Paul Wood v Alex Horne Bench Press Challenge

BP: 15x20kg, 6x52.5, 5x72.5, 5x92.5, 4x95, 3x97.5, 2x100, 1x105(pr)
All work sets quite hard, last single was a bit slow but went up.

Paul turns the heat up!!

Ah you beat me to it
Getting tough now, will try put another kg on next time.

He's just done all his workload.
1. Triton Bar Bench 84k x 4, 89k x 2, 94k x 0, 74k x 7
2. One Hand Bench Press 20k x 15 each hand, 28k x 12 each hand
3. Bench Press 50k x 23

Massive workout today with Nick McKinless, Alex, David and Elizabeth.

Bench Press
90k x 3
97.5k x 1
100k x 1 pb
75k x 9

The heat is on - 5k behind!!

Well done Alex, 100k!
I do most of my training on my own, but it does give an extra buzz now and then to have a bit of a crowd.

Then come here and train with Fred and me! Once a month will provide the kick up the whotsit you need!

Congrats Alex. It is great to see the pair of 20's each side.

james_grahame wrote:Congrats Alex. It is great to see the pair of 20's each side.

Yes it was. A 100k can be a stumpling block for many, but that's been taken out quickly by Alex. This challenge, and having Nick there spurred him on.

Can you send Nick up to Northwich tomorrow then

Twig, what days of the week / times do you usually do your training?

This weeks benching went like this:

15x20kg, 6x53.5, 5x73.5, 5x93.5, 4x96, 3x98.5, 2x101, 1x106(pr), 0x110

106 was reasonably solid, thought I'd better push the boat out a bit with Alex in the rear view mirror, but 110 stalled about halfway. Will move everything up 1.5kg next week.

Nice stuff - I'll tell him when he gets up. Nice life when you're 17!

Yeah I miss my lie-ins, could have done with one this morning as I'm a bit sore. They really will be a thing of the past when the baby turns up.

Paul Wood wrote:Yeah I miss my lie-ins, could have done with one this morning as I'm a bit sore. They really will be a thing of the past when the baby turns up.

Oh yes, and sleep at night!
You'll be down to 86k on the Bench

27 March 09
Bench Press
92.5k x 2
102.5k x 0
80k x 7

Then One Hands to follow.

I heard it can mess with your hormones as well, I might be pushing 86k with man boobs!

Right, this was last night's benching:

BP: 15x20kg, 6x55, 5x75, 5x95, 4x97.5, 3x100, 2x102.5, 1x107.5(pr), 0x110

107.5 was reasonably solid, 110 again stalled about halfway. Another kg next time.