MT 220lb bench press competition!

Put Just T down for 0 reps then?!

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lol ill be honest and say on afew of the last ones i was aware my arse was not touching the bench! my bench is getting sloppy!

My body always moves when i bench but most of the time the back side still stays touching the bench.

next bench session im going to wear my singlet and get a side video! need to make sure my ass is down or ill get red flagged!

Only joking, just being anal, thats decent benching whether your arse is touching or not.
Im gonna have a go friday i think.

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next bench session im going to wear my singlet and get a side video! need to make sure my ass is down or ill get red flagged!

 
It's worthwhile - not for training reps to failure like this, but to make sure that training practice doesn't engender unfortunate habits in competition. Do you have a friend with some knowledge of judging who could ascertain whether the amount of contact satisfies current regs? I suspect that any degree of movement approaching that in your vid (even if the backside didn't leave the bench) might be looked upon askance by a critical IPF judge - but with a tighter arch for a single, I imagine that there would be less movement anyway.
 
BTW, FWIW: No matter how much I lifted my arse and bounced, I still couldn't get that many reps!

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As a new member to the 100kg club myself i'm proud to announce a maximum of 5 reps. I then proceeded to roll off the bench into a quivering mess.     lol.

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Bench - 105kg
Squat - 100kg
Deadlift - 140kg

not really had a go at this but we sometimes do 20 with a 100kg after doing some heavy benching.

strangest thing is if you do a few with 150-180kg then drop back to the 100kg it feels so light you can rep out easy but if you do the 100kg on the way up rather than on the way down it seems a lot harder, maybe just me!

9 reps.

Wanted 10! Bah.

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most I have done is 2 reps before, I reckon I might (wind blowing and all that) be able to get 3 if I just did a warmup.

67.3K BW
157.5K Squat
107.5K Bench
215K Deadlift

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I used to love this thread - good to see it's reared it's head again.

I tried it again the other day - only 15 this time.  Errr, my excuse ... injuries and age.... LOL

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im gon give this a go after my heavy sets tomorow in training

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managed 32 after using my shirt, and doing 3 sets of 5 rep maxes, then dropped down to 100kg. hit a brick wall after about 20, not sure im made for endurance tests lol

To be successful its not the few hours you do in the gym. Its the hours out of the gym where the differences are made.
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For anyone who has stuck at a certain weight, i was like that @ 95k.  Instead of trying to do more reps at 95 I added some weight and got a spotter and went for more weight and fewer reps.  Now without a spotter I can rep 10 @ 100k and 6@ 110k... only about 5 or 6 weeks later.
My problem is shoulder press, but im employin the same technique and getting there.

but 50+!! thats just immense

did 3 the other day, all touch and go and that was after a workout

67.3K BW
157.5K Squat
107.5K Bench
215K Deadlift

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Did 26 reps at the end of my workout.

most ive managed is 12!!  few stone heavier!  not sure if i cud do 1 now tbh

do u now when next comp is ,mate

monsterben


do u now when next comp is ,mate

This is an online comp. You do as many reps as you can with 100k then post your score, preferably with a vid, here.

I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king. (Queen Elizabeth I)

done 40 which was so painful when i was bulked up did it after a tricep routine
but havent tried 3 stone lighter

id rather see most squats or deadlifts. maybe a little heavier though then 100kg

Rather deadlifts - if bounced bench presses are bad enough, I dread to think what depth of 'squat' would be submitted... Perhaps 180-200kg for DL? Or 2 x BW?

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