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Old 04-20-2008, 10:50 AM   #905 (permalink)
Espi
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50lb presses w each hand? That's 22.7kg each.
Not a weight to sniff at!
Mine are generally given as (x kg x2) indicating the wt for each hand, but when it's just 1 number , it's total weight.. so you'd need to divide by 2. And then you will see that you & me are about the same strength

My top weight sofar was 24 kg + 1kg wrist weight for each hand. I've gotten to 2 reps last time. I should try to see how I fare with a 26kg db. I try to not think about how it might crush my head or fall sideways and hurt my shoulders. That's what held me back in the past.
Unfortunately , I don't like being spotted as it makes me lose focus. The worst was once when an employee of the gym (a nice guy who worships Coleman) spotted me and said "Lightweight". I just burst out laughing and lost all my strength at the same time.
Having someone giving you a hand-off (that's the term?) can be a great way to increase pressed weight!
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