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Posted by: GIZmo_Timme

I would like to know how strong you guys are, so how much can you bench?

<------ i know! its not bench press

Posted by: Italian44

Im 18, weigh at 175...i bench press around 185 (sadly)

Posted by: GIZmo_Timme

Well thats good! Do you know how many Kg it is? 33ibs is 15kg

Posted by: BoneCrusher

6' 215 lb's bench 320lb's

Posted by: GIZmo_Timme

you are strong bonecrusher! how long have you been weightlifting?

Posted by: Luke9583

I'm 162, and can only put up about 220. I have a buddy my size that has no problem with 320. It makes me feel sick.

Posted by: GIZmo_Timme

oh yea thats not so funny to have a buddy same size lifting alot more. I hate it too.

Posted by: Mudge

Not more than 395 at my peak, not yet anyway.

Posted by: Nate

Not much. 2 plates, currently.

Posted by: BoneCrusher

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Originally Posted by GIZmo_Timme

you are strong bonecrusher! how long have you been weightlifting?

Thanks GIZmo but in most gyms a bench of 320 is kinda low actually.

Posted by: Saturday Fever

Raw: 290ish
Gear: 375

Posted by: Mudge

Damn, what kind of shirt are you using? I had considered getting a trainer/entry level shirt.

Posted by: Saturday Fever

Standard Blast shirt. Cheapest one Inzer makes. Cost $38 plus shipping. It's uncomfortable as hell, and a pain in the ass to get in and out of. If you're looking to spend more money, definitely get an open-backed shirt.

But for $38+ I've been thrilled with mine.

Posted by: Subliminal

Last time I checked..255 raw at 130 lbs.

Posted by: Chris52686

18yrs old 195lb-290 bench

Posted by: GIZmo_Timme

not bad chris not bad at all

Posted by: GIZmo_Timme

do anyone here know what 1kg is? kilo grams....... 33lb's same as 15kg

Posted by: SportinStyle

I bench 135-140... and I'm proud of it

. I gain tons of size from lifting but virtually no strength.

Posted by: Mudge

Quote:

Originally Posted by GIZmo_Timme

do anyone here know what 1kg is? kilo grams....... 33lb's same as 15kg

1kg = 2.2 pounds, 20kg = 44 pounds

Posted by: Mudge

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saturday Fever

Standard Blast shirt. Cheapest one Inzer makes.

Wow, I thought that thing would only add ~25 pounds or so, I may give that a look see.

The heavy duty blast isn't much more and claims more padding, would that be a good one to go with?

Posted by: Nate

Quote:

Originally Posted by Subliminal

Last time I checked..255 raw at 130 lbs.

Why the sad face? That's a good lift.

Posted by: BoneCrusher

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nate

Why the sad face? That's a good lift.

No doubt ... wish I could bench dbl my body poundage

Posted by: pmech

Well if the percentage holds true there, then mudge should be able to hit damn close to 500. That would be awesome

Posted by: Mudge

It would be very difficult for me to double my bodyweight, but who knows, maybe one day. Shirted would make it much easier, because I dont figure I'd be all that strong until I reach 280ish, right now I am 245 down from 268 (dieting). I believe at this moment I can only put up 375/380, not 395. I am roughly 13% bodyfat, so I'm not ripped but my height is killing my numbers as far as weight versus lift.

375/245 = 1.53 x bodyweight

Posted by: Mudge

Saturday, FWIW I was told to check out the Titan Fury as a 'better shirt.'

http://www.titansupport.com/products/shirts/fury.htm

Posted by: MTN WARRIOR

Well I assumer we are talking 1RM, so 265. I weigh 175. How much does a "shirt" help? And that helps I assume bc it adds to the weight you can lift, or is it all hype?

Posted by: JoeR.

5'5" weight 155 bench 260

Posted by: Mudge

Its not hype, we wouldn't have guys benching 965-1000+ without em. One purpose is protecting the shoulders from injury at such weights. How much depends what shirt you buy and how well you know how to use it (the groove). A competition shirt wont be the same as a regular gym bench shirt, the discomfort (can include bleeding I hear) wont be suitable for regular use.

Open back shirts become more popular it seems, another shirt with a tight back may take 4+ guys to help get it on you.

Posted by: Autarch

So I know this is kind of sad but I am 6'3" and 158 lbs and I can only bench 80lbs.

Thing is though is I am an extreme ectomorph. I am tall and very skinny with thin bones and a fairly thin frame but with very long arms and legs. My arms are actually quite strong (oddly I can armwrestle guys who are a lot bigger than me and win) but I just have so far that I have to move the bar when I bench that I can't do that much weight. My brother is the same way.

My goal is to bench 150lbs. That isn't unreasonable, I think. As is I have high hopes and I am trying to establish a routine with dedication...

Posted by: PreMier

Quote:

Originally Posted by Autarch

My arms are actually quite strong (oddly I can armwrestle guys who are a lot bigger than me and win)

Your taller, its called leverage.

My 1rm was 310 at 197lbs.

Posted by: Mudge

Quote:

Originally Posted by Autarch

My goal is to bench 150lbs. That isn't unreasonable, I think. As is I have high hopes and I am trying to establish a routine with dedication...

With the right technique and training, you can get there.

Posted by: Autarch

Yeah... I think leverage helps me a lot.

