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Relique Posts: 187 Joined: 2004/03/17	2004/03/29, 12:38 PM Ok, as a lot of you know, I am new to this stuff, and I have desided it is time to try and max out on stuff. Also, concentraiting on upper body, arms, chest, abs, and back. I started with the clasic Bench press, and discovered that when I press 175, I can do it 2-3 times.. but if I throw on 185, my muscles will just not raise it back up! It feels like my muscles are on strike.. is that lack of training? Will the typical "grunt and push" come with time? Seemed as hard as I tried, just could not push... any advice? -------------- Sean "TBAR" Johnson -USAF-
Relique Posts: 187 Joined: 2004/03/17	2004/03/29, 12:59 PM I did kind-a what you had said before, tried this: 15x115 8x135 ...might have been 9.. it felt real easy witch is a huge improvement... you can ask my wife, my goal literaly 3 - 4 weeks ago was just to be able to do 5 at 135.. now it is a decent rep weight (so I am definatly improving!) after that, I added 20 lbs.. did 4 added 20lbs more... did 3.. added 20 more, got it down.. and that was it lol.. took 10 off, and could get it up slightly.. but that was it, I droped back to 175 and did 3 more.. but what confused me was my arms were not tird!!! lol confused. After that I continued my arm workout (skull crushers, preachers, behind the back wrist curl thingies lol, a few more) and I finished it with the normal muscle soreness that I always get... I just figured maxing out would have been harder on my back+arms on the bench -------------- Sean "TBAR" Johnson -USAF-
hecdarec Posts: 2,457 Joined: 2003/12/16	2004/03/29, 01:04 PM I guarantee you could get 185 up. You just did too much before you tried it. -------------- My gym dues are not paid with money.
Relique Posts: 187 Joined: 2004/03/17	2004/03/29, 01:06 PM Cool, well I am back on the bench today, had a good days rest, see what we can push, will throw it up here. Think I will do a light 10, and then jump right into 175 and push from there. Sound good? lol Actualy, what is the most ideal way to find your max on a workout? -------------- Sean "TBAR" Johnson -USAF-
hecdarec Posts: 2,457 Joined: 2003/12/16	2004/03/29, 01:11 PM I maxed out on Saturday. I started out by stretching, then I did 135 lbs 5 times for a light warm up. I put 275 on there and went for it. That was my max if I would have put it up easily I would have tried a higher weight. -------------- My gym dues are not paid with money.
Relique Posts: 187 Joined: 2004/03/17	2004/03/29, 01:13 PM lol sweet, ok will do that, just start at 175! :angry: -------------- Sean "TBAR" Johnson -USAF-
Relique Posts: 187 Joined: 2004/03/17	2004/03/29, 01:14 PM lol sweet, ok will do that, just start at 175! :angry: -------------- Sean "TBAR" Johnson -USAF-
Relique Posts: 187 Joined: 2004/03/17	2004/04/12, 10:44 AM Just thought I would update for the fun of it, did as ya said, started and did 5 reps to warm up on light weight, jumped right to 175 found I could do 3, maby more of them, went to 185, and then went to 195... really wanting to hit that 200 mark I threw 2 2.5lb weights on to make it an even 200 and I pushed it! new goal, 225!!! Also, I have gained a solid 1/4 inch on both arms, better muscle deffinition! Doing real well TY for all the info Gator, Yogi, Hec, and all the rest of you that had great advice! :dumbbell::angry::dumbbell: -------------- Sean "TBAR" Johnson -USAF-
hecdarec Posts: 2,457 Joined: 2003/12/16	2004/04/13, 09:34 AM Great to hear that, you will be at 225 before you know it. -------------- My gym dues are not paid with money.
gatormade Posts: 1,355 Joined: 2003/10/01	2004/04/14, 07:54 AM When I warm-up for maxing or just for training I follow this pattern. 5 reps 3 reps 2 reps 1 reps (2-4 sets depending on the weight). I also warm-up on the bike for 10 minutes and jump rope for 2 minutes. I peform some med ball chest and overhead passes to help warm my upper body up before getting on the bench. Performing more than 5 reps will cause lactate (lactic acid as most know it) accumulation. And this will bring fatigue on faster because the acidity of the muscle tissue is not optimal for a max effort.