Plague of Strength

This program is intended to answer the question of why late 1970s & early 1980s bodybuilders were so strong at such light body weights, especially on the bench. They moved massive weight with form so strict it kinda seems impossible to imagine, & they did it while remaining lean, with tight waists & a ripped midsection even in the off-season.

Early 80s bodybuilders trained completely opposite to the way modern lifters do, and this training protocol explains the differences and enables you to train like train like those old school beasts. These are the people who maximized their strength and muscle with a minimum of bodyweight. These are people who benched massive weights in half shirts so everyone could see their 6-pack while they witnessed every gloriously strict rep.

1980s Bench Beast programs for the raw beginners who have less than a couple months of training under their belts; intermediate lifters who’ve been lifting for less than a year; and advanced lifters who are trying to dominate the stage.

It explains:

• how to structure your training splits to ensure your training time is best spent
• how important ab work is, and what the difference between the bare minimum (which is likely a lot more than you’re currently doing) and what elite bodybuilding benchers were doing
• why you should have an off-season and a pre-contest season
• and much more!

It also features badass bodybuilders you should know about, like:

• 2x Ms Texas Reggie Bennett: benched 170lbs at 125
• 1982 NABBA Mr Universe John Brown: benched over 500lbs weighing 225
• 1967 AAU Teen Mr America Mike Dayton: 405lbs x 5 was his work weight at 192
• 1979 AAU Mr USA Bob Reis: 515 x 8 at 225lbs
• Gold’s Gym Classic Winner Lisa Elliot: benched 175 for 6-8 weighing 122lbs
• 1976 Iron Man Winner Charles Glass: benched 500lbs at 190
• 1979 Best in the World Winner Patsy Chapman benched her bodyweight for 5 sets of 10 with sub-60 second rests
• 1971 IFBB Mr Universe Al Beckles: was still benching the 180lb dumbbells for 10 picture perfect reps at age 45
• 1978 AAU Mr USA Ron Teufel: regularly benched 440 x 5 in training weighing 185

Let’s follow the lead of the people who looked as good as their bench numbers said they should!

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