søndag 29. januar 2012

Program for the bench press from Ken Lain

This program is from The Weighttrainer
In the original article "Ken Lain's" Matrix "Bench Press Program Overview" you can also find a calculator for the program


week 1

day 1
Singles up to 98%
3 sets x 10 reps at 55%

day 2
3 sets x 10 reps at 44%
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week 2

day 1
Singles up to 99%
3 sets x 9 reps at 60%

day 2
3 sets x 9 reps at 48%
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week 3

day 1
Singles up to 100%
3 sets x 8 reps at 65%

day 2
3 sets x 8 reps at 52%
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week 4

day 1
Singles up to 101%
3 sets x 7 reps at 70%

day 2
3 sets x 7 reps at 56%
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week 5

day 1
Singles up to 102%
3 sets x 6 reps at 75%

day 2
3 sets x 6 reps at 60%
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week 6

day 1
Singles up to 103%
3 sets x 5 reps at 80%

day 2
3 sets x 5 reps at 64%
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week 7

day 1
Singles up to 104%
2 sets x 4 reps at 85%

day 2
2 sets x 4 reps at 68%
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week 8

day 1
Singles up to 105%
2 sets x 3 reps at 90%

day 2
2 sets x 3 reps at 72%
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week 9

day 1
1 set x 2 reps at 95%

day 2
1 set x 2 reps at 76%
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week 10

day 1
Try a single at 110%