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Increasing weight on Flat BB press

Hypocrisy86

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Im having a pretty harsh time increasing the weight
as of now i've been trying to add 5lbs a week to bench press to get at least 3reps at the last set with the added increased weight
as of now, i tried out 170 for 0, but drop setted back to 165 for 4 reps...
i don't quite understand how to increase weights for bench pressing
i need some serial help. super serial !
 
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Here's an article I posted on a thread a while back - should hopefully be of some help to you
 
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Makaveli is right all those 15 tips would surely help you in increasing your bench press grealty. Give them a try and see if it works, if it does, tell us! Good Luck!
 
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You only bench 165 for 4?!? You look way stronger from your pics bro. I guess that could be a good thing or bad. Do you want to get your bench higher or do you want a stronger chest? There are powerlifting tricks you could start doing but they will take away from your chest.
 

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