so my goal was to bench-press 300lbs. by spring at least once.

one week before spring i did 315lbs x 2

new goal was 350lbs by summer. today at the gym i did 335lbsX2, with a little bit of assistence. i *tried* 350 but totally failed, the 2 kids had to lift it off of me. i brought it down really slow, but couldnt put it back up.

so i guess its been a pretty cool weekend. friday night i partied with my friends, at a house a 1/2 block from the "cop shop" so we kept the police busy all night, well all looked like crap the next morning when we drove home from Mankato.

today after the gym me and a few friends went to the gun range to shoot the 9mm, .45, and the 12 guage. had a good time. i hope it doesnt rain tommorrow, id like to make some $$$


so, how was everyone elses weekend??? next weekend should be good

 

Congrats on the lifting, I was into bodybuilding/weightlifting for a little while (I commented on some of your posts when you first were starting out). I'm just now getting back to the gym after about a year off.

My weekend was good and bad at the same time. My friend's house was empty and I stayed over there fri/sat and came home this afternoon. This girl Danielle I knew in highschool stopped by for a few hours. I havn't hung out with her in like 3-31/2 years so it was nice to see her again. We started talking again a few weeks ago but of coarse she has a bf...jus my luck. The good part was partying all weekend, the bad part was realising how much I want to date her but I can't, I'm definitely in the loose/loose situation and have learned that its a crash and burn situation to stay out of

 

Other than having to work, my weekend was pretty good. Relaxed around the house friday after mowing the yard (push mower, 2 acres of yard). Sat relaxed before work. Sunday, me and dad stepped out the back door and had some fun. The first 20 acres of our land that you can see from the back door, well the gras is grown up pretty good which hides our targets. There is a metal barrel about 100-150 yrds away thats in the grass, all you can see is about the top quarter of it. So we rock and rolled with the barrel and the sks, and m1 carbine and .22 long rifle. Great day of shooting, then i went to work, lol.

 

ah.....you know they make hoists to pick up heavy stuff. Your back is not going to last forever.

 

Built Tough, you are making great progress. I thought I was doing good on Friday, when I benched 200 (what I weigh) 17 times. Believe me, 335 would kill me. My shoulders and elbows do not like it when I do more than 200. But, hey, I'm 45. I went fishing Saturday, and caught a 5.5 and a 6.0 foot sturgeon. I figure the big guy weighed somewhere around 200lbs. A great day fishing. Next weekend, I go chasing salmon.

 

I have heard it said- though never read it- that only about one percent of the world can bench press 300 lbs. Don't know how true that is... but it sounds like you have accomplished most of your short range goals. Congrats! What kind of workout do you do? I am trying to get back into the gym as much as possible, and I decided to try some hydroxycut. Once I lose a little around the midsection, I want to try a supplement. Do you use any? and, if so, what kind? I am thinking Cel-Tech. I want to get 300 by the end of summer, if possible. Most I ever did was 255- with a little help. My ultimate goal is to get three hundred pounds on the day I retire from the military, a little less than five years from now.

STU

 

STU37D

my workouts go in this schedual-

sunday- bench press, military press, incline bench press, tricep extensions
monday- bicep/curls, calf extensions, leg press
tuesday- off day

i repeat that scedual, lifting 4-5 times per week.

supplements- for this month im on Cell-tech, once that container is gone ill ONLY use glutamine and creatine. cell-tech seems to have too much crap in it.

im 6'1" 200 pounds. my other "great accomplishments" recently have been a max curl of 155lbs. with a full bar-bell, i do lean back a slight bit when i do it but hey... its 3/4 of my body weight so i dont feel bad for leaning back a bit! and also on the leg press/"hip sled" i judt did 720lbs 3-4 times on friday. my legs i just started working out on about 2 months ago so i feel ive gained alot in that area.

i guess in 30 years if i can look back and say "i use to bench 405" ill be a happy guy.

 

And www.truckstv.com had an in bed hoist for just that reason !!!

***************************************

but seriously folk !
great accomplishment on the bench guy !!!

I'm actually more impressed with the curl...
I could always push a lot with the bench and legs...
but the curls ALWAYS killed me...
and then when the coaches made me do the 15 lbs on a rope and wind it around the broom handle !!!!!!!!!! MAn - that was TORTURE !

