Bench Press challenge...
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from the above thread.<br />
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bench press 70% of your weight as many as poss.<br />
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To make it even more interesting, do three sets, with 2 minutes rest between.<br />
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First prize for biggest total for the first set, and for overall reps over all three sets...<br />
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Bar to touch chest for each rep, elbows locked out at top, honesty call - you know good reps when you do them!!<br />
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Other than that - GOOOOO...!!!<br />
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Sign up now...<br />
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[quote]Toddy : CW 92kg : WTP 65kg : Reps 29<br />
Mojoman : CW 110kg : WTP 77kg : Reps 25<br />
Bart : Current weight 96.4 : Weight to press 68kg : Reps 33, 15, 12 = 60 total.<br />
MN5 : CW 100kg : WTP 70kg...<br />
Fullermorg : CW 93.5kg : WTP 65kg<br />
ACT Crusader : CW 89kg : WTP 62kg : Reps 19, 12, 5 = 36[/quote] -
As discussed....<br />
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MN5 current weight a strapping 100kg exactly whcih make working out the weight to lift nice and easy. 1.9 metres tall so the levers may a bit longer than many. Extreme gratitude to Red Beard for some weight liftin tips over the last year....<br />
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1st set 19 x 70kg. Very pissed off that I couldn't beat a cricketer ( Symonds who got 22 x 70 ) but feel a bit better that there wouldn't be many cricketers as conditioned as him. That is my short term goal, beating that mouthy MF. Long term goal ? Beating Lote Tuqiris 25 x 75.<br />
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Out of reach goal that I'll never reach in a million years ? <br />
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My mate at Les Mills who says J Lomu busted out SEVENTY reps of SEVENTY kilos. My flabber is well and truly gasted.... -
[quote name='Red Beard']I will give it a go tonight. Struggling to find an accurate pair of scales though.[/quote] <br />
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Well I know I'm not gonna beat you ( yet ) !!!<br />
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I did guffaw at a mate of mine who popped up for a few weights and collapsed under 70kg, not one rep !! xzxrofl -
I'm weighing in at a trimish eusa_whistle 92kgs at the moment.<br />
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Did 29 reps of 65kgs. Thought it was all too easy when I got to 20 and after that it was all down hill fast. I did it yesterday after reading the other thread and I'm damn sore today. Reckon I could hav got to 30 with a spotter. Chickened out when I thought I might be getting stuck with the weight on me. -
[quote name='Toddy']I'm weighing in at a trimish eusa_whistle 92kgs at the moment.<br />
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Did 29 reps of 65kgs. Thought it was all too easy when I got to 20 and after that it was all down hill fast. I did it yesterday after reading the other thread and I'm damn sore today. Reckon I could hav got to 30 with a spotter. Chickened out when I thought I might be getting stuck with the weight on me.[/quote]<br />
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Just roll it off dude !! easier doing it with 65kg than 3 figures though....<br />
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Good stuff, i will be doing this on monday. Weighing in at 93/4kgs at the moment so weight should be aroudn 65kgs (about 22.5kgs each end then i guess).
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[quote name='Mojoman']I tried this again today, I'm weighing 110kg now so 77kg. Managed to get 23 earlier and today managed to bang out 25. Nearly killed me though.[/quote]<br />
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Excellent effort mojoman, based on that the warratahs should have you on the wing and kick Lote to touch...<br />
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I'm hoping to crack the 20's by the end of the month will try again after a great nights sleep, no booze for a few days ETC to try and sneak a rep of two extra...... -
Hmmm I should get in to this.<br />
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When i was at uni (ok 10 years ago) I was weighin in at 82kg and could bench that pretty easy - unsure how many reps I could do over 3 sets though.<br />
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Only weigh 75kg now and would like to think I could do a fair few reps of 52.5kg if I got back in to it! -
so does everyone count bar weight to their total, or do you load up the bar with their 70%??<br />
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I'm 90.5 so its a tad over 63 kgs. Will try on Friday. -
I reckon - you're lifting it, it counts!! <br />
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I was down to 95.7kg this morning after gym and a big shite...<br />
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However, changes my BP weight by 500g, which can't change, so will have to carry on with 67.5!!<br />
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WIll have another crack on Monday, did normal chest workout today, heavier weights and lower reps! -
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second time out yesterday, 67.5kg - 31 reps, 19 reps, 12 reps<br />
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Was going fine to beat my 31 record until 28 reps, then went from hero to zero in three reps!!<br />
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[quote name='BartMan']second time out yesterday, 67.5kg - 31 reps, 19 reps, 12 reps<br />
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Was going fine to beat my 31 record until 28 reps, then went from hero to zero in three reps!!<br />
Second set the same as last time, third time managed to crank out 4 more than first time out.[/quote]<br />
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We never agreed to doing two more sets ?!?!?! <br />
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Gonna leave this for a bit as my benching is more along the 5 x 5 type training at the moment. I will however try again in a month or two cos lifting bigger weights will mean the 70kg seems lighter and consequently I should get more reps ! Andrew Symonds is in my sights, Lote Tuquiri is next....<br />
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Simple geometry really.
