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Originally Posted by NewChief
Trying to get my bench up to 225 working weight. Been at it forever. Any thoughts on whether throwing incline bench helps or hurts this effort? I should add that I've made steady progress lately and threw it up 3 times today (trying to get to 5 reps), but I've pondered adding incline in as well.
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Well, incline bench shouldn't hurt your flat bench, as long as you are doing the flat bench first.
Free advice:
1. Be committed to your training. Don't skip days and don't eff around while you are at the gym. Concentrate on what you are doing.
2. Bench first, before you do any other exercise.
3. Have a spotter ready for your heavy sets. Spotters allow you to push yourself for extra weight and/or extra reps.
4. Write down your lifts each time. It is easier to track progress and provides some motivation to know exactly what you did last time. Each time you go, do something more than the last (one more rep or five extra pounds each time will eventually make a big difference).
5. Listen to your body. You should know in a few weeks if your routine is working or not.
6. Visualization and/or positive thinking. Tell yourself you can do it and picture yourself doing it.
7. Eat to support your workouts.
8. Rest to support your workouts.
9. Limit your cardio. Cardio and bulking/strength training do not go together.