MT 220lb bench press competition!

Following on from muscle eggs post on how many reps people can do with 220lbs (100kg) on the bench press, I thought it a great idea to turn this into another MT competition.
See:
http://www.muscletalk.co.uk/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=47312
I saw a few of you had tried it and so I challanged a few of my friends at home. Currently I have got 18 reps, but I told my friend (who is training for strongman and is basically a power house) and I thought he'd get about 30 - he got a massive 41 !!!!!!!

So over the next few weeks, on chest days, why dont some of you give it a go and post your reps here?

I am aiming for 21

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Competition results so far!  Last update 19/11/2009
 
 
 

#    Username . . . Reps . . . Date . . . . .  BW . . . Comment

01)  Hypershrek . . . . . . 42 . . . 11-Aug-03 . . . X . . .            Witnessed by Big-Al
02)  James' Mate . . . . .  41 . . . 25-May-03 . . . X . . .            Witnessed by James
03)  big_nige . . . . . . . .  40 . . . 02-Dec-08 . . . X . . .
04)  swordfish . . . . . . . . 39 . . .28 - July-09 . . .15st . .
05)  gtir's brother . . . .   36 . . . 23-Jan-09 . . . X . . .             Witnessed by gtir
06)  BruBakers . . . . . . .  33 . . . 06-Aug-03 . . . X . . .
07)  GOE1988 . . . . . .   . 32 . . . 18-Nov-08 . . . X . . .
08)  Daveb20 . . . . . . . .  31 . . . 07-Jul-03 . . . X . . .
09)  bencher . . . . . . . .   30 . . . 24-Dec-03 . . .@110 kg
10)  littlelee . . . . . . . . .  29 . . . 19-Oct-08 . . . X . . .              http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6Rykw3P_uE
11)  muldoon5 . . . . . . .  28 . . . 10-Jun-03 . . . X . . .
11)  naturalmass . . . .    28 . . . 22-Dec-03 . . . X . . .
13)  DerekB . . . . . . . . .  27 . . . 25-Sep-03 . . . X . . .
14)  Scott32 . . . . . . . . . 27 . . . 27-Oct-09.  . . . X  . . .
15)  jrepp . . . . . . . . . . . 26 . . . 22-Nov-08 . . . X . . .
16)  BIGKayGee . . . . . .  26 . . . 30-Jan-09 . . .  X . . .
17)  The Guvnor . . . . . .  25 . . . 18-Sep-03 . . . X . . .             Posted '20-30'
       Wotthefunk . . . . . . 24  . . . 05-Mar-09 . . . X . . .
       tankus . . . . . . . . .   23 . . .  28-May-03 . . .X . . .
       just t . . . . . . . . . .   23 . . . 12-Nov-08 . . .X . . .             http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8h160CvTcFg
       Mouser . . . . . . . . . .22 . . . .06 - Aug-09. . X . .
       MDM23 . . . . . . . . . .22 . . . . 18 - Sept-09. X
       steve45 . . . . . . . . . 21 . . . 10-Jun-03 . . .  X . . .
       James . . . . . . . . . .  21 . . . 30-Jul-03 . . .   X . . .
       McLaren . . . . . . . .   21 . . . 27-Oct-08 . . .  X . . .              At contest held by riotraining
       bbigman2000 . . . .. 20 . . . 26-Jun-03 . . .   X . . .              Claim of 50+ in the past
       Ed Hunter . . . . . .  . 20 . . . 12-Nov-08 . . . X . . .
       BIG GAV . . . . . . . . . .20 . .  15-Sept-09. . . .X. .
       grantonio_1 . . . . . . 20 . . . 21-Sept-09 . . . X
       davidson1978 . . .    20 . . . 06-Feb-09 . . . X . . .
       mooseman28 . . . . . 18 . . . 26-Mar-09 .......X . . .
       fatboyslim . . . .  .. .  18 . . . 26-May-03 . . . X . . .
       jb . . . . . . . . . . . . .   18 . . . 05-Feb-09 . . . X . . .
       Trident . . . . . . . . .   17 . . . 25-Aug-03 . . . X . . .
       Scally . . . . .   . . . .   17 . . . 22-Dec-08 . . . X . . .
       CGTNAEB . . . . . . . . 16 . . . 16-Jul-03 . . .  . X . . .
       gtir . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 . . . 22-Jan-09 . . .  X . . .             Spotter helping on the last 1 discounted
       skinnykid . . . . . . . .15 . . . 25-Dec-03 . . .   X  . . .
       ashks73 . . . . . . . .  15 . . . 19-Jan-09 . . .   X . . .
       massmover . . . . . . 14 . . . 10-Oct-08 . . .   X . . .
       sivvy1 . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . 12-Oct-08 . . .   X . . .
       tbowman . . . . . . . .14 . . . 25-Oct-08 . . .    X . . .
       Proctimus Prime . .  14 . . . 19-Mar-09 . . .   X . .
