Your Training Goals for 2015

[smiffy180]

Well I had a good session this morning!

19 reps on the car deadift (a clio) in around 30secs - record was 18 so beat it by 1

Followed by 3x70kg dumbbell chest press, not the beat reps but heaviest I've been in well over a year!

70kg Dumbbell Press x3: http://youtu.be/M5X4GzFgRzE

[V8mate]

Bench press.

Is it black magic?

Some people seem to be able to press phenomenal weights, yet I'm finding moving my capabilities on really tough.

My PT has suggested that I unwind the weight a bit and go for max reps followed by drop sets for a few weeks, before reloading for high weight/low reps.

I thought I'd enter the can of worms that is Youtube last night, and watch technique/tips videos for bench pressing, but the array of advice (and opposing advice!) is worse than for any other lift. There seems to be no consensus.

Part of it, I realised, is the different technique for powerlifters and bodybuilders, but even so it's still so inconsistent.

I'm still pressing (c. 10%) short of bodyweight - 100kg - which is really frustrating - but I see other guys who aren't particularly (visibly) well-built pushing 120/130 quite comfortably.

Is it all about just knocking out more and more reps, or are there any complementary lifts/exercises I need to make sure I'm incorporating?

[Hoofy]

smiffy180 said:

70kg Dumbbell Press x3: http://youtu.be/M5X4GzFgRzE

Impressive.

Funny - in the list of recommended videos, there's a BEAST doing a 1 rep max barbell bench press with 70kg.

[smiffy180]

Hoofy said:

Impressive.

Funny - in the list of recommended videos, there's a BEAST doing a 1 rep max barbell bench press with 70kg.

Ta
Was it you?

[Hoofy]

smiffy180 said:

Hoofy said:

Impressive.

Funny - in the list of recommended videos, there's a BEAST doing a 1 rep max barbell bench press with 70kg.

Ta
Was it you?

Nah, mine's 71kg.

[smiffy180]

Hoofy said:

Nah, mine's 71kg.

All about those half kilo plate gainz.

[Hoofy]

smiffy180 said:

Hoofy said:

Nah, mine's 71kg.

All about those half kilo plate gainz.

Aight. 1kg a week, and I'll be benching you next July.

[smiffy180]

Hoofy said:

Aight. 1kg a week, and I'll be benching you next July.

It'll be this july if I keep losing weight

[Hoofy]

smiffy180 said:

Hoofy said:

Aight. 1kg a week, and I'll be benching you next July.

It'll be this july if I keep losing weight

[Halb]

180 for 19 reps.
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=8314650536012...

[smiffy180]

Halb said:

180 for 19 reps.
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=8314650536012...

Saw that the other day. Unless you can keep the tempo up I think he's won

[Halb]

smiffy180 said:

Saw that the other day. Unless you can keep the tempo up I think he's won

Yeah he's won. I wouldn't count a few of his reps though.
Looks too dangerous anyway and there are way too many other challenges I wanna do.

[Art0ir]

100kg bench tonight. Felt good, really good.

Instagram link if anyone has any pointers on form or anything.

https://instagram.com/p/zyBcZ6P99N/

[smiffy180]

Art0ir said:

100kg bench tonight. Felt good, really good.

Instagram link if anyone has any pointers on form or anything.

https://instagram.com/p/zyBcZ6P99N/

well done
Looks more like a close grip bench unless that was the aim?

[Art0ir]

That's just where I'm strongest!

[smiffy180]

Art0ir said:

That's just where I'm strongest!

Fair enough, good lift

[Upatdawn]

Target --- just to get down to 15 stone somewhow

[V8mate]

smiffy180 said:

Art0ir said:

100kg bench tonight. Felt good, really good.

Instagram link if anyone has any pointers on form or anything.

https://instagram.com/p/zyBcZ6P99N/

well done
Looks more like a close grip bench unless that was the aim?

Hang on! What about the other nine reps? ;-)


Good going, Arty. Hopefully I'm not too far away from hitting that milestone too! And I've narrowed my grip a bit as well; a YT vid I watched suggested that arms should be in the place they'd be if you were punching. Tried it for the first time yesterday and found it really comfortable. Will see how it goes.

[smiffy180]

Anyone need a laugh?

http://m.imgur.com/BWLvrgJ

One of the lads from my gym. Done by his brother then posted to his facebook

[V8mate]

smiffy180 said:

Anyone need a laugh?

http://m.imgur.com/BWLvrgJ

One of the lads from my gym. Done by his brother then posted to his facebook

I call bullst. Hoofy's a Fruit Plus rep and has seen none of those gains!