225 lbs for 210 Reps | Mike Rashid & Kris Gethin Iron Marathon
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- Love to bench for reps? Then we've got the perfect challenge: 20 sets and 210 total reps. Think you can't handle it? Mike Rashid is confident that you can.
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For years, tens of thousands of fans have followed Mike Rashid's every lift, thought, and "mental jewel" across social media, TH-cam, and in live appearances nationwide. But even in his most popular videos, the soft-spoken Brooklyn native can still often seem guarded, like he's unwilling to let us inside, and would rather let his actions speak for him.
On a recent trip to Boise, Rashid pulled back the curtain in an exclusive video with Bodybuilding.com, touching on his upbringing, his passions, and his goals for himself. Have a watch, and then set aside some time to watch him recreate one of his most iconic workouts, the 225-pound, 210-rep Iron Marathon bench-press gauntlet!
Back in 2013, Mike Rashid subjected himself to a workout as brutal as they come his body weight (225 pounds) for 210 total reps across 20 laddering sets, a workout he said came from "the sick mind of CT Fletcher." But nearly as arresting as the routine itself is the bizarre, dreamlike setting where it takes place. The room is pitch black, and the only sounds the viewer hears are rattling iron, grunts of pain and exertion, and the unmistakable bellow of Fletcher goading Rashid onward.
This is the Iron Marathon, and it's clear from the start that at any weight, it's only for the brave.
"It was the hardest thing I've ever done with weights," Rashid says-and that's saying something. So imagine how shocked we were when Rashid wanted to recreate this workout in Bodybuilding.com's hometown of Boise, with the one and only Kris Gethin there to spot and push him onward. This was something we had to see!
Don't trust your bench? Sorry, Rashid says you still can't escape. "It can be done with any compound movement: squats, deadlifts, shoulder press," Rashid says. You can also do it with far less than body weight, in the knowledge that it will help you find your limit. "Just push yourself. You know, the human body is amazing. Don't subscribe to the notion that you have to take your time or only do this only so often. Listen: The human body adapts. Trust yourself. You can handle it."
A note on programming: Because Rashid is incredibly strong for his bodyweight, use a percentage of your 1RM (single-rep max) as your working weight instead. In the video Rashid is using 45 percent of his 1RM, so you might want to try 50 percent of your 1RM, or half of your max as your working weight. Try to push through each set as much as possible, but if you need to rest in the middle of a set, do it.
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The guy is gassing out from bench pressing lol i dont care how many reps hes doing
Man the pump off that must have been insane that’s when it’s mind over matter just push through it and send it bc that’s all you can do salute to u brother for being able to do that
Mad respect. Takes will power, conditioning, and a hell of a lot of commitment to complete this challenge.
a beast
Millionaire Hoy I can't even do 225 once but I'm 14 so I guess it's good
You need to go thru puberty first.
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what a f#@%&ng beast.
Tell me why my high ass thought he was gonna do 210 in a row lmao
XBL Ryan that’s impossible that type of muscle endurance doesn’t exist
MeloDrippy depends on how much weight
my high ass thought the same thing!
@@melodrippy6011 Not really, Eric Spoto hit 315 for like 70. Iam pretty sure that equates closely to 220 for 210.
@@silentk59 It doesn't tho, it's impossible
Lactic Acid “Am I a joke to you?”
*hydrogen build up
@@ElliotTarrant *Lack of local phosphate and calcium to trigger ATP response of muscle fibers contracting*
Lactic acid actually accumulates during times of rest and is not even a main factor at all in muscle fatigue. Lactic acid is primarily made up of a compound called lactate which results in the release of hydrogen ions. So correcting him by saying it is hydrogen build up makes no sense because they result in the same thing.
Joel Cain someone made a quick google search
@@hartnathan97 More like a health class I thought would be useless lol
@@joelcain8909 lactic acid is also an essential component in the process of glycolysis. i corrected him to hydrogen ions due to the hydrogen ions being the reason as to why you get the burning sensation, not the lact
I had to take a pre-work out just to watch this.
TheMrmoc7 😂😂😂😂
Fse😂😂
LMFAO! Dude!
This comment is so underrated 😭
LOST MY SHIT 10/10 joke
Shoutout to all the people who can’t do one rep at 225 but will be able to in. 1,6, 12 months from now 🤘
Shiiii this man is crazy I can only do 225 about 20 times wtf😂😂
Does it count if I can squat 225?
peter hernandez no squats are much easier than bench because your legs are stronger
@@sunnysushiyt2383 I was joking big guy chill out
peter hernandez lmaooooo
Yo can you spot me real quick?
