i just did chest today actually...fwiw i weigh 135lbs on a GOOD day...after a warmup set at 135 i put up 155 10x then 155 6x with no spotter....im currently not taking any supplements like creatine NO etc for the extra boost...
i gotta say i was shocked he couldnt get up 185 once...ive never tried it but i am fairly confident i could put up at least 1 rep...next time i do chest i might have my bro spot me and see if i can get up a rep or 2....
i gotta say i was shocked he couldnt get up 185 once...ive never tried it but i am fairly confident i could put up at least 1 rep...next time i do chest i might have my bro spot me and see if i can get up a rep or 2....
I always found curls to be more relevant for day to day activities.
Past my prime now, so I have cut back to however many curls it takes to finish 2 12oz'ers in a single session. Back in the day I was good for as many curls as it took to down 6 12oz'ers or more. It worked out well as my activities are more dependant on lower body and core strength and I still participate at a high level decades later.
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Past my prime now, so I have cut back to however many curls it takes to finish 2 12oz'ers in a single session. Back in the day I was good for as many curls as it took to down 6 12oz'ers or more. It worked out well as my activities are more dependant on lower body and core strength and I still participate at a high level decades later.
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Max outs are pointless and stupid... Endurance is all that matters... What can you do three sets of 12 at... I can do three sets of 180 12 times... but My Max is really only like 200... More endurance then strength.... Playing baseball at ISU next year I think well if I don't get cut... and in their off season strength training program it is all about muscle endurance not Max outs... I know some people like the big weights though draws the women haha...
Durant not being able to do 185 BTW means nothing to me... KG probably couldn't do that when he came in the league either and he turned out pretty alright haha...
Durant not being able to do 185 BTW means nothing to me... KG probably couldn't do that when he came in the league either and he turned out pretty alright haha...
Well I train with a physical trainer and am on a work out plan and that is our goal... so I don't know how that can be wrong... It depends on what you are looking for..
A really fat guy, alla a kid I know, is 300 pounds of fat and can bench 285 once but he couldn't do 3 sets of 220 12 times... Not even close...
Sure you can put up a lot of weight but how much can your muscles hold... Endurance, IMO, is much more important in everything accept for world strongest men competitions... and since none of us are in that I don't think maxing out is all that important... Unless you are doing pyramids to your max and back down... but then again that would still be reps...
I got 10 legal reps with 225 last Friday, and that was without a lift-off, unracking it and re-racking the bar itself. I am getting 4 reps with 245 right now, but I haven't been going for maxes because I'm nursing a few injuries and there isn't always a good spotter around.
A great routine to build power is work chest once a week. Warm up with 3 minutes of cardio and a few light sets of bench presses until you feel you're ready to go. Get a spotter and a lift-off. Do 2 sets of 4-5 reps. When you can get 2 sets of 5 reps at a given weight, increase the poundage 5 pounds next time and repeat the process. If you've been doing higher rep sets for a while, this will shock your system and you'll see some pretty amazing strength gains. Then when you go back to the weight you were working out with 10 reps before, it'll feel like nothing. After your benches, do only one other exercise for chest, and only 2 or 3 working sets. You can stay on this routine for 4 to 6 months before changing it.
I'm not bad at pullups. I can do 20 to 24 legal pullups, depending on what kind of day I'm having. I weigh 182 pounds at 5'9", and I'm 44.
A great routine to build power is work chest once a week. Warm up with 3 minutes of cardio and a few light sets of bench presses until you feel you're ready to go. Get a spotter and a lift-off. Do 2 sets of 4-5 reps. When you can get 2 sets of 5 reps at a given weight, increase the poundage 5 pounds next time and repeat the process. If you've been doing higher rep sets for a while, this will shock your system and you'll see some pretty amazing strength gains. Then when you go back to the weight you were working out with 10 reps before, it'll feel like nothing. After your benches, do only one other exercise for chest, and only 2 or 3 working sets. You can stay on this routine for 4 to 6 months before changing it.
I'm not bad at pullups. I can do 20 to 24 legal pullups, depending on what kind of day I'm having. I weigh 182 pounds at 5'9", and I'm 44.