I want to get up to about 190lbs, so I have a lot of work ahead of me. If I stick to my schedule and eat my own body weight in food every day I should hit that in no time

I get the feeling that I am going to be getting a lot of questions answered here. The response time from posters here is phenomenal

Posted by: BoneCrusher

Autarch ... how would you arte (er uh lets try RATE) your speed compared to someone with some kind of athleticism?

Posted by: pmech

Nevermind I was unable to read typo-english there for a minute

Posted by: BoneCrusher

Reason is I had a cousin like you and I was more powerful but that dude would beat my ass everytime we got in a fight cuz he was wikid fast. Hated that till I learned to ground and pound his ass.

Posted by: BoneCrusher

Quote:

Originally Posted by pmech

Was that engrish?

My bad ... don't hurt me

Posted by: Autarch

"Autarch ... how would you arte (er uh lets try RATE) your speed compared to someone with some kind of athleticism?"

I am not bragging when I say that I am the fastest person I have ever met.

I am faster than any martial arts instructor I have had. I am faster than anyone I have sparred with. Many are more skilled than me but I have never met anyone faster. When someone punches me I can usually move out of the way and hit them more than once before their punch would even get to where my face WAS. The only people I have seen that are as fast are lightweight boxers. I have always loved being fast because sometimes it seems like other people are moving in slow motion compared to me doing the same action and my reflexes are consequently very high. I move very quickly and have good hand eye (I used to juggle knives a lot, actually. I can throw a knife 30 feet in the air and catch it by the handle). I have been in dozens of fights (I was a scrapper in school... a fight at least every 2 weeks) and I have never lost one because of a combination of being taught martial arts at a young age and just being faster than whoever I fought.

I am trying to do speed excersizes every day to keep my speed as I add muscle (escrima, explosive speed excersizes, etc) to make sure that the speed edge I have never leaves. That is one thing that is very important to me through all of my working out.

Posted by: BoneCrusher

So your not a skinny dork kinda dude then ... glad to hear that. Everyone in here is gonna tell ya lighter weights and more reps = speed/strength increase, heavier weights and less reps = mass/strength increase. I have found that a speed bag after I lift is great to keep my speed. I know you have used weighted gloves on the bags, but try it after you lift for a bit than switch down to straight bag gloves. This is not easy and not for everyone. I'm 44 and still do it. Or did before my layoff (sniff). Are you In some kind of MMA training right now?

Posted by: Thrift

Im 14 152 lb 5'4 I bench 205

Posted by: Autarch

I am not in any kind of training. I am just trying to gain some mass but I want to keep as much speed as I can. I have been wanting to for years and I am finally getting around to it.

I am going through all of my escrima excercizes and doing punch/kick drills. I just moved into my first home and I don't have money to buy another heavy bag to do what I really need ( just moved to TX from out of state and accidentally left my heavy bag

)

I am looking for a martial arts place out here but all I can find is Tae Kwon Do and that's basically Korean line dancing to me (focused on sport and not on fighting).

Posted by: BoneCrusher

Autarch if you are around Austin PM me and I can head to a few places.

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Im 14 152 lb 5'4 I bench 205

Thrift ... woah. I hope you wrestle ...

Posted by: Autarch

Wow... that is impressive Thrift. You are in what... 9th grade? I was pretty twiggy in high school.

I am in Ft. Worth, Crusher. Northern Ft. Worth in particular... there just aren't any good martial arts schools around here.

Posted by: Autarch

So by the way... with how little I can bench do you all think there is any point in me bench pressing or should I just do pushups, incline pushups and declined pushups instead? They seem to give me a good workout and a good pump if I do them at a moderate speed instead of pounding them out.

Posted by: Saturday Fever

Hypertrophy requires a certain threshold of tension. Once your body has adapted and gotten stronger, you cannot grow without increasing the resistance. And the small amount of resistance bodyweight increases will provide won't be beneficial given the leverage of a pushup.

Posted by: Autarch

Thanks!

Sounds reasonable. I Think pushups will work for the next month or so, though. After that I can start benching again and seeing what my bench is like.

Hopefully it will be more than 80 lbs

Posted by: Saturday Fever

You'll have to train bench to make it stronger. You can't expect to do pushups and then jump into bench and be stronger. And there's no shame in benching 80lb. The first time I went to a gym I was 23ish and I pinned myself with 95lbs. But like my brother said to me that day when I was all embarrassed, "You're not here for everyone else. You're here for yourself and I'm here to help."

3ish years later, I can bench 290ish, and I'm a poor bencher. So just work hard and good things will come.

Posted by: Mudge

Quote:

Originally Posted by PreMier

Your taller, its called leverage.

A taller person has a disadvantage in an arm wrestling match.

As for bench shirts:

Quote:

if you have trouble at lock out but are strong off the bottom then a bench will help a little by helping you carry more momentum to the top and if you have good lock out but are weak off the bottom the bench shirt will help a lot

Posted by: BoneCrusher

Quote:

Originally Posted by Autarch

So by the way... with how little I can bench do you all think there is any point in me bench pressing or should I just do pushups, incline pushups and declined pushups instead? They seem to give me a good workout and a good pump if I do them at a moderate speed instead of pounding them out.

