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12-17-2005, 11:18 PM
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Hey guys,
I have never had a high bench press weight. In reality i still dont. My upper body has decent strength, but my bench always sucked. Today, i benched my bodyweight. All 125 pounds of it. It was on the Starr routine and only for 3 reps, but it is progress. In a few weeks i should be able to do that with a lot less trouble for 5-10 reps.
It felt really good to finally hit that number.
Doug
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12-17-2005, 11:30 PM
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wow nice, someday, il bench my own weight **blushes**
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12-18-2005, 12:40 AM
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Congrats Dougerino. Always good to reach your goal. Eat like a mofo and just keep adding weight to the bar and you'll be fine
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12-18-2005, 12:57 AM
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Congratulations, Doug. Hopefully someday I'll get there. It must feel really good.
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12-18-2005, 02:21 AM
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Nice! Always feels good to do something like that. I'm hoping I can bench my own bodyweight 10 times someday. It shouldn't take so long.
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12-18-2005, 05:25 AM
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Congrats Doug!!! Keep at it and it'll be your warm-up weight soon.
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12-18-2005, 09:44 AM
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Way to go Doug. I know that was a major milestone for me. It's a good feeling. Keep it up!
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12-18-2005, 10:16 AM
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Great work, Doug. Regardless of bodyweight, hitting that milestone IS worth noting. Since you're lighter, you'll be doing multiples of bodyweight in no time.
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12-18-2005, 10:21 AM
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Doug,
Great to hear that you are making progress. Way to go.
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12-18-2005, 09:23 PM
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Nice job!!! Congrats!
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12-18-2005, 09:36 PM
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thanks everyone..yea...bench was always a tougher one for me, but im on a role right now. Ive been increasing by 5lbs every two weeks...
Doug
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12-19-2005, 12:02 PM
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great job, Doug. Congrats!
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12-19-2005, 04:44 PM
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Congrats, Doug. That's awesome. Be proud of yourself!
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12-21-2005, 04:43 PM
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For all of you guys that might get offended..... i know doug personally......
so doug....ur an asshole..... [img]smile.gif[/img]
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12-21-2005, 09:02 PM
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just remember tom..gravitational field..hah..
and tom..i no im an asshole..and were all friends on this forum..and we dont call each other that stuff...
Doug
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12-21-2005, 09:09 PM
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Shouldn't be too hard to bench my own weight, I have lost 20 pounds in the last few months. XD
Always good to hear people moving up in the world of athletics, though. Congrats.
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12-23-2005, 10:09 PM
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So why don't you try to bench your bodyweight. Not as easy as you think. What do you weigh and what is your bench now?
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12-24-2005, 11:34 AM
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I was kidding. God.
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