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Press and Bench Press Programming - Getting and Staying Unstuck

Nick Delgadillo, SSC | May 28, 2020

SSC Nick Delgadillo recorded a live broadcast on Facebook going through how to adjust your programming for the press and bench press. Including how to get and stay unstuck. Originally recorded April 9, 2020.

  • 0:11 - Intro
  • 0:57 - Fundamental concepts
  • 5:33 - Principles/adapting/recovering
  • 9:40 - Signs of fatigue and not recovering
  • 11:40 - Not enough stress
  • 14:12 - Press Programming from novice to advanced
  • 21:58 - Frequency for press
  • 24:00 - Different Intermediate programming for press
  • 28:34 - Everything works until it doesn’t
  • 29:49 - Alternating chin programming with press
  • 30:09 - Warming up
  • 32:30 - Setting up a weight range
  • 38:11 - Adding pin press
  • 39:37 - How often do you add weight/reps?
  • 40:38 - Practice heavy singles
  • 41:52 - Volume or intensity first?
  • 43:26 - Changing frequency
  • 45:18 - Each lift progresses individually
  • 47:00 - Shoulder pain
  • 50:14 - Using Resistance bands
  • 53:38 - Elbow pain
  • 54:32 - Practice more heavy singles
  • 57:46 - Switching novice females to triples
  • 1:01:23 - It depends

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