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Heavy Bench Day Week #1: Work with 50% of your one rep raw max and you will do 8 sets of triples at this weight. So, for example, if you’re 1RM is 300 pounds, you’ll do 8 sets of 3 reps with 150 pounds. For your assistance work, perform 5 sets of 5 with a four board press, using 80% of your 1RM. Then, do 3 sets of 12-20 reps of tricep cable pushdowns.
Heavy Bench Day Week #2: Work with 55% of your one rep max and perform 8 sets of triples. So, going off of our example of a 300 pound 1RM, do 8 sets of 3 reps with 165 pounds. Again, for your assistance work, do 5 sets of 5 reps with a four board press, using 80% of your 1RM and then do 3 sets of 12-20 reps of tricep cable pushdowns.
Heavy Bench Day Week #3: Work with 60% of your one rep max and perform 8 sets of triples. As per the above 300 pound 1RM, do 8 sets of 3 reps with 180 pounds. For your assistance work, do rack lockouts for 5 sets of 5 reps and with 80% of your 1RM. Then, perform skull crushers for 3 sets of 12-20 reps.
Heavy Bench Day Week #4: Work with 65% of your one rep max and perform 8 sets of triples. In our example workout (300 pound 1RM) you’d do 8 sets of 3 reps with 195 pounds. Your assistance work this week will be a repeat of Week #3; rack lockout for 5 sets of 5 using 80% of your benchpress 1RM and then skull crushers for 3 sets of 12-20 reps.
Heavy Bench Day Week #5: Train with 70% of your one rep max and perform 6 sets of triples. Example workout: 6 sets of 3 reps with 210 pounds.. Your assistance work this week will consist of floor presses for 5 sets of 5 and using 50% of your benchpress 1RM and then behind-the-head 2 hand dumbbell extensions for 3 sets of 12-20 reps.
Heavy Bench Day Week #6: Work with 75% of your one rep max and perform 6 sets of triples. Example workout: 6 sets of 3 reps with 225 pounds. For assitance work, repeat what you did on Week #5: floor presses for 5 sets of 5 using 50% of your 1RM and then behind-the-head 2 hand dumbbell extensions for 3 sets of 12-20 reps.
Heavy Bench Day Week #7: Train with 80% of your one rep max and perform 3 sets of triples. Example workout: 3 sets of 3 reps with 240 pounds. Your assistance work for this week will be weighted dips for 3 sets of 8-12 reps and then barbell extensions off the floor for 3 sets of 10-15 reps.
Heavy Bench Day Week #8: Train with 85% of your one rep max and perform 3 sets of triples. Example workout: 3 sets of 3 reps with 255 pounds. For assistance work this week, repeat what you did on Week #7: performing weighted dips for 3 sets of 8-12 reps and then barbell extensions off the floor for 3 sets of 10-15 reps.
Heavy Bench Day Week #9: Train with 90% of your one rep max and perform 3 sets of triples. Example workout: 3 sets of 3 reps with 270 pounds. This will be your last day of assistance work before going for your new 3 rep max. For this training day, you’ll return to what you did on Week #1: 4 board presses for 5 sets of 5 and using 80% of your benchpress 1RM and then cable pushdowns for 3 sets of 12-20 reps.
Week #10: Take this week off and avoid any chest, shoulder, and triceps training.
Heavy Bench Day Week #11: Train with 100% of your (now previous) one rep max and perform 1-3 sets of triples. Example workout: 1-3 sets of 3 reps with 300 pounds.
