This bench press max workout is based on the world record holders chest workout. Ryan Kennelly benched 1075 assisted in 2008 and also benched 800 lbs unassisted. This man is a straight beast and with this workout ... you will not be able to bench 1000 lbs, but hopefully you can bring your bench up 50-60 lbs.
For the first rack lockout exercise you are going to place the poles 1/2 of the way up and for the second you are only going to place the poles 1/4 of the way up. This will help you to improve your sticking points and ultimately help your max.
The first thing you need to do is figure out what your one rep max is. Once you have figured that out you are going to use percentages from that number to figure out how much weight to do for each set. Week 8 and 9 are going to be different then listed above. The reason for this is because you are preparing for your new one rep max. If the exercises is listed as sets 1/reps 1 just ignore the exercise and skip it.
Percentages for all exercises.
Week #1 60%
Week #2 65%
Week #3 70%
Week #4 75%
Week #5 80%
Week #6 85%
Week #7 90%
Week #8 Light bench at 5 sets of 3 @ 55%
Week #9 rest
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8 sets, 2 reps, 01:00 rest
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2 sets, 5 reps, 01:00 rest
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2 sets, 5 reps, 01:00 rest
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2 sets, 5 reps, 01:00 rest
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Make no mistake about it, the Ryan Kennelly workout is the best bench press workout available. If your ultimate desire is to blow your previous bench press max out of the water, then the bench workouts included here are your ticket. The Ryan Kennelly workout routine is a bench workout routine... more
Percentages are going to be listed for the speed bench press off of your one rep max. The tricep exercises you should be trying to go up in weight and pushing yourself to do as much weight as you can each workout.
For week 8 you are going to ignore what is listed above and just do bench press. You are going to do 3 set of 3 repetitions at 60% in preparation for your max workout the next week. Week 9 is where you are going to go for your new 1 rep max. If the exercises is listed as sets 1/reps 1 just ignore the exercise and skip it.
When going for your new max you can use the pyramid approach. Start with doing one rep at 60% of your max then 70%, 80%, etc until you reach your max and then go up 5-10 lbs each set after that. Rest 2-3 minutes in between each set.
Week #1 50%
Week #2 55%
Week #3 60%
Week #4 50%
Week #5 55%
Week #6 60%
Week #7 50%
Week #8 Light bench at 3 sets of 3 @ 60%
Week #9 Determine your new 1 rep max.
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8 sets, 3 reps, 01:00 rest
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3 sets, 10 reps, 01:00 rest
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3 sets, 10 reps, 01:00 rest
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Make no mistake about it, the Ryan Kennelly workout is the best bench press workout available. If your ultimate desire is to blow your previous bench press max out of the water, then the bench workouts included here are your ticket. The Ryan Kennelly workout routine is a bench workout routine... more
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