Ever drop the bar on your chest?

[BabsieGirl]

Mudge -- Your AVI looks like you're being held hostage!

 

[timr]

I have always had a sticking point in getting the weight right off my chest. One day, I decided to go a little heavier and I was by myself and before I knew it, I had 225 pounds on my chest with no one to help. I had to roll the bar down my chest and into my lap just so I could sit up.

Not pleasant.

 

[EvilEdDanzig]

Look man, I count the lbs in plate, I don't bother counting the bar...if you REALLY want to know how much the bar weighs EXACTLY and total that up,fine by me,you go right on ahead. 3 plates on either side, do the math with me here man, 150 lbs on each side,300 lbs in iron plate on the bar, and the bar's weight is negligable,because I can lay down and rep the thing all day with no weight. In my book,when you can rep something for over 100 reps in a single set, I do not even bother counting it in the total. Follow? So PreMier, if you wish to check the exact weight, grab a calculator, punch in 6 x 50, then add the weight of the bar (probably 10 or 12 lbs) and tell me what you get.

 

[PreMier]

Woah chill out... If its an olympic bar(which I think it has to be to be able to hold 300+ Lbs) then it weighs 45lbs. 45lbs added to a bench press, or any other exercise for that matter is NOT "negligable".

 

[MikeKy]

I know when I add 10lbs to my bench routine, I say a little "yeah!" to myself.

 

[FrequentVirtue]

Ya Yesterday I got done doing my normal reps with 165 and stupid me decided to max out. Dropped 205 down had to role the fucker off wasnt that bad. When i was in 8th grade my max was 110 and i tryed 170 without a spotter and it fucken nailed me cut me all up it was funny.

 

[EvilEdDanzig]

Well PreMier,if you had thouroughly read my first post, it clearly states that I had a STANDARD set up, NOT olympic. You even have my mention of it being standard in the snippit you took for your reply! ANYHOW,to humor you, I weighed the damn bar.....12 lbs. So i had a grand total of 312 lbs on my chest for almost a half an hour. Is that satisfactory? Or shall I direct you to a site of irrefutable proof that there are such things as 12 lb standard bars rated to 740 lb capacity and 50 lb iron plates in standard form? It is of no inconvenience to me.

PS-to me,12 lbs on a regular bench press? negligable.

 

[Michael D]

PS-to me,12 lbs on a regular bench press? negligable. [/QUOTE]

Can I add your 12 pounds to my bench?

 

[EvilEdDanzig]

heh heh...heheheheh.....HAHAHAHAHAHA! sure man,you can have it...put you gotta earn it the same as I did ......

Guys, I came from a straight out powerlifting background with po'boy weights, a vinyl coated Weider 100 lb set with a cheap hollow aluminum bar that bent under the weight. My father and I worked day in and day out to get built up, and eventually it got to the point that we were benching the 100 lbs for high reps....as high as 100 reps in a set. Before I had my freak out and got hooked into not lifting and getting fat(NEVER listen to a woman that says she wants you soft and big bellied) I was doing 4 100 rep sets with 100 lbs every 3 days. It's hard to believe someone can just hammer out reps like that with 100 lbs....I can't even do that anymore to be perfectly honest,but I still have the muscle buried within that I built those years ago. and it took me a long time (5 years approx).

Yeah brotha,you can have that 12 lbs. Enjoy it in good health!