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How much can you bench?

cheers also my traps were a bit sore from prevoius work out day and placing the bar where i first did made it uncomftable to say the least so i placed it a bit lower down back and that seemed ok but then didnt seem to do much even though i can feel my back has had proper work out (dead lifts were great fun i enjoyed that but i did under arm grip by mistake)

Neo
 
Cheers i have the exrx link but still get advice from arnies left nu as to what excersises to do as some i pick are ok but others arnt great lol

Thanks for help

Neo

i guess there is truth behind calling you the link master then lol
 
Glad to help sgt....

Yeah, I suppose the name "Link Master" does have some direct coorelation :)
 
I have already posted my bench. A friend of mine has done 505 or 515. Can't remember which one. He is pretty lean. Around 250-260 and 6'6" at the time. If I got it on my cam, could anyone host it?
 
Hey, thanks for that picture displaying bench form, Randy. That's about how I look doing a bench so maybe my form doesn't suck as bad as I thought it did.
 
My pleasure Evil, I was hoping that illustration might help.
 
Michael D said:
I have already posted my bench. A friend of mine has done 505 or 515. Can't remember which one. He is pretty lean. Around 250-260 and 6'6" at the time. If I got it on my cam, could anyone host it?

I can host it, let me know if and when its available. Pretty crazy for such a tall guy to be doing double bodyweight.
 
Randy said:
This is the correct way Evil >


Thats the bodybuilder way, which I avoid. However there is only so low you can go without a shirt. I am still trying to find a way to bring my elbows in more.
 
Mudge said:
I can host it, let me know if and when its available. Pretty crazy for such a tall guy to be doing double bodyweight.
I was thinkin the same thing Mudge :hmmm:
 
Mudge said:
Thats the bodybuilder way, which I avoid. However there is only so low you can go without a shirt. I am still trying to find a way to bring my elbows in more.
I don't really think about it when I lift.. But I believe mine looks a lot like that photo. I just lift the way it feels comfortable to me. My grip stands is about like the picture though when I lift my 1RM. Although I do close grip for triceps from time to time or will also do incline bench as well to hit upper chest.
 
Mudge said:
I can host it, let me know if and when its available. Pretty crazy for such a tall guy to be doing double bodyweight.


Yeah, really. I'm around the same height, and barely do over half of that. That is hard to believe, because I have a good size build, but my arm length is severly limiting. Just watching shorter armed guys, I can see why they are so much stronger, because they have less distance to travel.
 
Will do Mudge. He has a vhs of him at a competition putting up 495. No shirt, just elbow wraps. I talked to you about him before Mudge. He has helped me alot. I will get up with him so I can get a clip. I don't know anyone who could convert that to mpeg. I might have to film him myself.
 
Elbow wraps? Nothing is allowed on your elbows in a PL competition, only wrists, and ABOVE the elbow.
 
Randy said:
I don't really think about it when I lift.. But I believe mine looks a lot like that photo. I just lift the way it feels comfortable to me. My grip stands is about like the picture though when I lift my 1RM. Although I do close grip for triceps from time to time or will also do incline bench as well to hit upper chest.

I did it that way for many years because I thought that was the right way, and just flapping your dead fish ass on the bench "felt right." Of course I kept hurting my shoulders but thats life right? I'm glad I know the OTHER way now.
 
My form looks exactly like how you lifted in your video clip .
 
Happen to have a link to Mudge's lift, or is the clip no longer available? I've been wanting to see it.
 
Randy said:
My form looks exactly like how you lifted in your video clip .

Hard to really see since its not overhead, I bench pretty low, not high as in the pic.

The link is in my sig dude, it says Clips.
 
Well today was my bench day so I tried to pay more attention to my form.
It seems that when I lift my elbows are in close to by sides when I lift. They definately are not pointing outward. So I must be doing them right. I took like 3-4 days off due to the weather though and I tell you I felt about 30lbs weaker. It could be the creatine as well since I've been running on my off week. I did 270 for 2 reps.
 
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Mudge said:
Elbow wraps? Nothing is allowed on your elbows in a PL competition, only wrists, and ABOVE the elbow.

What is a PL comp? This was just some local competition where people can win a few bucks. Obviously, not nationally recognized.
 
PL = Powerlifting, anything wrapped around the elbows would help extend the arm just like a knee wrap. Its not allowed in benching.
 
Mudge said:
The link is in my sig dude, it says Clips.
No idea how I missed those before.

Anyway, I downloaded them and watched them all. I have to admit, I was beyond impressed. I also found that your form is practically identical to mine. Only difference is I bend forward a bit more for my rows.

Awesome clips! Thanks a ton for sharing them. I felt bad downloading them and mooching your bandwidth, but, hey, that's what you put them online for, right? ;)
 
Evil,

Don't feel bad, if you downloaded the clips then you are not mooching Mudge's bandwidth, You are using your own. The only time you use his bandwidth is if you view them directly from his server.

Evil ANT said:
Awesome clips! Thanks a ton for sharing them. I felt bad downloading them and mooching your bandwidth, but, hey, that's what you put them online for, right? ;)
 
Downloading is still bandwidth, but downloading it ONCE and watching it over and over is a single download - where streaming it every time, unless cached, is heavier use. I am not worried about my bandwidth at this time though. I have 15GB xfer per month.
 
What I'm saying is once the file is downloaded, the file is then being viewed on the clients workstation and not drawing bandwidth from your server.. What really kills servers is when people copy and forward the links that point directly to your server and then several people playing the file ....
 
never used any gear but am planning to. As of right now, I can put up 295 (weighing just under 160) without a shirt. Have not done that in competition so its not official, but pretty close to it. Damn Sat. Fever, those ur real #s. Pretty impressive!!
 
Randy said:
What I'm saying is once the file is downloaded, the file is then being viewed on the clients workstation and not drawing bandwidth from your server.. What really kills servers is when people copy and forward the links that point directly to your server and then several people playing the file ....

Yep streaming it over and over versus a single download.
 
that pic isn't 90% he has to come down another 10 to hit 90 degrees, and still he is about 4-6 " off his chest...I never bench that way and don't think anyone should...you should touch your chest and come up if your a BB , PL come down quick and up as quick as possible almost bouncing the weight...i preferr to do a combo, come down and hit the chest then back up with a supine ( flat ) back ont he bench
 
mudge excellent clips by the way...whast ur stats and routine?
 
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