Incline bench becoming stagnant. Help me out homies.

[MT375]

If you are following the DC program, he states that if you "fail" or cant add reps each time, you are supposed to drop that exercise and add a new one.

I would say if you were doing barbell incline maybe switch to DB inclines or something like that for awhile

 

[DOGGCRAPP]

The prize goes to MT375! Thank you--you go to the ultimate strength limit in an exercise and then at that point you do a new
exercise to get brutally strong at. Its those continual huge jumps in strength on whatever exercise your doing that is going to add up over time. Blast up some dumbell inclines for the next couple months until you stagnate and then come back to inclines again--youll start out lower than you left off but I guarentee you ----you will fly by your previous highs in about 3 weeks of it

 

[guldukat]

The master hath spoken *bows*

Dogg, haven't you found that doing 3 exercises is generally better than doing only two, though? It depends on the bodypart, but I have noticed a strong correlation between variation of movements (good ones, anyway) and constant strength gains.

I still have to take breaks and I'm sure I'll hit an upper-limit on some movements, but doing three different chest presses, three different calf raises etc. have helped me gain faster than doing only two I think. I tend to get a bit burned out on only two different exercises/bodypart, whether it's mental, physical, or a bit of both.

 

[MULE1]

Up the weight do heavy sets of 5x3 for 2 mts and then drop and try your light stuff again

 

[DOGGCRAPP]

Guld:ogg, haven't you found that doing 3 exercises is generally better than doing only two, though? It depends on the bodypart, but I have noticed a strong correlation between variation of movements (good ones, anyway) and constant strength gains.

Doggcrapp:: totally agree with you Guld no doubt--and I also agree with you if someone is really bombed out with presses that theres no problem going to upright rows or some other delt exercise (its just not my personal favorite and that doesnt matter in the least) ---Im glad Guld you've found your groove with this. I remember it was really different and difficult in the beginning (it usually is for most people) and then you just kind of find your groove and take off with it. I dont look at my own arms and say "yippee ive grown another inch"--thats great and everything but Im truly happy when I hear you or others say that youve gained an inch on your arms. When i heard you say that i said aloud "hell yea Guld way to go" staring at my computer screen. Keep up the good work

 

[louden_swain]

I love it when DC speaks. . . everything he posts makes sense.

 

[guldukat]

totally agree with you Guld no doubt--and I also agree with you if someone is really bombed out with presses that theres no problem going to upright rows or some other delt exercise (its just not my personal favorite and that doesnt matter in the least) ---Im glad Guld you've found your groove with this. I remember it was really different and difficult in the beginning (it usually is for most people) and then you just kind of find your groove and take off with it. I dont look at my own arms and say "yippee ive grown another inch"--thats great and everything but Im truly happy when I hear you or others say that youve gained an inch on your arms. When i heard you say that i said aloud "hell yea Guld way to go" staring at my computer screen. Keep up the good work

I am honored great one

It did take me awhile to get my head screwed on tight, but I'm sure glad I finally did!

Speaking of arms, they're 19.5" right now, pumped a good half inch from my first real hard workout in about two weeks. It felt awesome! They'd been stuck at 18" for so long that I was getting really frustrated. Then, with your routine...zoom! There they went. I'd honestly thought I'd realized my potential.

I like being dead wrong sometimes And I have you to thank for it.

 

[JollyRogers]

what about board presses?

 

[MrTrap]

Guld:ogg, haven't you found that doing 3 exercises is generally better than doing only two, though? It depends on the bodypart, but I have noticed a strong correlation between variation of movements (good ones, anyway) and constant strength gains.

Doggcrapp:: totally agree with you Guld no doubt--

How different do the xercises need to be with this system? Like for lats; is it OK to rotate through supinated, parallel, and pronated grip chins? And if one of those plateaus, what can you change to? Pulldowns aren't that much different.

TIA,
Traps

 

[MT375]

How different do the xercises need to be with this system? Like for lats; is it OK to rotate through supinated, parallel, and pronated grip chins? And if one of those plateaus, what can you change to? Pulldowns aren't that much different.

TIA,
Traps

Im obviously not DC but bent over rows would be a good choice for Back Width exercises, really flex your lats before you bring the bar up and you should really feel it