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Bench Press Growth

Kidfreedom Posts: 52 Joined: 2004/05/19	2008/02/25, 11:51 PM Out of curiousity, what is a reasonable growth rate for the average male's bench press max. Through programs I've followed, I've come to expect around 5-7 pounds a week over a 7-week program. My max is in the range of 300 and this growth rate seems to be the norm for me. What would be considered fast growth, slow, etc.
merrillj Posts: 197 Joined: 2007/06/28	2008/02/26, 12:53 AM The rates will slow down over time. Example: A man benches 200 pounds after 1 year of training. Going up 5 pounds a week for 52 weeks in a year this would amount to 260 pounds. First year=200 lbs Second year=460 lbs third year=720 lbs 4th year=980 lbs 5th year=1240 lbs 6th year=1500 lbs Obviously this doesn't work. As your CNS gets more efficient and it is able to fire more motor units effectively the gains become harder to achieve.
Kidfreedom Posts: 52 Joined: 2004/05/19	2008/02/28, 01:17 AM right, I realize it'll cap at some point. I think it's reasonable to expect I'll maintain a certain level of growth until I hit around 400. I've got some excess boy fat at the moment, so I shouldn't really gain weight either. Bench as of 1/28 - 275 Bench as of 2/25 - 305 Bench Goal for 3/14 - 315 Bench Goal for 5/23 - 355 Bench Goal for 8/1 - 400
coolnatedawg Posts: 813 Joined: 2005/03/09	2008/02/28, 06:25 AM i think you are a crazy to assume you will put on 95lbs on your bench in 6mo. especially if you dont plan on gainging weight...
Kidfreedom Posts: 52 Joined: 2004/05/19	2008/02/29, 11:21 PM It's possible my body will just stop adding strength at the current rates. It's just a goal. As far as I know, I've never missed a goal in terms of strength training. We'll see if I make the first benchmarks.