When was the last time you went to the gym?

[Curly]

I’m quitting my gym soon. I’ve had enough waiting round for groups of lads hogging the pallet jack all night

[A Red]

13 hours ago, lifetime fan said:

I was working in the wrong warehouse. 
 

We used to go to the pub on a Friday dinner time , dink as many pints as we could in about 2 hours and then use them like scooters and play ‘chicken’. 
 

We must obviously have been pussies as we didn’t take our tops off, baby oiled each other or gave each other warm down massages. 

I don't agree with that in the workplace

[Jairzinho]

I bet some of you can't even throw a pallet truck over the gym. 

[A Red]

I've never really done much bench pressing, I tend to do lower weights and high reps. How does it work, do you try to lift as high a weight as possible, how many reps do you do? Is there a benefit?

 

 

[Clem H Fandango]

30 minutes ago, A Red said:

I've never really done much bench pressing, I tend to do lower weights and high reps. How does it work, do you try to lift as high a weight as possible, how many reps do you do? Is there a benefit?

 

 

Seemingly, the benefit is impressing people with your herculean efforts

[Mudface]

35 minutes ago, A Red said:

I've never really done much bench pressing, I tend to do lower weights and high reps. How does it work, do you try to lift as high a weight as possible, how many reps do you do? Is there a benefit?

 

 

 

Just hang on another half hour or so while people quickly Google stuff and watch Youtube training videos.

[A Red]

2 minutes ago, Mudface said:

 

Just hang on another half hour or so while people quickly Google stuff and watch Youtube training videos.

Is that what I should have done? Fair enough.

[Bruce Spanner]

46 minutes ago, A Red said:

I've never really done much bench pressing, I tend to do lower weights and high reps. How does it work, do you try to lift as high a weight as possible, how many reps do you do? Is there a benefit?

 

 

Isn’t it that low and lots causes strain and not tears in the muscles which is what’s needed for growth, and that’s what you get with heavy.

 

Thats how I’ve always understood it anyway.

[Mudface]

7 minutes ago, A Red said:

Is that what I should have done? Fair enough.

 

Only if you want to pretend to be an expert.

[Code]

1 hour ago, A Red said:

I've never really done much bench pressing, I tend to do lower weights and high reps. How does it work, do you try to lift as high a weight as possible, how many reps do you do? Is there a benefit?

 

 

It all depends what you want to achieve I guess and what works for you. 
 

My routine on chest day for benchpress was basically a light warm up set on around 40% of my 1RM of between 15-20 reps.

Then one set of 12 reps on around 65 % of my 1RM

Then one set of 10 reps on around 70% of my 1RM

Then one set of 6-8 reps on around 78% of my 1 RM

Then one last set with between 3-5 reps on around 81% of my 1 RM

 

It worked for me, I got stronger from it but I also added mass. 
 

 

 

[Jack the Sipper]

[AngryOfTuebrook]

You all mock, but when the day comes that we need the ability to squat press a pallet truck only one of us is going to be prepared.

[Babb'sBurstNad]

57 minutes ago, Code said:

It all depends what you want to achieve I guess and what works for you. 
 

My routine on chest day for benchpress was basically a light warm up set on around 40% of my 1RM of between 15-20 reps.

Then one set of 12 reps on around 65 % of my 1RM

Then one set of 10 reps on around 70% of my 1RM

Then one set of 6-8 reps on around 78% of my 1 RM

Then one last set with between 3-5 reps on around 81% of my 1 RM

 

It worked for me, I got stronger from it but I also added mass. 
 

 

 

 

That's Numberwang!

[littletedwest]

2 hours ago, A Red said:

I've never really done much bench pressing, I tend to do lower weights and high reps. How does it work, do you try to lift as high a weight as possible, how many reps do you do? Is there a benefit?

 

 

Loads of programmes like 5x5. Generally you work out how your body reacts to it. 

 

 

[A Red]

1 hour ago, Code said:

It all depends what you want to achieve I guess and what works for you. 
 