The metro-plex is huge and will take some poking around in to find someplace to train at. In any town I live in I go to a couple of tourneys and watch the full contact fighters. There you will find someplace to fit your style. There are a large number of MMA dojos now. That is a place for you to get the right training as they will help you cross train between a good ground game as well as stand up. The ground game requires good upper body strength and MMA guys gotta train for it. Check the tourneys in the metro-plex and all will be well.

As far as lifting goes I was never as ecto as you are. In my mid teens I was 150 at 6’. Guys that train others for a living will see yopur posts and help you with the right sup’s and schedules to get you through you your issues.

Good luck!

Posted by: greg

This is in response to Italian 44 and his political statement.......Why dont you wait until your a little older and a little more educated before you place a signature like that on all your post. Michael Moore is a proven liar that will distort the FACTS to his liking. He is a bona fide registered democrat in the state of Michigan that has openly said that he made Fahrenheit 911 as an effort to get bush out of office. That statement alone decries bias, which the film is not a documentary.

Your young little ass doesn't even understand the true meaning of being free and what it takes to keep people free. The war on terror is not something that can be won in a matter of days,weeks, months, or even years. The war on terror is going to be a long journey that will take many innocent lives regrettfully. Nations in the middle east have been fighting each other for hundreds of years because of minor differences within thier own religion. Now that want to kill all infidels because we don't share their views.
We either take the fight to them or let them bring the fight to us. Which do you chose?
I choose to be pro-active, not re-active. The United States of America is the best pplace in the world to live because of our freedoms. Good men and women of the armed forces fight for that freedom everyday, and I thank them for it.
Sometimes hard decisions must be made regarding the future of this country, and although they may not be the most pleasent or popular decisions made do not make them the wrong decision......afterall, most people thought Churchill was a lunatic for suggestion that Hitler would be a threat.
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Posted by: kvyd

Greg shut your fucking mouth. You have said this in a few threads and I just happened to see them all. Greg thats a signature. If you dont agree...go fuck yourself.

Posted by: kvyd

Or simply dont comment. OR post your point of view in your signature...because im sure we really care...sarcasm....

Posted by: BoneCrusher

Quote:

Originally Posted by greg

This is in response to Italian 44 and his political statement.......Why dont you wait until your a little older and a little more educated before you place a signature like that on all your post. Michael Moore is a proven liar that will distort the FACTS to his liking. He is a bona fide registered democrat in the state of Michigan that has openly said that he made Fahrenheit 911 as an effort to get bush out of office. That statement alone decries bias, which the film is not a documentary.

Your young little ass doesn't even understand the true meaning of being free and what it takes to keep people free. The war on terror is not something that can be won in a matter of days,weeks, months, or even years. The war on terror is going to be a long journey that will take many innocent lives regrettfully. Nations in the middle east have been fighting each other for hundreds of years because of minor differences within thier own religion. Now that want to kill all infidels because we don't share their views.
We either take the fight to them or let them bring the fight to us. Which do you chose?
I choose to be pro-active, not re-active. The United States of America is the best pplace in the world to live because of our freedoms. Good men and women of the armed forces fight for that freedom everyday, and I thank them for it.
Sometimes hard decisions must be made regarding the future of this country, and although they may not be the most pleasent or popular decisions made do not make them the wrong decision......afterall, most people thought Churchill was a lunatic for suggestion that Hitler would be a threat.
G

What planet are you from? We are ALL here talking about fitness, leaving politics out of it, and you pop up with this lame ass BS? Maybe you posted this on the wrong thread?

Posted by: greg

Hey kevin if someone wants to post a signature on his post it means hes free game as far as Im concerned. Obviously your pansy ass little appeasing attitude is just as bad as Italian 44. Get some some common sense and take 2 seconds to educate yourself and stop getting all your news from entertainment tonight.

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Posted by: kvyd

Just a minute too late bone crusher.

Posted by: kvyd

Hey greg how about you quit getting your news from Charlton Hestons mouth: asshole.

Posted by: greg

I posted on the right thread. Italian 44 was the one who wants to bring politics into a BB forum

Posted by: greg

I dont subscribe to the same thought process as charleton heston.....but I do believe in the constition and the right to bear arms.

Posted by: BoneCrusher

Greg ...
Why don't you just get the fuck outta this thread dude ... we are not talking politics here. Kick rocks, beat it, scram, go away.

It was all peace and calm till you showed up. Fricking liberal poster child for birth control.

Posted by: Autarch

The closest full contact place around is 14 miles away, unfortunately. There is actually a submission grappling place 4 miles away that I have been meaning to check out though...

I have done Hapkido and Muay Thai in the past though and for a few months before moving I was doing Aikido with my wife. Aikido is amazing but Muay Thai is just more fun.

Thanks for the tips and the support though. I will probably be here every day reading and posting my results every couple of weeks so when I run into obstacles I am sure the friendly folks here will help me out

Posted by: BoneCrusher

Nice to meet ya ... I own an auto repair shop in Wichita Falls and a used car business in Austin. I travel back and forth every few weeks. My sister lives in Ft Worth. Maybe we can get a lil beat down on ...

Posted by: aztecwolf

250 lbs. weighing in at 150, oddly enough i am now weighing in at about 20 more pounds and i bench less.

