posted Tue, 10/16/2012 - 19:37
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bench press your body weight 30 times
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Hey guys im training for the arnold classic which is march 2013. At some of the booths they have a contest to try and bench your body weight 30 times. I was wondering what kind of tips you guys have to reach this goal. I am currently 225 lbs and 6' 2"
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IMO smith machines don't count at all!!! Free weight it like a beast
Im betwen 213-218. I just on Friday night did 225 20 times. I use theSmith Machine for my benching and squating.
safetyfirst21A smith machine is only like 60-75% of the loaded weight.
No disrespect, but forget the smith machine for both brother
I understand but once again I used the smith. Next week ill take this record down and establish a new record. Right now im that strong and confident letsm9ush your body weight 35 timesl 30 was a challenge however records are there tomotivate and I I live by the motto that
You can do it
Push through it
Aint nothing to it
Just do it
1 more
Give me 2
Now 3
4 you
Thanks for the motivation. Yesterday was shoulder day had to do close grip burnouts did 225 30 times even tho my rotine at that point called for 2 sets of 25. Felt good had unbelievable pump. Weight went up over the weekend from 213-230 which is from some heavyeating. Im getting stronger.
I remember when adam archuleta was 215lbs at the combine and did 31 reps of 225 bench. It was impressive
safetyfirst21I knew a guy at 240-255, depending, did 225 for 71. Some officials flew in the next day and gave him a hotel for the night to prove it again, since it couldn't be humanly possible. Next day he did 69.
I just got done with a comp. where this was included. I weigh 227 and got to use 225. I pressed 32 times and thought I was gonna die. It is really taxing on the cns and if you try this frequently you will probably overtrain and become stale. What worked for me was to consistently train heavy, just using the 225 as a warmup for 10-12 on my bench days. I wod do a set of 315 for reps(10-12), 365(6) and then a set of 1-3 at whatever weight I felt like my body could handle on that day. After that I dropped back down to 225 and it felt like nothing. It is really a mental thing for me and training my brain works as well as training my body... Ps I did not win 185x42 reps. I was impressed lol
The overtraining part is knowledgeable. Over training is tough to overcomethats for sure. Ive been in the gym going on 2 years straight. I only lift on consecutive days on Chest and Legs then day off. Back in thegym, day off (I usually run this day), back in the gym, dayoff, 2 days straight again
That is almost exactly what I do. If I'm still sore I don't even go. I used to go 6 times a week and didn't get anywhere. Juice makes you heal faster, but it is still very possible to overtrain. Just listen to your body and you can never go wrong
AnonI can do 15 at that wieght, I havent tried to go more but Im feeling pretty damm rubbery by 15
Im up to a solid 25 now
bigzigzagBulgarian strength system. Look it up its money for strength gains and used by a ton of power lifters
bigzigzagSry but trying for a few more each week is not good advice. Break it down to 12 weeks and improve your 1-2 rep max by 20%. Wk 1 start with 65% of your 1rep max and lift til failure. Next wk 70% to failure and so on. This isn't exactly the Bulgarian method but will get you to your goal in 3 months based on where your at now. If its really that important anyway. By week 12 you should be doing 120% of your 1rm up to 5 times and this will put you over 30x 225lbs!
Yea its just a booth but i still think its a big thing to do. I can get 225 21 times
whew! Slow buildup. How many can ya do now? Try for several more per week. And hope ya kick ass onstage! That's a uge accomplishment!
If he's really competing at the Arnold he better damn well be able to lift 225 thirty times.
AnonI think it's just a booth you can go to and try, I may be wrong.
Ive seen it in the muscle mags after the show. If you're currently at 21...try for 1-2 extra per week. Thats just frigging radd!