       DonVito . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . 20-Jan-2010 . . 90kg . .
       daKensta . . . . . . . .13 . . . 15-Aug-09 . . . . X
       FortifiedIron . . . . . .13 . . . 04-Jun-03 . . .   X . . .
       chaos31 . . . . . . . . .13 . . . 30-Jun-03 . . .   X . . .
       Jarfi . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . 19-Aug-03 . . .   X . . .
       stryker. . . . . . . . . . 13 . . .  09-Mar-03 . . .  .X . .
       odog . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . 25-Nov-08 . . .   X . . .
       ItsNOTlikeTHAT . . . .12 . . . 04-Aug-09 . . . . X
       jnr2006 . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . 13-Nov-09 . . . . .X . .
       big pete . . . . . . . . .11 . . . 27-Nov-03 . . .   X . . .
       paulmcnally . . . . . . 11 . . . 03-Mar-08 . . .   X . . .
       iaink . . . . . . . . . . . .11 . . . 05-Feb-09 . . .   X . . .
       baileyth . . . . . . . . .10 . . . 03-Sept-09 . . . X .
       Colin.A. . . . . . . .. .  10 . . . 26-May-03 . . .   X . . .
       uncle_peter . . . ..   10 . . . 19-Jun-03 . . .    X . . .
       Big-Al . . . . . . . . .  . 10 . . . 11-Aug-03 . . .   X . . .
       catmeatchunks . .   10 . . . 15-Dec-03 . . .   @105 kg
       mikex101 . . . . . . .  10 . . . 13-Oct-08 . . .    X . . .
       Daddycool . . . . . . . 10 . . . 19-Nov-08 . . .   X . . .
       jocktheglide . . . . . . .9 . . . 13-Jun-03 . . .    X . . .
       timr . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . 13-Nov-08 . . .   X . . .
       DerMalePhonkMann .8 . . . 31-Oct-03 . . .    X . . .
       ThePluggedOne . . . .8 . . . 07-Mar-04 . . .    X . . .       
       paj_mccarthy . . . . . .8 . . . 07-Jan-09 . . .    X . . .
       Doc D . . . . . . . . . . .  8 . . . 23-Jan-09 . . .    X . . .
       Skinner2k3 . . . . . . . 8 . . . .23-Oct-09 . . .    @ 82.3kg
        rex2 . . . . . . . . . . . .8 . . . . 20-Jan-10 . . . .
       Genon . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . 19-Nov-03 . . .   X . . .
       JohnOvManchester .  6 . . . 07-Mar-04 . . .   @102.5 kg
       evad . . . . . . . . . . . .  6 . . . 12-Oct-08 . . .   X . . .
       No.13 . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . 25-Oct-08 . . .   X . . .
       Mickey Finn . . . . . . .  5 . . . 19-Sep-03 . . .   X . . .
       Ecto man . . . . . . . .   5 . . . 24-Sep-03 . . .   X . . .
       Ironhead . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . 24-Oct-03 . . .    X  . . .
       Chez . . . . . . . . . . . .  5 . . . 01-Jan-04 . . .    X . . .
       Cisco_Kid . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . 12-Nov-08 . . .    X . . .
       Keeni . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . 03-Sep-03 . . .    X . . .
       Coolmagnt . . . . . . . . 4 . . . 19-Sep-03 . . .    X . . .
       Red Man . . . . . . . . . .4 . . . 12-Oct-08 . . .     X . . .
       Jack5r . . . . . . . . . . .  3 . . . 04-Aug-09 . . . . .X . .
       The_Goat . . . . . . . . .3 . . . .12-Nov-09 . . . . .X . .    
       Robert . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . 06-Jul-03 . . .       X . . .
       T-man . . . . . . . . . . .  3 . . . 27-Nov-03 . . .     X . . .              Spotter helping on the last 2 discounted
       Van Damminator . . .  3 . . . 03-Jun-04 . . .     X . . .
       cliff_vtr . . . . . . . . . .. .3 . . . 21-Nov-08 . . .    X . . .
       calffaf . . . . . . . . . .  . .3 . . . 25-Jan-09 . . .     X . . .
       devin112 . . . . . . .  . . 2 . . . 30-Jun-03 . . .     X . . .
       AWG . . . . . . . . . . .. . .2 . . . .04-Oct-09 . . . . .X . .
       Dezw . . . . . . . . . .. . . 2 . . . 09-Oct-03 . . .     X . . .
       installer09 . . . . .  . . . 1 . . . 05-Jun-03 . . .     X . . .
       paulmc18 . . . . . . . . .  1 . . . 13-Jun-03 . . .     X . . .
       paperplate38 . . . . .  . 1 . . . 08-Aug-03 . . .    X . . .
       Slyblackdragon . . . .   .1 . . . 12-Aug-03 . . .    X . . .
       arnielover . . . . . . . .  . 1 . . . 22-Dec-03 . . .    X . . .
       Danny187 . . . . . .. . . . 1 . . . 01-Jan-09 . . .    X . . .
       reevo8 . . . . . . . .. . . . .1 . . . 26-Jan-09 . . .    X . . .
 
