbomb Posts: 24 Joined: 2005/03/31	2005/04/04, 08:15 PM thanks for the tips, i guess ill go check out the powerlifting thread just about now.....