Personal best on bench last night

[SS Junk]

Are those hand held things worth a shit on checking body fat?

Calipers? No. Get a body stat.

[Big A]

Are those hand held things worth a shit on checking body fat?

I've never used one personally, but I would think that like the electrical impedence scales, even if they aren't accurate, they can still be a decent measure of progress.

[BERT]

Are those hand held things worth a shit on checking body fat?

[Big A]

I'm sure i'll be doing 225 2 or 3 times first. Nothing heavier than that though. Usually I can tell when lifting at that weight how I feel for the day.


Not everyone is the human specimen that Aaron is

Like I said, do what is comfortable for you, just keep in mind that they are warm up sets, just for warming up the joints and getting blood into your muscles. Given that you're going for 315, perhaps start with 135, and follow up with 185, instead of 225. I'm no specimen, I just know what works well for me.

I guess for me.. i have never cared about ORM.. if im going to pick up a weight.. i might as well do it multiple times...

Same here, it's been YEARS since I've done a true ORM, and I wasn't even the strongest of my lifting career at the time. The last time I went truly heavy was putting up 405 for 3 with you spotting, if that gives you an idea of how long ago that was. ORM is all about the ego, and does little for gaining strength and size. I did it to put up 315 years ago to know that I could, and again with 405. I wasn't really that interested to see if I could put up, say 325-330 for 1 rep at the time, or 415ish for 1, it was just the milestones that I cared about.

naaaa. the gym has plenty of weight.. right now im recouping from an injury.. so im most prob weaker than aaron

Highly improbable, historically even your worst days were far better than my best. At this point I just want to get back to benching double my bodyweight at sub 10% bodyfat, without having my joints ache for a week after. My powerlifting days are long gone.

[stangin4lyfe]

Starting physical therapy and ultrasound next week.
hopefully get back to the gym this saturday.. going to just strap up my knee and get to it.. tired of sitting around.

Good to hear!
I bet that is driving you crazy, I sure know it would me!
Work into it slowly big dog...otherwise you are just taking another step back.

[White_lightning]

How is that going btw?

Starting physical therapy and ultrasound next week.
hopefully get back to the gym this saturday.. going to just strap up my knee and get to it.. tired of sitting around.

[stangin4lyfe]

naaaa. the gym has plenty of weight.. right now im recouping from an injury.. so im most prob weaker than aaron

How is that going btw?

[White_lightning]

That's just because you can't find enough weights for your ORM.

naaaa. the gym has plenty of weight.. right now im recouping from an injury.. so im most prob weaker than aaron

[Nash B.]

That's just because you can't find enough weights for your ORM.

[White_lightning]

I guess for me.. i have never cared about ORM.. if im going to pick up a weight.. i might as well do it multiple times...

[BERT]

I'm sure i'll be doing 225 2 or 3 times first. Nothing heavier than that though. Usually I can tell when lifting at that weight how I feel for the day.


Not everyone is the human specimen that Aaron is

[SS Junk]

I would take the advice of the Russian Jewbeast and others who say to do a few reps that are more than just 135, for the sake of your joints. First time I tried 305 I did 135X10, 185X5 and 225X5 and 275X1. Rested a good five minutes and kept my arms and shoulders loose. Was able to get up 300 pretty steadily. Spotter told me to try 305, rested for another 5min and did 305 no problem. Like you, when I got up 305 I was doing 275X3 or X4 clean. Can't rightly remember. JU CAN DO EEEEEEEEEEET!

[BERT]

I'd try for 305 before going to 315. Do so and then rest for a couple of days before trying 315. You get 305 up you then have far more confidence going into 315. I mean it's ONLY a 10lb difference. How hard could it be?

Can't be THAT hard, right? lol I know exactly how hard and how much heavier this is going to feel. Going to be heavy as shit!!

But.... BUT..... now I have some extra motivation. To prove to you that I can do it I say extra cause my motivation has always been to catch my brother on bench (even though y'all said don't focus on that) and we'll both be trying 315 for the first time coming this Monday. I push him just as much as he pushes me. He doesn't want big brother who took all that time off to pass him up LOL

[Big A]

I always did 135x12 , 225x12 and if i was going light.. 315 for 15 and 405 for 10-12.. on heavy days .. 135x12 225x12 315x3 405x3 , 505 x5x2-3

if i jump from 135 to 505.. my joints hurt .. i def need the xtra weight to get my old shit warmed up.

You are describing work sets though, not a ORM. He'll be putting up 315 once to see if he can, and then back down to weight than can be repped to finish. For a ORM you want to have as much energy available as possible, and warm up sets will eat away at max capacity.

[White_lightning]

The point is to warm up, and get a little blood in there, without tapping too much into your glycogen stores. If you feel that you need more, then by all means, knock out a few reps of 225. I personally have always warmed up with one set of 135 and stretching, and then straight into the heavy sets.

Do what you feel comfortable with though, injury will only set you back farther.

I always did 135x12 , 225x12 and if i was going light.. 315 for 15 and 405 for 10-12.. on heavy days .. 135x12 225x12 315x3 405x3 , 505 x5x2-3

if i jump from 135 to 505.. my joints hurt .. i def need the xtra weight to get my old shit warmed up.