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Originally Posted by Rmtt
I only did 4 plates a few times on Flat Bench, and that was about 5 years ago when I was weighing almost 220lbs. 415 was the biggest 1RM I ever hit and it was a "touch and go" with no pause. Recently I have hit 365 on flat bench. First time I tried it and it buried me.
I think I have some type of mental block that happens. With 3 plates I'm fine....when I go to adding to it...even 10lbs feels like I added 50lbs!
With the Incline the other day...I was at 3 plates and a 10lb plate on each side...touch and go also.
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Big weight is just as much a mental game as physical. You really have to condition your mind that you can do it.
Back in college I had a Strength and Conditioning coach that would cover up the weights with sheets. We wouldn’t know exactly what was on the bar. He said just move the damn thing. It removed the mental block of seeing your nemesis in terms of weight plateaus.
It actually worked, got me past multiple plateaus on various movements.