Hint from a more "experienced" guy - don't EVER let yourself get out of shape - it's easy to do and I've been after that six pack for 30 years since...
I carry around a keg now

 

Dang... I'm 6'1 and 200 and there's no way I could bench 300... I bet I would be doing good to push 200 anymore, probably more like 180. I never could get over that 200 lb plateau though, I'm not sure what happened, just seemed to stick there even though I made gaines in mass, the strength just kinda plained out. Great accomplishment man!

I've taken the creatin, and the creatin/andro combo's... what's the glutamine do?

 

Johnboy- glutamine is suppose to speed up the healing process- my strength "platues" or "plains" every few months... you just gotta give it time and itll get past it. a year ago i wasnt even able to bench 225 once...

with the 155pound curl, like i said my form is kinda sloppy but people at the gym look shocked when i do it... i love it!

camo4stealth- when you said you did 200 ( 17 ) times, was that 17 times in a row, or 17 times; in a few sets? if you can do 200 (17) in a row, thats doing great, BUT, id suggest doing less reps.

if you want to get into higher weights do more weight, less times. they say you shouldnt do a certain weight more than 10 reps per set ( if you can do it more than 10 times its not heavy enough ) i hope that makes any sense?

 

This is good stuff. Almost like a motivator to stay in the gym. Thanks, fellas

 

Hi all.. I am fairly new here as far as posting. But I lurk alot. Anyway ..
Just a though on this workout.. I lift a little .. and I might suggest that you work out a different split to include more legs and abs.
Until injury in Jan .. my split was along these lines
Mon . Chest/tri's ... All Bars
Tue . Back / Bi's / abs
Wed . Legs (bad day!)
thur Shoulders / Bi's / abs
Fri Chest / Tri's All DB's
Sat/Sun off
I do ~ 1 hr cardio on Mon, Tue Thur and Fri. Wed being leg days I just try to walk and not puke at the end of the workout

This work out seemed to work best for me and I had a few friends doing it will some results as well.

At 32 .. I don't lift as heavy anymore.. but I can still hit 315 for 6 reps on Bench. I like to go heavy on leg Press (w/last set at ~1300 for 6 -8 reps). Squats I stay at or under 405 .. I use a lot of leg extensions to warm up and burn out with.. lots of open debate on saftey of these open chain excersizes though.
I shoot for a 3 - 5 set range with 12 - 15 reps.. as a work out.
I had a power lifter help me develop this work out and It keeps me in shape.
The biggest part is mixing the exercises up every few weeks or so to stay fresh.
I tried the supps.. I just stick with a good whey protien and lots of water.
I can post a routine that I have starters do if wanted. But I am by no means a certified trainer.. another thing that helps me is keeping a good workout log

Tony

 

That's a HUGE amount of weight for your legs!! I don't think I want mine to get too big, so I just try to keep them strong. Nothing much.

I really like the idea of keeping a workout log. What kind of info should be kept in it??

 

Yes that is a lot of weight... I tried it one day and discovered that I like the feel. Squats were one of my best lifts in competition (high school)
I never go to max on anything now. every 3 months I change my workout to go heavy for 6 weeks .. especially on legs... I take it right to the point of puking!

As for the log ..
I list each days work out.. the lift.. weight and reps I did.. then keep it for the next week to refer to. Looks something like this
Day Excersise Set Reps Weight Set Reps Weight etc
Monday
Chest Flat bench .. 1 12 225 2 245 12
incline 1 12 225 etc
I don't log the warm up sets.. but say for chest.. bench I would do 1 set of 155 at 15 - 20 .. next set at 215 for 15 - 20 ... just to get blood flowing to the muscles

My workouts last 45 to 60 mins.. excluding cardio... I rest just enough to get my breath steady between lifts.
Use appropriate weight to keep GOOD form.

You said 155 for a standing barbell curl .. but you tilted some? .. My best ever was only 145 ... good form.. but my biceps are my weakest point I feel

 

Another thing I thought of.. reason I mentioned increasing your leg work out.. it's a balance look thing... See a lot of guys with big upper body but bird legs... most guys at my gym hate legs cause it hurts.... wimps :-)
Plus if you have a huge upper body you need the legs to carry the weight!