Buckeye Bench Routine

Projected Max 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180
Reps
8 50 60 65 70 80 85 90 95 105 110 120
6 60 65 70 80 90 95 100 110 115 125 130
4 65 70 80 90 95 105 110 120 125 135 140
3 70 75 85 95 100 110 120 130 135 145 155
2 75 80 90 100 105 115 125 135 140 150 160
1 75 85 90 105 110 120 130 140 145 155 165
4 65 70 80 90 95 105 110 120 125 135 140

Projected Max 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 270 280 290
Reps
8 130 140 140 150 160 170 170 180 180 190 200
6 140 150 150 160 170 180 180 190 190 200 210
4 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 200 210 220 230
3 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250
2 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260
1 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 270
4 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 200 210 220 230

Projected Max 300 310 320 330 340 350 360 370 380 390 400
Reps
8 200 210 210 220 230 230 240 240 250 250 260
6 220 230 230 240 250 260 270 280 280 290 290
4 240 250 260 270 270 280 290 300 310 310 320
3 260 270 280 290 300 310 320 330 340 350 360
2 270 280 290 300 310 320 330 340 350 360 370
1 280 290 300 310 320 330 340 350 360 370 380
4 240 250 260 270 280 280 290 300 310 310 320
Projected Max 410 420 430 440 450 460 465 470 475 480 485
Reps
8 260 270 270 280 280 290 300 300 310 300 305
6 300 300 310 320 320 330 330 330 335 340 340
4 330 330 340 340 350 360 365 370 375 370 375
3 370 370 380 380 390 400 405 410 415 410 415
2 380 390 400 410 420 420 425 430 430 430 435
1 390 400 410 420 430 430 435 440 445 450 455
4 330 330 340 350 350 360 365 370 370 370 375

Projected Max 490 495 500 505 510 515 520 525 530 535 540
Reps
8 310 315 320 325 330 335 340 345 350 355 360
6 340 345 350 360 365 370 375 380 385 390 395
4 380 385 390 400 405 410 415 420 425 430 435
3 420 425 430 435 440 445 450 455 460 465 470
2 440 445 450 455 460 465 470 475 480 485 490
1 460 465 470 470 470 475 480 485 490 495 500
4 380 385 390 400 405 410 415 420 425 430 435

The basic formula is this:

8 reps with 65-67.5%
6 reps with 72.5-74% The projected max is in bold and you work to the one rep from eight and then finish with a down-
4 reps with 80% set of four.
3 reps with 85-87% If you get the entire routine clean it is a scary dead on indicator you can nail the max in bold. If
2 reps with 90% you struggle with any particular area, it is a good indicator of a particular weakness.
1 rep with 92-93% Some folks have trouble with the 8 reps in the beginning because the endurance is lacking...or
the one set because of strength, etc.
4 reps with 80%
In that case, simply drop to a lower weight and gradually move up. If you complete one routine,
say you nail 300, yet cannot complete 310 due to say...not getting the third rep on the 3 set and
the second rep on two, then just add five pounds to the 300 and next time do a 305 until its
complete.