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    Changing my routine to break through a plateau

    How could I change this routine for chest? I am stuck right now. Here is my current routine.

    2/3 Warmup bench press, then:
    Benchpress 3 x 6-8
    Incline Benchpress 3 x 6-8
    Weighted Dips 3 x 6 - 12
    Incline Dumbell Press 2 x 6 - 10
    Incline Flyes 2 x 6 - 10

    What could I change to mix things up and get past my plateau? Chest excercises are so limited. I change the order of the above routine every so often, but I am looking to through in some different exercises. I am thinking about making some lifting chains, but that could get a little expensive and I would hate to buy these to find out that they are not all they are cracked up to be. I workout at home by myself so I don't have a spotter. I do however have a prospot system to work with.

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    Drop the incline dumbell presses (you only do 2 sets anyways)
    Bump the incline flies to 3 sets
    Put the weighted dips at the end...
    JMO

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    Quote Originally Posted by yooo
    Drop the incline dumbell presses (you only do 2 sets anyways)
    Bump the incline flies to 3 sets
    Put the weighted dips at the end...
    JMO
    IMO he should keep the incline db presses and do 3 sets of them and drop the incline bb if anything, better to do one bb press and one db press instead of two bb presses, thats my oppionion though

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    I am thinking about going on a 5x5 routine to try and get through this. Something like this:

    Flat Benchpress 5x5
    Inclilne Benchpress 2x6-8
    Weighted Dips 2x6-8

    What do you think? Are the 5x5 a pretty good plateau breaker?

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    5x5 is ok.

    what is your diet like?


    imo diet and intensity are main reasons for breaking plateus

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    Diets good. I get about 300 to 350 grams a protein a day and I eat between 5000 to 6000 calories a day which is hard to do, but I force it. I weigh 220lbs. I am pretty lean except for my gut. My lbm weight would be around 190/200lbs.

    I had a decent chest workout last night. I went up 10lbs on bench and I pushed an additional 10 lbs for 5 reps towards the end of my workout to force a shock which seemed to help. I could feel it in my chest today for a change.

    I have been stuck at the same weight for well over 2 months. I never got stuck before like that.

    I do get pretty intense when I workout, but my CNS gives out really fast for some reason. I think that it is caused from all the food that I eat.

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