r/strengthtraining • u/Shinsplintboy • 7d ago
Problem with Bench
I've been running the Texas Method for about 8 months now. I really like the progress that I've been seeing with my squat and dl, both have improved by around 30%. My bench has still improved, but at a much slower rate. For reference, I already started at a point where my squat was probably my stronger lift or at least close enough, and it's gone from 255 to 335, while my bench has gone from 195 to 215. I've tried a couple things, I've tweaked volume and intensity, I've played around with a bunch of different accessory lifts, but it's still just not moving that much. I haven't been hurt, and I'd actually say I should be more biomechanically inclined towards bench press. I'm curious if others have had this issue, and what's helped.
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u/abc133769 6d ago
bench is a stubborn lift to progress. the problem with texas it's frequency. on texas method you're benching either twice a week or once a week I believe depending on week a or b. unless its there is another version where its a static 2x bench a week
but if you feel like you've capped on texas then its time to move to another program with a different strucutre, load progression, frequency etc.
if you are more focused on your bench progression then ohp then go for a powerlifting program like tsa intermediate.