Exodus Strength

Posted: **Mon Sep 30, 2019 5:24 am**

deepmountain wrote: ↑Mon Sep 30, 2019 2:49 am Just to confirm, this is touch and go bench?

Yeah.

Posted: **Mon Sep 30, 2019 5:49 am**

Belts allowed? Or must be done beltless?

Posted: **Mon Sep 30, 2019 8:06 am**

sklunk wrote: ↑Mon Sep 30, 2019 5:49 am Belts allowed? Or must be done beltless?

Doesn’t matter.

Posted: **Tue Oct 01, 2019 3:27 pm**

Gonna put up a "before" video (14 reps.)

Since I can't compete with some of the beasts around here, anyone with a similar starting point want to have a side contest with me?

Posted: **Tue Oct 01, 2019 4:00 pm**

Interesting. A delta in total reps contest. Fine for a side contest here, but an interesting proposition for future contests as well.

Posted: **Tue Oct 01, 2019 5:16 pm**

mgil wrote: ↑Tue Oct 01, 2019 4:00 pm Interesting. A delta in total reps contest. Fine for a side contest here, but an interesting proposition for future contests as well.

Or a delta in adjusted-for-weight score

Posted: **Tue Oct 01, 2019 5:43 pm**

Root wrote: ↑Tue Oct 01, 2019 5:16 pm
mgil wrote: ↑Tue Oct 01, 2019 4:00 pm Interesting. A delta in total reps contest. Fine for a side contest here, but an interesting proposition for future contests as well.
Or a delta in adjusted-for-weight score

Good luck with your BBQing.

Posted: **Tue Oct 01, 2019 5:48 pm**

Next time, we might want to consider a contest out 90 days. Or maybe just a week. I could see value in both. The 6 weeks window isn't quite enough to do much. It sort of tests your current level. But also kind of gives you a chance to peak. . . .

Posted: **Tue Oct 01, 2019 5:50 pm**

It’ll be roughly 2 months next go-round.

Posted: **Tue Oct 01, 2019 5:57 pm**

mgil wrote: ↑Tue Oct 01, 2019 5:50 pm It’ll be roughly 2 months next go-round.

Sounds good. I can't possibly win, but I like these. . . .

Posted: **Wed Oct 02, 2019 4:21 am**

Since I can't compete with anyone around here, anyone want to have an e1RM vs 1RM contest?

Posted: **Wed Oct 02, 2019 4:54 am**

iamsmu wrote: ↑Tue Oct 01, 2019 5:48 pm Next time, we might want to consider a contest out 90 days. Or maybe just a week. I could see value in both. The 6 weeks window isn't quite enough to do much. It sort of tests your current level. But also kind of gives you a chance to peak. . . .

I like the idea of the shorter term contest, so it isn’t a long, drawn out event. More of a “walk in the gym some day, crank out a lift, see how you stack up”.

Posted: **Wed Oct 02, 2019 5:35 pm**

Just a suggestion, but I think it'd be interesting to include an E1rm (based on a single or lower rep set) or recent tested 1rm. Let's see if there are any freaks among us who can rep out a large percentage of their max....or vice versa.

Posted: **Wed Oct 02, 2019 7:16 pm**

Stenson wrote: ↑Wed Oct 02, 2019 5:35 pm Just a suggestion, but I think it'd be interesting to include an E1rm (based on a single or lower rep set) or recent tested 1rm. Let's see if there are any freaks among us who can rep out a large percentage of their max....or vice versa.

I'm the vice versa, I think.

Somehow I seem to be able to grind out a heavy (for me) bench single but drop the weight 10% and I am lucky to get 3 or 4.

Posted: **Wed Oct 02, 2019 8:41 pm**

BenM wrote: ↑Wed Oct 02, 2019 7:16 pm
Stenson wrote: ↑Wed Oct 02, 2019 5:35 pm Just a suggestion, but I think it'd be interesting to include an E1rm (based on a single or lower rep set) or recent tested 1rm. Let's see if there are any freaks among us who can rep out a large percentage of their max....or vice versa.
I'm the vice versa, I think.

Somehow I seem to be able to grind out a heavy (for me) bench single but drop the weight 10% and I am lucky to get 3 or 4.

I think that's pretty normal though. RPE charts generally have 3@10 at 92% and 4@10 at 89 or so.

Posted: **Fri Oct 04, 2019 3:10 am**

Stenson wrote: ↑Wed Oct 02, 2019 5:35 pm Just a suggestion, but I think it'd be interesting to include an E1rm (based on a single or lower rep set) or recent tested 1rm. Let's see if there are any freaks among us who can rep out a large percentage of their max....or vice versa.

That'll be me. I'll likely get 30-40 reps at 225 and can probably hit ~330 for a single at the moment. A history of high pushup volume seems to carryover pretty well to rep benching. Who'd have thunk it?

Posted: **Fri Oct 04, 2019 10:02 am**

No point in pretending I'm going to train and get better in a month, so here's my entry:

225x23 @ 207.9#

Posted: **Fri Oct 04, 2019 6:29 pm**

Nicely done @broseph!

I made an attempt today but only got 13. I will try again for 15 reps in a couple of weeks and submit that.

Posted: **Fri Oct 04, 2019 7:00 pm**

I just got 5, it would be nice to get 7 by COB Halloween.
If I could keep my 5 reps strength and get my bodyweight to under 45 pounds, I could give broseph a run for his money

(ETA: less wrong math)

Posted: **Sun Oct 06, 2019 3:34 pm**

broseph wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2019 10:02 am 225x23 @ 207.9#

Ur a jerk

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