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AlbinoAssassin
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I can still remeber the first time I put up 225, now I can do it 15 times. It's only been a few years, did it naturally too. I'm only 22 now. That's where you are headed man. Congrats!
Mike_Rojas
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Nonerz said:
Hey Nonerz, do you compete??
Nonerz
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only with myself! I consider myself a newbie with experience! I've been consistently lifting since August 2002, with a lot of adjustments along the way! I really enjoy the PL style bench, which I learned from bignate73 and the boards here. Funny thing though, this one guy at the gym tried to correct me, saying I needed to widen my grip, yada-yada-yada!
I still don't know what avenue of "fitness" I'd like to really dig in to...just got hired as a kickboxing instructor at 24 hr fitness, but that is just for fun right now. Who knows...maybe one day I'll get the bug to compete, but I have a long way to go!
I still don't know what avenue of "fitness" I'd like to really dig in to...just got hired as a kickboxing instructor at 24 hr fitness, but that is just for fun right now. Who knows...maybe one day I'll get the bug to compete, but I have a long way to go!
Mike_Rojas
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Nonerz said:
You know more about benching than I do.. I just push the damn bar
. Maybe I should try out some of these techniques like using a leg drive. I'd really like to get 300, I can do 270 or so. My best friend's always been stronger than me on the bench - I'd love to pass him up for once!
Nonerz
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I am just rehashing what I learned here! 
If I were you, I'd definitely hit up the sticky's on the PL board! They go into quite a bit of detail with much better explanations than I could ever give you.
Implementing the leg drive has been fun for me...and a bit of a challenge because I tend to forget to do it! It's still pretty new to me, but when I DO hit it, I can really feel the difference.
I'd venture to say that you'd be able to hit 3 plates using the leg drive (with a bit of practice)! You're friend may have a better bench, but how is his squat?! <-----personal favorite pastime!
If I were you, I'd definitely hit up the sticky's on the PL board! They go into quite a bit of detail with much better explanations than I could ever give you.Implementing the leg drive has been fun for me...and a bit of a challenge because I tend to forget to do it! It's still pretty new to me, but when I DO hit it, I can really feel the difference.
I'd venture to say that you'd be able to hit 3 plates using the leg drive (with a bit of practice)! You're friend may have a better bench, but how is his squat?! <-----personal favorite pastime!
Mike_Rojas
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Nonerz said:I am just rehashing what I learned here!
Implementing the leg drive has been fun for me...and a bit of a challenge because I tend to forget to do it! It's still pretty new to me, but when I DO hit it, I can really feel the difference.
I'd venture to say that you'd be able to hit 3 plates using the leg drive (with a bit of practice)! You're friend may have a better bench, but how is his squat?! <-----personal favorite pastime!
I got him beat on squats, but he beats my ass on a mountain bike. We rode about 12-15 miles in the Santa Monica mountains and that nearly killed me... lol. He's always been competetive - I should invite him over for a session of squats.
I've looked over the stickies and experimented with some things like box squats and benching with chains. I should stick with that stuff, but I enjoy doing the regular lifts. Maybe when I get stuck in a rut I'll switch it up.
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Sorry to hijack your post, thriller. Doing 2 plates has a great psychological effect! Just keep at it.. stay with 185 - 205 for sets and pretty soon you'll be repping with 225.
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