Will Bell-Swapping Flat Bench and Incline Bench Help Me Get Past Plateaus?

[thecel]

Context:

STUCK at 5x155lb Bench Press (Other Lifts Are Plateaued Too) for Several MONTHS

Help me. How do I get past this aggravating plateau? Current Bench = 5-Rep-Max = 155 lb = 70.295 kg PR Bench = 5-Rep-Max = 160 lb = 72.56 kg PR Squat = 6-Rep-Max = 215 lb = 97.5 kg PR Conventional Deadlift = 5-Rep-Max = 240 lb = 108.84 kg Manlet Height = 5'5.75" = 167 cm Cuck Weight = 145 lb =...

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Is it a good idea to bell-swap flat bench and incline bench? I do barbell flat bench and dumbbell incline bench. What if I switch them to dumbbell flat bench and barbell incline bench. Will this get gains going again?

 

[vinn98]

This did more for my chest than bench press

 

[thecel]

This did more for my chest than bench press

Flabbergasting. The YouTube fitness gurus say this is a shit chest exercise because it’s a lats exercise.

 

[vinn98]

Flabbergasting. The YouTube fitness gurus say this is a shit chest exercise because it’s a lats exercise.

I feel it in my chest, lats, triceps and abs. It made my abs sore when I first started it. It also made my chest bigger.

 

[TFWnoCatgirl]

Context:

STUCK at 5x155lb Bench Press (Other Lifts Are Plateaued Too) for Several MONTHS

Help me. How do I get past this aggravating plateau? Current Bench = 5-Rep-Max = 155 lb = 70.295 kg PR Bench = 5-Rep-Max = 160 lb = 72.56 kg PR Squat = 6-Rep-Max = 215 lb = 97.5 kg PR Conventional Deadlift = 5-Rep-Max = 240 lb = 108.84 kg Manlet Height = 5'5.75" = 167 cm Cuck Weight = 145 lb =...

looksmax.org

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Is it a good idea to bell-swap flat bench and incline bench? I do barbell flat bench and dumbbell incline bench. What if I switch them to dumbbell flat bench and barbell incline bench. Will this get gains going again?

Worth a try OP. You could also reverse the order that you do them. If you usually start with flat, trying starting with incline for a few weeks.

 

[User49]

it’s over boyo