Bench Press challenge...

raznomore

Cheers for the link Duluth. I saw last years and wondered if they'd do it again. The punch challenge they did last season was interesting. Power vs endurance.

Paekakboyz

Slater and O'Connors power:weight is amazing - ripping out 30+ reps at 60 odd kg is impressive, even if you are a pro athlete! 
 
Although O'Connor didn't display much intelligence with pushing the sled! thought he should be pushing from the top which dug the front of it into the ground...

BartMan

we used to do 60kg rep max workouts - 70 odd was my best IIRC - mind you, I was weighing in at about 110 then, ready for battle! 
 
Might do one of these as I lean down for comp - have chest tomorrow in fact - maybe I'll do this instead o the negative reps on the machine to pre exhaust. I think it'll work!!

Hooroo

Let us know how you get on. I'd like to know

BartMan

it's a date - 6:05 tomorrow morning, think of me (not THAT way you prev), I'll see what the 91kg BartMan can do, as opposed to the 110kg monster...

MN5

[quote name='BartMan']it's a date - 6:05 tomorrow morning, think of me (not THAT way you prev), I'll see what the 91kg BartMan can do, as opposed to the 110kg monster...[/QUOTE] 
 
97kg MN5 may give it a go as well...... 
 
Bart, 70 reps of 60 is farkin impressive by the way !

Paekakboyz

[quote name='MN5']97kg MN5 may give it a go as well...... 
 
Bart, 70 reps of 60 is farkin impressive by the way ![/QUOTE] 
 
Hell yeah!! Did that outstrip other players or guys you were training with BartMan? that is a truckload of reps!

BartMan

It killed them - think prop Cyril smaashed out 50 odd first time out, the number eight that we were training with was 40 odd. 
 
This morning 38 reps. 
 
Funny though, when I did heaps, when you first picked up the bar, it would feel like nothing - 60kg was like the bar. Feels a bit heavier now from the kick off, and when you fail, it's quick - going fine, and then within five or ten reps, pow, all over!

Wairau

I still want to know what JK can do! 
 
Time to resurrect this challenge I reckon. 3 sets, 2 minutes break between sets. I'll put up a number later this week. 86kgs, so that's 60kg benchpress.

JK

Will be fuk all mate. Bench is really my BIG weakness. 
 
At the moment I could struggle through to about 10 reps of bodyweight and thats good going for me.

mimic

Blimey.. Had a go at 70kgs.. Could only do 55 reps.. But I had to push it with everything I had.. 
Felt like nothing until I hit 25-30 reps.. And then burnt quick as hell

MN5

[quote name='mimic' timestamp='1343733698' post='300991'] 
Blimey.. [b]Had a go at 70kgs.. Could only do 55 reps[/b].. But I had to push it with everything I had.. 
Felt like nothing until I hit 25-30 reps.. And then burnt quick as hell 
[/quote] 
 
Didin't realise we had a pro powerlifter on these boards. Keen readers of my thread will note I haven't benched in ages but I'm hoping all the push up stuff I've been doing will see an increase.

JK

55reps of 70kg <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/hi.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':hi:' /> 
 
Thats awesome mate

Paekakboyz

Hell yeah! That is a massive effort! Fark, that is some elite lifting right there bro.

JK

IS that one set or across the 3? Either way its impressive

mimic

nup.. im not a powerlifter.. im just a math teacher.. 
 
but like most samoans i do weight training at home lol.. 
i do 5x5 stronglifts.. and it has helped improve my benching.. 
 
i started training again cos the 1st XV boys always wanna take me on in the weights room lol (arm wrestling challenges are common as well)

Paekakboyz

ha ha I was gonna play the race card!! <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/eusa_whistle.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':whistle:' /> 
 
What is your usual workout reps/weight? [email="55@70kg"]55@70kg[/email] is very, very impressive!! 
 
Good on ya for teaching the young'uns a lesson - if you have any lads that can beat your bench stats then I think the ABs could be interested!

JK

Stronglifts is an awesome programme eh mimic. How long have you been doing that? Still making good progress?

MN5

[quote name='mimic' timestamp='1343783945' post='301104'] 
nup.. im not a powerlifter.. im just a math teacher.. 
 
[b]but like most samoans[/b] i do weight training at home lol.. 
i do 5x5 stronglifts.. and it has helped improve my benching.. 
 
i started training again cos the 1st XV boys always wanna take me on in the weights room lol (arm wrestling challenges are common as well) 
[/quote] 
 
Instant advantage there !! 
 
Yep, gonna have to try and at least get as close as I possibly can to that I think.

Hooroo

My trainer said today may be the last session we have together for a while if we go into lockdown so she wanted to see how many tonnes I could lift in our 30 mins session.

It's a funny thing to do to add up all you weight that you moved

Started with Bench 80kg for 8 then she throws on two 2.5kg and I have to do 3 and then I do eight back at 80kg. That was three times so
((80x8)+(85x3)+(80x8)x3 = 4.605 Tonnes

Deadlift also 80 but 3 reps of 20
20x80x3 = 4.8 Tonnes

Dumbell Lat Pull 30 on right then left hand. 10 on each side for three sets
((30x10)+(30x10))x3 = 1.8 Tonnes

Dumbell Chest Press 17.5kg dumbells 3 sets of 15
((17.5x15)+(17.5x15))x3 = 1.575 Tonnes

Then pushed body weight on the sled (120kgs) There and back, twice

I feel ripped off for this one as this required the most effort and I was cream crackered after

120x2x2 =0.480 Tonnes

Total 13.260 Tonnes.

All very meaningless but my guess beforehand was way off. I said something like 4 Tonnes without putting any thought into it.

I hope we don't go into a heavy lckdown as I am really enjoying my workouts at the moment as with the weights and cardio it is all helping with my golf immensely. Dropped 8 shots off the hanidicapp without a lesson. Just by getting fitter and hitting the ball much longer

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