If any of you follow football, then you most likely know a thing or two about the NFL combine workout. For those of you who don’t, there is a portion of the workout where the players are asked to bench press 225lbs as many times in a row as they can. In talking to a couple of people I know who either play, have played, or are involved in football, I was given the idea of actually incorporating this into a real workout. It’s a very complicated process so pay close attention….you lift 225lbs as many times as you can…..then you rest and do it three more times ha.

I won’t usually continue a set until I can’t go anymore, but I will tell you that it was an incredible workout. I put 225 up about 16 times on the first set, just to give you an idea of where I’m at. The more I think about it, the more I think it’s a pretty cool workout. If you can put up 225 without extreme difficulty then I would say give it a try, or use less weight if you want, the point is you go until you die. It was good for me personally because 225 is still a pretty high weight for me and I’ll definitely get good results with that weight, you can get a decent amount of reps in, so it’s not just for mass building, and it really tears you apart. The next day I felt it in my chest like I hadn’t felt in a while.

This isn’t something I would try every time I do my bench workout, it might get a little repetitive in terms of muscle memory, so I would definitely change it up, but if you’re looking for a rough workout to try every once in a while then go for it. If you want additional information on the benefits of changing your workout around then check out our post on muscle shock.