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(how accurate for the marginal ‘bench presser’?)
(how much variance?)
(akin to ‘sprinters’ vs ‘long-distance’ runners)
(who would win a ‘middle-distance’ race?)
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“MAX” –>
“315 pounds”
(for 2 reps)
(‘spring 2003’)
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(‘michael anthony’ as ‘spotter’)
(approximate max of ‘330)
(according to this chart )
(but i was also doing 245 for 10)
(without a spotter)
(at bally total fitness in cambridge)
(for approximate max of 326)
(i should’ve gotten all this on video!)
(when i returned to the gym in fall 2006 i focused on toning body rather than increasing my maxes)
315
(three 45 pound plates on 45-pound bar)
(put it up at mountain fitness in spring break 2003)
(brother as spotter)
highest weightlifting pyramid
(@ bally total fitness cambridge)
(spring 2003:)
245 for 10 reps
255 for 8 reps
265 for 6 reps
275 for 4 reps
285 for 2 reps
185 for 12 reps
(then i finally hit the 300-pound benchmark)
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*FALL 2001*
“225 pounds”
(“45-pound bar”)
(9 reps)
(senior year of high school)
(two 45-pound plates on 45-pound bar)
(translated to 293 pounds on “conversion chart”)
(but then i tried and failed to benchpress 300 pounds)
(attempted later in the summer session with podabed as spotter)
(don’t arch your back!)
(…or else…)
“or else what?”
☠️☠️☠️
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*👨🔬🕵️♀️🙇♀️*SKETCHES*🙇♂️👩🔬🕵️♂️*
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