Is 300 do-able by New Year's Eve?

[zuluking]

After getting over some Martial Arts injuries, I'm finally able to hit the weights hard again. My 2 rep max this week is 215-220 (ugh), any chance I can be at 300 by New Year's Eve?

[death_blooms]

That sets your one rep max at 225-230 range. Depending on how hard you work and where you were before your injuries it may be possible. Its gonna take alot of hard work though. Best of luck.

[Colt McCoy]

Max in what? What was your max before the injuries?

[zuluking]

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Max in what? What was your max before the injuries?

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Yea, sorry. Free weight flat bench. 2 rep max before injuries was 250.

[zer0]

i'd imagine its in the realm of possiblity to put on ~70lb on your bench max in 8 months...you're probably going to want to spend more time at the bodybuilding.com forums or wannabebig.com forums, however

[TxRedMan]

no, it's not.

not w/o you know what.

if 250x2 was your previous best, you've gotta get there first, then do 250x5 in order to do 300.

[checkmate36]

I have to agree with Tx as well.

Even with a totally dialed in workout it would be hard to do by NYE. Not sure what your injury was but that may hinder progress along the way.

[checkmate36]

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[TheEngineer]

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After getting over some Martial Arts injuries, I'm finally able to hit the weights hard again. My 2 rep max this week is 215-220 (ugh), any chance I can be at 300 by New Year's Eve?

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It's certainly possible for some people at your current level to train hard enough to bench 300 by 1/1/08. We'd have to know a lot more about you (age, weight, training history, etc.) to say if you're in that group. If you're looking only for encouragement, I'd suggest you go for it as hard as you can. Barring injury, even if you miss, you'll certainly improve a lot from where you are today.

[checkmate36]

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We'd have to know a lot more about you (age, weight, training history, etc.) to say if you're in that group

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Well put.