I cannot get past a 225 bench press. I will get stronger at every other exercise (including dumbbell presses!) but my barbell bench will remain at 225 for 4 or 5 reps.
I will achieve impressive lifts (deadlift 405 for a few reps, squat 365 for moderate, shoulder press 80 pound dumbbells for 5 or 6 reps, barbell row 245 for 12-15 reps, dumbbell row the 125 for 14 reps), but my barbell bench will not BUDGE!
I know benching isn't everything but god damn it the first question I'm always asked.."How much do you bench, bro?" and then I say 225 and I get "Oh really? That's it?"
I've asked questions about benching here before and implicated the advice I got into my workouts but, fuck, NOTHING WORKS!.
Shit.
Is it genetic? Was I made in such a way that I will never dominate 225 pounds on the barbell bench press ever? Am I doomed to be forever embarrassed under the poundage of 225?
Perhaps I will look for the answer elsewhere...a place that exceeds the knowledge I can obtain from getbig. This place I call my DREAM JOURNAL. I will jot down several more entries the next few nights and try to connect the dots. I will see where my dreams take me and what information they provide. Maybe they will reveal the secret to dominating the bench press!