How Much Can U Guys Bench

[ke70dave]

i lifted somthing heavy once...never again!

 

dunno what you guys are on about but i have a hydraulic jack to lift gearboxes or differentials into cars.

Edited August 30, 2010 by ke70dave

[bAKER]

I used to be able to do 6 reps of 95kg lol but then I gave it up.

[Kid-Ae]

Its all to do with your own physical size and competency, so you cannot compare unless you are of similar weight/height/build.

[greenmac80]

^correct!

 

i'm a stockier dude than most my mates so i naturally can do bigger bursts of strength. but stamina is a weakness.

 

 

[13BT_KE20]

I ran city-to-bay sunday (12km) : )

took me just over an hr (63mins), which i was pretty happy with considering i only trained a couple of times before the event and the wed before i couldnt run anymore than 100m before having to stop due to shin splints.

Did chest/tris yesterday

incline DB chest press:15kgsx15reps, 20kgsx10, 30kgsx10, 40kgsx8 (assisted last rep)

flat DB chest press: as above

cable crossover: 4 sets 15, 10, 8, 5 reps increasing weight

tri pulldown: as above

skull crushers: as above

single arm tri kickbacks: as above

 

Legs are still a bit sore from the run so just did an easy 10K bike ride today and will be doing legs tomorow :yes:

[Raven]

I shit you not, 13BT_KE20 looks way bigger than his picture shows.

[Evan G]

I ran city-to-bay sunday (12km) : )

took me just over an hr (63mins), which i was pretty happy with considering i only trained a couple of times before the event and the wed before i couldnt run anymore than 100m before having to stop due to shin splints.

Did chest/tris yesterday

incline DB chest press:15kgsx15reps, 20kgsx10, 30kgsx10, 40kgsx8 (assisted last rep)

flat DB chest press: as above

cable crossover: 4 sets 15, 10, 8, 5 reps increasing weight

tri pulldown: as above

skull crushers: as above

single arm tri kickbacks: as above

 

Legs are still a bit sore from the run so just did an easy 10K bike ride today and will be doing legs tomorow :yes:

 

 

jesus mate! you got some stamina doing 4 sets for flat bench!

 

you don't do decline for chest?

 

flat normally goes, 17kgX12, 20kgX10 and 25X6-8 and I'm FOOKED afterwards!

 

it all kinda depends what your after anyways. if you wanna get bulky = heavy & low reps, toned = light and heaps of reps

 

edit - in the pic of you posing, you look like you have no traps?!?!? is it just the pic?

Edited September 23, 2010 by Evan G

[Jesseb369]

I bench my ae71 on a regular basis. Toughen up you Rollaclubians!

[beerhead]

Haven't done weights in years, but the best I've done is 5 x 85kg. I've picked up complete 4AGE and put it in the boot of a KE a couple of times - Tough work getting them out on your own though!

[Kid-Ae]

3 x 90kgs is as heavy as I want to push my chest.. Then on mechanical bench, 4 x 136kg is a nice burn.

 

(I'm not a fan of bench press, simply as I am nervous on it due to having my sternum cut apart a few times now, It just doesn't feel 'right')

Edited September 24, 2010 by ROLLA'BOY

[13BT_KE20]

jesus mate! you got some stamina doing 4 sets for flat bench!

 

you don't do decline for chest?

 

flat normally goes, 17kgX12, 20kgX10 and 25X6-8 and I'm FOOKED afterwards!

 

it all kinda depends what your after anyways. if you wanna get bulky = heavy & low reps, toned = light and heaps of reps

 

edit - in the pic of you posing, you look like you have no traps?!?!? is it just the pic?

Yeh atm my program is 4 sets (sometimes 5 if i don't fail on my last set) for each exercise.

 

Yes i do decline but it depends where i train, one gym doesnt have a decline bench so can't do it. The other does, if i go there (which is usually only once every 3-4 chest sessions) i will do decline first, then incline then flat bench. IMO most people have a weak upper chest, myself included not that long ago. Thats why i usually do incline first, i can now incline more than i use to be able to flat bench.

 

I don't agree with your rep range/weight theory but don't have the time/effort to go into detail atm.

 

Bad pics, but traps are one of my weak points. This is directly related to my grip strength, both of which I'm currently focusing on improving. I use the 40-45kgs DB's for shrugs on my final set, can't hold any heavier than that without straining my forearms.

[Evan G]

Yeh atm my program is 4 sets (sometimes 5 if i don't fail on my last set) for each exercise.

 

Yes i do decline but it depends where i train, one gym doesnt have a decline bench so can't do it. The other does, if i go there (which is usually only once every 3-4 chest sessions) i will do decline first, then incline then flat bench. IMO most people have a weak upper chest, myself included not that long ago. Thats why i usually do incline first, i can now incline more than i use to be able to flat bench.

 

I don't agree with your rep range/weight theory but don't have the time/effort to go into detail atm.

 

Bad pics, but traps are one of my weak points. This is directly related to my grip strength, both of which I'm currently focusing on improving. I use the 40-45kgs DB's for shrugs on my final set, can't hold any heavier than that without straining my forearms.

 

do you train arms at all? (hammercurls/rolling th dumbell up your hand one lol etc etc etc)

 

with shrugs i would go 40kgX12reps 80kgX10reps 120kgX6reps. but then i tried holding 20kg plates in each hand and shurging on shoulder at a time X20reps 3 times and noticed a huge improvement in growth so yea

 

ive put on enough weight since i first started, wanna shead some pounds and tone up for summer :fuzz:

[13BT_KE20]

I train chest/tri, back/bi. Have tried doing chest/bi, back/tri and got some good results.

 

But with my current split/training routine it wouldnt work, doesnt give then enjoy time to recovery between workouts.

 

Never tried training both together.....