 

41 , holy f*ck!! whats this guys max bench james? does he squat and dead a sh1tload too?

TBH - I dont know his max - yes he does a fair bit on each - basically hes relatively new to proper training and he beats his maxes most weeks - Ill aks him for his current maxes

41 reps,maybe i aint strong at all,lol,

I thought I'd give this a go today and I got 10 comfortable reps, if I'd gone all out I might have got 2 or 3 more. May not sound like much, but considering this was only the third time I've benched in the last 6 months I'm not too dissapointed. (I prefer overhead pressing and I usually stick to low reps when I train generally)

I recon if I were to bench regularly for a few weeks and try this again I could probably get 20. I'll give it a proper go later in the summer.

I'd just like to say - well done to anyone who gets more than about 25-30, that is very impressive!

And as for 41! WOW!! great lifting!

I had a go at this today after i finished my flat bench, i managed 18 reps. But i think if i had a go after a couple of warm up sets i think(hope) i would get around 20-25 reps.

It is my mission, in the next 8 weeks to join the 100kg crew. At the moment I dont know what the hell is wrong but my max is like 80k. This is so poor its shameful. The power of the Naps will prevail though over the oncoming weeks and I WILL BENCH 100 KG

ive never tried repping 220, I was training for a strength test were i had too bench 225 as many times as possible in 60 seconds, and could get around 21-23. ive never maxed out on bench(waiting for a shirt i ordered too come in)but have gotten 315 for a triple raw.

hopefully that can be my max by the time i turn 17!!!

VAN DAMMINATOR

Haha, I've only repped 225 past 10 before once in my life.. did it for 12 or 13 reps. Could have done more. This was back when i wash throwing around 370 before my shoulder injury!


Kc

Iron, what happened to your shoulder? If it's a rotator cuff then it's not the end.

VAN DAMMINATOR

Well i first dislocated it.. then i reinjuried it not long after. The doctor's really didnt know what was wrong with it at the time. The option I had was surgery which i couldnt afford or loads of pain pills and therapy formyself which is what I did. Im almost 100%. Just sucks cuss at the time of the injury I would have done over 400lbs uner 18yrs old. Just recently I did a bench program of mine and went from a 260-265 max to a 325 max on my way back up the big numbers. I wont be doing that much weight for awhile now, If i dont do something about my lack of ROM in my upper body, my life as a powerlifter will end short with server injuries.


Kc

Man it'll never be over, you'll make it, I injured my shoulder 3 times by overtraining it or training incorrectly. I've now been doing exercises that would have continued to mess up my shoulder with ease for over 4 months with success. You'll make it man, just give it time!

VAN DAMMINATOR

Well Im now olympic lifting, the best way to increase my ROM is to do high ROM and multi joint movements. Hopfully it will work.

btw.. Van whats your bench max righ tnow?


Kc

I tried today I got one really bad form rep with my arse a foot off the bench

I got 12 reps if you count Decline Bench :)
My flat bench is suffering from delt injury ATM.

tried this morning and did 21 not bad for a 45yrold,

did 28...last 5 where..U-G-L-Y!!!!! but still....damn that sh** got heavy quick!!

