225 bench test

min0 lee · 11-25-2005, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by ForemanRules

Were you on the juce when you did 265x2 or natural??
Thats a good natural bench.....you could hit 275 for 1 easy.

Thanks .
I only juiced once and that was back in 1986 or 1987 and I took a shot of testosterone at the time.
Would I shoot now if I didn't have a bad liver.... maybe.

TJ Cline · 11-25-2005, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by min0 lee

Thanks .
I only juiced once and that was back in 1986 or 1987 and I took a shot of testosterone at the time.
Would I shoot now if I didn't have a bad liver.... maybe.

Genetic???

I was thinking about having mine checked.......mostly because of some heavy drinking at various times in my life.,,plus abousing roids from 1999-2002 didnt help.

min0 lee · 11-25-2005, 03:44 PM

I have Hep C. But it is ironic that my sister died from liver disease and my father now has it from years of drinking.

kraziplaya · 11-25-2005, 04:12 PM

on heavy day i do 275 for 5-6
incline would be 225 for 8

i do 225 for 10 on warmups for bench but if i pushed prob shy of 15

GYM GURU · 11-25-2005, 06:07 PM

Depending on ones weight. I used to do 225 til failure every week. To me, it tests endurance, raw strength & is a great way of getting hard. One of the best workouts I ever had came when I did 3 sets of 225 burn outs with only 1 min. rest in between sets. I did this for incline bench & regular bench. The whole worout took a total of 20 mins. ( 5 min rest between the transition of reg bench & incline)

If a person wants to look good quick, do this workout 2 times a week for 2 to three weeks & watch your body change right between yor eyes. Hola !

section8 · 11-25-2005, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by clemson357

what is considered strong?

I heard about some Clemson player who could do it 40 something times...

I saw something this year about a player from Virginia Tech that was throwing up 225 like it was nothing. Showed him doing 15 reps. He holds a lot of the lifting records on campus. Coaches called him a freak of nature. Don't know if this is the same guy that Foreman posted about earlier.

225 five times was my best, but that was back in jr-college when I was playing ball and was in decent shape. Hope to be there soon again, hit 205 five times two days ago so maybe it won't be much longer.

TJ Cline · 11-25-2005, 06:40 PM

Tony Mandarich....remember that guy????
He did 225 for around 47 reps when he turned pro+ he could do 3 sets of 20 with 315 on bench....wow...

kraziplaya · 11-25-2005, 09:21 PM

225 isnt shit on bench or incline imo... guys at my gym are rocking a lot more than that... some realistic goals for me are 315 for reps on flat and incline

TJ Cline · 11-25-2005, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by kraziplaya

225 isnt shit on bench or incline imo... guys at my gym are rocking a lot more than that... some realistic goals for me are 315 for reps on flat and incline

When any of them hit 225 for 50 or more you let us know

**Mudge** · 11-25-2005, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by kraziplaya

225 isnt shit on bench or incline imo... guys at my gym are rocking a lot more than that... some realistic goals for me are 315 for reps on flat and incline

Someone doing 30 reps with 225 will rep 315 just fine.

BigDyl · 11-25-2005, 10:25 PM

Who is that in your sig mudge?

Btw my reppage is 12 1/2 with 225. Pitiful, I know.

**Mudge** · 11-25-2005, 10:33 PM

If you mean my avatar, thats Kara Bohigian, a powerlifter.

BigDyl · 11-25-2005, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Mudge

If you mean my avatar, thats Kara Bohigian, a powerlifter.

Er, freudian slip. End users are contagious sometimes...

Yeah, she's hot. You going to hook up with her?

TJ Cline · 11-25-2005, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by BigDyl

Er, freudian slip. End users are contagious sometimes...

Yeah, she's hot. You going to hook up with her?

Pathetic troll

BigDyl · 11-25-2005, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by ForemanRules

Pathetic troll

True Story.

TJ Cline · 11-25-2005, 11:03 PM

exactly....are you Canadian also??

