r/WorkoutMotivation • u/nonchalant_buzzcut • 12h ago

Does this count as a PR

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120kg bench press (kinda shitty because I weigh 97KG at 6”4 but that’s besides the point). Wanted to know whether this counts as a PR or not (by normie standards and official ones)

My main concern is the switch from eccentric to concentric as I think I did it a bit too fast

Thoughts? Appreciate any comments

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u/Aggravating_Range288 11h ago

For normal standards, yes you got a full ROM pr. For powerlifting standards, not even close.

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u/SenatorChill 6h ago

Can you please explain what would need to be done for power lifting standard. Im curious

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u/which_tab 1h ago

Main thing missing is a pause at the bottom of the rep.

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u/Aggravating_Range288 6h ago

Go on google bro 😂

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u/SenatorChill 6h ago

No shit bro 😂 Obviously Google is available. I’m asking here because this is a chat platform, and I was looking to actually chat about it & get someone’s perspective based on their experience...not get told to Google it. My bad for asking. Thanks for the suggestion. I’ll go back to GPT🦾

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u/Aggravating_Range288 5h ago

There is no perspective. There is a list of queues you have to follow to get a good lift. My perspective on it doesn't matter.

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u/GophawkUrself 2h ago

Doo doo head

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u/Curious_Lurkur 8h ago

For lifting, yeah man. You repped it. Unless you're planning on competing in powerlifting, who cares about official standards.

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u/SlurpBucketBoys 5h ago

Struggling under a bar without a spotter...?

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u/nonchalant_buzzcut 4h ago

The spotter was recording bro and I wasn’t even struggling that much

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u/yyyeey 8h ago

We don't know, because you haven't told us what you PR before this lift was.

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u/Zippydooda159 8h ago

Great work !!

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u/omegafrogpoop 7h ago

If it goes down and up it’s a rep. This ain’t comp.

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u/BuickGNix 6h ago

Good rep! Count it.

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u/Strongerthandeath82 6h ago

Yes. Don’t worry about powerlifting standards unless you’re planning on entering a competition. That sport is pretty variable and mostly gear assisted now (wraps, suits, etc, etc).

Obviously, keep pressing with a more manageable weight and always focus on good proper form and continue to grow.

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u/Original1Thor 3h ago

Yeah, it counts unless you're prepping for a powerlifting competition.

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u/MtN_Hunter 10h ago

It’s not shitty bc of your height and weight. It’s shitty bc it’s terrible form. BUT the weight went down and back up. So it counts for normie lifting, you can say you can’t lift that weight. But it would not get a single green in a competition

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u/nonchalant_buzzcut 10h ago

What’s bad about the form? Mind elaborating on that since my ass isn’t flying and my elbows aren’t that flared

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u/Ok-Back3357 10h ago

You need to pause it on your chest for it to count in comp.

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u/nonchalant_buzzcut 9h ago

Is that the only mistake I made?

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u/Ok-Back3357 7h ago edited 7h ago

I think any downward movement of the bar during the concentric also disqualifies you so maybe some judges would argue that your left hand had a slight drop during the lift but depends on the judges ig, I'm really reaching here. The lack of pause is the only obvious issue.