A bench press plateau is beyond frustrating. You’ve been stuck at the same numbers for several months and no matter what you do nothing seems to be working.
This is the experience for many lifters after training for a couple of years. They see a huge increase in their bench press numbers quite rapidly, and then hit a roadblock that seems unbreakable. So how do you get through a bench press plateau?
Here are my 9 tips for breaking through a bench press plateau:
In my role as the Head Coach for Team Canada Powerlifting, I’ve worked with hundreds of top bench pressors, some of whom became World Champions. On their journey, we had our fair share of bench press plateaus, and we used the principles discussed in this article to break through them.
Let me show you the best strategies I know for increasing your bench press numbers.
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