BenchPressPapi's journey to a 405 bench press

T&G CGBP
45x20,135x10,225x10,275x5,
325,330x2,345,350,300x7,300x5, 290x7
Weighted dips w/ 75lbs: 12,10,13
Pendlay row
135,185x5,230x5x2,185x12
Face pulls AMRAPx3

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Paused BP: 45x25,135x10,225x12,300x6,300x7,
305x6,315x6(w/ slingshot),
295x10(w/ slingshot)
10 second Static Holds: 370,385,405
Cable flys 15x5
Face pulls AMRAPx4

Push Press: 45x15, I 135x5,185x5,
225x1x2
Zpress:135x5,155x5,160x2,165x2,
170x2,100x15x2
Rear delt DB flys 50lbsx15x3

New T&G PR; 370x1,
My current paused PR is 340x2. Hopefuly I hit 365 paused by spring.

T&G Bench Press
45x20,135x10,225x10,275x5,315x2,
340,360,370,335x3(w/ slingshot)
340x4(w/ slingshot)
Incline DB press 75lbsx20x2
Pendlay rows 185x8,225x8x3,185x10
Face pulls: AMRAPx4

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Paused Bench Press
45x20,135x10,225x10,275x5,315x2x2
295x3
T&G: 275x12,225x23
TBar Row Machine 90x10,135x10,180x5x2,135x12

T&G CGBP
45x20,135x10,225x10,275x5,
320x4,300x5,280x10,285x10
Zpress 135x3,135x5
Tricep ext 20x3
Hammer strength Row machine
270x10,320x10,340x10x2,290x15
Face pulls: AMRAPx3

Paused Bench
45x20,135x10,225x10,275x5,
300x3x10
T&G Incline BB bench
135x10,225x12x2,135x10
Hammer Strength row
180x10,270x10,340x10x3,180x25
Face pulls AMRAPx4

My push press is really weak for some reason.
Push Press
45x20,135x5,185x5,225, 235(fail)
Incline BB
135x10,225x5,275x3,225x15
DB front raises 12x3
Rear dealt flys 15x3

It’s because you haven’t trained legs since August. :wink:

I haven’t trained legs consistently for the last 2 years, so that’s definitely not the reason lol.

T&G CGBP
45x20,135x10,225x10,275x5,
315x5,350(fail),295x7x2
Neutral grip DB BP: 80x30
Tbar row machine
135x8,180x8x3,135x15,90x22
Face pulls AMRAPx4

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Incline BP
45x25,135x10,185x5,225x5,275x3,
280x3,295,315,225x10,235x10
Flys 15-20x5
Tbar row: 90x10,135x8,180x8x3
Rear delt 12x4
Face pulls AMRAPx4

Incline BP
135x12,205x5,225x5,265x4,275x4,
290x4,295x3,245x10,245x8
Cable Flys 15-20x6
Front raises 12x3
Tbar row machine
135x8,180x8x2,135x8,90x15
Rear delt flys 12x5
Face pulls AMRAPx4

45x20,135x10,225x10,275x5,
315,325x2,295x6x2,
295x8(w/slingshot)
270x10,275x10
Dips 40bsx20,40lbsx22, Bwx30
Tricep ext 15x6
Face pulls AMRAPx3

Incline BP
45x20,135x10,205x5,250x5,275x5
295x3,300x3,250x9
Incline DB 70x30
Cable Flys 15-20x4
Hammer strength row machine
270x15x4
Rear delt flys 12x4
Face pulls AMRAPx4

Paused Bench press
45x20,135x10,225x10,275x5,
315,335,350
T&G: 355,365
Paused CGBP 270x8x2
70lb Weighted Dips 15x2
Lat pulldowns 12x4
Face pulls 15x4

Incline Bench press
45x20,135x10,205x5,250x5,275x5,
295x3,320(fail),235x10,250x7
DIps: 20,25
Cable Flys 15-20x4
Pull overs 20x2
T bar row machine
160x12x3
Face pulls AMRAPx4

T&G Bench press
45x20,135x10,225x10,275x5,
315x4x3
CGBP 315x7(w/ slingshot)
225x15
Tricep ext 8-10x8x6
Lat pulldowns 12x6
Face pulls 15x4

I took 400mg of caffeine and I still felt weak and tired. I might need to deload
Incline Bench press
45x20,135x10,205x5,245x5,280x4,
265x5,225x10x2
Cable Flys 15-20x5
Hammer strength machine rows
270x8,320x8x2,180x25
Face pulls AMRAPx5

Paused CGBP
45x20,135x10,225x10,275x5,
295x3,320x3,335x3x2(w/slingshot) 270x8
45lb Weighted dips 16,
BB rows 135x10,185x8,205x8,225x5,135x7
Face pulls 15x4

Incline Bench press
45x20,135x10,185x5,225x5,265x5,
275x5x2,225x10x2
Cable Flys 15-20x5
BB rows
135x8,185x8,235x10,185x8
Face pulls AMRAPx5