Posted by: bulletproof1

cant we all get along? sheesh

frankly greg, i dont see the big deal in what someones signature says. do you think his sig is gonna cost bush the election? i seriously doubt it, bush already lost the election imo all by himself

this thread is about bench pressing and you come off with a political war. i mean

Posted by: Yanks20

5'10" - 220lbs, put up 420 at the end of june

Posted by: pmech

5'11" - 197 - 205

I just back into lifting after.... ten years away, sooooo, I am happy with the 205 after the first 3 weeks, but it is coming back fast.

Posted by: Subliminal

My sad face was because I dont think its a good lift for me personally. Once I can rep 260 I'll be happy

Posted by: lateraldrop

I'm 12 and bench 100, I wiegh 95 pounds.

(I won't get in trouble for being under 13 right?) Lol

Posted by: BoneCrusher

Quote:

Originally Posted by lateraldrop

I'm 12 and bench 100, I wiegh 95 pounds.

(I won't get in trouble for being under 13 right?) Lol

No LOL ... but ask your doc about growth plates and tell him/her you wanna lift. Come back and tell us what you learn ... it will help out people here a great deal.

Posted by: Mudge

I started lifting at 11 years old and am taller than my father (6'2"). IMO there is no basis in reality as to someone being short via lifting, now when steroids were readily available to people then yes, now we see a problem because people playing with their hormones at a young age can cause premature closure of the growth plates.

Picking up a heavy object repeatedly does not do this.

Posted by: Saturday Fever

Growth plates and weight training is a myth, based on lies and ignorance. Stop buying into the hype and grab some texts on the human body.

Posted by: Duncans Donuts

Quote:

Originally Posted by BoneCrusher

No LOL ... but ask your doc about growth plates and tell him/her you wanna lift. Come back and tell us what you learn ... it will help out people here a great deal.

Posted by: lateraldrop

Yeah I have talked to some people about that, one of the guys at my gym is a doctor and he says its a myth about all that. (I'm short anyway.) Well he said it's good to start early and i should keep it up, I've been lifting since I was 9.

Posted by: BoneCrusher

Hey easy on me ... I just asked the kid to look in to it and share. I've heard it both ways from people that told me a friend that was a doctor said

and that is getting kinda

. The BEST thing for the youngster is to have his doc brought into the loop and give hime his advice. It would be nice to see the post here too but that is not as important as the doc's advice getting to the kid. How is this a bad plan?

Posted by: lateraldrop

Alright sry but also I have mentioned it to my doctor, he didn't say theres anything wrong with it. I've really only been to told to stop by skinny kids dads i beat in wrestling. Since their kids can't keep up and are too lazy to lift they're always tellin me its bad and ill get short and all that crap.

Posted by: pumpthatiron

I can bench 160

5'9 190 pounds

Posted by: JLB001

I'm up to 145!

Posted by: BoneCrusher

Quote:

Originally Posted by lateraldrop

Alright sry but also I have mentioned it to my doctor, he didn't say theres anything wrong with it. I've really only been to told to stop by skinny kids dads i beat in wrestling. Since their kids can't keep up and are too lazy to lift they're always tellin me its bad and ill get short and all that crap.

I'm glad your doc is in the loop then. We can help tune up your diet, your technique, what kind of training to do and a million other things but only your doc knows what is healthy for YOU.

It may occur to anyeone who reads my posts a lil better that I never told the lil future MR. Olympia not to lift or that growth plates were an issue. I figured someone would and got him to talk to his doc first. Just being a lil pro-active here ...

Laterdrop if you really want to get into this then start a journal so we can all get in with ya. You will get a greater focus on what you need than in this thread. Mention your age in the title of the thread and more people will drop in to say hello and give some helpful encouragement.

Posted by: Mudge

Quote:

Originally Posted by BoneCrusher

I figured someone would and got him to talk to his doc first. Just being a lil pro-active here ...

Always a good idea to double check, indeedy.

Posted by: 19-chief

235 for 2 yesterday and i weighed 168.

Posted by: Evil ANT

My max right now is about 300 pounds exactly. When I work out, I hardly ever have a spotter. If I had one, I'm sure my bench would be over 320 by now.

Posted by: BritChick

Quote:

Originally Posted by SportinStyle

I bench 135-140... and I'm proud of it

. I gain tons of size from lifting but virtually no strength.

Okay, I figured this thread was geared toward the guys but seeing as my maxium bench is the same as the above I'm posting it too!

Ps. Hmmm... what's up with the hand down the pants av and what are you looking at?

Posted by: bullred

It's been many years since i max. out so i tried it thru. i got up to 405 i didn't try any more because i had my wife spoting me. I'm in cloud 9 that is my best ever. Alot of work and years for that i'm as happy as a clown. I also got my squat best too.

Posted by: GIZmo_Timme

wow shit thats a good lift bullred! 405 not bad at all.

Posted by: bullred

Thanks, gizmo i've been lifting for many years it's nice to have some reward. NOt that it's a record lift or something ,but for me it is. But thanks for the nice thread gizmo.

Posted by: myCATpowerlifts

*twitch

bench 200 @ 183

6'1" 16and 1/2

Posted by: KataMaStEr

Age:18
Height: 4'9
Bench: 95lbs x 2

Posted by: GIZmo_Timme

your welcome and good luck with the plates bullred! train you ass off =D

Posted by: BoneCrusher

Quote:

Originally Posted by KataMaStEr

Age:18
Height: 4'9
Bench: 95lbs x 2

Kata you're like 8 foot tall and can bech press a volkswagen filled with 4'9" 18 year olds

Posted by: myCATpowerlifts

asshole

Posted by: GIZmo_Timme

Hey Mudge how hard and how often did you lift weights when you were 11?

