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 3 months ago
I remember that bar being 45 lbs.
PraiseofFolly 3 months ago
He’s cheating. It’s actually a bar coated with Cavorite.
sandpiper 3 months ago
Very, very funny. : )
amxchester 3 months ago
Well, not completely….
mythx 3 months ago
The bar is often rated at 30 lbs.
InTraining 3 months ago
and finish it off with a glass of Tang…!
uniquename 3 months 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 3 months ago
my type of perfect workout – however I use a broomstick. much lighter.
poppacapsmokeblower 3 months ago
It’s not the weight that matters, it’s the mass of the matter that matters.
Retrac Premium Member 3 months ago
Isometrics Or the sailor workout — water aerobics.
Plumb.Bob Premium Member 3 months 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 3 months ago
But have you fully considered the gravity of the situation?
joe bennett 3 months 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 3 months ago
most of his muscles are between his ears…