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Bench Press Plateau? 10 Tips For A Bigger Bench
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Tip #1: Have realistic expectations

The first thing to ask yourself is if you're TRULY in a bench press plateau to begin with.

Building significant bench press strength takes time and patience and is accomplished in baby steps. For example, adding just 1 pound to either side of the bar per week would still produce over 100 pounds gained over the course of a year.

Take a look at your workout logs and if the numbers are consistently increasing (even 1 extra rep with the same weight is still good progress) then you're probably on the right track and may not need to change anything at all.

Tip #2: Prioritize

Whichever exercise is performed first in your workout is the one that will experience the fastest strength and muscle gains.

If your bench press has hit a strength plateau but your other lifts are improving, make sure to position the barbell bench press as the first exercise in your workout.

Tip #3: Improve your technique

Remember that bench pressing is a SKILL, and it must be learned and improved on if you want to gain strength as effectively a possible.

Often times fixing a bench press plateau is a matter of fixing your bench press form.

You can find plenty of detailed bench press tutorials online that can guide you through all of the proper form cues needed to optimize the lift.

Tip #4: Bench more often

Bench press stuck? Often the simplest solution is to just increase your bench press frequency and/or volume.

If you're currently benching just once a week, increase it to twice a week or even three times per week. If you're currently doing 3 sets of bench press per chest workout, up that to 4 or 5 sets.

Tip #5: Include accessory lifts

The bench press exercise is a compound movement involving the pecs, shoulders and triceps, and if you have a weak link in there somewhere, a bench press plateau can often result.

If you tend to get stuck at the bottom of the bench press, then your pecs or shoulders need to be strengthened. In this case you can use a dumbbell press, paused bench press and/or overhead press to assist you.

If it's the upper half of the lift where you tend to get stuck, your triceps need more work. Try using a close grip bench press, board press/pin press and/or tricep extensions in this case.

Tip #6: Bump up your calories

A bench press plateau (or any strength plateau in general) can often just be the result of you needing to add more overall mass to your frame.

If you want a bigger bench press, just becoming bigger in general is often the answer.

Adding 100-200 calories on top of your current intake might be all you need if your bench press is not increasing at the moment.

Tip #7: Do a weight acclimation warmup

This will prime your muscles and nervous system prior to your bench press workout for optimal strength output.

Here's a warmup template you can follow where the % given is in relation to the weight you'll use on your first heavy bench press set:

Set #1: 40% x 8 reps
Set #2: 55% x 5 reps
Set #3: 70% x 3 reps
Set #4: 85% x 2 reps
Set #5: 100% x 1 rep

Tip #8: Lower your rep range

If your bench press reps have been primarily landing around the 8+ range, try decreasing that to about 4-6 per set.

Lower reps will build more raw strength and could give you the extra boost needed to break through your bench press plateau.

Tip #9: Increase your rest time

Shorter rest times are fine for smaller less demanding isolation lifts, but if want a bigger bench press and the numbers aren't budging, try resting for longer in between sets with periods of around 3-4 minutes or more.

Tip #10: Microload

If you're not able to crank out any additional reps with your current bench press weight but increasing the load by 5 pounds feels too heavy, try microloading instead with a 1.25 pound plate on each side or even less.

Microplates can be purchased online or locally and can help you land in that middle "sweet spot" needed to achieve further bench press progression.

Apply these 10 bench press tips to your chest workouts and you should be back on the road to a bigger, stronger bench press in no time.

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