My routine on chest day for benchpress was basically a light warm up set on around 40% of my 1RM of between 15-20 reps.

Then one set of 12 reps on around 65 % of my 1RM

Then one set of 10 reps on around 70% of my 1RM

Then one set of 6-8 reps on around 78% of my 1 RM

Then one last set with between 3-5 reps on around 81% of my 1 RM

 

It worked for me, I got stronger from it but I also added mass. 
 

 

 

I'm sorry but I don't understand. What is 1RM?

 

 

[A Red]

18 minutes ago, littletedwest said:

Loads of programmes like 5x5. Generally you work out how your body reacts to it. 

 

 

So basically whatever weight I can do 5 lots of 5 reps.

 

When people say they can bench press 180kg or whatever, they mean they can do 1 or a certain number of reps?

[Jack the Sipper]

2 minutes ago, A Red said:

I'm sorry but I don't understand. What is 1RM?

 

 

 

1 rep maximum, the most you can lift.

 

1 minute ago, A Red said:

So basically whatever weight I can do 5 lots of 5 reps.

 

When people say they can bench press 180kg or whatever, they mean they can do 1 or a certain number of reps?

 

I would take it to mean one rep, but they might mean a set of ten or whatever.

[A Red]

Just now, Jack the Sipper said:

 

1 rep maximum, the most you can lift.

 

 

I would take it to mean one rep, but they might mean a set of ten or whatever.

With you!

 

Thanks

[Code]

24 minutes ago, A Red said:

I'm sorry but I don't understand. What is 1RM?

 

 

Not sure if you are joking or not, but its the max you can lift one time, 1 rep max, I would do that once every second month to check progress or something along those lines.

 

You will know about your own progress either way as you feel if you struggle with the reps you are supposed to do at each set or its getting easier.

 

From all the things Ive been doing over the years, nothing was influenced as much from what else I did that day, if I had been eating enough, was tired from something or not, as lifting heavy. 
 

The goal was to lift at least 5 kg more than before when I tested my 1RM, never really bothered with less. 

[A Red]

3 minutes ago, Code said:

Not sure if you are joking or not, but its the max you can lift one time, 1 rep max, I would do that once every second month to check progress or something along those lines.

 

You will know about your own progress either way as you feel if you struggle with the reps you are supposed to do at each set or its getting easier.

 

From all the things Ive been doing over the years, nothing was influenced as much from what else I did that day, if I had been eating enough, was tired from something or not, as lifting heavy. 
 

The goal was to lift at least 5 kg more than before when I tested my 1RM, never really bothered with less. 

No I wasn't, it makes sense now. Thanks

[Captain Turdseye]

Well, this turned very boring, very quickly. 

[Captain Willard]

4 hours ago, Clem H Fandango said:

Seemingly, the benefit is impressing people with your herculean efforts

Surely Herculean should be capitalised ? That’s my sole contribution to this thread, a grammar related point. 

[Poor Scouser T]

1RM is irrelevant without reference to weight and age.

A 300lb 20 year compared to a 180lb 50 year old is a different sport.

 

Using Body weight.

2.5xBW for deadlift

2xBW for squat

1.5xBW overhead press

is a good goal.

 

This is a better guide.

https://strengthlevel.com/strength-standards/male/kg

 

 

[Fugitive]

1 hour ago, Poor Scouser T said:

1RM is irrelevant without reference to weight and age.

A 300lb 20 year compared to a 180lb 50 year old is a different sport.

 

Using Body weight.

2.5xBW for deadlift

2xBW for squat

1.5xBW overhead press

is a good goal.

 

This is a better guide.

https://strengthlevel.com/strength-standards/male/kg

 

 

You are one lying racist twat. Even your lies are lies, you scumbag.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

3 hours ago, Captain Turdseye said:

Well, this turned very boring, very quickly. 

 

8 minutes ago, Fugitive said:

You are one lying racist twat. Even your lies are lies, you scumbag.

Aaaand, we're back!