225 rep max???

**Novice8501** · 01-14-2007, 02:10 PM

Whats the most any of you can rep 225?

Tell the truth now

**Novice8501** · 01-14-2007, 02:23 PM

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

***perfectbeast2001*** · 01-14-2007, 02:38 PM

486 then I gave up counting.

**quarry206** · 01-14-2007, 08:04 PM

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** · 01-14-2007, 09:54 PM

0

**S431M7** · 01-15-2007, 01:40 AM

Originally Posted by Novice8501

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

**EcToMoRpHiAn** · 01-15-2007, 02:32 PM

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

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

**quarry206** · 01-20-2007, 05:46 PM

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

**Lavinco** · 01-20-2007, 06:03 PM

I warm up with 225.

**hardgainer12** · 01-20-2007, 06:30 PM

maybe once

**Snrf** · 01-20-2007, 06:37 PM

I did 50 for 50 (kgs)

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

**Jason865** · 01-20-2007, 07:20 PM

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

**shwamin2004** · 01-20-2007, 08:35 PM

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

**TheDfromGC** · 01-21-2007, 02:19 PM

Originally Posted by 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

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** · 01-21-2007, 02:30 PM

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** · 01-21-2007, 03:27 PM

465 but its been a while due to injury

**quarry206** · 01-21-2007, 10:19 PM

Originally Posted by TheDfromGC

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** · 01-22-2007, 09:24 AM

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** · 01-26-2007, 11:25 AM

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** · 01-26-2007, 11:30 AM

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 · 01-26-2007, 06:01 PM

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

**WelshWarrior** · 01-28-2007, 05:00 AM

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** · 01-28-2007, 12:29 PM

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** · 01-28-2007, 12:38 PM

225 ? Zero.. I warm up with 250

**faustunta** · 02-16-2007, 06:45 PM

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

**Kale** · 02-16-2007, 06:48 PM

Originally Posted by EcToMoRpHiAn

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** · 02-16-2007, 06:56 PM

Originally Posted by Kale

LMFAO !!! I love Borat

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

**csavage0** · 02-16-2007, 07:08 PM

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** · 02-16-2007, 10:56 PM

Originally Posted by getpaid

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** · 02-16-2007, 11:30 PM

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** · 02-17-2007, 02:12 AM

Originally Posted by Skullsmasher

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** · 02-17-2007, 02:33 AM

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** · 02-17-2007, 02:39 AM

Originally Posted by Skullsmasher

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** · 02-17-2007, 06:58 PM

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

**ImFreakingHuge** · 02-17-2007, 08:17 PM

9....not too huge

**ebjack** · 02-18-2007, 08:44 AM

one...maybe two

**Tbone1975** · 02-18-2007, 09:31 AM

Originally Posted by Jason865

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.