At 22 years old Josh Bryant Bench Pressed 600 pounds raw other lifts include a 909 lb Squat a 620 lb raw bench press and an 800 lb raw Deadlift.
Those numbers alone are enough to tell you that Josh knows a thing or to about Powerlifting but on top of the numbers Josh has a Masters Degree in exercise science and has been awarded the title Master Of Fitness.
Josh Bryant trains Powerlifters and Strongmen at the world famous Metroflex Gym in Texas where Ronnie Coleman, Branch Warren and Johnnie Jackson built their olympian physiques.
Josh has more than enough credentials to write a book about bench pressing and here it is Josh Bryants Bench Press The Science.
The book is split up into 13 detailed chapters, each chapter is broken down into detailed sections covering every single aspect of the Bench Press.
The Bench Press
Which includes five bench strategies, raw & equipped bench pressing, progression of world records raw & equipped, Pandora’s box opened, raw benchers physiques,
Compensatory Acceleration Training (CAT)
Lots of detail in this chapter with every aspect of CAT covered
lifting slowly?, a field test, Kaz sheds light, CAT practically applied, learning to explode, muscle movement intention contrasted, any lift can be explosive, CAT efficiency, further CAT benefits, CAT guidelines, Speed, practical application, sticking points, practical application, CAT reigns supreme, practical applications, tempo and power output, final thoughts.
Elimination Of Sticking Points A Scientific Approach
Includes
What is an isometric contraction?, your CNS the predator not the prey, determining sticking points, isometrics for the bench press, potential causes for sticking points, speed and sticking points, isometrics and the PAP effect, understanding isometrics, isometrics world records and pink pills, isometric drawbacks, training benefits and guidelines, quasi isometrics, risk to benefit ratio of isometrics, functional isometrics + routine, isodynamics + routine, prison yard push isometrics, isometric CAT contrast + routine, isometric programming, sticking points cause and effect, practical application, final thoughts.
The Power Of Positive Benching
Includes
Dead bench practically applied, positives verses negatives for strength gains, practical applications, final thoughts.
Explosive Benching Plyometrics And Throws
Includes
Bench press phase 1,2 & 3, bench press & sprinting, turning off inhibitory mechanisms, bench press specific plyometrics, explosive movements activate limit strength in bench press, practical applications, weight releasers increase power, final thoughts.
Sound Science Or Bro Science?
Includes
Muscle activation fat bar vs standard bar, static stretching and the bench press, practical applications, final thoughts.
Partials For Raw Bench Pressers
Includes
Board presses, 12 week full ROM injury board press cycle, board press transference, progressive distance training, rack lockout overloads, partial overload training, practical application, final thoughts.
Bands And Chains For The Raw Bench Presser
Includes
Bands enhance bench press strength and power, practical applications, train with chains and bench more, bench press with chains strength gains shoulder pain and muscle soreness, practical applications, bar speed barbell vs barbell with chains, final thoughts.
Bench Press Muscle Activation, Technique And Volume
Includes
Grip width shoulder safety and muscle activation, factoring in rest intervals in program design, failure effects bar path, Big Al Davis’ bench press and rest pause grinding strength workouts, dumbells free weight machines the differences, practice how you play, technical differences, how many sets? another case for volume, practical applications, final thoughts.
Science And The Sling Shot
Includes Josh’s thoughts on the Sling Shot
Miscellaneous Bench Press Science
Includes
Curls are for girls so are bench presses, take caffeine and bench more, complex training saves time, restricting blood flow for strength and hypertrophy, practical applications, final thoughts.
Building Bottom End Power
Wide grip bench presses, cambered bar bench presses, dumbell bench presses, bottom end drives, final thoughts.
Take Home Points
Josh’s take home points on the Bench Press
Bench Press The Science is probably the most detailed Bench Press book in print this is not a simple book but the Bench Press is not a simple lift. Essential reading material for anyone who Bench Presses
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