BigDyl · 11-25-2005, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ForemanRules

exactly....are you Canadian also??

Eh?

TJ Cline · 11-25-2005, 11:20 PM

min0 lee · 11-26-2005, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by ForemanRules

exactly....are you Canadian also??

You mean like Myk?

myCATpowerlifts · 11-26-2005, 12:10 AM

Barely got it once this last summer weighing 185-187....
Now? Who knows...but I weigh only 179 now.

Super Hulk · 11-26-2005, 09:49 AM

is the test at 225 lbs for a specific reason ?

Tough Old Man · 11-26-2005, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by The Monkey Man

what if 225 is your max -

(or above your max)

then you might think about taking a gram a week of test

Tough Old Man · 11-26-2005, 10:13 AM

Back in the late 70's it would of been interesting to see how many times i could have repped 225 lbs.

Now at this present moment 225 maybe 7-10 times. Bad rotator doesn't like lots of reps and I'd be afraid of tearing it even more.

clemson357 · 11-26-2005, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by kraziplaya

225 isnt shit on bench or incline imo... guys at my gym are rocking a lot more than that... some realistic goals for me are 315 for reps on flat and incline

it isn't meant to be "shit." it is a measure of strength. if it "isn't shit" then you must be able to do it 20-30+ times, meaning you are strong. I don't think anyone here was asserting that it was actually a heavy weight.

kraziplaya · 11-26-2005, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by clemson357

it isn't meant to be "shit." it is a measure of strength. if it "isn't shit" then you must be able to do it 20-30+ times, meaning you are strong. I don't think anyone here was asserting that it was actually a heavy weight.

um..i wasnt putting anyone down about the 225 weight... i understand its a measure of strength and no i cannot do it 20-30 times... i dont think i was giving the impression it was easy weight for me.. just a measurement that i would like to surpass by far someday

clemson357 · 11-26-2005, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by k

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11-25-2005, 06:07 PM	#35
GYM GURU Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Agg town aka Arlington, Tx. Posts: 205	225 is a good benchmark weight for testing raw strength & endurance Depending on ones weight. I used to do 225 til failure every week. To me, it tests endurance, raw strength & is a great way of getting hard. One of the best workouts I ever had came when I did 3 sets of 225 burn outs with only 1 min. rest in between sets. I did this for incline bench & regular bench. The whole worout took a total of 20 mins. ( 5 min rest between the transition of reg bench & incline) If a person wants to look good quick, do this workout 2 times a week for 2 to three weeks & watch your body change right between yor eyes. Hola !
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11-25-2005, 06:40 PM	#37
TJ Cline Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,544	Tony Mandarich....remember that guy???? He did 225 for around 47 reps when he turned pro+ he could do 3 sets of 20 with 315 on bench....wow...
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11-25-2005, 10:33 PM	#42
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11-25-2005, 04:12 PM	#34
kraziplaya Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: VA Posts: 527 Photos: 1	on heavy day i do 275 for 5-6 incline would be 225 for 8 i do 225 for 10 on warmups for bench but if i pushed prob shy of 15

11-25-2005, 09:21 PM	#38
kraziplaya Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: VA Posts: 527 Photos: 1	225 isnt shit on bench or incline imo... guys at my gym are rocking a lot more than that... some realistic goals for me are 315 for reps on flat and incline

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11-26-2005, 12:10 AM	#50
myCATpowerlifts Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The lone star state Posts: 6,261 Photos: 2	Barely got it once this last summer weighing 185-187.... Now? Who knows...but I weigh only 179 now.

11-26-2005, 09:49 AM	#51
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11-26-2005, 10:13 AM	#53
Tough Old Man Canine club CEO Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: baja calif, Mexico Posts: 6,933 Photos: 1	Back in the late 70's it would of been interesting to see how many times i could have repped 225 lbs. Now at this present moment 225 maybe 7-10 times. Bad rotator doesn't like lots of reps and I'd be afraid of tearing it even more.