FINALLY, after a lot of drug free training Im repping with 150 KGs on the flat bench - got:
3 x 150 All clean
3 x 150 All clean
3 x 150 (Assist on last one to steady right arm)
2 x 150 (Assist on last one)
1 x 150, FAIL
Out of 5 sets.
I just went for it after being stuck at 142.5 for almost 5s for a few weeks now. Well pleased with that - out of the guys I know all hit the drugs when they got up to about 130 on the flat bench.
Next goal is 5 x 5s at that then see what were like for moving to 152 or 155. The only way is up!
i dont reallly know what all that crap means, but it sounds good, so well done dude.
Pro tip: divide the weight into smaller lumps or get a friend to help; its much easier to transport then.
/Seriously 150kgs is blimming heavy, probably twice what I can lift, done well mate :thumbup: I had a mate who could do it but he was on drugs at the time.
Quote from: PuNki dont reallly know what all that crap means, but it sounds good, so well done dude.
Basically when your doing weights and looking to improve you do not just do them when you want and the day you can lift it once heavier you do a consistent amount on one system or type of weight or machine or running sprints etc and you do the same type regular a number of times.
When you can do it say 3/3 then you class that is properly progressing.
Sounds cool though Mark WD
Ta all. My elbows hurt like bastards tho !!
Thats bloody good.
I cant really compare as my workout consist of pyramid sets (12 reps, 10 reps, 10 reps, 8 reps increasing weight each time) Which I believe is generally agreed to be a good workout for bodybuilding, whereas your low reps high weight is more a powerlifting routine (correct me if Im wrong this is just what I read)
Before I injured myelf (doing judo not weights as it happned) I had got to 22.5kg each end + bar of smith machine, which i think is in the region of around 60kg for 8 reps. I figure I might hit 65-70 for 3 reps maybe a little more, so to me 150kg is enormous.
What do you shoulder press / leg press/ squat / curl?
Quote from: PuNki dont reallly know what all that crap means, but it sounds good, so well done dude.
150KG is just under 23.6 stone, so imagine lifting a couple of blokes, putting them down and then doing it again. Each rep is a single lift but you do them in sets, each time you lift your muscles use energy and create nasty substances so the second lift is harder than the first, third is harder still.
Mark, thats one hell of a performance mate :thumbup:
The pain though is probably damage to the cartilage, watch what you are doing or reduce the weight a little and do more reps
Quote from: ThrawnThats bloody good.
I cant really compare as my workout consist of pyramid sets (12 reps, 10 reps, 10 reps, 8 reps increasing weight each time) Which I believe is generally agreed to be a good workout for bodybuilding, whereas your low reps high weight is more a powerlifting routine (correct me if Im wrong this is just what I read)
Before I injured myelf (doing judo not weights as it happned) I had got to 22.5kg each end + bar of smith machine, which i think is in the region of around 60kg for 8 reps. I figure I might hit 65-70 for 3 reps maybe a little more, so to me 150kg is enormous.
What do you shoulder press / leg press/ squat / curl?
(All for 5x5s)
Military press - about 110
Behind the neck press - 100
Squats - 180 - Nowhere near what it should be because I dont train legs enough!!
Only train biceps once every 10 days as they get trained in a few other exercises, but cheat curls (With curly bar and a bit of a swing) are at about 87.5KGs and controlled curls (With curly bar) about 72 KGs.
mmm thats like lifting two of me and a little kid as well
thats pretty impressive
remind me to be nice to you
any chance of a photo mate, just to see what on earth a guy who can lift me + 30 kilos really looks like? :D lol
Would love it to be that blimmin strong, but my arms are pathetic! :D Proud of my legs though.
damn thats a hell of a lot :o
I (when i was drunk) lifted my fat brother who weighs about that... but no way could I even get neer to bench pressing him :o
yeah... I lifted a 180kg bathroom suite into the back of a transit unaided once. But it caused a prolapsed disc, and a month and a half of agony. Could not even imagine bench pressing it, which is why I think his arms and chest must be like tree trunks!
Quote from: MarkQuote from: ThrawnThats bloody good.
I cant really compare as my workout consist of pyramid sets (12 reps, 10 reps, 10 reps, 8 reps increasing weight each time) Which I believe is generally agreed to be a good workout for bodybuilding, whereas your low reps high weight is more a powerlifting routine (correct me if Im wrong this is just what I read)
Before I injured myelf (doing judo not weights as it happned) I had got to 22.5kg each end + bar of smith machine, which i think is in the region of around 60kg for 8 reps. I figure I might hit 65-70 for 3 reps maybe a little more, so to me 150kg is enormous.
