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So, what's your maximum bench press? It is gym enthusiasts favourite question to ask all around the globe. In fact the amount you can bench is a great yardstick for over all strength and is probably the best way to gain muscle mass on your upper body and therefore the exercise has reached almost mythical status. So in this article we will provide the outline of three time proven tips for increasing your bench press.

1) Do Drop Sets. These are fantastic in giving you a real burn and really forcing your muscles into new muscle growth. To do these quite simply do your bench-press exercise as normal but once you can no longer do anymore reps simply take off a weight disc and bang out as many more reps as you possibly can. Then lower the weight yet again and do as many more as you can. Keep reducing the weight on the bar in this fashion until their is no weight left or until you are not able to complete any more reps. This is one method that is very intense and will leave you feeling very sore for a number of days to come. Keep your protein intake at a high level to ensure your muscle grow back stronger as soon as possible and to get rid of the muscle soreness.

2) Don't train your chest muscles. Instead hit your tricep muscles on their own. You can really focus on increasing the strength of your triceps by working out like this. Once you have done this for 3-4 weeks return to your regular bench-pressing workout and you will are highly likely to top your previous best bench-press. This is due to the fact that your chest will have had a really good rest period to completely recover from all of your previous workouts and also your triceps will now possess greater strength. Because you triceps take a great deal of the work load during benchpressing it is obvious that you will be able to press more if you strengthen your tricep muscles.

3) 10 sets of 10 repetitions. Arnold Schwarzenegger was a fan of this method and was the first person to bring it to real prominence. Basically you benchpress as much weight as you can possibly cope with for ten repetitions and then do another ten reps. Repeat this until you have done ten sets of ten reps. You ought to be lowering the weight gradually from one set to the next and you'll probably be needing two to three minute breaks in between sets. The point of this is to provide your muscle withe some really unique stimuli for growth. Again expect to be sore for a week after this workout but also expect to increase your benchpress when you do return to bench pressing again. This is perhaps the fastest way to gain muscle on your chest if done correctly nd is great no no nonsense muscle building.

OK, I hope you found that useful so why not go ahead and give those tips a try in your next pecs workout.

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