As a 16 year old football player I used to do a bench press work-out that started with 5 reps with an empty bar. Then add 10 pounds and repeat in steps until you can’t get the bar off your chest. Then descend in 10 pound increments. At the end I would get comical looks from people as I struggled to get an empty barbell off of my chest.
Question for the physicists out there: since it’s “Force = Mass x Acceleration” and not “Force = Weight x Acceleration”, does that not mean that if you were in a low-gravity environment like the Moon bench-pressing would be just as hard because the “weights” would still have the same mass?
enigmamz about 1 month ago
I remember that bar being 45 lbs.
PraiseofFolly about 1 month ago
He’s cheating. It’s actually a bar coated with Cavorite.
sandpiper about 1 month ago
Very, very funny. : )
amxchester about 1 month ago
Well, not completely….
mythx about 1 month ago
The bar is often rated at 30 lbs.
InTraining about 1 month ago
and finish it off with a glass of Tang…!
uniquename about 1 month ago
Just do high reps. These days, my workout is low weight and lots of reps. Saves me a lot of pulled muscles.
Saddenedby Premium Member about 1 month ago
my type of perfect workout – however I use a broomstick. much lighter.
poppacapsmokeblower about 1 month ago
It’s not the weight that matters, it’s the mass of the matter that matters.
Retrac Premium Member about 1 month ago
Isometrics Or the sailor workout — water aerobics.
Plumb.Bob Premium Member about 1 month ago
As a 16 year old football player I used to do a bench press work-out that started with 5 reps with an empty bar. Then add 10 pounds and repeat in steps until you can’t get the bar off your chest. Then descend in 10 pound increments. At the end I would get comical looks from people as I struggled to get an empty barbell off of my chest.
The Brooklyn Accent about 1 month ago
But have you fully considered the gravity of the situation?
joe bennett about 1 month ago
Question for the physicists out there: since it’s “Force = Mass x Acceleration” and not “Force = Weight x Acceleration”, does that not mean that if you were in a low-gravity environment like the Moon bench-pressing would be just as hard because the “weights” would still have the same mass?
gopher gofer about 1 month ago
most of his muscles are between his ears…