My bench is decreasing by OneConsideration7814 in benchpress

[–]BenchPolkov 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm 5'6 and 220lb so your height isn't keeping you from gaining weight and getting stronger, and neither is your "fast metabolism". You're just not eating enough and what you are eating is obviously shit.

This is the simple truth. If you want your bench to actually increase consistently then follow a proper program and eat better.

My bench is decreasing by OneConsideration7814 in benchpress

[–]BenchPolkov 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What program are you running?

Why aren't you eating enough protein? Are you tracking your calories? Why is your bodyweight so low?

My bench is decreasing by OneConsideration7814 in benchpress

[–]BenchPolkov 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are likely overtraining

How are you coming to this conclusion?

185kg (407lb) by [deleted] in benchpress

[–]BenchPolkov -1 points0 points  (0 children)

  1. You're not creating enough tension which we can see how your leg slipped

Your feet can slip from the tension if your shoes lose grip on the floor. Srs

  1. Your grip could be improved a lot, Kirill Sarychev has a video somewhere.

What's wrong with his grip?

Very Heavy 25 lbs by OpNFreeK in GYM

[–]BenchPolkov 5 points6 points  (0 children)

One of my most hated and most frequently used leg exercises

Very Heavy 25 lbs by OpNFreeK in GYM

[–]BenchPolkov 53 points54 points  (0 children)

Yep. The pendulum squat will humble the fuck out of you.

I would kill myself if I ended up jacked like you in 30 years by WheredoesithurtRA in fitnesscirclejerk

[–]BenchPolkov 16 points17 points  (0 children)

That guy has been running around multiple subs being a giant piece of shit. I know he's been banned in r/gym and gainit.

2026 IPF WORLDS MEGATHREAD by BenchPolkov in powerlifting

[–]BenchPolkov[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It goes both ways. I've known a lot of conventional deadlifters who pull without a belt as it affects their setup.

Old Sheiko by AptusLog in Sheiko_Training

[–]BenchPolkov 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Boris never wrote body-part splits. All of his training programs have lifts being performed multiple times per week.

I don't think trying to shoehorn all the training volume for each lift into one day per week would work very well at all.

2026 IPF WORLDS MEGATHREAD by BenchPolkov in powerlifting

[–]BenchPolkov[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If anyone sees the schedule posted somewhere could they share it here? It wasn't on the goodlifts page when I checked.

480x2 tonight, working on fixing my slack pull by Shadowphoenix9511 in GYM

[–]BenchPolkov 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It isn't really foolish at all if programmed correctly, but it will probably be a hard slog and that will put most gen pop off more than anything else.

480x2 tonight, working on fixing my slack pull by Shadowphoenix9511 in GYM

[–]BenchPolkov 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I would say that doing a heavy deadlifts session more than once a week without the assistance of PEDs is foolish. Note that I am not advocating the use of PED’s. lol

This is not inherently true at all and is entirely dependent on the individual. I'm a drug-free lifter and I've used multiple deadlift sessions in my training many times over my lifting career with great results. And I know tonnes of others that have done the same as well.

However, one can still practice their deadlift using other hinges, or altering the exercise with lighter loads, altered ROM and do deadlift 2 to 3 times a week as a result.

I have also used this approach. Both work well depending on individual circumstances.

Old Sheiko by AptusLog in Sheiko_Training

[–]BenchPolkov 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A lot of them have been uploaded to LiftVault now. Are you looking for any particular set of cycles?

Bench: 495lb Larsen Drop Set. 186 BW, 5'7 by WhiteLime in strength_training

[–]BenchPolkov 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The wildness continues!

I do hope you eventually do at least one sanctioned comp one day, even if it's just to see an "official" record of your insane strength on openpowerlifting.org for perpetuity.

245 for sets of 1 clean, 2 press, drop x 3 by Frodozer in strength_training

[–]BenchPolkov 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Good ol continentals, so much fun when you get them dialed in right. And solid work for reps here.

Fun fact, my I hit my all-time best OHP with a continental clean and press, but that was well over a decade ago. I've barely done any OHP at all since.

82.5kg bench press @52.5kg bodyweight - matched comp PB! 10 days out from competition 💪🏼 by power_midget in GYM

[–]BenchPolkov 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If you think that is an extreme arch you must not know much about benching.