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how many members can rep 225 on bench press for 40 reps

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CN1

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just curious who can do 40 or more straight reps on bench press with 225lbs...............how many of you can do this..........40 reps is normal for me, with a superset of 80lb. dumbbells afterwards.
 
no its not for bragging rights, I feel 40- reps is attainable by anyone, my goal is to get to 50 reps by january, I never put over 225 on the bench, I just rep it and superset it with like 100lb dumbbells, so I achieve a burn as if I was benching 400lbs. ronnie coleman benches 225 for 75 reps.............sergio olivia never benched over 225 either, he just repped out and supersetted, you can attain a huge chest by other means than benching 500lbs.
 
how is this a stupid post, do you think im bullshittin, if you cant answer right dont respond.................you see guys on here sayin they have rotator cuff problems, well thats why repping 225, instead of doing 500 for 1 and 2 reps can be more healthy and less risk of injury, how many times can you rep 225 big guy?
 
Hmmmmmm..... not sure on that one. I don't do flat bench with a barbell anymore. Shoulder won't allow it. Car accident. Damn.

I do bench with dumbells... If I had to guess... I'd say I could get between 20 and 30 somewhere.

Pressin' 40 times... sounds pretty good.

I can do 25 reps of 315 on weighted dip... if that helps.
 
i warm up with that on flat for about 18-20 reps.....i have never tried anymore than that:)
 
well CN1 I honestly do not know since I have never tired.

I also have never tired to squat 300 pounds as many times as I can.

but my best total I have ever had is 1893 so I can hold my own.

my best bench: 503 in contest, but that was in 1994.

So I have no need to try and impress anyone been there done that


BM
 
Also... do you count bouncing off the chest as well? I've seen skinny guys press 315. And it surprises me that they don't crush their ribcage in by how hard they bounce the bar of their chest.

I think form is more important than weight... so I don't personally count any sort of chest bounce as an actual rep. Momentum isn't a rep... it's a forced rep. So do you hit 40 clean reps, or just 40 reps period?
 
next time you work chest, warm up, then put 225 on the bar and rep it till you cant lift it no more, then rack it, run over to the dumbells and grab them and hit them for about 8-10 reps............see what kind of burn and pump you get........do this for about 3 sets, since you are supersetting that with db's that will be 6 sets of flatbench to start, a good way to start your workout, try it sometime just for a change!
 
I don't think I could get 40....never tried....I know for sure over 20 though (when cutting sometimes I'll do sets of 20).
 
Exactly, the only way to really count a rep is to do one like you would in contest.


Also by pausing it, not laying it, on the down stroke you get more work on the muscles which will make you stronger and larger.


BM
 
Cn1, are those full reps, or those half ones like they accept at the football combines? Anyhow, maybe I'm wrong on this, but are you suggesting that you do reps on 225 instead of benching 500 in a workout? I don't think that if you bench 225/40 times you can bench 500 for 1 or 2. Plus you are building endurance and stamania on those high rep sets. It wouldn't transfer over to low rep sets.
 
no actually when I bench I warm up with 135 for 3 sets, the first set I do 6 reps, I take the bar down real slow for a neg, then rest it on the chest for like 10 seconds, then push up real slow, do this 6 reps.........then when I actually start benching, when I do a rep I take the bar down and keep it an inch or so from touching the chest, so you dont bounce and you dont break the compound of the bar by bouncing or hitting the chest..........and buttmuncher you forget 500lb bench is pure strength, repping is endurance, a sprinter cant run as far and effective as a long distance runner, thats why after you do the reps on 225 you grab the 100lb db's for 8 reps, the streghth part.
 
john woe, you missed the part, after I bench 225 for 40 reps, I jump up and immediately grab the 100lb, dumbells for 8-10 reps, that is the strength part of the superset.
 
Flat barbell benching is worthless in my opinion. Want a big wide thick chest stick to heavy incline benching, nuff said. Sombat
 
225 x 40 is impressive, I think Leonard Davis from UT (1st round pick) did something like 225 x 36 and he weighs like 360lbs.

That's great if you can do it. I've never done a set of 225 past 12 reps, I always increase the resistance so as the muscles don't become accustomed to the same weight. I had a buddy who could press 185lbs for 15 reps and couldn't get a max of 225lbs. What's up with that - he never felt the heavier weight. This is why people do negatives. You can work out with the same weight all day long - you might as well do the same bench routine for the rest of your life - you will stagnate.

