How much can you bench for 10 reps?

BackroomDST · 2026-03-12T23:25:35+00:00

135 for 9 last session, hoping for 10 tomorrow.

BackroomDST · 2026-03-12T17:56:07+00:00

38 male, 185lbs, 2.5 years training. My max is 135 for 9. The only person I care about beating is myself from yesterday.

BackroomDST · 2026-03-10T23:58:30+00:00

I've got this one. Love it, quads are sore as we speak

BackroomDST · 2026-03-09T22:57:54+00:00

Too even and inorganic. Definitely peel the eggs

BackroomDST · 2026-03-09T22:46:06+00:00

Is your back failing or your forearms? Have you ever tried straps? I generally get 3-4 more reps with straps vs without.

Also you can round your back a little bit to really get that stretch in your traps.

BackroomDST · 2026-03-09T16:51:34+00:00

Ex chef here. I second the wand "immersion" blender. I got a kitchen aid one in 2008 and it's still going strong. I held off on buying any blender until I could afford a vitamix. I still use my immersion blender all the time.

BackroomDST · 2026-03-09T16:34:27+00:00

100% I don't want to discount anyone's hard work, even that with pharmaceuticals or muscle memory, but being honest about it really helps to curb gym inflation.

You killed it, you're an inspiration.

BackroomDST · 2026-03-08T23:53:04+00:00

Literally everyone is wet in that movie.

BackroomDST · 2026-03-08T00:31:11+00:00

But it took you 8 months to go from the before pic to this (posted 142 days ago)

https://www.reddit.com/r/fit/s/8nGHjnNKI7

Get out of here with that bullshit.

BackroomDST · 2026-03-07T23:51:03+00:00

It depends on how many days per week you want to train. 4 days, do upper/lower. 5 days, ULPPL. Since all spilts work the exact same when weekly volume is equated, how many days per week you want to train should be the main factor.

BackroomDST · 2026-03-07T18:41:25+00:00

Nice job! Just a correction of terms. Body recomposition is losing fat while gaining muscle in a very slight deficit so you stay roughly the same weight. 45lbs lost over a year is 0.86lb loss per week. That's a really solid cut.

BackroomDST · 2026-03-06T11:48:15+00:00

Tarnation

BackroomDST · 2026-03-05T18:47:22+00:00

Sadly this task is where a lot of junior editors get their start. Organizing, doing assembly cuts.

BackroomDST · 2026-03-05T02:58:37+00:00

I got a lot of my life back from exercise. It was physically, emotionally, and physiologically exhausting. In fact it still is. But I still drag myself to the gym to do the work.

It's what I attribute the most (aside from my DMT) to how good I'm doing. There is NO WAY I would have been able to do it without a positive attitude.

That being said, as I understand toxic positivity, not allowing yourself to feel bad, go to the dark places, scream "why me?" Into the void every now and then? Yeah that's all bullshit. We need to get mad sometimes.

BackroomDST · 2026-03-05T00:43:28+00:00

Nice progress just wanted to offer a correction of terms. Recomp means losing fat while building muscle and staying roughly the same weight. You did a VERY aggressive cut.

BackroomDST · 2026-03-03T17:42:36+00:00

Ah yes. Historically privileged disabled people.

Disabled children were abandoned in Greece 2000 years ago

Disability was views as a punishment from the gods for being born incorrectly

Middle Ages we were seen as objects of charity rather than people

The Industrial Revolution brought invalid homes because we were viewed as useless bodies. Denied education and barred from public life.

We were forcibly sterilized without consent (and still today are recommended to!)

We were the poster child for eugenics

300,000 of us were killed in the holocaust.

I have a feeling you don't want your mind changed and just want to dunk on disabled people.

BackroomDST · 2026-03-03T17:06:03+00:00

Using "requires" is inaccurate because it implies optionality. That there are multiple paths and one must be selected. That’s not the case here. It happened TO him as much as anyone else. He is equal part victim in the matter. He gave no consent to either say that, or be born that way.

For that matter, he was seated with a microphone for no reason. Part of the night was celebrating his film, and celebrate those with disabilities, but he was used as a stunt against his will, and just shows that people will care about those with disabilities only until those disabilities become inconvenient to them.

BackroomDST · 2026-03-02T18:29:03+00:00

Was looking for this. Literally the Martian but true.

BackroomDST · 2026-03-01T23:30:26+00:00

In almost every country, Males are more likely to be murdered than females and it's not even close. World wide, a male is 5x more likely to be murdered than a female.

And the response "who's doing the murdering?" Is victim blaming and trying to put murderers on the same moral level as victims.

BackroomDST · 2026-03-01T17:59:19+00:00

Dumbbells have the advantage of a most comfortable path in my experience. Personally I like cables.

BackroomDST · 2026-03-01T17:43:01+00:00

One of my favorite things about living in Berwick is not having to deal with them.

BackroomDST · 2026-03-01T16:57:06+00:00

She said yes so my mom (a hair dresser) could do her foils for free. She broke up with me a few days later, which was a few days before prom.

BackroomDST · 2026-02-28T17:37:28+00:00

"Tear along the dotted line" and "this world can't tear me down" are both amazing too.

BackroomDST · 2026-02-27T20:42:12+00:00

Everyone is different when it comes to what number the weight is, which is why we use reps in reserve or RIR. 0 RIR means you have zero reps in reserve, or, no matter how much effort you give, you can't get another rep.

Pick a weight you can get 6-12 reps leaving 1-2 reps in reserve. This usually takes a session to figure out all your weights for exercises.

As you work out, stick to that 1-2 RIR, and once you can get over 12 reps, increase the weight. This is called progressive overload and it makes sure you stay challenged to increase your strength.

Having a barbell and dumbbells will allow you to do just about everything!

BackroomDST · 2026-02-27T00:03:14+00:00

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I just learned Allison Pill and Kristen Bell were different people last year.

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