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this guy is a great spotter he kept him motivated
"This will dehydrate you real quick!" *Pulls up hood*
Preston Duke werid flex but ok
He did do that 😂
I’ll never understand why people in the gym workout with a hoodie on. I sweat bad enough as it is with a T-shirt on when I’m in there. Let alone with a fuckin sweater with my hood up. Whatever, the guy is jacked, he must know what he’s doing lol.
@@aaronkozelii8300 im assuming theyre trying to sweat out and lose water weight?
to lose water weight@@aaronkozelii8300
that Kris guy, he was motivating as hell with his lines. Fu**ing through the roof mate.
Anthony Colletti FUCKING CLEAR YOUR HEAD!
Girl: if you get less than 100 reps I get to look through your phone
Mike rashid:
I wonder if it would be an ounce easier mentally
starting from 20 reps and going backwards?
Id say so. I was thinking the same
not just mentally but physically, max effort at the beginning and as your strength dwindles, you get to do less and less reps, in this youre pre-fatiguing before a massive set.
Derek Chatman splitting the first 20 is definetly easier less taxing on the body than 20 straight. Do you guys even lift?
Florida I dont think you understood what we're saying
Derek Chatman it would be noticeably easier, but its still be hard as F#$&
I do 210 reps of 225lbs in about 6 months !
its been 8 months, u done it :)?
ved ikke lol no he prolly dead by now
that's not good
I could do it in about 2 years😂my max rn is 190. Trying to hit 200 before the semester ends. Wanna hit 230 before i graduate HS lol. Wish i had a little more weight though, only 134. Trying to gain weight but my body just burns through everything i eat 😂
I think he meant it will take him 6 months total to get that many reps haha.
Just save yourself and don't even attempt this. Rashid is a freak of nature. 210 reps of any weight is just insane. Might try the bar 210 times
domqthomas I wanna try this with 1 plate
domqthomas what about 210 of 15 pounds
@@Hemiebae when you try this it's meant to be done with your bodyweight
@@Hemiebae ik your comment is a year old, but I figured you should know that
Strength and Gains15 oh 😂 i know that
I just said 1 plate because there’s no way in Fucking hell I couldn’t do it 😂
This shit is no joke I did 210 reps in about 4 months with 11000 hours of rest between sets
Jay Mack 😂
For real
😂😂💪🏾💪🏾
😅😅😅
Imagine the camera wasn’t recording
Decent Clea that's funny 🤣🤣
🤣🤣
Just have him do it again lol. 215 for 420
😂😂😭😭😭😫😫😭😭😭😭
“yeahh .. soo.. i didn’t record. gonna have to redo it ... sorry”
i cant do 1 rep of that
By the looks of it, I'm contemplating if I can do it with 95lb
a it takes time but you'll get there. There was a point in time I couldn't do that either.
WingMan4895 lol Yeah If you 5 years old
a I remember when I first hit 225 for 6 I was so excited lol was sooo long ago
I currently can do 65lb for 12
I'm getting a chest pump watching this
Joey Saad same
More like triceps.
😂😂😂
Joey Saad I laughed so hard thank LMAO!
I'm getting a chest pump reading this
imagine the pain 2 days after
Wauney I'd rather not actually lol
Pain means nothing if compared to the feeling of achievement.
Wauney yes it means nothing but it still hurts but that won't stop determination.
Zdubpa If said something wrong i apologize
Wauney saa
I was just waiting for the most agonizing peck tear in Earths history followed by a scream louder than an F-15 breaking the sound barrier....
Evil.
Why everyone hating on the spotter?
Thought he was a cool dude.
right he did a good job
Ogun Balogun people hate on the spotter??? I thought those guys were like untouchable as far as talking bad about them they dont really do shit but spot damn🤣
Gotta respect his honesty with himself.. saying he didn’t get the full rep to legit pump out every single rep. Shit looks tough af. Props
this is more mental than physical thats what you call a warriors mindset
AGREE the mind is more powerful than body...... WILL POWER IS THE REAL POWER......
Yup it's pretty much as physical as it gets. His body gave up before his mind did. He was being helped on many of the reps after set 10.
Lol @ Kris losing track of reps. You had ONE JOB KRIS!
wkbeats I've never relied on a spotter to count for me, it's their job to make sure the bar doesn't fall on my fucking neck
wkbeats follow the damn train cj!
Damn you talk about mind muscle body connection. What's also impressive is not just the 210 reps with 225 lbs but he remembered the cadence of each rep count. I would have forgotten the rep count after 10 reps. Mike Rashid, SALUTE TO YOU SIR!
