Bench Pressed My Weight Today!
Another mini-milestone in the odyssey I’ve undertaken here. For the first time in my life, I’ve bench pressed more than my weight.
I weigh around 152-155 lbs. Today I got over my plateau and got one rep of 160 lbs.
Again, this won’t break touch many of the other BodySpace members personal bests, but considering I started last year benching 65 lbs., I’m thrilled! Tangible, quantifiable results! Henry Rollins was right, the iron is a great friend. She never lies to you. When you do good, she lets you know it. And she makes you earn it!
P.S. I weighed my bars, and after adding their weight to my deadlifts, and adding a little bit more, I was able to get my deadlift up to 225 lbs.
May 21, 2007 at 8:38 am
A "journey is completed one step at a time". Congrats. I remember when I did the same, too. Watch out for those "deadlifts"….they can be silent "back killers". I find that I’m better off not "pushing" that one, but doing more reps with lighter weights. Later…jeff