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Vass ([personal profile] vass) wrote in [community profile] lifting_heavy_things2012-02-29 02:59 am

Gloating is on-topic, right?

New bench press PB! 33kg (72.75lb) for 6 reps, then a two minute rest, then 5 more reps and the satisfaction of knowing that I absolutely could not squeeze out one more rep. And during the warm-up sets I was alternating bench press sets with leg work, so I was not completely fresh.

I've been lifting weights very sporadically for years, but this is my first year with a trainer, and I've only been benching a barbell (not dumbbells) for about a month now.
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[personal profile] resolute 2012-02-28 04:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Gloating is completely on-topic! Congrats!
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[personal profile] rydra_wong 2012-02-28 06:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Gloating is ALWAYS on topic! And your bench press is mighty and magnificent. \o/
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[personal profile] weirdquark 2012-02-28 06:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Gloating is totally on topic. Go you!
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[personal profile] laurashapiro 2012-02-28 06:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Gloating is always on topic, and you definitely have reason to gloat! That is mightily impressive!

I managed to bench a whopping 24lb 24 times today. Now I feel like a wuss. (:
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[personal profile] coffeetime 2012-03-03 11:43 pm (UTC)(link)
You'll get there. :)
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[personal profile] mongrelheart 2012-02-29 04:06 am (UTC)(link)
Way to go! :):)
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[personal profile] yvi 2012-02-29 10:24 am (UTC)(link)
Gloating's great and you deserve to gloat, congrats!
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[personal profile] lyorn 2012-03-01 09:28 am (UTC)(link)
Gloating is completely on topic. Where else can you gloat about things like that? :-)
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[personal profile] coffeetime 2012-03-03 11:43 pm (UTC)(link)
That's so cool. I wonder if I can do that much? Hmm...