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I am well aware that it isn't much, but I was pretty happy to hit a goal. I started lifting again in the middle of June after the CFA, and bench pressed 300 lbs today. My goal was to hit it before my kid gets here next month, and free time to workout is definitely at a premium with my work schedule. Haven't benched 300 in a few years ... nothing else, just stoked to do it.
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Awesome, congrats on achieving your goal.
Have you made any other goals yet? -
Congrats! You touched your chest right?!Comment
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sweet! going to try for 315?Comment
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Nothing wrong with that goal, that's great. CongratsComment
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Thanks guys. Other goals ... well some coworkers and I ran across this old "10 rules to measure fitness" and it included benching 1.5x your weight and running 1.5 miles in 10 minutes (among other things). I can do the others, so I need to do 320 lb bench to hit that and am running 1.5 miles in 11:15 right now. Not really "goals" in my mind, but I'm trying to get to both those numbers eventually.
At 6'2'' 215, I'd like to lose 5-10 lbs but not crucial...most of my real goals are career related.
Yes, ruffdaddy, I touched my chest... I've lifted quite a bit in my day (played 8 years of football including a year at the college level). Just haven't lifted with any sort of conviction in a few years! Thx again for the kind words.Originally posted by davbrucasComment
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Pretty awesome targets. What are the other 8 numbers? I want to see how I measure up!
Oh and congrats on the kid too...didn't know you were expecting.Comment
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Thanks man, the wife is 8 months along (going on 9)!Originally posted by Ruffdaddy View Post
It's Men's Health if I remember correctly. Just some goofy thing we were wondering if we could hit. Not "serious" goals, like I said, just trying to knock most of them out for the hell of it.
I know "touch your toes", "leg press 2.5x your weight", "do a 300 yard shuttle run (50 yards 6 times) in 60 seconds", "vertical leap over 26 inches", "toss a basketball from your knees 75 feet", "waist, hip measurements", "swim X laps in X minutes" were some of them.Originally posted by davbrucasComment
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Don't ever think you are a "weakass" for benching 300lbs.Comment
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Thanks man, it was halfway "tongue-in-cheek" given the record holders we have here.Originally posted by SS Junk View Post
I will keep working and progressing.
Originally posted by davbrucasComment
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Maybe a handful in this forum can bench over 300. You are doing just fine.Originally posted by slow99 View PostThanks man, it was halfway "tongue-in-cheek" given the record holders we have here. I will keep working and progressing.Comment
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300 is not shabby in any way. I had to explain that to a guy one time that benched 405, he told me that my 295 was "nothing". Of course I was doing sets of 5, but he insisted that 295 was no weight at all. So, I told him to add 295 to the 405 he was benching since it was "nothing". That got my point across.Originally posted by slow99 View Post
The older I get the less I try to max out. One injury can sideline an old fukker like me for a long time, besides I don't want to be put on light duty.Originally posted by SS Junk View Post
The heaviest I bench now is 275 for reps. I have reverse gripped 315 for two, but that was just to see if I could. I was probably stupid for trying it.
For some reason flat bench has always been a weak point for me. Even when I was going heavy, 365 was my max bench without a suit, wraps, ammonia, etc....Comment
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I'm just happy to show up at the gym at least four days a week. Anymore I go in with the "I lift things up and put them down." compound exercise mentality and it works fine for me.Comment
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And to look at the smokin' hot tail. There are some fine ass women in there.Originally posted by SS Junk View PostComment
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