bonus_boy

may not be much to some guys on here but im well chuffed, obviously going to the gym and eating more is really paying off

as i said in the title managed to do a set of 8 reps of 100kg (then did 2 sets of 90kg) on the barbell and then moved onto free weights and done a set with the 30kg dumbells (which is the most they have on the rack at my gym)

maybe a pointless thread to some people but hay

KSA-Cossie

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Nice one m8,how long you been doing the weights ?

bonus_boy

thanks mate, well i have never taken it up properly untill the last couple of months or so, but i have done weights on and off for a year before that (which i dont think i should count as it never really did anything for me)

but before christmas i was 10.5 stone and now im 11.5 stone (well from the last time i weighed myself, which was about 3 weeks ago) but i feel a little bigger now.

im just pushing myself so hard at the gym, hurting so bad the first couple of weeks back but now im loving it, trainings just gone through the roof, i think if i spent a little more time on getting my diet sorted (as its quite bad at the mo, have the odd meal here and here) i think i would be able to quite a bit more size on.

stevenebm

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thats good going.i wouldnt be able to do that.well not yet anyway.my strength has come on leaps and bounds in one month.i can now do 2 sets of 45k and 1 set of ten of 50k but really struggle in the last few.them dumbells get me tho.can only do about 15k on them.

KSA-Cossie

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Good going m8,ive only been doing the weights for a month so far.

Šhatter Box

we all got to start somewhere mate keep it up !!!

Benni

That's very good BonusBoy... Even more so for the time you've been going. I do similair on incline, which I am happy with. Deffo' not a pointless thread. Not as if you're bragging, you're more proud of yourself than anything. You're doing good reps' too, and remember most people show their stats on a one rep max.

Benni.

robocos

Well done. Impressive gains in a short period.

Kieron

Impressive weight for you size. All unspotted full reps? If so pat on the back for you bud.

I am 250lbs which is about 17st9 ish and I am only benching 100Kgs at the moment due to injuries etc. Its a fair ole weight, especially for someone your size.

bonus_boy

thanks for the comments guys

and kieron, my mate spots me just incase but only leans over on the last few reps when i slow down, but doesnt help it up.

the key for me to have a very good gym session (which now is near enough every gym session) is going to the gym a little later then i used to do, so i could have a few meals before, and a strong coffee before i set off to the gym, also have 1 scoop of protein in with my water to help me through the session, this has helped me a lot lately which i plan to stick to

my mate i go to the gym with, may have a little bite to eat or nothing before the gym and it just shows when hes out of puff and im still banging the weights out (but that what i was doing wrong before)

Kieron

Good for you mate. I wasn't trying to poo poo your acheivement in any way.

bonus_boy

sorry i didnt mean it to sound like that, was just saying thats all mate

Kieron

Your reply sounded fine dude. I just didn't want you to think I was being the arse. Just curious, thats all.

1971dommo

fair play m8,gave it a few more months u bein doin that weight for a warm up lol.we all start sumwhere

Kieron

Would love to see the size of the two chaps on here that think its a starters weight.

kiddie

Ditto^

Bonus boy no offence, but are you sure it wasnn't lb's. 100kg is bloody heavy, I cannot rep it 8 times. Infact 120kg was my 1 rep max while on cycle, and I have been training 2.5 years. I'm bang on 14stone.

As I said no offence at all, but 100kg's IS a fuckin weight

Just make sure you have a spotter, and your form is SPOT ON otherwise you may do more harm than good.

Kieron

The bar with 150Kgs on it tonight, looks like its bending to me!!



I'm positive it was tbh. lol

100Kgs is the three big inside weights. A good weight to lift imho.

Benni

So you don't count the bar, Kieron? So more like 170kgs which is even more impressive.

Benni.

Kieron

Nah mate its not an olympic bar. Just a shitty short one (maybe 5ft) so weights 8-10 kgs maybe? I dont count the bar.

Benni

I count the bar... Damn I count the clips if I put them on, Ha Ha! Every little counts... Are you on gear at the mo'?

Benni.

Kieron

No mate.

mackers

I was int he gym last night and a guy was doing 225kg. The bar looked like it was bending something serious. Had 3 guys spotting, obviously on gear cause he was huge but damn impressive never the less. Kieron, good going, I`m training around 5 years and at 15 stone now, I`m struggling with 100kg, just about get 4sets of 6 reps at it. It all takes time but it comes eventually.

Benni

Even more impressive!

stevenebm

iTrader: (6)

i had to spot someone today at 170kg and when he struggled and needed a hand i was even feeling it trying to lift the fucking thing up with him

StephenC

fancying bench press tomorrow, I always train on my own so always use dumbells, do 47.5kg on flat dumbell press. Gonna get on smiths machine 2morow and see what happens. If I can get 120 Id be really chuffed. Still getting over food posioning a week ago (moody chicken!!) so not up to full steam just yet.
To OP, good going that, keep eating and sleeping and the mass/strength will keep on coming.

toff

iTrader: (1)

Thats good for the short time youve been going.

After a year and a half a done 115 for one, then stopped going

Benni

How come you stopped, Toff? Seems you were doing well...

morrismuscle

well done fella its all about beating your own personal best so you should be very pleased

muz

100KG bench if your 11.5 stone is mega mate well done. I'm 72kg which is about 11'3 and I 8/6/6 rep 75kg's and I'm strong for a little lad.

toff

iTrader: (1)

Jail time ended lol

Benni

Ha Ha!! Fair enough... I guess there wasn't much to do inside.

Benni.

Markb_s1

i reckon if you can do 47.5 on dumbells you might be ok with 120 on the smith machine. ime it's easier to lift bigger weights on the smith machine as you dont' have to worry about stabilising it whilst you're lifting, just push upwards!