Sounds like a good way to tear a pec. I work out with

225 for 12 reps in my first working set but before that I've done the bar for a few sets, light shoulder later and front raises to get blood in my shoulders, 40 pound dumbbells, 135, 185, and then, finally, 15 minutes later I'm ready to go with 225. I'm also 40 years old and you were probably 20 but still, I always at least started with the standard 135.

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Posted: 02/21/2020 at 3:21PM

Not-so-humble-brag: Hoisted 225 lbs 3 times on the bench today. -- great2bahokie 02/20/2020 12:56PM

Did you forget a hyphen between the 2’s? ** -- scoop76cs 02/20/2020 5:22PM

LOL... ** -- great2bahokie 02/21/2020 10:13AM

Well done! Is there a certain yoga program you follow? ** -- VTScanlo 02/20/2020 3:36PM

No... I'm self-teaching my way through 12 basic moves. -- great2bahokie 02/20/2020 3:41PM

Would you mind listing the names of the moves? ** -- VTScanlo 02/20/2020 5:25PM

As I get older, just having functional strength and being -- HokieSignGuy 02/20/2020 3:16PM

I worked out with 225, did 4 sets of 5 when I played football -- Technocrat 02/20/2020 3:03PM

Sounds like a good way to tear a pec. I work out with -- BG Hokie 02/21/2020 3:21PM

Yeah I warmed up with 135 as well ** -- Technocrat 02/21/2020 3:29PM

Good story! ** -- great2bahokie 02/20/2020 3:22PM

I sat on a 225 lb bench three times today. ** -- IB4TECH 02/20/2020 2:33PM

Only 3? Slacker! ** -- great2bahokie 02/20/2020 3:22PM

Few years ago I got up to 405, now not so much ** -- HokieDan95 02/20/2020 2:05PM

Dang, I thought my 310 was impressive (LONG time ago). lol** -- cincyhokie 02/20/2020 4:13PM

That is a lot of weight ** -- HortHokie 02/20/2020 3:30PM

405 > 225. ** -- great2bahokie 02/20/2020 2:10PM

At 23 I benched 225 for 21 reps but could not bench 315.Those 3 plates -- 1400E 02/20/2020 2:35PM

That's strange for sure. ** -- BG Hokie 02/21/2020 2:58PM

According to the muscle and fitness online bench press calculator -- HokieDan95 02/20/2020 7:37PM

Should is the key word. A big part of lifting heavy is in your head. ** -- 1400E 02/21/2020 10:37AM

With that disparity, probably more of a form issue or a programming -- BG Hokie 02/21/2020 3:07PM

Definitely was a form issue. I was using too much shoulders and triceps. ** -- 1400E 02/21/2020 4:20PM

Were those bench presses or did you use block and tackle & hoist it? ** -- PhotoHokieNC 02/20/2020 1:56PM

Ha...! ** -- great2bahokie 02/20/2020 1:56PM

225lb is about as heavy as I will lift now that I'm nearing 55y/o. Last -- HortHokie 02/20/2020 1:54PM

Meh. I hoist 225 every time I get out of my chair. ** -- ModerateHokie 02/20/2020 1:49PM

I hit 225 last July. -- Chris Coleman

02/20/2020 1:11PM

I did a single rep at 250 a year ago...but had to stop. -- great2bahokie 02/20/2020 1:38PM

I wouldn't suggest doing anything you can't do 10 reps of... -- BG Hokie 02/21/2020 3:24PM

4 would have been really good ** -- bigbadbird 02/20/2020 12:58PM

LMAO! Yes. It would have been...** -- great2bahokie 02/20/2020 1:01PM

We'll check back with you tomorrow morning ** -- `lag 02/20/2020 1:10PM

Advil and whiskey for breakfast tomorrow... ** -- great2bahokie 02/20/2020 1:39PM

Country song! Advil and whiskey and I wished that you'd missed me -- `lag 02/20/2020 1:41PM

Advil, Whiskey ... -- Nova Hokie 95 02/20/2020 2:33PM

Sounds like a good way to tear a pec. I work out with

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