will this be ENOUGH work?

[texasRUSH]

i'm told i've been over training and that's why i'm not gaining anymore since i started in the gym...so i curbed alot of sets out of my routines in order to hit it hard but still grow and not over do it..so here's my chest routine for today...


flat bench: 12x235x1,10x275x1,8x300x1
incline: 10x225x1,10x255x1,8x275x1
dumbbell flys: 12x50x1,10x60x1,8x80x1
 

more than enough? or more?    i'm thinking of throwing in some machine work..like a machine press for 2 sets of 10 with 280

[texasRUSH]

used to be 5 bench, 4 incline, 4 flys, 3 on the press machine and then whatever else i felt like...


could be why benching over 350 got harder and harder?   i can do more..i could throw in 315 for 4-6 reps instead of just 300 but i'm trying to work the 230-300 range with EASE before starting to warm up with 250 and progressing from there....



make sense?

[Jr. Yates]

Going to failure might help (might not be stressing enough fibers), or you could try some shocking priciples.

good  call thats what i was going to say....if you have a partner get him to get ya 2-3 forced reps and hit up some super sets and remix some shit up and you'll grow.

[texasRUSH]

well after being told i've been over training i cut down all last week to see if i'd benefit this week..

and i did...actually...

my day ended with 8 reps of 315 on the flat bench where i'd usually only get 4-6

and instead of 4-6 or even 8 reps with 80 on the flys i got 12

i told myself to stop even when i didnt feel the need....after one last set of HSM presses...i got 12 reps with 280 with no problems and decided to call it a day



was it in my head? or was i really hitting it too hard?