good squat but lack in bench

[andy_in_in]

hi

yesterday i did squat of 300 punds which is preety good for my body(5'7" 160 lbs). i even went on 275 lbs for deadlift but somehow i lack in bech, i can hardly do bench press of 185 lbs and not more than tht......

i feel bech squat and deadlift shld go in parallel but i dont see any future for bench.....

one thing might be because of my forearm as i have really very small forarms as compared to my other body parts... i can easily curl my fingers around my wrist ....

any suggestion to improve forarms strength and bench press???

regards
Anand

 

[DaLinkWent]

Forearm exericses are pretty easy and probably should be worked into your bicep workout. Curing your fingers around your wrist doesn't mean squat.

How's your tricep workouts? I noticed I benched better after I made a special effort to hit my triceps hard. Do you work shoulders and back?

 

[steveono]

You might be overtraining bro, whats your workouts look like? I weigh 170 and have never benched over 235, unless I was on something. But since using the 2 day per week workout by iron addict Ive already managed to get to 265 and I havent took anything for 13 weeks now. The workout doesnt look like it will do much but it has amazed me and my friend.

 

[huskyguy]

I had the same problem with bench my squats and deadlifts are my strongest exercise, but I was weak on bench, mainly due to tendonitis which I found out was caused by gripping too tight when I bench. I lightened up on the grip after a hiatus from benching now my bench is going up.

 

[gottabadrash]

if your not strong at becnh try other chest exercises to build it up.. i notice when i bench every three weeks i gain more strength because i isolate and do dbell and other pressing movements and that all helps your bench go up

 

[Bast]

How does youre chest routine look like?

 

[Princess]

if you have a "chest" routine, that would indicate a problem- you should have a "bench" routine, as benching is a lot more than just chest and should be worked as a whole.
post your routine- lets take a look.

 

[BigRonWannabee]

hi

yesterday i did squat of 300 punds which is preety good for my body(5'7" 160 lbs). i even went on 275 lbs for deadlift but somehow i lack in bech, i can hardly do bench press of 185 lbs and not more than tht......

i feel bech squat and deadlift shld go in parallel but i dont see any future for bench.....

one thing might be because of my forearm as i have really very small forarms as compared to my other body parts... i can easily curl my fingers around my wrist ....

any suggestion to improve forarms strength and bench press???

regards
Anand

I dont see much of a problem. Not everyones numbers will be relatively similar..but even so that bench isnt horrible for those numbers I dont think.

 

[andy_in_in]

hi

right now i am following the routine listed on page 6 of thread do dealift thicken waist.....

i am mainly wants to do lift heavy with this routine and since only 4 exercise(from this routine each day) per day is seems to be very less so i have added 2-3 exercies of relative body part.

well i think i can do the bench of even 200 pounds(1-2 repetition) in a single breath but once i exhale i couldnt pull it anymore.

regards
Anand

 

[DADAWG]

hi

right now i am following the routine listed on page 6 of thread do dealift thicken waist.....

i am mainly wants to do lift heavy with this routine and since only 4 exercise(from this routine each day) per day is seems to be very less so i have added 2-3 exercies of relative body part.

well i think i can do the bench of even 200 pounds(1-2 repetition) in a single breath but once i exhale i couldnt pull it anymore.

regards
Anand

when you miss a bench press do you fail at the top/middle/bottom ?
make sure to draw your shoulder blades back and hold them throughout the lift , arch your back to shorten the stroke [ notice i didnt say lift your butt ] , keep your elbows tucked in till almost at the top because flying elbows usually put the weight up over the face instead of over the chest/abs where they belong .