I can feel the pain on his wrists and elbows joints
the internet once again making me realize how weak i really am
Everybody once started from the bottom
thehelloandwelcome yup could barely bench the bar when I stared and now onto 125 pounds
@Bimmer M3 145 not had much time to workout as I was during those months. Been busy with family
@Bimmer M3 ah wow how much you weigh now after that huge loss? I wish I could gain like 50 pounds lol
@Bimmer M3 ah ok nice.
This was just nuts. Mental and physical strength
Dude I read the title and literally said "hell nah"
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I might be able to do it with just the bar
Bro nothing but respect!!
Is it only me or was this hard to watch
Other than testing his endurance , this thing that he's doing has almost no benefit.
@OverBetaSkinnyCuck You clearly have no idea how hypertrophy works
@xephercunt So you're that dude that tried Rich Piana's 8 hour arm workout. Sick stuff mate, more= better
Overcome808 adding different exercises that challenge your muscles in ways theyve never been trained is a great way to build muscle. stuff like this should never be apart of your mainwork workout only once every month or so.
Xepher x You clearly don’t... fucking idiot.
You should have finished with a set of 15, so it would have been 225 reps of 225 lbs. You are aggervating my OCD by getting so close.
MrSpukinator you try it to do it sense your OCD is messing with you
MrSpukinator go check out terron Beckham's he did 225x225
MrSpukinator "OCD"
MrSpukinator lol
no
He still has a pump to this day
I would have had a brain hemorrhage and fainted
Gonna try this with 135
Mitch Conner I did lol
I tried it with 135. Never thought 135 would give me such doms the day after. Took me about 4-5 days to recover fully.
video or it never happened....mike rashid said it. calling you out bro do it again and i will video mine as well.
You need video proof that I did this with 135? I've benched 315. 135 is not that heavy for me.
I don't need anything. and good for you on 315. but 210 reps of 135 is a whole different game bro. record it.
You know you’re strong when you struggle to take your sweater off bc of your biceps
You know you're big when you struggle*
it was because of the pump
I saw this and it inspired me to do the same but i did it with push ups at home, and i can definitely feel the pump
@@uly7955 how did it go?
@@danielsbrock8670 feels good. You should definitely try it
I like that he keeps himself in check, when he doesn't make the rep, he lets you know
This video was about as long as a full episode of spongebob
[Puts bench press in front of tv]
Swag Lord this should have more like😂😂
I literally watched every second.
225lbs X 210 reps = 47,250Lbs of work
I wonder what his watts are .
Stupid way to count
+gaming series yo have anything better stupid?
That is not the definition of work. You need the distance traveled by the weight too.
assuming he travels 1 ft
This man benched a total of 47,250 lbs
that’s not how that works lol
Chute Mi bruh why u hating stfu kid u can’t even bench 225 for a rep
Samuel Richardson why you mad lol
Chute Mi I was thing the same thing
Samuel Richardson he’s right that’s not how that works, if you bench 100 pounds for 10 reps you didn’t bench 1000 pounds
Mike talks the talk and walks that shit out...respect.
Shaggy only needs
.00000001% of his power to complete this
Jokes aside props to you man I wont be surprised if you were sore for 2 weeks
This dude is a lion 🦁 proof that anything is possible i needed this 💪🏽
Dang and no headphones
Ur profile pic..............so many memories
No headphones is the way to go. Easier to stay focused and in the zone, rather than relying on music to get you motivated. Besides, nothing like the clang-clang sound of the weights as they go up and down. Beats are for sissies.
+I_NoScoped_JFK where did the time go?
Iam Sam I agree, but that's not always the case sometimes people are motivated to keep going by the music which allows some people to probably stay more focused than others in my opinion this would be in my case and experience at least.
Oww My Leg THIS IS THE GOAT OF COMMENTS! 👍
when you cant even do 225 for 1 rep...
Buy white rice, a steamer, and ground sirloin. Eat 5 meals a day with 1/2 cup of cooked rice and 8 oz of cooked ground sirloin. Add other vegetables, milk, eggs, and fruit to give needed micronutrients. Do 3 progressive sets of 5, each, for flat and incline bench on one day of the week. Three days later, do 3 progressive sets of 10 , each of flat and incline. On each chest day, add 3 progressive sets of 10 of a random one of of the following exercises: dips, cable crossover, dumbbell flys, smith machine bench, or dumbbell bench.
