225 rep max???

[Novice8501]

Whats the most any of you can rep 225?

Tell the truth now

[Novice8501]

No takers? No one wants to post any records ok we will start with 10 who can do more then 10???

[perfectbeast2001]

486 then I gave up counting.

[quarry206]

32 is the most i ever did...

one of ur issues with this question is not many people ever really try to max their reps

the only reason i ever tried is i work at a prison and a few inmates did it so i wondered what i could do.. other than that i would have never gone over my normal warm up set

[chest6]

0

[S431M7]

No takers? No one wants to post any records ok we will start with 10 who can do more then 10???

[EcToMoRpHiAn]

Haha, I get one or two... on a good day

Man I am a big Vagine compared to everybody else on here.

[quarry206]

damn i figured more people would jump on this one.. it seems like one of those ones people love to post

[Lavinco]

I warm up with 225.

[hardgainer12]

maybe once

[Snrf]

I did 50 for 50 (kgs)

I've never tried to see how many times I can do 225

[Jason865]

50 reps was my best, I could have done 55+ if I kept at it for a few more weeks.

[shwamin2004]

Well I did 45 at the combine....... annd then i woke up..

[TheDfromGC]

32 is the most i ever did...

one of ur issues with this question is not many people ever really try to max their reps

the only reason i ever tried is i work at a prison and a few inmates did it so i wondered what i could do.. other than that i would have never gone over my normal warm up set

i must be reading this wrong because trying to max with reps is the goal every time u do a set for any muscle. assuming ur training for power/muscle gain

[WelshWarrior]

225lb, that's 40kg per side right?

Hmmm, it's not something I have done before and I wouldn't make a habit of it as I rarely go much over the 15 rep mark, but what-the-hey, it's good to surprise your muscles every now and then. I'll try it next time I do chest as a 1 off, out of interest and (more importantly) cos I think it will shock my muscles.

Will get back to you.

[cj1capp]

465 but its been a while due to injury

[quarry206]

i must be reading this wrong because trying to max with reps is the goal every time u do a set for any muscle. assuming ur training for power/muscle gain

no i do 225 for a warm up.. just once i tried to see how many i could do..

the only reason i tried that once is because i saw inmates at my work doing it... i never do over 15-20reps for my warm up

[boostedevo8]

ive tried it before ive done it 24 times .......


lol damn i feel like a bitch now i warm up with 135 ten times then jump up to 225.....

[JC.1987]

i usually do 225 8 times, but i max out with 1 rep at like 260 which isnt far from 225 lol, i gotta get my max up.

[Wargo]

i do it anywhere between 8-12. My favorite weight to use is 225. I feel like im in total control with it. get the best pump and everything. I max at 315 but usually dont even go up that high that often

[RA]

Ive never tried to do it more than 10x. Ill have to give it a go sometime

[WelshWarrior]

Did it as part of my chest routine yesterday, started and went straight to BB bench and as follows:

Warm up
1plate aside (132lb? Sorry not good at conversion from kg to lbs) x 15
1.5 plates aside (176lb?) x 12

225lb x 21
225 x 15
225 x 10

This was with 1min 30 rest in between.

This surprised me as I can only do 3 plates aside (308lb?) for 6/7 reps. Is this normal?

[Fastcav]

Sounds about right. You were pretty close on your weight translation too, but its 1plate (each side) 135, 2plates 225, 3plates 315, 4plates 405.

[UberSteroids]

225 ? Zero.. I warm up with 250

[faustunta]

INcline bench 225 x 12 Work incline much more often
Flat bench 225 x 10 :/

[Kale]

Haha, I get one or two... on a good day

Man I am a big Vagine compared to everybody else on here.

LMFAO !!! I love Borat

[getpaid]

LMFAO !!! I love Borat

That movie had me in tears!! Funniest shit I've seen for sure..

[csavage0]

When I weighed 265lbs I did it 24 times. Now I'm 210 and I lost all that weight in 6 months and I can get it 10 times on a good day.

[Kale]

That movie had me in tears!! Funniest shit I've seen for sure..

Sorry for the Hijack guys, I have seen it twice now and it was funnier the second time and I cried lau***ng all the way through the first one

[guest589745]

15 times, my working sets after warm up, have been with 225.

I can only bench 395, I have never been able to get to 400 ever.

[WelshWarrior]

15 times, my working sets after warm up, have been with 225.

I can only bench 395, I have never been able to get to 400 ever.

You can bench 4 plates, but you only managed 15 on 2 plates? Was that to failure?

[guest589745]

Well it is after my warm up of anywhere from 3-6 sets, depending on how cold it is outside and generally how I feel. I could do more but not with my shoulders being so ****ed up lately and not a lot more at that. And its not 4 plates either, well not 4x45s anyway

[WelshWarrior]

Well it is after my warm up of anywhere from 3-6 sets, depending on how cold it is outside and generally how I feel. I could do more but not with my shoulders being so ****ed up lately and not a lot more at that. And its not 4 plates either, well not 4x45s anyway

Wasn't doubting you, just tried to shed some light on my performance at this exercise!

5 warm-up sets? I'm on my way home by then! JK

[dupa95]

I get four on a good day. Max is 275x1

[ImFreakingHuge]

9....not too huge

[ebjack]

one...maybe two

[Tbone1975]

50 reps was my best, I could have done 55+ if I kept at it for a few more weeks.

Fifty reps LOL. That is a ton. Is that you in your avy? It's hard to tell, it's kind of small, looks kind of like Swarzenegger. If it isn't, do you have any pics? I wanna see what a guy who can bench 225 50 times looks like. I know some world class power lifters, some, could probably do it easy, but how many of those do we have on this site? However, I DO know there are some animals in that powerlifting forum that are probably world class. I know I cannot come anywhere near that and I can bench 400 halfway through a strenuous flat bench routine, obviously putting my max above that. I think some of it has to do with how far apart you place your hands on the bar too. I used to bench wide, and could do 225 a lot, even though my max was way less than it is now. I narrowed it up a lot, to decrease pec and shoulder injuries on heavy lifts, am much much stronger, but may not be able to do 225 too many more times than I used to be able to. Anyways....with 225 for 50, your max has to be around 600. Gotta be in that neighborhood right? I assume you don't use a bench shirt either. Yeah, I squat 405 for 4 sets of 8 all the way down. First few sets are easy, on heavy days I can jump to 495 right after that first set and do it 4-8 times. My max has to be close to 550-585, and I don't even know if I could squat 225 for 50. I probably could, but I don't even know. Two twenty five for 50 on the bench is a lot period.

[faustunta]

It must be alll mental..... I can do 225 x 12 incline 225x10 flat but can only manage 285 incline / flat max

[JMan06]

It must be alll mental..... I can do 225 x 12 incline 225x10 flat but can only manage 285 incline / flat max

That sounds about right bro.... take in mind theres lots of BS in this thread

[mavsluva]

I can press 225lbs only one time now. I'm just not very strong. But I do like the way my clothes fit.