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  • FREAKY
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  • Member For: 16y 9m 2d
  • Gender: Male
  • Location: Melbourne
Posted

im officially weak as piss with the bench press

4x10 reps

15kg on each side. LAWL!

felt the workout too much in my shoulders. hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

  • RNS10S
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  • Member For: 20y 1m 11d
  • Gender: Male
Posted

Smith machine is also good for guys that train on their own, when you fail you can just lock out.

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  • Member For: 23y 7m 27d
  • Gender: Male
  • Location: Sydney
Posted

freaky we all started doing 4 x 10 @ 15kg plates

get your form squared away first, then your strength will follow. dont give up, and dont be put off if everyone else at your gym is pushing 4 x 10 @ 80. *beep* em.

  • Legacy Donating Member
  • Member For: 20y 1m 6d
  • Gender: Male
  • Location: Melbourne, VIC
Posted

Yeah freaky don't forget the bar weighs about 20kg too.. I started out where you are you just gotta work for it..

  • Member
  • Member For: 18y 1m 23d
  • Gender: Male
Posted

Exactly.... The first time I did bench after 10 years away from the gym I couldn't even do 1 plate each side. I was horrified but I dropped the weight to 15kg DB. Within a couple of months I was up to 30s. Keep at it!

  • Legacy Donating Member
  • Member For: 15y 11m 5d
  • Gender: Male
Posted

Freaky also do...

1-10reps at 30kg

1-8 reps at 35kg

1-6 at 40kg

1at 30kg to failure..

You are doing 4x10 reps with same weight will not make you strong.

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  • FREAKY
  • Legacy Donating Member
  • Member For: 16y 9m 2d
  • Gender: Male
  • Location: Melbourne
Posted

so add weight, and decrease reps?

should I do that with everything or just this exercise ?

  • Legacy Donating Member
  • Member For: 17y 9m 19d
  • Gender: Male
  • Location: CQ
Posted

The idea is to fail, what ever exercise you do at the very end you pretty much want to fail so you know you have no more to give

  • Legacy Donating Member
  • Member For: 20y 1m 6d
  • Gender: Male
  • Location: Melbourne, VIC
Posted

Isnt that called pyramid something..

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