11 Jan Danny Vega – Off Season Week 1 – Bench

I am currently in off season mode. Over the next 4 months I will be focusing on building my bench and working on some weak points until I start meet prep for next May’s RPS Redemption meet. I will be competing raw with wraps in the 242 weight class.

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Just to avoid confusion, yes I have been in off season mode for two months, but the last 8 weeks I decided to follow an experimental bench focus program for myself. Today was day one of a more typical off season program and it felt great.

Bench 45×15, 135×8, 175×5, 225×3, paused 285×2, 305×4, 325×4, 345×4, 345×4, down set 315×8

Close grip bench 3×8&275,285,285

DB Incline bench 3×8@85+bands

DB flye 3×15@35

JM Press 3×10@95,125,135

Last week I lowered the carbs during my deload to lose any extra fluff I put on at the end of the year. Woke up yesterday at 237 which is totally fine for me. I want to stay relatively lean no matter what I weigh. So everything is exactly where it needs to be.