Posted by: Mudge

I quit and re-started many times. My first weight set was a 104 set, and I crushed myself on the bench with it. I believe my bench was maybe 85/90 pounds or so. I put a bunch of weights on a dumbell (the handles slide off) and would do sets between commercials to help get me started. Of course I had little idea what I was doing but I started getting magazines now and then around that time. I have been pretty consistent for the last 3 years with the longest off-time being a 6 week stint which took me months to bounce back from.

I had been interested in lifting before that, as my barber was a national competitor (and was his wife), and one of my friends dad was a lifter.

So I'd be good for a few months, then lose motivation, then go back to it and so on.

Posted by: GIZmo_Timme

ok thanks for the answere mudge =D and good luck with your training!

Posted by: busyLivin

225: 24 yo, 190lbs.

no laughing!

Posted by: Mudge

If you can bench your own weight you are at least doing ok, dont see why anyone would laugh. If you are relatively new to working out, it will just take time.

Posted by: busyLivin

oh, i know... just kidding around. I'm very happy with my progress. I am pretty new.. little over a year.

Posted by: JoeR.

You big guys must have it hard, even before I got serious about lifting I could bench my bodyweight. That was with little lifting just about what mudge sayed, on and off.

I guess becasue my height my numbers look more impressive then they should be compared to a bigger guy. (5'5", 155lbs, bench 260)

Posted by: Mudge

Two things come into play, height adds weight quickly, and a person with more reach has to push the bar further so its a double whammy.

Somewhere around 1.6x my bodyweight is the best I've ever done.

Posted by: busyLivin

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoeR.

You big guys must have it hard

Definitely! I had no natural strength when i began. I couldn't get 120 up a little over a year ago.

Posted by: JoeR.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mudge

Somewhere around 1.6x my bodyweight is the best I've ever done.

Dang thats tough, thats basicly what im at now. I always considered 2x my bw a goal. Arent you cutting and dropping weight now? Shouldnt this ratio be increasing or did you seem a substantial decrease in strengh?

Posted by: BoneCrusher

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoeR.

You big guys must have it hard, even before I got serious about lifting I could bench my bodyweight. That was with little lifting just about what mudge sayed, on and off.

I guess becasue my height my numbers look more impressive then they should be compared to a bigger guy. (5'5", 155lbs, bench 260)

It takes a lot of work to get the numbers to go up as far as lifting goes; however, for the big guys that train in some form of boxing or martial arts the gains are very quickly noiticed. I am by no means huge but at 6' and a solid 215 am still a big guy. I observed greater speed, less energy to deliver greater striking power, and more intense energy bursts that could be sustained longer.

Without a doubt lifting put me there.

Posted by: PurpleHulkBlood

5'5" 160 with a 200lb bench after 8 months of serious training. I just started increasing my bench after reading the thread on the correct way to bench.

Posted by: Autarch

"
I guess becasue my height my numbers look more impressive then they should be compared to a bigger guy. (5'5", 155lbs, bench 260)"

It's easier for guys with less height to bench more, especially if they are wide. Taller means longer arms and a greater fight with gravity for the distance of a single repetition.

Posted by: Mudge

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoeR.

I have been happy to hold onto as much strength as I have, and having lost 23 pounds (now back up 3 pounds) from 268 my ratio would not change all that dramatically. So having lost about 10 pounds off my bench being 2.5% loss in bench strength and almost 10% bodyweight loss through dieting, I dont know if you want to call that significant or not. Thats part of the dieting game, and I went from over 5k calories to an eventual 2500ish. So like I said, I've been very pleased to not have lost more.

Right now I think I could flat bench 385 at best, I went from a low of 245 to todays 248.

385/248 = 1.55
385/245 = 1.57 which is more inline with my good numbers.

Strength is coming back up in some areas, others down.

Posted by: myCATpowerlifts

It makes me mad that i dont go up at fast as some of the shorter guys
I mean, my friend leonard had like the exact same body as me, except he was about 5 inches shorter...
So he looked more muscular and still weighted 35 pounds less but he could bench more than me
even though i know i had as much muscle as him
So basically when he was doing 110% i was doing 85% of bodyweight
that much just from being shorter o.O

Posted by: Ahsan

Quote:

Originally Posted by Autarch

So I know this is kind of sad but I am 6'3" and 158 lbs and I can only bench 80lbs.

Thing is though is I am an extreme ectomorph. I am tall and very skinny with thin bones and a fairly thin frame but with very long arms and legs. My arms are actually quite strong (oddly I can armwrestle guys who are a lot bigger than me and win) but I just have so far that I have to move the bar when I bench that I can't do that much weight. My brother is the same way.

My goal is to bench 150lbs. That isn't unreasonable, I think. As is I have high hopes and I am trying to establish a routine with dedication...

Well u dont ve 2 b upset i was in worst condition two months back weighing only 130 pounds for my 6'0" frame and can only bench 60 lbs but in only 2 months i ve gone from 130 to 168 i know still itz not enough for my 6' frame but it iz much better and i can bench 130 with only 2months of weight training. i know that itz not that much but i m quite happy with my progress. i m gaining size rapidly.

