200kg bench - would you believe this/possible without AAS?

Papa Lazarou


Good benching there.   Because of this thread i've decided to do a month of trying to increase my strength in benching so did a whole lot of benching last nite (140kg x 10, 8, 6 and then 4).  Gonna try to get it back up to my PB of 180kg by xmas.

Whether this is possible for me naturally, I dunno

Strange how the whole rep thing works. The most I've ever repped heavy is 150 and that was for a few sets of 3 reps. Yet I've done 190kg for a single. Indeed multiple singles with 80-90% of my 1RM work for me way better than any rep work. It may be a muscle fibre type thing (ie: I'm not set for reps).

I'm also working with at least 1, poss two lads to get them to do some new 1RM PB's this xmas. One has a 120kg 1RM and I think, with all the tips and tricks which can be used, I can get him to a (or around) 140-kilo single.

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Papa - the 1RM calculators would give you a predicted 1RM of at least 186kg based on your numbers above. If the 10 reps wasn't to failure then the predicted figure would be slightly higher still.

TBH I tend to stay lighter and go for pump normally - just thought i'd do something leading up to xmas for a change.  Mixing it up may help growth however

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LMC - no spotter so unassisted to failure, with a spotter I could have prolly pushed 11.

My weakness is my previously torn but healed shoulder tho - at what point does it snap LOL

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As far as banging on a bench shirt and instantly nailing a PB its not going to happen. If you simply went and bought a shirt, first off you probably wouldn't be able to get it on. If you did get it on my bet would be you wouldn't get anywhere near touching your chest. Thirdly chances are you'd lose your line and end up decapitating yourself.

LMAO - this is so true. My brother bought an Inzer bench shirt. Got it and bloody knuckles later, it is too small, short etcetera. It was for a 110kg lifter and he was 110kg! Not a chance in hell of getting it on. In fact it has never been worn. Still has it somewhere!

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The old style were notorius for being absolute murder to get on. Two and sometimes three helpers and blood spots around the neck and sleeves. The last few years we've effectively banned them from our Xmas friendly / whey ower challenge because of the faffing about involved.

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DonPaulo666

I've seen 200kg pressed naturally AND raw on more than one ocassion.
Enough said.

 
The absence of a specific number leads me to believe that you mean twice. Was it the same person each time or different people ?

As usual, couldnae be bothered expanding
 
It woz two different people on two seperate ocassions, both bang on 200kg and natural as well as unequipped.  Impressive!
 
Rumour has it that a lad on the I.O.W has pressed 300kg raw but assisted.  Owner of gym and a few lads I train with said it was a guid rep but I have to see it to believe it.  If so, world class! (this was a guid few years ago though so don't think I'll be able to confirm)

Squat: 363kg

Bench: 195kg

Deadlift: 300kg

@ (currently 114kg)

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