Note: make sure you're working back equally, either on the same day as chest or the following. Seated Row what you bench. Lat pull down what you incline. For 3rd back exercise, random one of the following: reverse dumbbell flys, smith machine rows, narrow grip seated row, narrow grip lat pull down, or stiff arm pulldown.
If you already got 225, congrats.
If not, try that program for a 6 months.
Good luck!
Daniel Peer this comment was a year ago lol, I’m gonna ss this however and save it for when I’m older and have access to a quality gym
@@immortaltitan5869 - yep. That's why I added that part at the end. Add or subtract food based on your weight. General rule is 1 gram of Protein per pound of lean body weight, per day. After a year, you'll want to vary the routine, periodically. Go for max occasionally and de-load every once in a while, just to let your body fully recover, but keep the blood flowing. Good luck!
When you can barely lift the barbell...
When putting the clamp
On the weights is difficult...
*Shoulders have left the chat*
*Lactic Acid has joined the chat*
Yeah because this is just a great shoulder workout. Idiot
@@bkosky9344 thats the point of the joke dumbass damn
Bkosk y bench press strains the shoulders dumbass, you think it only uses the chest muscles???
@@politicalagenda2532 only with incorrect form
I love this. I was never a big fan of Mike Rashid, but after seeing this and what a huge testament this is to his character and work ethic, I have nothing but respect for this man.
Make Larry Wheels do that shit lol
@Xx BigBoss xX fr Larry is a beast he could do probably half in 1 rep.
@@titansleague6037 *1 set
He did 78 reps without stopping...... he’s crazy
Dom mazzetti could do 300 straight without putting the weight down
@@GlAsseshalf thats str8 bs
Mike is a beast. Just completed the Iron Marathon the other day did it for the first time 225lbs for 210 reps body weight 198lbs uncut video let me tell you this ain't no joke fucked my elbows up back cramped up pulled my hamstring the list goes on but I will do it again gotta beat my own time.
Check my video's out most are on Facebook just train hard.
It can depend because I like to mix things up cus there will be times for example if I'm on the benchpress I will do 20 reps with 100KG then at 140KG I'll do 3/5 reps 160KG 2/3 reps 180KG 1 rep. Then when I go to incline on the second set I will do 20 reps with 100KG then same on decline.
I recall watching the first time he did this.He's a real beast and this workout is a gut check that's for damn sure.There's one video when Mike and his boy did this marathon with 315 pounds for 100 reps.
Did this with push-ups and it ended up being a pretty good workout
I'm thinking about trying that
I usually do about 7364726 sets of 2283627 push ups. My arms fall off about halfway through
just failed to put up 225 2 days ago max is 200 right now, Ima try again every chest session till I put up those 2 plates.
I could feel that inner battle while watching this. The mind, body, and spirit must all work as one to accomplish a feat like this. Amazing video! Thanks for posting!
Mike Rashid: The human body is amazing don’t think you have to take your time it adapts.
Me 50 reps in: has heart attack and dies
I'm actually new to Mike. thus was the 2nd video I watched of his, and big ups to you bruh!! I just became a fan..
thus shit had me on the edge of my seat.. made me think of the Rocky fight scenes: everytime hit went up on a rep I seen rocky punching the Russian lol
MrStandupguy157 same this is the second video I've seen to and he's earned my respect
This is insane. Great job Mike. You have great mental stamina.
Good shit mike that’s why I follow you for shit like this. Push your self too the limit. Thank you bro much love from Philly
I’m not even halfway through the video. Gnarliest thing I’ve ever seen. What a display of strength and conditioning
The spotter is sweating harder than the bencher
His accent is annoying
everrgreen42 no he’s not
@@gquina5328 r/woooooooosh
I find it better to start from the 20 set and then going down, its the same amount of work and you mentally keep progressing and finding it better
Mike you the truth for this for real!!!!
I tried it out and it took me around 40 minutes total.
+Devron McClinton I am 175. I got to the 18th rep (or at least how it's laid out in this challenge) and my video cut out. Then it was double reps from there on out. Very brutal.
+LiftingDad No Pain No Gain
The amount of mental toughness is unreal, many would give up after their chest starts for tighten . Beast @mikerashid
That’s the definition of pushing yourself and overcoming anything in your path.
Imagine doing this on leg day 💀 but ima give this a try with 185lbs
I recommend you to check out the iron Triathlon done by Dan Bailey & Jason Khalipa! It also involved 210 bodyweight Bench presses...BESIDES 210 reps of 1.5xBW deadlifts and 210 reps of 0.75xBW cleans!
