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yhack · 15 Apr 2011 at 11:29

Had my first ever go at bench pressing yesterday, been at the gym less than a week, managed 60kg. I'll have a go squat and deadlift soon

My body weight is 74.7kg

How long does it you guys on average take to be able to lift a heavier weight? My goal right now is my own body weight.

Cristian · 15 Apr 2011 at 11:31

at the begining the progress is quite fast, keep on to it with good form and you'll reach bodyweight in no time. (which is pretty good for a beginner)

icecold · 15 Apr 2011 at 16:18

^^ provided you're training at a sensible load %. It's very tempting as a beginner to keep hammering away at weights that are too heavy to be useful.

Nightmare, any news on the belt?

N19h7m4r3 · 15 Apr 2011 at 17:54

icecold said:
Nightmare, any news on the belt?

No reply from Pullum-Sports yet, not very nice.

icecold · 15 Apr 2011 at 18:06

:/ give them a ring when they're next open mate. If it makes you feel any better, a guy who I train with had a problem with his lever belt and it was sorted quickly.

N19h7m4r3 · 15 Apr 2011 at 18:24

icecold said:
:/ give them a ring when they're next open mate. If it makes you feel any better, a guy who I train with had a problem with his lever belt and it was sorted quickly.

My problem is I'm in Ireland, and alredy waited nearly a month just to get the bloody thing.

icecold · 15 Apr 2011 at 18:47

I'm sorry it's being so annoying for you mate. Try and get hold of Andy, he's the guy I spoke to and he seemed to have his head screwed on. What size did you go for? I'm guessing you got a small but on the off chance you're a medium he could still be waiting for his shipment. Regardless, I agree it isn't the best display of customer service. They have answered the phone every time I've called though so maybe have a chat and discuss your options.

BennyC · 15 Apr 2011 at 19:07

N19h7m4r3 said:
My problem is I'm in Ireland, and alredy waited nearly a month just to get the bloody thing.

You wouldn't have a popper sheer off your core

N19h7m4r3 · 15 Apr 2011 at 20:10

icecold said:
I'm sorry it's being so annoying for you mate. Try and get hold of Andy, he's the guy I spoke to and he seemed to have his head screwed on. What size did you go for? I'm guessing you got a small but on the off chance you're a medium he could still be waiting for his shipment. Regardless, I agree it isn't the best display of customer service. They have answered the phone every time I've called though so maybe have a chat and discuss your options.

I did get a medium ( use the 5th set of holes ), I'll give them a call Monday if I haven't gotten a reply by then.

BennyC said:
You wouldn't have a popper sheer off your core

What? I don't understand that sentence at all.

tom_e · 15 Apr 2011 at 20:17

N19h7m4r3 said:
What? I don't understand that sentence at all.

I think what Benny is saying is that if you weren't wearing a belt you wouldn't of had a problem

N19h7m4r3 · 15 Apr 2011 at 20:19

tom_e said:
I think what Benny is saying is that if you weren't wearing a belt you wouldn't of had a problem

Haha, some what. Although I would still have that lower back pain from the smith's machine, which the belt completely eliminated.

regulus · 15 Apr 2011 at 21:11

Bench is coming along nicely. Used to press around 150kg when I was 20 but stopped training. Back up to 120kg at the moment and climbing steadily. Hoping to be back at the 150kg+ beginning June. Can feel it in the old joints though :/

Cristian · 15 Apr 2011 at 21:39

actually that means that your muscles are getting stronger at a much faster rate than your joints, which are not used with such weights.

give it some time and they should accomodate.
I remember when I started lifting my wrists would feeling like going pop with as little as 80kg on the bar. Now I have no trouble holding 130 kg even though it's a struggle pressing the weight.

icecold · 16 Apr 2011 at 01:23

BennyC said:
You wouldn't have a popper sheer off your core

You should prolly get on to all of the unequipped powerlifters in the world let them know they're doing it wrong :eek:

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LiE · 25 Apr 2011 at 18:14

Please update mine, went for a max on my squat today.

LiE -------- 140+ / 160 / 200(s) ------ [81] ---- 500

The big 500

icecold · 25 Apr 2011 at 22:23

Nice work mate!

BennyC · 25 Apr 2011 at 22:35

icecold said:
You should prolly get on to all of the unequipped powerlifters in the world let them know they're doing it wrong ....

You mean equipped?

icecold · 25 Apr 2011 at 22:52

[new york accent]Why I oughta...![/new york accent]

Morba · 25 Apr 2011 at 22:59

LiE said:
Please update mine, went for a max on my squat today.

LiE -------- 140+ / 160 / 200(s) ------ [81] ---- 500

The big 500

good work fella

MoNkeE · 26 Apr 2011 at 18:53

I think you missed me, FF

popped up to 100kg dead lift today, Woot!! So I'm now:

MoNkeE -------- 65 / 100(+) / 100(+) -------- [77] ---- 265

Reckon I've got a lot more in the tank for it as well, but did about 6 sets working up to that! It was also for 5 reps!

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