For those people who don't want to read my life story. The question is : I can only lift the bar, how should i workout reps and sets to catch up to my friends who go 100+ without getting huge.
ok, so i signed up for this gym with a bunch of friends, and let me just tell you. I AM WEAK! they were benching like 130's and stuff, and when I tried I struggled and shook by trying to lift the bar!!! the bar!!!! well my friends don't really care, but i do. it hurts my pride, and it saddens me. So i plan on going to the gym alittle more often than them, and i wish to ask how do you start benching? How many reps and sets and all that jazz. I want to catch up to them. Also I wanna do it in a way so that i don't get that huge. I actually don't want to get huge, i just want to get stronger.
2007-11-14 15:03:22 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
don't worry about getting "too big" it takes years of dieting and dedication before you would even come close to that point. it doesn't happen overnight and surely not by accident.
2007-11-14 15:34:05 · answer #1 · answered by lv_consultant 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Increasing your max bench is going to involve some increase in size. The fastest way to do that is about 3 sets of 4-6 reps of the heaviest weight you can do, and ALWAYS try to increase the weight if at all possible, even if you can only do a couple of reps. Always use a spotter. Protein and creatine will help.
2007-11-14 15:15:25 · answer #2 · answered by John 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