Considering those huge rep numbers - I wouldn't consider doing 80 or 100lbs dumbs a strength workout.
Me personally, could probably only do 12-15 reps at 225lbs. but I work out with 120-130 lbs dumbs when I do dumb presses (flat bench). I use 100lbs for inclines.

It's all about what you like - you are a rep guy, I like smaller sets with heavier loads.
We would probably both benefit by incorporating aspects of both of these types of training into our own routines. But, most importantly changing routines often is a must. (and I believe resistance as well)
 
I might be able to get 20-25 max. I could probably come closer to 40 reps with 225 on squats.

40 sounds pretty impressive though. Good Job.

LC
 
Well...

40 reps with that weight calculates to a 1RM of over 500 pounds.

I can do 28 reps with it before I run out of gas. Of course I weigh 205 at the moment, but I can do my bodyweight 40 times.
 
CN1 I seen that you do the db's after. I just don't know if I consider that strength training. I think you burn yourself out with those high reps and now you can't do heavier poundages for those 8-10 reps. Also, I think you didn't get what I was saying. There is no calculation that coralates(sp) you doing 225/40 times means you should be able to do 500 then. That high rep training will not prepare you for low rep sets.
 
Well my chest is lagging really, I only bench about 260 for 8-10 max. So no dude, that's impressive though. I don't train like that though, so even if I did I wouldn't be doing it.

But hey my chest is growing :) :)
I'll stick some before after pics in about 8 weeks when my cycle is comleted.

Dorian
 
CN1, how tall are you?

for shorter guys something like is is obtainable easier..

But if you have the monkey arms that I do ....it's a little harder but not impossible...

I've always had trouble with benching heavy weights because of this..... It's a little discouraging
 
Im 6'1 at 240 lbs............I do this psychotic training, and fuckin go crazy for about an hour, my chest routine is this............

flatbench supersetted with db bench
incline bench supersetted with incline flys
incline hammer strength
decline hammer strength
cable crossovers
light bicep work
incline machine presses
standing decline crossovers
db flyes supersetted with pullovers
then end with 50 reps on flatbench at 135lbs.

I posted my arm workout under major stacks thread need help with my arms, check it out, guys this is straight intensity workout with no rest and no talking, all workouts must be done in one hour or one hour and 15 minutes.
 
CN1, that is an aweful lot of exercises for your chest. I dont believe in doing anything more than 4 exercises and do not do more then 8-10 sets for chest but go all out in those sets. I also dont believe in doing any barbell movements except for incline. Bench presses dont do anything but help someone ego. So someone can brag by saying they can bench 500 lbs and have a shitty chest or you can have a fully developed chest while doing less. I would rather have a developed chest.
 
check out my arm workout, I bumped it for ya, guys you dont realize when you train around pro bb's you got to earn respect, and arnold says an advanced bb must do atleast 24 sets per body part............hey everyone is different, but if your on 10 different drugs at once, I dont think this is too much!
 
I'm 5'7" weigh 205 and have done 225 for 14 reps a few times. I alway thought 20 would be huge, but 40... Holy shit, that's a lot!
 
Not sure in pounds as we are all kilo's over here in UK, but my best bench is 440lbs and I think I could do 40-50 reps on the 225 without difficulty, I never train over 14 reps on bench though, i would do if I were dieting or cutting up for a show etc.:p :p :p
 
I've never tried anything for fourty reps

At the end of my benchh routine I'll sometimes do 225 x 20reps. If I had to guess, I would say 25-30 when I'm not burnt out.
 
well the pros are so fuckin big already they dont even have to workout, but they do workout hard, but I go to golds at venice and including the pros i think i am the most intense fool in there, Ive done 5 plates on each side of the hammer strength flat bench for 14 reps, and I saw craig titus do it for only 8, but hell it doesnt matter how much you push or whatever, its what you look like, and the workouts I have posted are no bullshit, I do that shit to a T. Kelly ryan and christian loberade's girlfriend just sit back and trip off my workout, I am real intense, it doesnt matter if I do 25lbs or 100, I do the shit till my fuckin skin busts, and I just have to bend over for about 30 seconds after I do a set to fuckin failure, thats the only way your gonna grow and get props or respect over at venice.
 
