Press and Bench Press Programming - Getting and Staying Unstuck

SSC Nick Delgadillo recorded a live broadcast on Facebook going through how to adjust your programming for the press and bench press. Including how to get and stay unstuck. Originally recorded April 9, 2020.

Nick is a Starting Strength Coach and mentor for the Coaches Prep Course that develops professional coaches.
CPC: https://startingstrength.com/careers

0:11 - Intro
0:57 - Fundamental concepts
5:33 - Principles / adapting / recovering
9:40 - Signs of fatigue and not recovering
11:40 - Not enough stress
14:12 - Press Programming from novice to advanced
21:58 - Frequency for press
24:00 - Different Intermediate programming for press
28:34 - Everything works until it doesn’t
29:49 - Alternating chin programming with press
30:09 - Warming up
32:30 - Setting up a weight range
38:11 - Adding pin press
39:37 - How often do you add weight/reps?
40:38 - Practice heavy singles
41:52 - Volume or intensity first?
43:26 - Changing frequency
45:18 - Each lift progresses individually
47:00 - Shoulder pain
50:14 - Using Resistance bands
53:38 - Elbow pain
54:32 - Practice more heavy singles
57:46 - Switching novice females to triples
1:01:23 - It depends