MaxxPursuit
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505 bench... monsterous.. Nicely done bro.
Today is the day 500 or bust
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Congrats bro...
You need to be careful though... Even the pros get pec tears from that kind of weight. You ain't no spring chicken... Lol
You need to be careful though... Even the pros get pec tears from that kind of weight. You ain't no spring chicken... Lol
Lol. Trust me that was just a personal goal of mine to get back to. I'm still sore and tired courtesy of my dumb assed in laws calling at 7am. My bench pressing will be regulated to lifts of 450 and under here on out.
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Congrats bro! Way to get it done! I'm only playing with 300 and I feel the same. Awesome. I loved your description of how you felt after. You put everything into it. Well done!
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Wasn't able to log on yesterday but congratufuckinglations! That is a monstrous lift. I do not see myself ever being anywhere close to that. Currently I'm 200lbs below that on my max lol. But dammit man that is awesome.
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Thanks bro, you've always been supportive and a good dude. Granted this lift was a goal of mine to be able to dip back over the 500's again and now that I've done it... at my age and the physical duress it caused lol- fuck that. That's for the well wishes though bro. It was a good feeling to have done it and had so many witnesses.
Yeah, it's cool to look it at that way about 2.5 pounds on each side not being s*** so you get your 500, but as i'm sure you realize, the gains are in those 2.5 lbs. Those Scooby snacks are significant. Shoot, even the rare 1 1/4 lb. plates are significant for increasing strength gains.
I read a study a few years back that said the body was unable to notice a 2% difference in weight. But for the life of me, adding 2% or even less, has made a total difference and made me fail several times lol. So I'm not sure who they used for the study lol.
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That's absolutely right. It's all progressive overload and increasing that weight over time. Small increases equal big increases in a given time span
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Come on Saiyan, it's common fucking sense. We're talking about increasing maximum bench. Think about it, if your stuck at let's say 300 lbs. for weeks, months on end. You increase your poundage as small as you can. Because if you can't get 305, you sure as hell ain't going to get 315. You also have to consider range of motion and correct form.You don't just throw on 20 pounds. EVERYONE at some time or another will benefit from that. That "article" you read is very vague sounding. Don't believe everything you read. Don't be that guy. Don't do half reps and keep your ass on the bench! Lol!
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The above is very true when it comes to heavier lifts. I've noticed anything over 475 regardless of the increment feels heavier than it is at "lower weights". So a 2.5 lb plate somehow "feels" more like 10 lbs mentally the higher you're going so to say. Thanks also bro!
Oh I absolutely agree lol. I was saying that the study was almost moronic. Because at some point, that 1-2% is clearly way above. It was a decently written article but I can't remember all of it. That's not saying I agree with it at all. As mentioned, it wasn't true for me. Anytime I want to raise my max bench, I really have to grind that shit out and work. There is no tricking going on. It's all iron ounce by ounce.
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