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Originally Posted by thingstodo
Outstanding!! A great goal is to press your body weight. Not sure what you weigh now?
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Right now I weigh somewhere between 210 and 220 depending on the scale I weigh in on. I've gained about 10 pounds since the start of the year when I started working out which I presume is muscle. I was 205 before I started doing weights so I guess the stronger I get the more I have to benchpress to get to a body weight benchpress!!
There is a guy at work that used to be a competition power lifter who used to benchpress 650. He does around 450-480 now and he told me to do 155 pound reps 5x3 for 3 weeks and he guarantees I will be at 210-215 already. I did the first 5x3 yesterday and my chest is the sorest it's ever been from benchpress so I think he may be on to something.
I also do dumbell presses about twice a week with two 40 pounders. I have the most trouble at the start of the benchpress and I read that is what you can do to improve.
My triceps are actually doing above average considering the rest of my progress. I started out doing 30 pounds on the rope pulldown and now I'm up to reps of 120-130 pounds. My max on rope pulldown is like 190 and they bulge out dramatically, almost unproportional to the rest of my body so I think I have that covered!!! My biceps on the other hand are still lacking and have been since I started working out.
