I usually do bench press and pullups set of 3 x 5 every week, and i use that as my gauge of where I'm at. My best on bench is 205 3 x 5. I took almost a year off and struggled to do 135 the first time back. I just passed off 185, so I'll be attempting 190 tomorrow. My weight is at 197. A good goal for me is doing body weight 3 x 5 on bench. I've only done it once at 195. I'm hoping to be doing that again within a month. On pullups, I just passed off 15 lb + bodyweight on 3 x 5. My best is 25 lb + BW.
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Originally posted by jay santos View PostI usually do bench press and pullups set of 3 x 5 every week, and i use that as my gauge of where I'm at. My best on bench is 205 3 x 5. I took almost a year off and struggled to do 135 the first time back. I just passed off 185, so I'll be attempting 190 tomorrow. My weight is at 197. A good goal for me is doing body weight 3 x 5 on bench. I've only done it once at 195. I'm hoping to be doing that again within a month. On pullups, I just passed off 15 lb + bodyweight on 3 x 5. My best is 25 lb + BW."There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
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Originally posted by MarkGrace View PostChain/belt with a plate around your waist.Originally posted by jay santos View PostI usually hold a dumbbell between my legs. If it's a lot of weight, then you can put a belt and hookup plates on a chain.
Another related question. I'm trying to get a better set up at home. I have some really good resistance bands that go up to 162 potentially. I like them, but for some exercises they're a little awkward, so I'm thinking of picking up a set of dumbbells. There are the powerblocks, which seem like a pain because of the awkward cage. The Bowflex ones seem nice because they adjust quickly, but they rattle. My favorite of the adjustable ones are these:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000GE5QRM/...mbbells.org%2F
They seem solid, and they have an extension available for another 30 lbs (which I doubt I'll need for a while). But they're crazy expensive and they are slower to adjust than the Bowflex ones.
So I'm kind of wondering if I just go cheap:
http://www.amazon.com/105-Adjustable...ords=dumbbells
For the same price, I could buy a few sets of these and then go back and forth between different exercises more quickly.
Any thoughts/experience with any of these?At least the Big Ten went after a big-time addition in Nebraska; the Pac-10 wanted a game so badly, it added Utah
-Berry Trammel, 12/3/10
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Originally posted by ERCougar View PostYeah, I've seen people do them. I was just curious if anyone had any good recommendations--especially for home without one of those belts. I guess I could just buy a belt...holding a plate between my legs seems like a pain.
Another related question. I'm trying to get a better set up at home. I have some really good resistance bands that go up to 162 potentially. I like them, but for some exercises they're a little awkward, so I'm thinking of picking up a set of dumbbells. There are the powerblocks, which seem like a pain because of the awkward cage. The Bowflex ones seem nice because they adjust quickly, but they rattle. My favorite of the adjustable ones are these:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000GE5QRM/...mbbells.org%2F
They seem solid, and they have an extension available for another 30 lbs (which I doubt I'll need for a while). But they're crazy expensive and they are slower to adjust than the Bowflex ones.
So I'm kind of wondering if I just go cheap:
http://www.amazon.com/105-Adjustable...ords=dumbbells
For the same price, I could buy a few sets of these and then go back and forth between different exercises more quickly.
Any thoughts/experience with any of these?
--power rack
--barbell and free weights
--a couple sets of dumbbells and free weights
--bench
I really liked working out at home. But when I started working from home, I needed to get out of the house, so I got a gym membership.
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Originally posted by ERCougar View PostMy favorite of the adjustable ones are these:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000GE5QRM/...mbbells.org%2F
They seem solid, and they have an extension available for another 30 lbs (which I doubt I'll need for a while).
http://www.cougarstadium.com/showthr...ster-dumbbells
I have both the 120 and 165 pound extensions. They work great. If you come up to the Provo area and you want to try them out drop me a note.
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Originally posted by pelagius View PostER, I have the ironmaster dumbbells. I have had for quite a while. In fact I think I did a mini-review when I bought them:
http://www.cougarstadium.com/showthr...ster-dumbbells
I have both the 120 and 165 pound extensions. They work great. If you come up to the Provo area and you want to try them out drop me a note.
You mention benches in the other thread. The ironmaster bench looks like a good one. Have you seen it?At least the Big Ten went after a big-time addition in Nebraska; the Pac-10 wanted a game so badly, it added Utah
-Berry Trammel, 12/3/10
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Originally posted by ERCougar View PostThanks! You're not in Provo now though, are you?
Originally posted by ERCougar View PostYou mention benches in the other thread. The ironmaster bench looks like a good one. Have you seen it?
Last edited by pelagius; 09-27-2013, 09:32 AM.
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Originally posted by pelagius View PostI am, I moved to the Marriott school about 1.5 months ago.
I don't have the ironmaster bench. I have this bench from York barbell that I really like (it is a commercial grade bench and I like it better than virtually every other commercial grade bench I have used):
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Today was chest and tris. Did a pyramid on flat bench to failure (30 seconds between sets - really just enough time to add/remove plates). That sucked. Followed by cable fly drop sets to failure (only resting to adjust weight). After that skullcrushers and pec dec superset to failure (90 sec rest). Lastly, a superset of close grip bench and wide grip bench (Hammer strength machines with 90 seconds rest). I am toast."Nobody listens to Turtle."-Turtlesigpic
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Down to 195. I have a body fat checker. This thing.
It said 16.5%. Not improving much over the past couple weeks even though my weight is down a few pounds and I'm slightly stronger. I would like to say it's not accurate, but it seems to have been pretty accurate in the past when I was tracking it more often and doing a bodpod at BYU every six months or so.
I haven't beat 190 on bench yet, but I passed pullups + 25 lbs this week.
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