Re: Is 300 do-able by New Year\'s Eve?
 

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After getting over some Martial Arts injuries, I'm finally able to hit the weights hard again. My 2 rep max this week is 215-220 (ugh), any chance I can be at 300 by New Year's Eve?

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How's your form? If you bounce weights off your chest, keep your elbows out wide, plop your feet down wherever in front of you, and end the lift with the bar over your face, then you may have opportunities to improve your poundages simply by improving your form. Dave Tate had a great bench form article on t-nation.com. I looked quicky and couldn't find it, but it's there. I recommend you find it and follow it. You won't be sorry.

Also, try focusing on training your triceps as well as pausing on the bottom for every rep on the bench. Finally, make sure you rotate your heavy bench-like exercise. Do inclines for a while until you're no longer improving from the week before. Then try something like a band press, board presses, or pin presses. Keep rotating so your body has to get stronger to adapt.

Good luck.

Re: Is 300 do-able by New Year\'s Eve?
 

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Re: Is 300 do-able by New Year\'s Eve?
 

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