a challenge

Anonymous · 31-07-2005, 09:02 PM

john at the gym were i go set up a little challenge for the members at my gym,

thought i would share it with the mc members.

its best to do it on a day of its own or first part of a chest session.ideal for a warm up.

what is it?

dumbell pressing on a flat bench. with only 20 seconds maximum rest between sets.

you start with the 1 kg dumbells and do 1 rep,,,,then the 2kg for 2 reps,,,then the 3 kg for 3 reps,,,, and so on. with only 20 seconds rest only.(no cheating)

you may think 1kg 2kg dumbells puny weights, but it get harder as you get heavier weights. e.g 20kg for 20 reps

my first go

i got upto the 22.5kg dumbells for 9 reps,

its worth ago,if you try it post how you got on in here,

steve

zx9rjas. · 01-08-2005, 09:02 AM

Wish I had dumbells in my gym that went up in increments of 1kg

J

Anonymous · 01-08-2005, 11:23 AM

doh i forhot to add, when you get to 10 kg, then it jumps 2.5kg at a time. .... the gym i use only has dumbells that go up 1kg up to the 10kg point.

IrishThunder · 19-09-2005, 05:49 AM

what would that be in lbs?

Nidge · 28-09-2005, 06:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by steve

john at the gym were i go set up a little challenge for the members at my gym,

thought i would share it with the mc members.

its best to do it on a day of its own or first part of a chest session.ideal for a warm up.

what is it?

dumbell pressing on a flat bench. with only 20 seconds maximum rest between sets.

you start with the 1 kg dumbells and do 1 rep,,,,then the 2kg for 2 reps,,,then the 3 kg for 3 reps,,,, and so on. with only 20 seconds rest only.(no cheating)

you may think 1kg 2kg dumbells puny weights, but it get harder as you get heavier weights. e.g 20kg for 20 reps

my first go

i got upto the 22.5kg dumbells for 9 reps,

its worth ago,if you try it post how you got on in here,

steve

I tried it yesterday, F**K me it was hard.

Jonny · 03-10-2005, 02:32 PM

sounds fairly similar to the CV bleep test, except with resistence will suggest this to few guys tonight, should be a laugh.

What was the highest anyone has got so far?

Anonymous · 03-10-2005, 02:36 PM

Quote:

I tried it yesterday, F**K me it was hard

how far you get with it nidge?

IrishThunder · 03-10-2005, 11:57 PM

whats that weight in lbs?

Jonny · 04-10-2005, 07:56 AM

there is 2.2 lbs in every kg.

Nidge · 05-10-2005, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by steve

Quote:

I tried it yesterday, F**K me it was hard

how far you get with it nidge?

22kg 6 reps, I thought my chest was going to pop out.

31-07-2005, 09:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
Anonymous Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 0 Rep Power:	a challenge john at the gym were i go set up a little challenge for the members at my gym, thought i would share it with the mc members. its best to do it on a day of its own or first part of a chest session.ideal for a warm up. what is it? dumbell pressing on a flat bench. with only 20 seconds maximum rest between sets. you start with the 1 kg dumbells and do 1 rep,,,,then the 2kg for 2 reps,,,then the 3 kg for 3 reps,,,, and so on. with only 20 seconds rest only.(no cheating) you may think 1kg 2kg dumbells puny weights, but it get harder as you get heavier weights. e.g 20kg for 20 reps my first go i got upto the 22.5kg dumbells for 9 reps, its worth ago,if you try it post how you got on in here, steve

01-08-2005, 09:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
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IrishThunder Under Construction Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA Posts: 40 Rep Power:	reply what would that be in lbs? ______________________ ~Court Jester~ Bench300 Squat 360 power clean 280 HT:5'8 WT:170 Body Fat: 4.6 lean mass: 162

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Jonny Under Construction Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 86 Rep Power:	sounds fairly similar to the CV bleep test, except with resistence will suggest this to few guys tonight, should be a laugh. What was the highest anyone has got so far? ______________________ If you can't join them, beat them.

03-10-2005, 11:57 PM	#8 (permalink)
IrishThunder Under Construction Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA Posts: 40 Rep Power:	reply whats that weight in lbs? ______________________ ~Court Jester~ Bench300 Squat 360 power clean 280 HT:5'8 WT:170 Body Fat: 4.6 lean mass: 162

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Anonymous Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 0 Rep Power:	doh i forhot to add, when you get to 10 kg, then it jumps 2.5kg at a time. .... the gym i use only has dumbells that go up 1kg up to the 10kg point.

04-10-2005, 07:56 AM	#9 (permalink)
Jonny Under Construction Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 86 Rep Power:	there is 2.2 lbs in every kg. ______________________ If you can't join them, beat them.

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