Incline Bench Press - 225 lbs x 16 reps (at 205 lbs)

[fivefingerbp98]

nice set here randy. even tho its old lol. nearly 2 years. but im going to start doing incline bench presses. i think ima start with 140 to get use to the way it feels first. and i wont raise my butt either lol. thanks for your support!

[BRETZERR]

Yeah, I did this vid a year and a bit ago...

I have since hit 2 plates for 20 and 250 lbs for 15 reps on the incline.

Good luck with your training....

[fivefingerbp98]

@BRETZERR thank you bro. im prolly just going to do 160 or so for 12 for now

[skewboylucas]

nice pushing whats your max on flat bench, me and my m8 preicted 360lbs

[BRETZERR]

Thanks for the comment bro...

My 1-rep max so far is 385 lbs on the flat bench (the vid's posted). But I think I am going to beat that in the next couple of weeks...stay tuned...

[skewboylucas]

nice keep it up, look forward to see your lift.

[BRETZERR]

Thanks my friend; I appreciate that.

[BRETZERR]

Just an update for you, if you haven't been following me. I hit 405 lbs on the close-grip bench a few weeks ago and I did a rep out with 225 lbs and hit 30 reps. The vid's are up if you want to check them out...

[skewboylucas]

close grip wow thats awesum, and the rep out on 225lbs is close grip or normal bench press? either way thats awesum my max is 20 normal but ive never made a video of bench been meanin to just never get round to it

[BRETZERR]

The rep out with 225 lbs was with a normal grip. I also hit 315 lbs x 10 reps with a normal grip (that was another big goal for me). Nice job with 20 reps...keep at it man.

Thanks for the comments.

[henkovic]

Why not full armextension?

[BRETZERR]

Full arm extension allows you chest to relax during the movement. I am going for explosive speed and constant tension here. Thanks for the question...

[scroogepit]

How often do you hit the incline?

How much do you move up in weight per workout?

Any joint pain?

Thanks just curious.

[BRETZERR]

Not that often, actually. I try to stick to flat bench and close-grips. I was just trying to see if I could do 20 reps with 2 plates - the most I have done is 19 reps (posted on my site).

I usually try to increase my weights in 5 lb increments (little 2.5 lb'ers a side), when I can. It depends on how I feel, etc...

No joint pains as of yet...

[aznnguyensvt]

ahah nice:)

any tips for me?

im 14, about 200 lbs.

and can bench 110lbs.

any suggestions on waht to eat?

please message me:)

thank you.

[BRETZERR]

My advice would be to stick to compound movements (squats, deadlifts, bench presses, rows, etc) and make sure you are not overtraining. Light reps, heavy weights...

I am not the guy to ask for diet tips, I just eat normally; I don't take supplements/protein shakes, etc.

Good luck and train hard (rest harder).

[DMProductionss]

dam u almost as stong as me bret

do u eat eggs?

[BRETZERR]

Yes, lots of eggs...thanks for the comment...lol

[lilcrazyaznboy]

How much do each plate weights? How much is that bar? 15 pounds? Good job.. I also do incline, decline and flat. My incline seems alot more intense because it's a little bit higher than yours.

[BRETZERR]

Each plate weighs 45 lbs and the bar is 45 lbs, so all in that is 225 lbs. I have maxed out at 325 lbs on the incline (it's posted somewhere on my site).

[frankibo1989]

Real nice, with a proper form. Good inspiration. BTW that's a goal for me as well.

[BRETZERR]

Thanks man...race you there!

[Fab1998]

you are absolutley impressive...you have to give me a break down of wut kinds of things ur doing to get such potent increases in your strength. VERY NICE

[BRETZERR]

Thanks for the great comment! I apprecitate it...I think the biggest bit of advice I could give is to keep things simple and short. The growing is in the resting (which works well for me because I am naturally lazy! LOL).

So, stick to compound movements and rest a lot. That's what has been working for me thus far...good luck!

RB

[berealtoit]

nice work!

[BRETZERR]

Thanks - I appreciate it!

[darkbeast07]

nice dude. u kept the weight under control at all times; very impressive on the incline. on my bench, i have to slide down to get the incline bench started lol.

[BRETZERR]

Thanks buddy...you better get a new bench!

[darkbeast07]

dont got the money haha.

[r1rik]

Wow, not bad! Congratulations.

[BRETZERR]

Thanks man...