How often?

[sari96]

How often do you change up in weight on your bench press?
How much more weight do you put on?

 

[JazDSpaz]

I try to add weight each workout, and being one of my weak points I add a couple of 1.25kg at a time so about 2.5kg.

I've slowed down now though so I'll be increasing the weight each week instead of each workout.

 

[trofius]

depends,

you can add weight for each set dropping the reps back each time a bit like 5,3,1

I will either aim for a minimum of 5x5, so once i am easily getting 5-8 reps for 5 sets its time to up it

or

i start with much higher volumes, like aiming for 20 x 5, then 15 x 5, 10 x 5, 5 x 5 3x5, singles over 12 weeks or so, each time i acheive the required reps i move up, each cycle obviously i increase the weights

 

[wingman]

1kg a week

 

[Neddysmith]

I guess the thing with adding weight is it all depends on the workout you're doing. It will be impossible to keep adding weight forever, eg if you lifting 80kg now and add 1 kg a fortnight which is 26kg a year, in 10 yrs of consistant lifting you will be lifting 340kg? and in 20yrs lifting 500kg???

So, in saying this I will increase the weight once i can push out 8 solid reps, if i can lift 5 or less reps i will drop the weight, this is for my current program. usually i will change by 2.5kg which is the smallest increment i can at the gym.

 

[Goosey]

Although I don't bench I use a double progressive approach, weight and rep's every workout on all exercises.

 

[Darkoz]

Although I don't bench I use a double progressive approach, weight and rep's every workout on all exercises.

You don't bench?
Do tell

 

[Goosey]

You don't bench?
Do tell

Lol
I don't need to.
I dip and press, I think my shoulders thank me.

 

[Darkoz]

Lol
I don't need to.
I dip and press, I think my shoulders thank me.

I see

 

[Bench Polkov]

I change whenever Boris tells me too.

 

[Aussiebody]

Yeah thats the wAy

Dips are the best!

Bench press is tough on the front delts

 

[Semillon]

Currently adding 2.5kg every 4 or 5 days, though this was after a deload and switch from 3x8 to 3x5 and I'm still a noob

 

[jamesyboi]

I hit a wall with adding weight to Bench now

Trying to do more reps with a given weight lately