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regaining strength

helmethead300 Posts: 2 Joined: 2006/11/28	2006/11/30, 05:33 PM hey i just ended football season and i lost about 20 pounds off my bench. i know this is normal but do yall have any tips for regaining it faster??
	2006/11/30, 09:34 PM train your deadlift and squat
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2006/11/30, 10:20 PM normal? not likely. My answer would depend on what you did to make your bench go down 20lbs. -------------- Iron and chalk.
	2006/12/01, 01:40 AM yea a bit backwards....when your offseason starts you should get stronger not weaker...
rev8ball Posts: 3,081 Joined: 2001/12/27	2006/12/01, 01:45 AM I think maybe he means that he lost it during the season, so by the end, he was 20 lbs weaker, which isn't too uncommon. Of course, I could be just making his post make more sense than he intended... :laugh: -------------- Michael That which does not kill me... would probably kill you.
arondaballer Posts: 1,054 Joined: 2003/06/14	2006/12/01, 01:29 PM Well, I always lost much strength and size during my basketball seasons, but this was due to poor eating and in-season conditioning (much is due to my coach). Get it back up, and next season, really focus on at least maintaining that strength. As far as tips go, just train hard, and usually you will regain your status pretty fast if you've been there before. -------------- I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle-victorious. --Vince Lombardi "Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work." H. L. Hunt
	2006/12/01, 04:28 PM Did you train during inseason or did you lay off from lifting completely? Because 20lb is not much of a drop if you took like a 3 month break... It's usually easier to get back to weight you had done before so this shouldnt take too long. Just about any decent program focusing on heavy lifting will get you there.... DOnt forget to focus on overall strength also....bench is just something on top of squats, deadlifts, chins, dips, GMSs, OHPs, etc....doing bench press+curls=stupidity=injury