Hay Horace

[Horace]

Benching 275 x12 is very impressive.

[Mik]

It is! I think the highest I got in my 30s was 250. Kudos, Ken.

[Mik]

I’m at gym between sets now. Ugh.

[jon-nyc]

That’s crazy good. Especially for an old geezer like you

[kluurs]

This is my favorite piece of equipment. I have a preacher curl attachment that I use with it. It lets me do incline/flat/decline bench, lat pulldowns, rows, etc. All-in-all, it was a great investment. For most of my life, I worked with free weights, but they were helping to injure my thumb joints so...went to using Smith Machines and subsequently, to the Powertec Levergym. I like that I can use real weights, but I don't have to destroy my hands with gripping the barbell.

[Mik]

Nice. I used to have a great setup in my basement but I found I didn’t use it enough. Better for me to get out and go to the gym.

[Horace]

Not to be a h8ter, but I'm not 100% sure that weights on that machine translate to free weights pound for pound. The word "lever" and the holes I see that allows you to adjust the lever makes me wonder.

[Mik]

Doesn't matter. Overloading your muscles counts. The weight is just a number.

[kluurs]

@Horace said in Hay Horace:

Not to be a h8ter, but I'm not 100% sure that weights on that machine translate to free weights pound for pound. The word "lever" and the holes I see that allows you to adjust the lever makes me wonder.

Yup, with good thumbs and true free weights,
it would likely be 30 lbs or so less

[Horace]

@Mik said in Hay Horace:

Doesn't matter. Overloading your muscles counts. The weight is just a number.

I'm just saying it matters for communicating weights on the internet. I agree it doesn't matter for putting tension on muscles. The best reason to use good form is so you can lower the weight and hit the muscle most directly, with the least joint stress.

[Mik]

Yes. Controlling it both positive and negative is key. Otherwise you're not getting the most out of your effort.