weightlifting

[piker/carper]

hey guys i was just wondering if anybody here except me takes the time from fishing to go the gymn and do some weight training if so wats ur bench press and deadlift ? imjust being nosey!

[Ken L]

No weights, just pressups, situps and a bunch of other excersises using my own body weight.

I gave up pumping iron in the eighties when I realised that: 1, it bored the pants off of me and 2, It was seriously slowing down my hand-speed when punching.

 

I can still throw a couple of 18 and 19 stone blokes arround with no problems but I'm not sure about "dead weight" because they're always fighting back.

[Snatcher]

Normally stumble into the gym 2/3 times a week to try and keep a bit fit and keep the beer belly under conrol - supped a lot of beer in 55 years:)

 

Sorry back to the question. I have a set routine that takes about 1hr 20 mins and do a lot of weights in this time.

 

Do not go for stupid weight nowadays cos I am an old git.

 

Press 26kg dumbells

 

Side curl 14kg dumbells

 

Do sets of 21s (biceps) with 55kg on the stack - its part of the crosswire system.

 

Upright rower put 50kg of plates on each side

 

How about you ?

[Happy Dude]

25 years ago i used to do a lot of weight training, never serious power lifting though, but managed 330lb benchpress, 440lb squat and 550lb deadlift (with wrist straps)

 

used to do 10 chins with two 50lb plates tied round my waist, i weighed 15 stone then, wish i still did

[Steve Walker]

What's the weight of a pint of bitter? About a pound and a quarter plus glass?

[piker/carper]

well im prity young but i can 1 rep max 230 pounds at gym which i think is prity good comapred to the people i go with! as for dead lifting i injured my back a couple of years ago so i never do any serious amount of weight because my back is not up to it i have dead lifted 250 pounds but that was ages ago like a year ago lol i just posted the qeustion because i have been on a few weight lifting forums and they have been saying they can all bench 400 pounds! the strongest person at are gym only has a 1 rep max of bout 400 and hes on steroids and is huge! so i was feelin a bit bad reading they could all do 400 pounds but im prity surethere lying!

[Bonzo]

Be happy with the targets you set yourself,liftings about technique and safety, no good lifting what you can't place down.

Treat what others say with a pinch of salt mate

[piker/carper]

no offence to happy dude wenrt saying you were lying you sound like u no wat your doing!

[Ken L]

If you have a pre-existing back injury, make sure you you keep it moving and do lots of low impact/low to medium strain exercises for your trunk and do them in all directions. Core excersises like balance boards are also very good.

It's vital that you don't overstrain, but more important that you maintain a good strong and balanced muculature to keep the spine supported.

I've had three nasty back and neck injuries (two of which resulted in temporary neurological impairement) and the only thing that I can't do with my back is run any distance - after about half a mile, the pounding starts to give me significant backpain.

[severus]

Steve Walker:

What's the weight of a pint of bitter? About a pound and a quarter plus glass?

Twelve ounces at a time for me, Steve.