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Originally Posted by RGRCamaro
@Mydivorcegift
I see your point. I am just biased towards them as I was trained to stay away from things that handicap your performance as you will be unable to use these during times of performance (Sports) and will keep from influencing un-natural "imbalances" This include weight belts, knee wraps, etc..
Last Winter (the times I change from more hypertrophic training to more strength/powerlifting) at 6'3 210lbs I hit 310lbs on bench, 455lbs on Squat, and 465lbs on deadlift. All of them natural without any handicaps or assisting clothing/belts. While these aren't exactly "impressive" numbers, for only 4 years of lifting, starting at 155lbs, and a very tall frame (stupid long arms) and staying 100% natural (No pro growth hormones, steroidal, or any testosterone boosting supplements) I think I've done alright in the bodybuilding/powerlifting world too. Can't wait for another 4 years.
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That's a very impressive bench. You're built like me. Tall and lean. When we bench, we have to move the weight literally 2.5 feet, lol. Watching some videos of "powerlifters" doing bench presses sometimes cracks me up. You see them at a height of 5' 6" with a 48" belly, and then they have this massive arch when they lie down. Their range of motion is literally under a foot. Their arms are never bent below 90 degrees. It would be similar to us guys doing board presses with over a foot of lumber. Keep up the good work! One of the main things that really helped my bench was doing lots of heavy singles. In your case you'd load up the bar with 285 or 290lbs. Mentally, you already have the weight beat, because you KNOW you can press more than that. But the weight is heavy enough to really shock your body and condition it for max weight. A few weeks of incorporating sets of heavy singles into your workouts and you'll be crushing 315-325 without a doubt.