Posted by: PurpleHulkBlood

How tall are the great benchers, I was always under the impression that the were over 6 foot. Or better yet, what is the heaviest weight lifted by someone short.

Posted by: timt

5-11
275lbs

Posted by: Mudge

Quote:

Originally Posted by PurpleHulkBlood

How tall are the great benchers, I was always under the impression that the were over 6 foot. Or better yet, what is the heaviest weight lifted by someone short.

Lifted in what way? Ed Coan is a little guy. Rychlek has the official 965 at the moment and he isn't 6 foot. If you think the greatest benchers were all 6'5" or something I think you watched the Incredible Hulk a few too many times

Posted by: PurpleHulkBlood

I remember reading somewhere that they were taller, I stand corrected. Gives me something to look up to, being a shorted guy myself.

Posted by: Mudge

Work is a function of weight moved over a distance, the less the distance to move the easier you have it made.

Posted by: Ahsan

mudge ! u r absolutely right. the smaller the distance to lift weight the easier it iz.shorter guyz obviously 've greater advantage as compared to taller guyz. I know it very well cuz m 6' tall and weigh 168 lbs. and my partner only weighs 141 lbs and stand 5'8", he can bench more than me. even he looks bigger than me. though v started workin' out 2gether

Posted by: Mudge

Yeah, 15 pounds on a shorter guy may be 25 on a taller guy. Thats just life.

Posted by: JoeR.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ahsan

mudge ! u r absolutely right. the smaller the distance to lift weight the easier it iz.shorter guyz obviously 've greater advantage as compared to taller guyz. I know it very well cuz m 6' tall and weigh 168 lbs. and my partner only weighs 141 lbs and stand 5'8", he can bench more than me. even he looks bigger than me. though v started workin' out 2gether

He could just be more muscular and stronger than you also....

Posted by: Alaric

I just came off of a cut the last time I maxed out, and I weighed in at 165ish and could only bench 185. Before my cut, I was at 178 and benching 235. Best ratio I ever had was probably benching 235 at a weight of 170.

Posted by: Ahsan

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mudge

Yeah, 15 pounds on a shorter guy may be 25 on a taller guy. Thats just life.

Exactly! mudge for e.g my partner when lifts 135 lbs he can do 7-8 reps on itz own, but i can only make out 4-5 reps hardly. Height makes a lot differnence

Posted by: Ahsan

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoeR.

He could just be more muscular and stronger than you also....

. No man absolutely not he iz not that muscular and ripped. instead of muscular he iz flabby.

Posted by: Ahsan

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mudge

Yeah, 15 pounds on a shorter guy may be 25 on a taller guy. Thats just life.

Exactly mudge when my partner lifts 135 on bench he can do 7-8 reps . but i can only do 4-5 reps. Though i m stronger than him in back I can lift a lot more on back than him and even in shoulder and legs.

Posted by: cmason2004

19yo, 170lbs, about 190, after 3 months of consistant workouts. Just glad to be able to throw up my body weight

Posted by: GIZmo_Timme

yepp that sounds good

Posted by: Jay334

6'1
150lbs
180 bench

Don't think its too bad considering my body wieght

Bulk me up to 200 pounds and then we'll see.

Posted by: Uzi9

6 foot 190lbs 21 years old 265lbs bench for 1 rep max

Posted by: onlyareverie

5 foot 8 inches
158 lbs
17 y/o
put up 205 for 3 reps... going to try 215 next week

Posted by: ccr_bballer33

man, my bench is weak Im 6'4 185, my last bench was 145...even though ive only been workin out for about 4-5 weeks and that is an improvement from when i began, that is still sad...but im gonna keep workin at it!

Posted by: Mudge

Improvement is what counts

Posted by: Randy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saturday Fever

Raw: 290ish
Gear: 375

At least you admit it Saturday.... Most gearheads would just say 375 natural

But if you can come across looking that much better, I guess why not. But it still seems like cheating to us naturals

Posted by: Randy

I'm still peaking around 290 as my 1RM., but have only seem to be getting 1 day a week in on benching. I'm 6'1 230lbs

Posted by: Duncans Donuts

I think "gear" indicates powerlifting gear, like a bench press shirt.

Posted by: Randy

Must be one hell of a shirt to go from 290 to 375

Where can I get one of those shirts?

Posted by: GIZmo_Timme

yea cool stuff

Posted by: Randy

Geezes Christ...who is that in your avatar GIZmo?

He's got to be photoshoped..
His head is so small in proportion to his body

Posted by: Mudge

Quote:

Originally Posted by Duncans Donuts

I think "gear" indicates powerlifting gear, like a bench press shirt.

Yes, he is using single poly last I recall.

Posted by: Randy

I like the spring on the chest idea myself

Posted by: solid10

Currently stuck at 265 for now.

Posted by: snoops

160 pounds
295 bench
I play football though so how much I bench doesnt really matter

Posted by: Randy

Yeah it does, the more you bench the easier it is to push everyone off your ass in a dog pile

Quote:

Originally Posted by snoops

I play football though so how much I bench doesnt really matter

Posted by: michael74737

125lbs

Posted by: racoon02

the bar

Posted by: pumpthatiron

I don't like doing barbell bench so i seldom do them. I max out tho and i'm kinda stuck at 160 for like a month now... is it because i'm not doing barbell and should start doing it?