Also they didn't need spotters...huge respect for this dude nevertheless
Nothing but respect ✊
Big respect to mike for finishing and big respect to the spotter! Did everything a good teammate does
I watched this video when I was 16 and tried and failed many times, no matter how low the weight. I'm now 20 and just completed the marathon with 135. Thanks Mike
2019 and this man is still an animal 🔥
2022 and only a few still have made it
For more average folks, I did this but with 155lbs. It was still no joke ha.
My 1 Rm is 315.
Holy cow! What does that make his max then?!
Tried 400 sit ups abs numb for the next half an hour excuse”builds character”lol
tbh i loved the spotting. sure some people like hypemen spotters but to others its a huge nusciance. Good support, great help on the liftups and it didn't seem like he was carrying him through the reps, plus simple good support words
when he said he does this shit to build character and a guy check thats was more inspirational that watching him doing it gonna keep that in my head forever when i’m at the gym going hard
i cant even lift the single bar 210 times , haha this guy is crazy love ya
his warm up is my routine lol
I MISS PIANA'S EIGHT HOUR ARM WORKOUT LOL
I love the fact that Mike is honest with his numbers. He put every rep on film. Most guys wont do that because they want to fluff their numbers up. This is cool on the building character tip too!
Great job my guy. You clearly dug deep to find it man appreciate the motivation. Not quite at the strength level yet but will try with 135.
It's rotator cuffening. It sick it piss. It's chiropractorening
we don't care about injuries we're freaks !
Explain this NOW!!
B4PH0M3T nate figgs cookie cutter
His one plate warmup is what I usually end on lol
Torn pec and full CNS meltdown.. That's how it's done kids.. Don't forget to buy the Kidney Explosion 2.0!! It comes it grapefruit!
Still better then being a little bitch
Lol it's about building character, id rather fucking tear a pec than continue to be a little bitch and chicken out
+Mark Rodriguez
No, you wouldn't.
let me rephrase that, stop being a little bitch, its very unlikely to happen, jesus christ people take shit so seriously
Mark Rodriguez
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I love his rep integrity he calls out his own rep/vs. no rep
The record for the NFL combine is 51 reps of 225. Love to see this guy put up as much as possible.
I wonder how much post workout meal have he ate after this challenge. 1000g of protien😶.
I'm 15 and I did this before, I did it with 135 and it took me 4 hours to complete.
I tried this. finished it in a minute
Wrong channel mate, cooking rice is the next channel over 🤣🤣🤣
ASDFGHJKL dfghjhgcgyuigfyuij lol that’s not even impressive I did it with 315 lb in 27 seconds
I didn’t do it
Russell Mccune 😂😭😭
Fatigue and lactic acid got the best of you bud. A lot of volume! Mad respect.
Cool video. I was a little annoyed at the spotter miscounting, but glad he eventually figured out what was happening.
I’m 165 and I’m doing it for 220 reps almost every day and it takes me approximately 3 hrs and 30 minutes👍🏾 grind season
that pump nasty tho.. think me and the squad trying this next week.
RickVicktv try it again now
Oh shit you did
I don't think I could even reach for the bar after the first 40.
The fact tht he kept his form throughout the whole video is insane by itself
Its funny bc hes doing 210 reps with my max. Fml 🙂🔫😂
Pierce TheNipples thts not even my max nd he did tht lokey kinda easily
Pierce TheNipples 😦🔫💀
yeah, that's a lot more than my max, granted that I'm 165 pounds.
Saorbhreathach Mckay nah your max should be higher at 165
Saorbhreathach Mckay im 140 with 205 max
Uk how much mental toughness you have to have for this ✊🏼🙌🏼💯
210 reps at 225 is larry wheels warm up
No shut up you mug
Clash Smchitcle
Yeah it would be really interesting to see how Larry wheels would do in this challenge
Seen larry do 315 for 44 reps at the end of his workout . i dont think this challenge would be all that difficult
@@whoopdawg9907 naw it would be, 210 reps is totally different
Said a similar thing. These guys down below must have not seen that monsters.
Hard to believe that a football player did 40 and up without stopping but good job this is hard and getting people strong fast
Kidus Mulugeta they bounce it off their chest, then need to hold on their chest to lose the momentum
If i was him i wouldnt bench press another day in my life for a year
Amazing guy..........today I did 500 reps of 70 pounds......in 30-40 minutes.......nothing to brag about I know........but doing that and knowing how hard it was.........has given me respect for what this guy has accomplished !
i do bench sessions like these and they are most of my workout, it helps you get used to some loads quickly and the results are wickedd