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Maxed out at 170lbs

Lithium381

Lithium381

Lifer
Well, i weigh 180, so that's 95% of my weight....want to get it to 100%. Only been working out for a month and a half, so i figure i'm on target....if you don't remember, from my thread a few months ago, i'm lifting 2 times a day on mon/wed and once a day on teus/thurs with cardio for two hours on T/Th too....i probably should change my diet a bit
 
what kind of reps are you doing?

ive kinda hit a plateau at 200 so i started doing dumbell presses and they are a lot harder, at least they are for me. i cant do 100 lbs dumbells though only 65s, my arms start shaking too much on anything over that
 
Originally posted by: Ameesh
what kind of reps are you doing?

ive kinda hit a plateau at 200 so i started doing dumbell presses and they are a lot harder, at least they are for me. i cant do 100 lbs dumbells though only 65s, my arms start shaking too much on anything over that
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Using dumbbells requires a lot more work from your stabilizer muscles (as you probably realized). I always do dumbbells presses before moving over to the bar. You will certainly be able to get past the 65s (I use 65s, but doubt I can bench 200 pounds), it will just take a little time. 😉
 
Not bad. Keep at it and don't quit. I'm 175 myself and maxed at 225 three months ago but I stopped working out and I can only hit 200 now.
 
Originally posted by: Ameesh
what kind of reps are you doing?

ive kinda hit a plateau at 200 so i started doing dumbell presses and they are a lot harder, at least they are for me. i cant do 100 lbs dumbells though only 65s, my arms start shaking too much on anything over that
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my lifting partner does 100's on incline dumbell and 120's on decline, it's a b1tch spotting him 🙁

i'd like to know how your workouts are as well.
 
wow i remember the days (last year) when i could bench 120% of my body weight...but i weigh 255lbs! i used to do shrugs with 100lb DBs lol 🙂

anyway, max bench was around 300 (on a good day), but then i moved and havent worked out since. fatness has taken over.
 
When you guys say "max" do you mean 1 repeat of the highest weight you can lift, or looking at the maxchart?
 
How do you mean bench 170? I'm new to the workout scene as well. Got any pictures for illustration?
Do you mean laying flat on your back and pushing weights up against gravity?
 
Originally posted by: Xiety
When you guys say "max" do you mean 1 repeat of the highest weight you can lift, or looking at the maxchart?
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When I say max, I mean one unassisted rep. I also lift the weight off without help from the spotter, some people use the spotter.

I don't remember my best, it was somewhere from 325-350 back in the day. But I haven't seriously lifted in a long time. These days I'm doing good if I can get 285 or so up. I weighed 180 when I could do 300+. I weigh around 185 now, but more of it's fat. 🙁

edit: Note, when I was maxing 300, it wasn't like it was easy or anything. But one thing that I always thought was funny was that it was easier to bench 300 than it ever was for me to squat over 300.
 
Originally posted by: Xiety
When you guys say "max" do you mean 1 repeat of the highest weight you can lift, or looking at the maxchart?
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not sure about the rest, but mine was one up on the bar, unassisted, also unassisted off of the rack, then i couldn't do any more
My workout today looked like this:
170 1/1
150 1/5
115 1/10
095 1/10

after that i was toast! that's just for the bench though, i did

Arm curls(machine): 50 3/10
lat pull 100 3/10
that weird butterfly thing: 100 2/15
shoulder press 50 3/10
tricep pull 45 3/10

leg press(machine) 360 2/15
leg extention 135 3/10
leg curl 105 3/10
calf 65 2/15

that's my mon/wed workout for the moment, i vary it a little bit every day....for tues/thurs i just wander around doing a bunch of random stuff, pretty low weight, lots of reps
 
you lift 2x a day M & W, or twice a WEEK on Monday and Wednesday. I can see doing cardio and lifting at different times (i do that), however lifting twice cant be too great for you. I am interested in hearing the logistics behind it (seriously! I'm going to redo my routine, and try something new anyway).

Anyway, to get past plateau I change the excersies (sp?) I am doing. Like, instead of flat bench to start I'll do heavy flyes. Working out opposing muscle groups also helps increase your max. Say you do a real heavy set of closed grip pulldowns, then you can increase your bench weight. Try that out. 🙂

EDIT: 2 hours of cardio? Thats crazy! Unless you are training for a triathalon or sport or something. I'm not going to be negative though. All the best!
 
i dunno, all my friends into working out tell me bench press is overrated.

what real use or application does it have anyway? my understanding is free weights has some use in certain situations but just going for bench maxes and squat maxes doesnt make much sense to me. i would rather do situps - pushups - dips and try to stay flexible and agile. hope nobody takes it personally; if you know what you are doing and you work hard, i got much respect for that. i am just curious why some people are so obssesed about bench press. is it just another way to boast their machismo?
 
bench press is like a benchmark. I dont find it overly useful either. I prefer deadlift and clean and jerk as a measure of strength. Squat too.
 
Originally posted by: MadCowDisease
You're hitting a ridiculous number of muscle groups for one day...
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i concur.

try putting back / biceps on one day, chest/triceps on another, shoulders/lats on another...

for lower body, put calves on one day, put quads/hamstrings on another day.

So, for example:

Monday - back/biceps
Tuesday - calves
Wednesday - chest/triceps
thursday - quads/hamstrings
friday - shoulders/lats/traps

good luck.
 
I don't understand why people work each muscle group only once a week. It doesnt take a week for the muscle to heal.
 
Originally posted by: Xiety
Originally posted by: MadCowDisease
You're hitting a ridiculous number of muscle groups for one day...
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i concur.

try putting back / biceps on one day, chest/triceps on another, shoulders/lats on another...

for lower body, put calves on one day, put quads/hamstrings on another day.

So, for example:

Monday - back/biceps
Tuesday - calves
Wednesday - chest/triceps
thursday - quads/hamstrings
friday - shoulders/lats/traps

good luck.
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How many exercises do you do for each group? For example on monday for you biceps do you do just a dumbell curl, or do you do dumbell curl, bar curl, seated dumbell curl.....😕 It seems to me you can only work a muscle so much during one day, it takes about 2 days for it to heal, and then it sits around for 4 days waiting until the next week.
 
Originally posted by: TheBDB
Originally posted by: Xiety
Originally posted by: MadCowDisease
You're hitting a ridiculous number of muscle groups for one day...
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i concur.

try putting back / biceps on one day, chest/triceps on another, shoulders/lats on another...

for lower body, put calves on one day, put quads/hamstrings on another day.

So, for example:

Monday - back/biceps
Tuesday - calves
Wednesday - chest/triceps
thursday - quads/hamstrings
friday - shoulders/lats/traps

good luck.
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How many exercises do you do for each group? For example on monday for you biceps do you do just a dumbell curl, or do you do dumbell curl, bar curl, seated dumbell curl.....😕 It seems to me you can only work a muscle so much during one day, it takes about 2 days for it to heal, and then it sits around for 4 days waiting until the next week.
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Usually 4-5 exercises for each muscle group. For chest for example, I do decline press, incline press, dumbell bench press, incline dumbell flys and pushups till i can't do anymore. Then I start working triceps... my workouts are extremely intense, I usually rest only 1 minute between each set, and 2 minutes between each exercise. This lets me finish my workout in less than 45 minutes, which is in my opinion, the maximum period of time you should be exercising your muscles in a workout.
 
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