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Originally posted by 91Trunkster:
Hey Cummins, how rare are new body Supra's w/ 6 speeds in California, I may want to buy one from a friend of mine, from what I remember the 6 speeds are rare, ???
This will be my daily driver.
Depends on the year. 93-95 not that rare. 97 more rare. 98 almost impossible to find and are the most prestigeous. Any mods done to it? If so what? Gimme the details and I can give you some info.
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![[BS flag]](graemlins/bs_flag.gif) For half these posts. Everyone is claiming 150-180% of their body weight. Im 315lbs, bench 250 and Im 5'5. I can run a 4.4 though.
[ April 27, 2006, 02:31 AM: Message edited by: putter ]
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weigh 190 and push 345. 5 sets of 5 is the way to go ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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" I can bench press 800 pounds" Quagmire gigity gigity gigity
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415 set of 3 reps
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I am old and fat but the other day at the Y I decided to try the bench press(first time in about 10 years) and reped 5 at 225. I will try it again in another 10 years and let you know LOL.
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liftedF150
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Originally posted by putter:
For half these posts. Everyone is claiming 150-180% of their body weight. Im 315lbs, bench 250 and Im 5'5. I can run a 4.4 though.
somebody jealous?
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liftedF150
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Originally posted by 9Venom9:
415 set of 3 reps
dam your so weak craig, how about you put up a little more effort next time hu! lol
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Luke87GT
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what we should be asking for is the bench press to body weight ratio. That is what impresses me.
335/190 = 1.76
If you can achieve 2.0 or higher you are not human anymore, lol
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Wildfire532FB
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335/221 = 1.5
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Dana if you haven't already, get Arnold's "Encyclopedia of BB"
Awesome reading!
And of course, the best documentary in all the land, "Pumping Iron"
"I called my motha, I told her I already won the competition, she said to me, 'Arnold, I am so proud of you'"
BWAHAHHAHAH, I love it.
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Originally posted by Luke87GT:
Dana if you haven't already, get Arnold's "Encyclopedia of BB"
Awesome reading!
And of course, the best documentary in all the land, "Pumping Iron"
"I called my motha, I told her I already won the competition, she said to me, 'Arnold, I am so proud of you'"
BWAHAHHAHAH, I love it.
haha I've read every book that Arnold has written except Bodybuilding for Women and i have almsot every book about him.
Pumping Iron is the best documentary hands down. ![[worship]](graemlins/worship.gif)
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N8
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325/220 = 1.5
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I know this sounds like a stupid ?. But when you say bench press do you mean you have to be able to do a full set of 10 or only be able to lift a specified weight once?
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"as part of the next cafords event, we have a bench press competition and will be giving an award for heaviest bench press..make sure to see the booth with the bench press setup"
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when i was in the marine corps, i put up 365lbs 4 times, i was never eble to improve on that...i was on the juice tho...my weight was 205lbs...
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I did 325 in High school weighing in around 190-195 depending on the day. Ever since then I have gone down hill. I am about 220, I just rep with 165 3 sets of 10 every once in a while. All I care is that I can up my own weight.
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liftedF150
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Originally posted by 91 5.0 5speed:
I know this sounds like a stupid ?. But when you say bench press do you mean you have to be able to do a full set of 10 or only be able to lift a specified weight once?
when you max out you do how ever much you can once.
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91 5.0 5speed
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Originally posted by boostin1.8:
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Originally posted by 91 5.0 5speed:
I know this sounds like a stupid ?. But when you say bench press do you mean you have to be able to do a full set of 10 or only be able to lift a specified weight once?
when you max out you do how ever much you can once.
Oh in that case I can bech 300lbs. I weigh about 235
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sounds like we need a CA fords football team LOL
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Originally posted by venomous99:
"as part of the next cafords event, we have a bench press competition and will be giving an award for heaviest bench press..make sure to see the booth with the bench press setup"
True that! I think a lot of people are bullshitin up in here!
[ April 27, 2006, 04:04 PM: Message edited by: SmokeyBurnout ]
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Originally posted by SmokeyBurnout:
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Originally posted by venomous99:
"as part of the next cafords event, we have a bench press competition and will be giving an award for heaviest bench press..make sure to see the booth with the bench press setup"
True that! I think a lot of people are bull shitin up in here!
i wanna see that!
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Originally posted by SmokeyBurnout:
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Originally posted by venomous99:
"as part of the next cafords event, we have a bench press competition and will be giving an award for heaviest bench press..make sure to see the booth with the bench press setup"
True that! I think a lot of people are bullshitin up in here!
who do you think is I know for a fact that craig can put that much up.
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A few years back I was at my prime when I weighed 210 and benched 385 single and 225 for 34 reps, all touching my chest and not halfway down reps like most people do nowadays.
Now I really feel my age and am 10 lbs fatter and the last time I benched I could only muster 3 reps at 335. Joints hurt a lot more often so I am benching less and using lower weights. I'll leave all the heavy lifting to you youngins.
So I am curious, is halfway down not touching the chest considered a full rep? I have seen lots of guys put up weight and go halfway down and i am certain if it touched their chest, it would stay there till someone pulled it off. I do notice it is all the 20 year olds and younger doing it. Are they doing it for ego or are they actually teaching to go halfway down in PE in high school? Perhaps a safety issue for joints?
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aslowdodge
It kinda varies on a few things, one being the persons height. And another being what is called "time under tension". There are certain exercises where if you extend your self to much you are actually no longer working the targetted muscle group but another. Bench is one of those. And I mention height because a shorter person would have a less wider grip. Which means at some point their triceps are exerting more. Which is not bad but as you can imagine the more another group fires the less the other does. Also some folks like to bounce the bar off their chest letting momentum carry the weight up. By ending the motion before physical resistance (your body) you are actually controlling the weight better (it could be argued, but thats the theory). Also ther e is a range before you are actually moving your joints in a un-natural way by hyper-extending or extending too far. Case point locking the elbows while benching. I see people doing this all the time. That actually puts un-natural strain directly on the elbow joint. Lifting is supposed to mimic life movements. Not contort the body to work a muscle group.
So in a nutshell it depends on what works for you. I have long ass arms so I dont go to my chest all the time. I used to be in sports medicine prior to becoming a programmer. ![[patriot]](graemlins/patriot.gif)
[ April 27, 2006, 04:38 PM: Message edited by: n8y8 ]
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