I done one really good negative does that count? lol

does high repping at a certain weight correlate to a max? For example this site saids that if you do 225 for 15 your max rep is 332 so does that mean if you do 30 reps at 225 you have a 664? Then so on? I did 225 for 9 at a bodyweight of 175lbs (gained 5lbs though recently so 180lbs) and the chart was pretty consisent with my repping I did 295lbs. Just wondering what you guys think about high repping correlating with 1 rep max. Oh, here is the website: http://www.joeskopec.com/repmax.html

What does the olympic bar weigh? I can bench 80K + the olympic bar, for some reason I can't get past this????!!! Any ideas, or am I destined to stay at this weight!!!!

Could it be my height? I'm 5'6".....

its not your height cause my height is 5'6" also you could put more weight on if you want to push more weight?

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Could it be my height? I'm 5'6".....

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Being only 5'6" is a great advantage in benching, so its not your height thats holding you back

I managed 10, by next week I should be on 50+ LOL !-)

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Originally posted by MikeyFive

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Could it be my height? I'm 5'6".....

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Being only 5'6" is a great advantage in benching, so its not your height thats holding you back

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I consider myself to be a strong little fella, but what do you reckon could be holding me back???? Think I should start off on my heaviest weight and then see what happens??

Can any age enter? if so watch out, i'm going to enter my brother!!! he's in Scandinavia at the moment but when he comes back in a few days i'll get him to start posting again, as you all know he's my apprentice and can bench alot.

of course anyone can enter. Im sure someone will beat my mate sometime - BUT he is getting stronger and is adamant on beating his own record

hey paulmc18..Im 5'6½ so I don't think it's your height ;)

I've done a 12rep at 141lbs bodyweight. That was several yrs ago and Im stronger now, but I haven't done any max rep sets for 5yrs. I only train fpr max strength and speed. I will try this in my next session though.

How ya doing James, im not gonna try it as it will mess up my training, I like to go heavy, however the other day I did 160 x 10, 190 x 1, 140 x 10, 100 x 20, if I recall rightly I did try it once and got over 50 reps, if theres a cash prize then of course il give it ago !!!

LOL bbig - that will piss my mate off! but then he's fairly new to this. When youre more flexible with your training, would be interested to see how many you can do?

with 225lbs i get a big 2 reps!


so...i'll pass on this one! lol

Well after reading your thread I thought I would try it. Sorry I was lazy and did 225 <2 plates each side> and not 220. I got 13 and almost 14 but couldnt lock it out.
Im 5'10 and 192lbs with a max Bench of 330 with a shirt on...thats my try, ill give it a go in a month and try for maybe at least 15? ill edit my previous post!

Olympic bar is 45lbs i think thats 20Kg

i managed 3, but enjoyed this challenge immensley, and so am going to make this the start of every chest workout.

body weight of 168lbs

rob

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Originally posted by paulmc18

What does the olympic bar weigh? I can bench 80K + the olympic bar, for some reason I can't get past this????!!! Any ideas, or am I destined to stay at this weight!!!!

Could it be my height? I'm 5'6".....

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220 is an odd #... ive done 225 for 31 reps in the past.

In England our weights are largely in kg, 220 lbs = 100 kg, so it is a nice round number for us.
AL

Here was my last workout

225 for 16
275 for 8
315 for 4

Those were all to failure. I am not going to train with 225 anymore. I am going to start with 275 till i get for 10 and then i am going to move up the weight again. It is funny cause a couple weeks ago, i could only get 225 for 10, I was stuck there for about 4 weeks. I said F*CK it and went up to 275, now 4 weeks later, i am close to doing 275 for 10 and put 6 reps on my 225. Almost time to go to 295 or soon to 315 for 6. I can't wait to be able to do that.

j

Right, got 225 for 5 then 195 for 10 then tried the 100kg for as many as I could and managed to get a measley 32! bollocks you have now got me intent on smashing through 50 reps at 100kg at the expense of my one rep max!

3 - lol

Never tried it totally fresh! I will do that a week today, Hoping to get 4!

I think you guys should tell us your heights and bodyweights too.

I've never tried 100kg.. but I can do 6 reps with 90kg after a couple of sets (x8) at 82-84kg.. at 78kg bodyweight & 5ft 9. So I think I could maybe do 3-4 with 100kg after just a warm up?.. what you guys think?

GTM