March Challenge - Bench Press

[Birds]

I can't lay down to do it? Let alone get my legs in the air.

I wasn't making excuses.

Your legs won't let you lay down?! What's wrong?

[jangles]

Do you comment without even looking half the time? Torn hamstring. Powerlifting thread.

Edited March 4, 2013 by jangles

[jangles]

have a crack at the next challenge. This one will form an on-going development thread once it's over,so you can give it a go once you are fixed up.

I should be right to have a decent go at this one by end of the month, if not sooner.

I only try the ones that fit into my routine

[Birds]

Do you comment without even looking half the time? Torn hamstring. Powerlifting thread.

l'm sorry for not keeping track of what's going on with your body...

[jangles]

l'm sorry for not keeping track of what's going on with your body...

My point was, you replied to talk about the injury in the powerlifting thread.

[markos]

Dim is considered the weakest lifter in our PL team. At under 75kg, he squats 160kg, benches 110kg and deadlifts 200kg, he gets stirred a lot lol

Here is a vid from 2011 of him getting 18 reps with 70kg, his bodyweight then

[markos]

Nina has done best from the girls, she got 60kg x 15, but it wasnt filmed

All of our team is preparing for States, so none will be doing anything like this for now

[Birds]

Gave this a shot tonight after my bench workout. Only managed 9 lol Will attempt/film on Thursday when fresh.

80kg x 10

80kg x 10

90kg x 10

95kg x 7

100kg x 4

107.5kg x 2

112.5kg x 1

FML x 1

80kg x 9 (bodyweight challenge)

60kg x 24 (another challenge my basketball friends are doing)

I found the chest touching makes a big difference too. Not that my regular press is much higher off the chest, but just concentrating on every rep touching the chest takes it out of you! Hoping for 20 on Thursday

[SRS13]

You've got to try it when fresh! 9 is a good effort after 8 sets of chest!!!!!

Were all the other sets touching the chest?

[Birds]

Bout an inch off it according to my training partner.

I think I'm lacking in flexibility, cause I really had to try to get the chest touch happening for the challenge. Have been tucking elbows to nurse my injured shoulder at the moment, which is working well, but it doesn't help with ROM at the bottom of a rep.

All excuses aside, I hope to have something decent on Thurs. Everyone should give this a go, even if you don't film it.

[JEPPE]

Should my ex or current girlfriend wish to compete

Lulz, you little health and well being whore!

Will do this Thurs, now that I have a later than 6yo 1st gen iPhone I can actually record video!

[Birds]

Lulz, you little health and well being whore!

Will do this Thurs, now that I have a later than 6yo 1st gen iPhone I can actually record video!

Can you receive mms now?

[JEPPE]

Indeed!

[TTT]

Birds - learn to arch back.

then you won't leave an inch between your chest and the bar.

Also - learn to pause bench to practice for the April PTC comp that you will do.

Just pause the first rep of your work sets and carry on with the other reps.

Edited March 4, 2013 by TTT

[markos]

I think someone suggested 50 reps would win this, Like I said Ange Galati did 47, and he can bench 200kg raw at 78kg and 262.5kg with a shirt on

I highly doubt anyone will get 30 reps, 20 is a great effort

Equipment can be an issue too. I trained at a gym in the 90's which had 18kg Olympic bars and 25kg plates that weighed 22kg

I told the story on my forum of the guy who claimed to bench 165kg, he missed 140kg in my gym, without a pause

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[SRS13]

50 reps? Good luck with that for anyone on here!

I agree and think 20 would be a great number. I think I can get to 16 but wont try again till Friday - will get a vid.

Out of curiosity, how many people are going to give this a crack?

[Trozzle]

I'll do it first up this arvo, as today is chest, shoulders and triceps. I won't bother recording it, really just seeing how it goes.

[TTT]

thanks for telling us that you're not going to enter the comp mate.

I will ALSO be doing chest tonight. but I'm going to go one step further and not even attempt this challenge.

I will also pat my dogs.

[markos]

lol

[rev210]

I think someone suggested 50 reps would win this, Like I said Ange Galati did 47, and he can bench 200kg raw at 78kg and 262.5kg with a shirt on

I highly doubt anyone will get 30 reps, 20 is a great effort

Equipment can be an issue too. I trained at a gym in the 90's which had 18kg Olympic bars and 25kg plates that weighed 22kg

I told the story on my forum of the guy who claimed to bench 165kg, he missed 140kg in my gym, without a pause

More vids

I said 50 would be amazing, didn't say it would be winning number tho' lol unless Agne buys a skyline in the next 2 weeks...

20 is great.. I would be stoked to get to 20.