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Originally Posted by Mydivorcegift
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Change your workout. From looking at the above your workout looks like you are trying to build a big chest...not a big bench. Me personally, I don't have a chest and legs day. I have a bench and a squat day. Drop the negatives....you are training your body to be slower which is counterproductive for moving heavy weight. You need to devote workouts to getting faster and maximally stronger. Doing sets of countless reps does neither of these...or I should say doesn't optimize the results you could have.
If you are ever in ATL pm me and we will hit the gym.
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I agree, I associate higher reps (8-10 or more) to be more of a size thing than strength. I think the most productive for strength gain is a 3 day split, performing 3-4 sets 0f 5-6 reps. 6th rep, 1st set, should be right about at failure, repeat until you can do 3x6 or 4x6 then up the weight. I can add weight at a steady pace doing this type of program. I do no other exercises or cardio between workout days and eat with a healthy caloric surplus. I do back/chest, quads/hams/abs, delts/bis/tris/calves.