Posted by: SRC

weight 225
bench 315

hey pumthatiron - bro I love the shot of Chris Childs popping Kobe, that was awesome, KNICKS baby!

Posted by: SRC

My bad, weight 205, bench 315, lost some fat!

Posted by: Mudge

Quote:

Originally Posted by pumpthatiron

is it because i'm not doing barbell and should start doing it?

It could be many things, that is probably one of them. Since form is so important for getting GOOD results in a lift, it would be advised to do that lift often.

Posted by: Randy

What is your 1rm now on bench Mudge?

Posted by: mr_natural_71

Quote:

Originally Posted by SRC

My bad, weight 205, bench 315, lost some fat!

aheim ..... you want to post some pics to back the statement ... "lost some fat!" ??

-Natural

pm me bro ...... or better yet ...... I'll call you at the digits you last gave me around 3:30 today ....

Posted by: goodwinm2005

i'm 14, weigh around 143 lbs (about 65kg), and can bench press 176 lbs (around 80kg) for 3 ssets of 3 reps. I have never tried the barbell bench press, I use a different bench press.

Goals

Bench Press: 200 lbs
Leg Press : 580 lbs (currently 530 lbs)

Posted by: timt

did 300 fir the first time a week ago.

Posted by: Hulkk500

Quote:

Originally Posted by goodwinm2005

i'm 14, weigh around 143 lbs (about 65kg), and can bench press 176 lbs (around 80kg) for 3 ssets of 3 reps. I have never tried the barbell bench press, I use a different bench press.

Goals

Bench Press: 200 lbs
Leg Press : 580 lbs (currently 530 lbs)

hey bro, is that you flexing? If it is, It looks a little touched up. Especially seeing you say you can only bench 175lbs.

Posted by: Hulkk500

I'm going to get a lot of shit for this......

19 290lbs 6'0" 515lb bench raw

Posted by: goodwinm2005

yes dats me flexing. touched up, how do u mean?

Posted by: Mudge

Quote:

Originally Posted by Randy

What is your 1rm now on bench Mudge?

405 so far.

Posted by: goodwinm2005

very good m8, hopefully i can get that one day

Posted by: Randy

Keep up the good work Mudge, you're looking great!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mudge

405 so far.

Posted by: Sapphire

I am 121 pounds 5'6
My 1 rep max bench is 95!

Goal is 120

trying for 100 next chest workout!

Posted by: gwcaton

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sapphire

I am 121 pounds 5'6
My 1 rep max bench is 95!

Goal is 120

trying for 100 next chest workout!

GO CYNDI !!!!!!

Posted by: Randy

Your doing great too!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sapphire

I am 121 pounds 5'6

My 1 rep max bench is 95!

Goal is 120

trying for 100 next chest workout!

Posted by: Sapphire

Quote:

Originally Posted by gwcaton

GO CYNDI !!!!!!

Gary!!!

Posted by: Sapphire

Quote:

Originally Posted by Randy

Your doing great too!

Randy!!

(just teasing back!)

Thanks Hun. I am trying...

Posted by: Mudge

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hulkk500

hey bro, is that you flexing? If it is, It looks a little touched up. Especially seeing you say you can only bench 175lbs.

Lightweight frame, good angle to shoot the arm from, I'd believe it.

Posted by: Randy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mudge

Lightweight frame, good angle to shoot the arm from, I'd believe it.

Yep when you see the shot here you can see he has a lightweight frame and extremely lean. At his age, he looks great though, and excellent abs. He is still young, but definately on the right track for being a great bodybuilder someday. But Mudge is right, when you see the picture here, and you see a closeup of his arm at the right angle it makes one look much larger. Again, not to say he doesn't have a good physique.

Posted by: Mudge

Yep, my arms look big if I do that

There are a few tricks to make yourself look better, you figure them out as you take more pix.

Posted by: milliman

47 yrs old, currently 6'3" 198lbs max = 255

I am going to try the Shawn Phillips routine where he says you
can increase bench by 50 lbs in 50 days.

anyone try this yet ?

I always did my worksets in the 10-12 range, but he goes real heavy
under this routine. 2 and 3 reps and some negatives with a spotter.

Posted by: Mudge

Yes, if you want power, then dont fiddle around with this 10-12 rep balogna.

Posted by: JerseyDevil

Many have tried the MM2k bench program, it's been around for years. Some have had success, many like myself overtrained on this program. Too many reps to failure IMO. If you currently do 10-12 reps for bench, just start cycling your workouts to include lower reps. For a couple of weeks do 6-8 reps, the next few weeks 4-6, then a couple of weeks of 1-3 reps. Then try a max single. Your max will go up.

Posted by: milliman

Thanks Mudge and Devil, I appreciate all of the experience
of the old (? ? ?) and wise veterans here.

Onward to new and higher limits.

Posted by: clemson357

22 yrs. old, 175 lbs., 280 bench

that was really pushing it. If it was one gram more I couldn't have done it. Luckily the guy that was spotting me is crazy, he wasn't going to touch the bar unless it fell back on my chest. Some guys will grab it off you if you don't throw it up really quick.

Edit: and I'm 5'11''

Posted by: Danman

26yo, 190lbs, 350 max as of Saturday.

