Are you stronger than me?

[guns]

Height: 5 foot 7"
Weight: 58kg
Age: 19
I bench press 107kg

How many reps and sets do you push on your bench tom7471?

[tom7471]

I do 4 sets of 6 reps currently. But trying to build it up. But i seem to have hit a brick wall. I have been doing this for 3 weeks now. Very frustrating!

[guns]

Thats a good weight to be pushing especially at your age, just an idea but might be worth trying do 3 sets of 8 and then push what you can on the 4th set, that way your still getting your full 16 plus the extra on your last set...easier said than done i know.

Ive just pushed my bench up too 100kg 4 sets 8 reps, could probably do more weight with less reps but im still currently gaining at the mo so if it aint broke then dont fix it....well for now

[tom7471]

Too right you said it. Cheers for the tip. I will definately give that a go in the gym see how i get on. I strive on tips from other bodybuilders I find that sometimes im doing completely the wrong thing and making no improvements.

[super mike]

@tom7471-you could try and drop down to 5x5 or 6x4 and get the weight up, then start to raise the reps again, and keep cycling like that when you 'peak' (not hitting a brick wall, that sounds much worse, look at it as a peak)

[tom7471]

Thanks very much for the advice I will try that I just seem stuck whatever i am doing at the moment. Very frustrating

[super mike]

trust me, i know the feeling lol, but i managed to get the weight up by dropping the reps and increasing the sets and the intensity.
but 107 is a bloody impressive bench for a 58kg 19yo, i hope in a couple of years my bench is up there

[pheonixsingh]

height: 5 7"
Weight 80kg
age 17

normally do set of 90kg 6 reps then 85 then 80 all 6 reps, i can do 100kg but only 2 reps by myself

[hari_55]

Hi im new

Height 6ft 2
Weight 90kg
Age 21

I bench 85kg for 8 reps for 4 sets on a normal bench but when im training my chest or any muscle for that matter i always vary the exercises throughout a workout starting with compound exercises like bench and dumb bell presses and then isolate the muscle with exercises like flys.

My 1 rep max is currently 120kg but I dont do that often, i usually train for sets with 8-12 reps, i only do the 1 rep max just to see what i can lift

[crack_it]

mi dad can do 140kg 7 reps with his 2 traing buddys hes 17 n a half st n just over 6ft but after his work out hes weak lead on the floor @ home with the heat lamp lmao

i started the gym 4month ago i am 5 10 n can only do 80 i were 15st n now gone to 13.5 bin on the ephedrine n stack

[jackroo]

awesome, glad to see people are still posting and adding t the poll.

[Erad]

Height: 5 foot 7"
Weight: 58kg
Age: 19
I bench press 107kg
I bicep curl 3 sets of ten on 23kg on each arm.
I am a boxer also and am fairly strong but only for my size. I can still float and sting like a bee and do the ali shuffle!

Blimey, 107 at only 58kg, nice.

[mozzi]

Height = 5' 11"
Weight = 15 stone
Chest = 42"
Bicep = 15"
Havent started going to the gym yet but shud do really but i can get away without weights as im consantly digging holes and carting concrete posts about 5 days of the week

[eminem]

Height = 6'
Weight = 9 stone 6 lbs (way below the average)
Chest = 40"
Biceps = 14"

Been going gym for nearly 4 years now. Routine for past year below. The days are a bit messed up since ive come back from holiday & work commitments mean that im sometimes doing 2 body parts on a day. Not doing legs @ the moment as my right knee is screwed.

