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>deadlift 225kg
>Ohp strict 80kg push press 100
>Dips +2pl8 1rm
>Squat 200kg but havent squatted in months
>Bench goes from 120kg to 100kg 1rm at random, my arms literally just refuse to lift the weight more than a rep if at all
>95kg bw 1 year of training
This is all mental right ? How the hell do i get my bench to be proportionate to my other lifts
Should i just swallow my pride and follow someone else's program something like SL or greyskull or whatever ?
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>>77205299
Well it sounds like bench should be your focus, so bench 3x/week and do assistance work for it (lots of dips and lots of pulling for shoulder health). But what're you gonna do in the meantime, just not train your other lifts?
>Have you tried just caring less?
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>>77205395
Just move bench to be your first lift. That's it.
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>>77205549
I do it first, i already gave the order of my lifts here >>77205395. You're not only being unhelpful but also projecting.
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>>77205556
ahh I misread your post, apologies for the darkie behavior on my part.
Drop the dips and just double up on bench, do bench first on both days. Unrelated but it's also kinda weird you have no quad movement like lunges or squat.
GL and sorry for being a cunt.
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>>77205568
Kek it's all right.
>Unrelated but it's also kinda weird you have no quad movement like lunges or squat.
My legs got way too big when i used to have proper leg days, i want to fit pants but im starting to incorporate calves and leg extensions to add a C day. Extra day foe bench i guess
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>>77205299
my bench fucking sucks too idk why I've tried different training styles, frequencies, etc
I'm 6'1 82kg deadlift 200 1rep,squat 160kg 1rep, plup 40kg and my bench is just 80kg 1rep
my ohp is 110kg i think it's my best lift (it doesn't get better if i train ohp, i train behind the neck wide grip ohp and it makes my normal ohp better)
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>>77205299
Who cares? Are you competing? Big chest is unaesthetic anyways. Switch to close grip bench so it mostly hits your arms and focus on your press/ other lifts.
>>77205690
I do them all the time, it's fine. Unless you're deadlifting 800 it's not a big deal
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>>77205772
I have weaknesses to work on and want to eventually drop a few kgs to leverage those numbers to a smaller category. Maybe you're right that 5 years is too long term, once i get my bench sorted out i'll dive right in
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>>77205299
You got novice gains on a routine that doesn't have enough volume/structure to work 5ever. Your bench fluctuates because 1rm normally fluctuates, you don't arrive to 1rm and keep it 24/7. Your bench is "disproportional" because your leverages don't support it.
>>77205395
Where is bench failure point
>at chest - pecs/delts
>everything else - tris
Find failure point of your highest bench 1rm. Swap bench with whatever variation of bench hits your weakest muscle. Wide grip, guillotine, close grip, reverse grip, dbs, whatever. Do that variation till it stalls. Swap back to flat bench.
Also drop dips they're useless. Do something cool for upper back/obliques/low back instead. Karelin high pulls or something.