Bench test day for you westsiders everyone please read

[1-dawg]

I'm sorry but there is absolutely no way you are gaining 5lbs per week on your bench and 10 on your squat. It just doesn't work that way. I'd be willing to bet that the day you benched 405 you could have benched 410, 415 or even 420. Your weights may goup each week but you are not getting a true gauge of yoru max. Many people go months w/o gaining anything then they put 30 lbs on a lift in 6 weeks. If it takes you 3 weeks to recover from dl'ing then you are really not in good shape. You shoudl be able to pull almosy weekly since you are 19. If you were a masters lifter then I might say ok -- maybe, but only if you were pulling huge weights -- 750-800+. You should also be able to train year round without taking anytime off. I haven't taken any time off for almost 3 years. I do take a max lift every week but not in the conventional bench or squat -- for bench it may be board presses this week and floor press next week, for the sq/dl good am's this week and maybe good am's off the pins the next week. By rotating max exercises everyweek I can get a true max of that lift.

 

[solidj55]

I hate to be a dick and all but I am going to have to call bullshit on the whole adding 60 to 95lbs per year onto your bench press. Thats just not possible. Well let me rephrase. It is possible to do that in a year but its not possible to do it consistantly every year. I have increased my bench almost from 285 to 350 this year. And I would actually say that right now my bench is over 350 and I have done this without steriods. I just converted from a bodybuilding workout to a powerlifting workout. Im my opinion that is why my max shot up so much. But at the same time I know that I will not be able to do this continually. This was just a one shot deal.

 

[Sebass67]

Hmm...what if u cycled between theBBing workout and powerlifting workout...
Would u get the same gains on the second cycle...?
Would you lose much strength doing bbing training?

Just kinda curious about how these things work...

two shot deal possible?

 

[solidj55]

I know several powerlifters who do bodybuilding workouts in their off season, or when they have no meets coming up anytime soon. Some do it to let their joints heal and some do it saying that it promotes more muscle mass which can help with strength. I also know some powerlifters who supplement some bodybuilding type workouts throught the whole year. As far as their gain or loss in strength, I have noticed that most of them are able to maintain most of their strength while bbing and when they start powerlifting again they do get surges of strength rather fast but no where near what you get initially when you convert from bbing to powerlifting.

 

[Sebass67]

Hmmm...just was wondering..

Playing OG in football and need to get my weight up.

Of course if i do BB workouts than i will prob have enough mass.

If i do powerlifting will i be able to gain the same amount of weight"?

Kinda looking for a happy medium.,..

Wanna be strong and big

Powerful and Fast....

243 right now.. and i have till halfway through August to be 270...