ok so yeah, should i change my bench press routine?

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jiggahertz

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Originally posted by: LordNoob
Your rest period should be 1 min to 1.5 mins. Also, try freeweights, i.e. flat, incline, and decline dumbbell press.

Bench press is freeweight.
 

alkemyst

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I was curling 90lbs in 8th grade.

Forget pyramid, drop sets, etc.

just talking bench press:

#1 if working out alone you will need to use dumbbells IMHO

#2 use dumbbells anyway.

#3 shoot for 8-10 reps on average, but do each set until failure.

#4 4 sets of anything is plenty. (1 warmup set of 15-20 is smart in the beginning)