Saturday CHEST / ABS

Exercise Sets Reps

Dumbbell Press - Incline 3 12 90 lbs (total)
Dumbbell Press - Flat 3 12 90 lbs (total)

Dumbbell Flies - Incline 3 12 70 lbs (total)

Flat - Bench Press 4 12 65kg
Incline - Bench Press 4 12 50kg

Cable Crossover 4 12

Sunday TRICEPS / FOREARMS

Lying curlbar extensions 4 12
Close Grip Bench Press 4 12
Tricep Dumbell Extensions 4 12
Tricep Push down 3 12
Tricep dips 3 12

Reverse Curls 4 12
Forearm Curls 4 12
Dumbbell Circles 4 12

Monday BICEPS / ABS

Bicep curls 4 12 70 lbs (total)
Barbell curl / Curlbar Curl 4 12 80 lbs
Preacher Curls (machine) 4 12 60 - 80 lbs

Tuesday BACK

Upper

Lat Pull Down (Front) 3 12
Lat Pull Down (Rear) 3 12
Bent over Barbell Row 4 12
Overhead Rows 4 12
Lat Pull Down (close grip) 3 12

Lower

Dead Lift 3 8 90 lbs
Hyperextensions 3 12

Thursday SHOULDERS / ABS

Standing Barbell Military Press (Front) 3 8
Sitting Barbell Military Press (Rear) 3 8
Standing Dumbbell Lateral Raise 3 8
Seated Shoulder Press 4 10
Upright Row 3 12
Reverse Pec Dec Flies 3 12

ABS (Sat / Mon / Thurs)

Sits-ups 3 40
Sit-ups (Twist) 3 20
Leg Raises 3 12
Crunches 3 12

Will be tweaking the plan in the next few weeks so any hints / tips will be appreciated (always open to any tips on training). I've included weights for certain exercises. as i know this interests peeps

Using Chemical Nutrition's creating e2 @ the moment.

EM.

[eminem]

Height: 5 foot 7"
Weight: 58kg
Age: 19
I bench press 107kg
I bicep curl 3 sets of ten on 23kg on each arm.
I am a boxer also and am fairly strong but only for my size. I can still float and sting like a bee and do the ali shuffle!

Thats pretty impressive mate, how long you been training?

EM.

[eminem]

If you would like non-biased advice, go to a place like bodybuilding.com or muscletalk.co.uk

kryp is very one sided and i never agree with anything he says.

Lift big, eat big, be big is a load of shite (Lift moderately, more reps & sets works much better... and its proven). Taking steroids are for people who dont want to work hard, easy results for minimum effort. Use them ONLY as a last resort when you struggle to gain, imo anyway.

You need to watch a few pro bodybuilder dvds mate. Ronnie Coleman and Jay Cutler have a few good ones. They prove that taking Steroids isnt isnt an easy way out . Personally I have never and will never take them. I believe that unless you are actually competing against people taking juice then why take, but thats just my opinion.

EM.

[cronus71]

140kg +

Split routine for me.

Monday/Thursday = Back & Biceps
Tuesday/Friday = Chest, shoulders & Triceps
Wednesday = Legs

For my chest, flat bench (free weight) last set is 3½ plates (forgot to say each side) plus the bar which I do 6 reps (with my bro spotting me).

Height = 5' 7"
Weight = 19½ stone
Chest = 56"
Bicep = 21"

Whoops, I knew you were big, but I'm only slightly taller than you, two inches to be exact, but I dropped a stone in weight since the beginning of the year as I felt unfit, so now I'm 11 stone

[Kryptonite]

Whoops, I knew you were big, but I'm only slightly taller than you, two inches to be exact, but I dropped a stone in weight since the beginning of the year as I felt unfit, so now I'm 11 stone

Either Mr O is as fat as a house or he`s on gear, even those stats are hardcore for a steroid user. I`d like to a pic of him.

[super mike]

Eminem, personally i think you are seriously overtraining. I would cut back on what you are doing as there is a lot of unnessecay work in there.

[tom7471]

Cheers, I have been training 2 and a half years. The funniest thing about it is that i started benching 30 kg 3 sets of ten and 8kg on my arms 3 sets of ten! I was very weak but over the last two and a half years i feel i have done pretty well considering i dont take any supplements. I am now benching on sets of 114kg thanks to the advice from this forum and really starting to improve again. Cheers for the advice guys much appreciated.