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Originally Posted by RGRCamaro

Bench has always been my weak point. It started at about 95lbs 4 years ago. Yes I am actually starting to do exactly what you say! I am decreasing my volume, staying with heavy enough weight that I know I can do but that is also very hard! I have also found occassional negatives have helped me, loading something like 335lbs on the bar, something that I know I can't do, then lowering the weight extremly slowly. It gets my hands and nervous system used to handling a heavier weight.

Thanks for the adivice! Its awesome to hear about someone else with a similar lifting style!

I'm surprised given your background you'd state the above. Why on earth would your want to train your body to become slower? Negatives are terrible for getting stronger and there are probably more "bench" injuries every year associated with doing "negatives" than any other "bench" exercise.

If you want to handle more weight than you currently do, rotate a board press every 2nd or 3rd week. Start out at 3 boards, go to 2, then go to 1. Then you would take the weight you have been doing to your chest. This cycle should take 8-12 weeks.

Meant to do this earlier.....meant to give you props....most people, especially on the internet if they benched 310 would automatically round up to 315 because it sounds so much better to those that lift...the big 3 plates. You didn't do that.