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300lbs bench 1RM - ready? - Apr. 13 2008 20:32:52

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I am striving to bench 300lbs (136.5kg's) but don't want to try before I am ready and fail.

Currently I bench 100kg x 10 reps.

I am thinking when I can bench 100kg for 12 good clean reps I will be ready.

What do you think?

Thanks

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RE: 300lbs bench 1RM - ready? - Apr. 13 2008 20:40:14

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Not imo , when I was doing 100kx10 my best 1rep max was 125k. I think I'd need to be doing at least 110k x10-12 before I could do 140k

Saying that everyon eis different

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RE: 300lbs bench 1RM - ready? - Apr. 13 2008 20:42:40

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Thanks Pagan,

will be close then with 100kg x 12...

Might give it a bit longer though.

Did you succeed on your first 300lbs attempt?

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RE: 300lbs bench 1RM - ready? - Apr. 13 2008 20:52:20

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you might find this quite useful
http://www.jackalsgym.com/html.aspx?html=max_epley.html

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RE: 300lbs bench 1RM - ready? - Apr. 13 2008 20:58:39

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Did you succeed on your first 300lbs attempt?

No ! I was shooting for 140k aka 3 twenty plates a side as opposed to 300lbs and I got 135k but not 140k

I reckon I might have got 300lbs.

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RE: 300lbs bench 1RM - ready? - Apr. 13 2008 21:26:41

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tbh I find high reps don't correlate at all to a 1rm. Maybe when you think you might be ready (if you don't want to attempt it; I think you should just go for it though), do a set of 3 one week. You'll be able to judge better from there

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RE: 300lbs bench 1RM - ready? - Apr. 13 2008 22:12:03

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Thanks everyone.

Red bull that guide looks very useful thanks.

Have you found it to be accurate and is it in KG or Lbs?

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RE: 300lbs bench 1RM - ready? - Apr. 13 2008 23:59:52

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quote:

ORIGINAL: xweighted

Currently I bench 100kg x 10 reps.

I am thinking when I can bench 100kg for 12 good clean reps I will be ready.

What do you think?

I don't think increasing your max reps at 100 by another 2 is going to have much, if any, effect on your 1RM. I'd be looking to manage 120 for at least a triple before trying for 300lbs.
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RE: 300lbs bench 1RM - ready? - Apr. 14 2008 0:52:20

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quote:

ORIGINAL: daKensta

quote:

ORIGINAL: xweighted

Currently I bench 100kg x 10 reps.

I am thinking when I can bench 100kg for 12 good clean reps I will be ready.

What do you think?

I don't think increasing your max reps at 100 by another 2 is going to have much, if any, effect on your 1RM. I'd be looking to manage 120 for at least a triple before trying for 300lbs.
good luck.

Going by my training, I'd be lucky to hit 130kg (no chance with 140) as a 1RM if I could only triple 120kg. I think you need to be tripling 130kg to have a chance of hitting 140kg as a 1RM (140kg being 308lbs).

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RE: 300lbs bench 1RM - ready? - Apr. 14 2008 1:19:31

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you're probably right, I've always had a high 1rm compared to reps.
I was tripling 130 last week and intend to go for a (at least:) 150 1RM this week, and expect to manage it easily enough

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RE: 300lbs bench 1RM - ready? - Apr. 14 2008 1:21:06

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why don't you just try the weight

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RE: 300lbs bench 1RM - ready? - Apr. 14 2008 10:16:08

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next week do 120kg for some reps. if you get more than say 5 reps.
following week go for 130kg for a few reps. if you get 3 or more reps with this. Then go for 136kg.
if you get 2 or less reps with 130kg. i say your not get 136 for a few more week yet.

saying that if you want to lift heavy. then practise low reps.

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RE: 300lbs bench 1RM - ready? - Apr. 14 2008 10:49:06

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I think benching 100kg for 12 clean reps would not equate to 300lb bench. You need to get used to lifting heavier weight for lower reps for a month say. Working upto 120kg for 5, 130 for 3 range. Would do it imo

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RE: 300lbs bench 1RM - ready? - Apr. 14 2008 10:50:48

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well didnt read stephen77 reply lol but echoed my thoughts exactly!

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RE: 300lbs bench 1RM - ready? - Apr. 14 2008 13:28:02

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quote:

Thanks everyone.

Red bull that guide looks very useful thanks.

Have you found it to be accurate and is it in KG or Lbs

It's just a formula that multiplies reps by weight so it doesn't mater whther you use kg or llbs

I find it useful to give a ball park figure of where you are at, I would only really use 0-10 reps in the calculator as i think it would be a bit inaccurate if i put it that i could bench 30kg for 300 reps, how much can i bench 1rm lol

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RE: 300lbs bench 1RM - ready? - Apr. 14 2008 17:21:26

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ORIGINAL: ukmachine

well didnt read stephen77 reply lol but echoed my thoughts exactly!

great minds think a like

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RE: 300lbs bench 1RM - ready? - Apr. 14 2008 20:21:27

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Thanks for the replys.

It makes more sense to stregthen the joints and tendons and get the body used to heavier weights.

Will see how I get on with 120kg next chest session.

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RE: 300lbs bench 1RM - ready? - Apr. 15 2008 1:34:00

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I did 90kg 1RM a few months ago...was my best ever...im still waiting to hit the magical 100kg.

Right now i can do 85kg x 6, so i dont think im too far off...im gona wait about another 4-6 weeks though before i attempt the 100kg, gona be so happy lol, wasnt that long ago i was stuck on 70kg and felt like i was never gona be able to lift more

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RE: 300lbs bench 1RM - ready? - Apr. 15 2008 10:28:24

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Try lifting 300lbs. If you don't do it you know your not ready!

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RE: 300lbs bench 1RM - ready? - Apr. 15 2008 15:37:54

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quote:

ORIGINAL: PAGAN

Not imo , when I was doing 100kx10 my best 1rep max was 125k. I think I'd need to be doing at least 110k x10-12 before I could do 140k

Saying that everyon eis different

I did 125k as my 1RM when i was repping 90k for 3x8-10, so i don't think there is a direct specific correlation to 1rm and the higher reps,

But then again everyone is different.

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