Re: Well...

Cornholio said:
40 reps with that weight calculates to a 1RM of over 500 pounds.

I can do 28 reps with it before I run out of gas. Of course I weigh 205 at the moment, but I can do my bodyweight 40 times.
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40 reps is way out of reach for us smaller guys. 40 reps of body weight is a more attainable goal.
 
I dare you to try that like a Strict Powerlifter set......most can bounce that fucker 40 times. I did however on Anadrol 50 and Test.... Squat 315 25 times.....I did that because of a suggestion by Tom Platz in a mag I read to shock the legs when growth was stopped.
Take Care Peeps
 
stroke yourself much???

Body compostion has a lot to do with masturbatory lifts like the 225 max-out. They make us do that when we get to football camp and I don't care how many times I do it, because I can out-max and out-power all those high-rep boys. Stupid post. Who cares?
 
bro I dont bounce at all, i said earlier I keep the bar atleast one inch from touching the chest on the way down so the compound isnt broken by touching the chest, and the weight pressure isnt broken.........bro you think Im bullshitting, when I was younger I could bench 400 for 3 reps pretty easy, I have currently returned after an injury and a 5 year layoff from training, only been training for almost 2 years now......my current drug schedule is:

anadrol
winstrol
test enanthate
test cypionate
sustanon
deca

gettin ready to add eq and fina, and maybe some halotestin...........
 
hey BAR ROOM check out my chest workout and my arm workout, the arm workout is posted under major stacks thread....need help with my arms, do you think you could do all that in one hour.......bro I dont bullshit in the gym, last time I worked chest craig titus saw me doin the routine, and then at the end I was reppin 135 for 50 reps after the whole workout, my buddy said he walked by and was staring like what the fuck is this guy doin.
 
anyone who has had to do 225 rep-out for football testing know how much a load of BS it is. In fact the projected 1rm they give is a very bad indicator of power. I'm a mostly fast-twich individual, and can max quite a bit more than what my 225 rep-out projects, while some slow fat bastards can pump the thing forever, yet can't even press 315.


high reps have their place in training though. I just don't like the idea of pretty much eliminating the negative (resulting in less time for each rep, and more rebound off the tendons) just so you can get a higher rep-count.
 
Re: stroke yourself much???

Bar Room Hero said:
Body compostion has a lot to do with masturbatory lifts like the 225 max-out. They make us do that when we get to football camp and I don't care how many times I do it, because I can out-max and out-power all those high-rep boys. Stupid post. Who cares?
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You are on to something here. Lifting a weight 40 times has no correlation with your top end lift.

My brother can only do 225 around 20-25 times and he can bench 425. If you are fast twitch fiber type of guy, 40 reps is a waste of time and ineffective for gaining mass.
 
Here's my bench routine:
135-12 reps
225-6 reps
315-10 reps
365-3 reps
410-1 rep (twice/month)
225-27-30 reps to burn out after I've done the above

Just did this very thing today actually.
 
I'm not going to stroke you & say "you are da man!" seems like your mirror tells you that enough.
 
cant do it anymore than 15reps. 40 is .... f'n great. i'd love to work out nex to the pro's in venice. the only bb i've ever seen here in d.c. was lou ferigno (sp?) came into golds last year and didn't even look at anyone. people were saying hi to him and everything and he never spoke. most people dont know he's practicall deaf, though.. :)
 
i'm 6'2 250, and i can get 225 30 times on incline. and put up the 150 pd dumbs up 25 times . .big whoop ..who cares...i stroke my dick 10 times a day and cum 32 oz...GOOD FOR ME>>>stroke my cock some more..whoo hoo
 
CN1 said:
just curious who can do 40 or more straight reps on bench press with 225lbs...............how many of you can do this..........40 reps is normal for me, with a superset of 80lb. dumbbells afterwards.
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Easiest question I've answered all damn day. Helllllzzz no :) Then again, haven't hit a cycle yet, either :D

Soon... patience :)
 
That's a lot of Sets!