What do you shoulder press / leg press/ squat / curl?
(All for 5x5s)
All very impressive to me. Hard to convert what I do because of different regimes but most of those are 2-3 times what I can do.
I have enormous difficulty doing squats, though I think that is mostly to do with the fact that my gym only has a smith machine for doing them and no free bar, so Im forced to do hack squats which i find very uncomfortable and unbalanced.
Metal - as I recall from a previous photo posted mark looks like a typical powerlifter - big, with large arms chest etc, but without the defined bulging look of a body builder.
Military press - about 110
Behind the neck press - 100
Squats - 180 - Nowhere near what it should be because I dont train legs enough!!
Only train biceps once every 10 days as they get trained in a few other exercises, but cheat curls (With curly bar and a bit of a swing) are at about 87.5KGs and controlled curls (With curly bar) about 72 KGs.[/quote]
well see about a picture sometime!
OMGZ METALHEAD AND MARK UP A TREE ?
K-I-S-S-I-N-G !!!!!!
(etc..)
Mark, thats very impressive. Last time I tried bench pressing I struggled to do 10 reps at only 78kg :( I used to be able to do almost 10 reps at 100kg.
Having starting playing football I practically stopped going to the gym to do weights as I wanted to do other things, not just exercise every evening. Then what with my screwing my ankle up in my first start and my gym membership expiring Ive not done any exercise for a month now......
Well, youve just inspired me to fork out the money to renew my gym membership and start training again before all these "christmas" chocolates make me baloon out of shape.
What supplements do you take? Creatine? Nitric Oxide? L-Glutamine? Co-Enzyme Q10? Anything else?
Well done again! 150kg is incredible.
Ta muchly!
The only thing I take is creatine, and tuna !!
Quote from: Markand tuna !!
Any good at doing pianos? :D
Salmon, herring or sardines are ar least equally good in supplying protein but they also help to keep your heart healthy due to the oils they contain.
Al fourl of them can absorb heavy metals and other pollutants from the environment but the sardines are lowest down the food chain.
Quote from: knightyOMGZ METALHEAD AND MARK UP A TREE ?
K-I-S-S-I-N-G !!!!!!
(etc..)
rofl knighty :D naaah just wondering what a man who can benchpress 150kg is like sizewise. :D lol.
my mate is trying to do the same, without working out his legs. just wondering if the myth of a triangle man is actually plausible! :D lol.
And here it is, t3h gay pr0n armshot !!
Bit over 18 in circumference - but thats not what Im training for - Strength is all Im interested in.
(http://www.mark-chapman.com/tg3.JPG)
christ almighty... you could lift a tank :|
Puts my poultry 14" to shame :(
Quote from: WalrusbonzoPuts my poultry 14" to shame :(
You have chicken arms?! :lol:
Im frikken shattered just getting back from the gym now and Im still on machine level weights. The machines Im using in the noobie area dont even go that high lol.
Very impressive - gratz. Your shoulders must be huge after a set.
Quote from: BigSoyQuote from: WalrusbonzoPuts my poultry 14" to shame :(
You have chicken arms?! :lol:
Aye, they help me fly though :D
I was just working it out/thinking about it
You can lift 150kg with your arms.
I can lift 175kg in 3 sets of 6 - 8 reps with my legs.
And that kills me. I do it last so I only have to do ab crunches after it as my legs dont want to move after that.
150kg... is fudging insane to get your head around. lol.
Quote from: M3ta7h3adI was just working it out/thinking about it
You can lift 150kg with your arms.
I can lift 175kg in 3 sets of 6 - 8 reps with my legs.
And that kills me. I do it last so I only have to do ab crunches after it as my legs dont want to move after that.
150kg... is fudging insane to get your head around. lol.
What exercise ooi?
Quote from: BigSoyQuote from: M3ta7h3adI was just working it out/thinking about it
You can lift 150kg with your arms.
I can lift 175kg in 3 sets of 6 - 8 reps with my legs.
And that kills me. I do it last so I only have to do ab crunches after it as my legs dont want to move after that.
150kg... is fudging insane to get your head around. lol.
What exercise ooi?
Just plain ol leg press for the big weights :)
Keep at it and that will be 250 KGs before you know it