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2003/09/17, 06:14 PM
I started out lifting very weak. Yes I could just get 95lbs on the bench a few times. At that point I felt 135lbs was Soooooo heavy! LOL this topic came to me cause I was thinking about strenght and how it comes so slow at times. I still remember the day I walked into the gym ( I think about 2 years ago), and picked up 135 to warm up for bench. It felt so light! I was so shocked.....when did this come to pass? It seems now looking back that 135 was rather light for me for a few years. As I kept trac of that thought I came to another shocker, 185 for deadlifts was the same deal! I remember that I struggled to lift 125lbs off the ground and hear I am using 185, nay 225lbs as a warmup and it felt so light! It is truly shocking to realize that I am using a weight that I could not ever imagine in my life that I could use let alone use it as a warmup.....I think this is where somethng my wife keeps telling me comes into play, she is always telling me that I do not know my own strength. I am not bragging, (well maybe a wee bit), but I know now that she is right. So what does this all mean for you? Just as I started out at 95lb weakling you too can reach levels that you can never believe you can. to borrow a phrase "just do it", start small work hard and in no time at all you too will be amazed as to what you have been able to accomplish!
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Eat More, Drink More, and Lift Harder than you thought you could, welcome to Becoming!
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2003/09/18, 10:53 AM
so true, mutt! I rememebr when the bar was a lot for my bench press. Now I get the look from the guys when i put the 45s on, they look at me like 'yeah, right'. I enjoy asking a doubter to spot me and not needing his assistance for my ten reps. But it doesn't mean i am any better than the woman sweating it out on 65 lb bench presses, just farther down the path. Keep on cranking and beat your own records.
I read an interesting article once, written by a bodybuilder, about how he moved to a small town and started working out at the local gym. He noticed, compared to the big guys in CA, that people didn't lift very heavy weight in the new gym. Until they saw him do it. He said it was interesting that when he benched 300, he saw many others bring up their bench weight - they simply hadn't ever seen it done and didn't know it was possible.
Don't limit yourself by not beliveing in what you can and eventually will do.
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Challenge + Consistency = Results
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2003/09/18, 01:18 PM
Mutt, I too agree. asimmers post really drove it home with the bench presses. The other day I did bench presses 12x75 12x80 10x85 and 8x90. This aint much for a 200 lb male but I had rotator cuff surgery 10 weeks ago. I was benching 120 lbs heavier before the surgery. asimmer also answered a question I asked right after the surgery and basically told me to listen to my body and not let the Docs and therapists hold me back. She was right on. I am proud of that 90 lbs. Two weeks ago it was 60. I know I wouldn't have come back as fast if I had not been lifting before my surgery.
Mutt its fun to read your posts and track your progress and enthusiasm. Thanks, Charlie
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Foolish consistancies are the hob goblins of small minds
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2003/09/19, 02:19 AM
As always Mutt a great motivational post, it reminds me that when I started uni my (as it seemed at the time) unrealistic long term 1 rep max is what I use for reps now. And not to be impatient for further results, this progress took years.
I love that analogy asimmer, I’m just further down the path. There’s something satisfying about phrasing it like that. It’s like I chose the hard route and despite stumbling several times have had the dedication to make it this far, and will keep going.
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