Damn, and reps! I'm talking overall in the sets! Are you posting a pic of your chest? My best friend just won the Lt Hvy@ the USA's, and he preaches the opposite.....interested to see what kind of look that type of training really gives........tough to earn respect out there, huh? Shit, has Titus won anything? :) Mr O resides out in this part of the country....workouts here.........People are into their own workouts here....to be thinking about respect.....I hardly acknowledge people, thinking about my next rep, next set. Kelly Ryan and the other chick are probably laughing their ass off.....look at this dork!:FRlol: :FRlol: :shocked: I'm joking......don't worry, you got my respect for then intensity levels!:FRlol: :FRlol:
 
mrsombat said:
Flat barbell benching is worthless in my opinion. Want a big wide thick chest stick to heavy incline benching, nuff said. Sombat
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i hear you man my words i never do the flat anymore :twirl:
 
CN1 said:
how is this a stupid post, do you think im bullshittin, if you cant answer right dont respond.................you see guys on here sayin they have rotator cuff problems, well thats why repping 225, instead of doing 500 for 1 and 2 reps can be more healthy and less risk of injury, how many times can you rep 225 big guy?
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If someone has bad shoulders/rotator cuffs they should never be doing flat benches or most barbell exercises either unless they are going to get connective tissue clearing.myofascial massage,ect.
Heavier dumbell work and work on a swiss ball would help alot more.
I dont like the high reps idea but if it suits someone then go for it-alot of people dont get much from flat bench barbell presses b/c they dont do the exercise right or aren't built for it -shitty leverage( like me)- I never tried more than 315 on a flat or incline yet have dont inclines with 150's for 8, and 160's for 5's on dumbell incline or 65cm swiss ball.
It makes no sense but thats the truth
 
How many times you can do 225 is how NFL scouts judge a players strength. I remember having arguments with my friend after the rookie camps when one of my favorite players would out-bench one of his. Then it comes down to some of these guys not being able to do shit- some wideouts and backs being able to do more than some lineman, etc.

Some say it's worthless and some say squats would be more accurate. I go with the latter. The guy from Dallas who can bench 700 or whatever doesn't have the ability to just keep knocking guys over because he has that good of a bench. He also isn't as good as Ogden or Boselli and Boselli has been known to admit that he isn't that strong.

Just something off topic to debate about ;)

Also, is it easier to rip a pec doing 500 for 1 or 225 for 60? Bryce Paup was only doing 225 when his pec ripped.
 
U forget about the height issue if you are short with short arm you can do lots more than if you are tall with looong arms :confused:
 
CN1 said:
well the pros are so fuckin big already they dont even have to workout, but they do workout hard, but I go to golds at venice and including the pros i think i am the most intense fool in there, Ive done 5 plates on each side of the hammer strength flat bench for 14 reps, and I saw craig titus do it for only 8, but hell it doesnt matter how much you push or whatever, its what you look like, and the workouts I have posted are no bullshit, I do that shit to a T. Kelly ryan and christian loberade's girlfriend just sit back and trip off my workout, I am real intense, it doesnt matter if I do 25lbs or 100, I do the shit till my fuckin skin busts, and I just have to bend over for about 30 seconds after I do a set to fuckin failure, thats the only way your gonna grow and get props or respect over at venice.
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that place is amazing... i love it
 
The most I've ever done 225 was 28 times and that was a few months ago when I was cutting and just felt like repping it out to exhaustion. In April I benched 545 for 1 rep while on a cycle and thats my best to date. I think you can have the best of both worlds depending on when your "on" or "off" juice. I never go over 405 when I'm off but when I'm on I really push it - thats the way I grow!

My bench routine now that I'm "off"

warm up 135 - ? (till I feel warmed up LOL!)
225 - 2 sets of 20
315 - 2 sets of 10 (rarely get 10 the 2nd time - 8-9)
405 - 1 set - anywhere between 3-6
burn out - 225 - exhaustion!

6'-0" 240 10% bf
 
gmack said:
cmon mr H larry allen is by far the best lineman in the nfl today...G
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Maybe back in the day but not anymore! Johnathan Ogden (Ravens) and Orlando Pace (Rams) just off the top of my head.

Larry Allens play is just like Emmitts yardage the past few years......fading fast!!!
 
Wow 5 plates on Hammer flat bench 2 years ago when I could barely max 275 on regular bench I would work out with three plates for 8 on hammer strength flat bench. But if your saying you could put up 500 on barbell flat bench good for you I just dont see it adding up..
 
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