I feel like Ive hit a plateau in all of my lifting  especially my bench press. I cant get past certain weights and Ive tried everything. Is it possible that I just cant get any stronger?  Tim, 23, Fresno, California

Everyone, regardless of age or gender, can ALWAYS get stronger. So get the plateau idea right out of your head. In most cases, the issue is a weakness in one or more of the supporting muscle groups. Here are a few quick tips that will help immediately:

First, constantly rotate your exercises. For example, if start with an incline bench this workout, next workout begin with a flat bench or decline. Next, focus on the supporting muscle groups and work those with heavy volume. In this instance, since your example was bench press, this would mean working the triceps, upper back, lats and shoulders. Notice I didnt say work the chest because it is not a primary muscle group in the bench press. Put your hand on your chest and do a bench press motion and you will notice your pecs dont move at all. The primary function of the chest involves a horizontal movement of the arms across the body  not pushing things away from the body.

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