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Arnold Schwarzenegger is the best example. Need more proof that this technique works? Listen to any interview with any of the most successful bodybuilders. Get excited, get angry, and get ready to conquer. Make your thoughts as real as the time in the gym. You have to visualize yourself performing the exact number of repetitions you want. Studies show that mental preparation before lifting results in better performance. This isn’t just some woo-woo positive thinking exercise getting yourself amped up is based in science. WARM UP YOUR MIND BEFORE THE BODY Before you step into the weight room, you have to get your head in the game. One of the most infuriating things that newcomers and experienced lifters alike go through is trying to bench more, but never being able to break past a personal best they set weeks ago.įrom using the right fitness equipment to correcting your form, let’s take a look at 12 ways to increase your bench press.
#IRON WARS POWERLIFTING UPGRADE#
12 WAYS TO INCREASE YOUR BENCH PRESS IN POWERLIFTING Have you been struggling for weeks or months to see any progress on the number of plates that you’re putting on the barbell?Īre you a beginner to weightlifting and you want to upgrade your weight plate game from 10-pound plates to 45-pound plates?Īlong with the squat and deadlift, the bench press is still considered one of the true testaments of strength and power in weight training.
