Bench Press challenge...
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The original challenge in this thread came from "Rexona's Australia's Greatest Athlete"<br />
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They've just finished a second series of that with Billy Slater (again), Wendy Sailor and rugby rep being JOC (if they wanted a young union player they should have gone with Digby or Pocock..)<br />
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If anyone is having a slow day at work the whole series can be viewed in small clips here - [url]http://www.greatestathlete.com.au/[/url]<br />
The bench challenge stuff is in ep 5 -
[quote name='Duluth']The original challenge in this thread came from "Rexona's Australia's Greatest Athlete"<br />
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They've just finished a second series of that with Billy Slater (again), Wendy Sailor and rugby rep being JOC (if they wanted a young union player they should have gone with Digby or Pocock..)<br />
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If anyone is having a slow day at work the whole series can be viewed in small clips here - [url]http://www.greatestathlete.com.au/[/url]<br />
The bench challenge stuff is in ep 5[/QUOTE]<br />
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Sheesh big Del was lifting up a storm. Indicates he is a strong/heavy bastard really ! -
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!<br />
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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... -
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!<br />
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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!! -
[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]<br />
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97kg MN5 may give it a go as well......<br />
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Bart, 70 reps of 60 is farkin impressive by the way ! -
[quote name='MN5']97kg MN5 may give it a go as well......<br />
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Bart, 70 reps of 60 is farkin impressive by the way ![/QUOTE]<br />
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Hell yeah!! Did that outstrip other players or guys you were training with BartMan? that is a truckload of reps! -
It killed them - think prop Cyril smaashed out 50 odd first time out, the number eight that we were training with was 40 odd.<br />
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This morning 38 reps.<br />
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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! -
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Blimey.. [b]Had a go at 70kgs.. Could only do 55 reps[/b].. But I had to push it with everything I had..<br />
Felt like nothing until I hit 25-30 reps.. And then burnt quick as hell<br />
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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. -
55reps of 70kg <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/rugby/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/hi.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':hi:' /><br />
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Thats awesome mate -
Hell yeah! That is a massive effort! Fark, that is some elite lifting right there bro.
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nup.. im not a powerlifter.. im just a math teacher..<br />
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but like most samoans i do weight training at home lol..<br />
i do 5x5 stronglifts.. and it has helped improve my benching..<br />
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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) -
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:' /><br />
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What is your usual workout reps/weight? [email="55@70kg"]55@70kg[/email] is very, very impressive!!<br />
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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!
