Vince Dizenzo ran one of his bench press programs a couple years ago. He kept a detailed journal at Elitefts.
I did the Doug Young Bench press routine he talks about. After benching, you do front raises, 1 arm preacher curls, 1 arm rows, 1 arm tricep extensions and finish with Straight Arm Pulldowns.
It was a change from how I had trained. It really made me reconsider training for size and strength, and how there isn’t really a clear distinction. I didn’t think much of 1 arm preacher curls before, but after doing them, I can feel how they carry over to the bench press.
Also, a bunch of his “principles” are really good.
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Goal setting, list, writing what you want to accomplish down works. Bryant is big on the mental side of training. Logs and goal setting are the easiest way to get into this stuff.
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Heavy work first. Do the heavy sets for your main lifts first, then do back-offs. It can be extra volume, like more lighter benching after your heaviest lifts. Or special work like(Olympic pause squats, bottom position rack bench presses). Whatever light work you do is better after heavier work. Post Activation Potentiation or something like that.
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Rotate rep ranges or assistance exercises or lift variations every “cycle.” A bunch of his routines adjust every 4 weeks.
Do you have your eye on any particular routine? He puts out so many.