Posted by: Egoatdoor

5'6" 190. 3 rep max pre rotator cuff injury 2 1/2 years ago 205. 3 rep max post injury in 2004:185.

And guess what? I've got a bigger chest than all the guys in my gym benching 315.

Posted by: Mudge

Randy etc, here is a clip from last night, not as great as 2 weeks ago sadly.
http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/sh...&postcount=855

Posted by: GIZmo_Timme

"Geezes Christ...who is that in your avatar GIZmo?

He's got to be photoshoped..
His head is so small in proportion to his body

"

yep he is photoshoped

Posted by: Randy

Thanks Gizmo....that explains it

Looks like a shrunken head

Posted by: Randy

Mudge,

The link is dead...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mudge

I forgot my logbook tonight, better than last week, but not as good as 2 weeks ago.

Just under 2 megs
405 bench slow lockout

Posted by: Mudge

Are you right clicking? Its working for me.

Posted by: milliman

Quote:

Originally Posted by Randy

Mudge,

The link is dead...

Nice benching dude ! ! !

The link is working for me too.

Posted by: dodgethis

I haven't maxed in a while but last time I hit 245lbs 3 times totally clean. I am 19 and about 5'9" and weigh in at 158lbs. I bet I can hit 265 but I am not maxing anytime soon. I don't see any purpose in it.

Posted by: Burner02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mudge

Randy etc, here is a clip from last night, not as great as 2 weeks ago sadly.
http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/sh...&postcount=855

nice, mudge!
I am still stuck @ 315...too many layoffs...

Posted by: Mudge

Quote:

Originally Posted by dodgethis

I bet I can hit 265 but I am not maxing anytime soon. I don't see any purpose in it.

Tripples are good for strength, but so are singles

Posted by: GIZmo_Timme

hey Mudge you look like Jay Cutler

Posted by: DeadBolt

Damn mudge nice benchin! You monster lol

Posted by: Randy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Burner02

nice, mudge!
I am still stuck @ 315...too many layoffs...

Wimp!

Posted by: Sapphire

Quote:

Originally Posted by DeadBolt

Damn mudge nice benchin! You monster lol

hey what about ME??? Aren't I a monster???

Posted by: Saturday Fever

You're a monster Sapphire.

Posted by: gwcaton

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sapphire

hey what about ME??? Aren't I a monster???

You are a MONSTER !!!!!!!! Just a different kind of monster though

Posted by: Randy

Yeah, a monster with a nice butt

Posted by: Sapphire

Soon I will be benching 120!!!

Posted by: Julz

6'2", 260 lbs, current bench is 350 raw, but I am rehabbing a rotator injury so I do more DB work than anything else. I try to rep with 120's since that's all we have. Really good numbers being posted here by all y'all

Posted by: Randy

Nice Sapphire.... You will hit 120 before you know it

Posted by: DeadBolt

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sapphire

hey what about ME??? Aren't I a monster???

No way good lookin' you the beauty out of the group.

Good work with the benchin though, 120 will be there in no time!

Posted by: Sapphire

I hope so... I try so hard. It gets frustrating. I am doing power week and benching again on Saturday. I am gonna force myself to do 1 rep at 100, with a spotter (of course) 120 seems so hard to me and GP gets mad at me when I get down about it, he doesn't think I should worry about the number as much as the fact that I am going to failure. It's actually a little embarassing at the gym, I swear I have NEVER seen another woman do a bench press EVER. All these big muscular guys (like YOU) slapping on 250 pounds and then there's me.... putting 2 25 pound plates on the bar.

Although I will say ALL the guys there are sooo nice, they do not make fun of me at all, they actually compliment my efforts (sometimes) But I still feel embarassed.

Oh and thanks for the compliment and encouragement!!!

Posted by: Mudge

I've seen women bench, heck I've seen a woman do board presses.

Posted by: Sapphire

I wish there were other women at my gym who benched.. the weight I do, ya know, LIGHT..... I don't even know what a board press is.

I KNOW other women bench.... I just don't work out when they do, I guess.

Posted by: Saturday Fever

The first time I stepped into a gym I could barely do 25s on each side. I was getting all embarrassed and shit, the same as you. Then my brother gave me some sage advice.

"You're not here for them, and they're not watching you. They're as unsure of what they're lifting as you are of what you're lifting. Now lift."

Posted by: Mudge

I see guys benching 25s all the time, and leg pressing 3 plates, hack squatting singles! A lot of the guys in the gym are either really skinny and short, dont train hard, or BOTH. There are a few that are larger and train hard, but many of them are just there going through the motions and like said, I see plenty of guys benching 95.

There was a short gal in there the other day benching 115 for reps, she was probably about 5'2" and pretty rail thin with a little muscle. The person I train with some days of the week (bench spotting and such) leg presses into the 500s, and then like I said there are guys in there walking around with ILS (imaginary lat syndrome) who are doing friggin 3 plates (leg press).

You are in the gym for yourself, nobody else.

Posted by: Randy

Yeah Sapphy..

We all were beginners at one time. I think most guys could say that when they started out that the 130 pounds that many use as a warm up where tough. I could barely do 10 of them when I started. I was never much into benching. It was funny! (well maybe not) When I used to go to the gym there was a couple steroid women that could out bench me hands down. I would admit it was a little intimidating

. I think they were doing like 200 or so at the time. But you could clearly see they were on steroids. I still was self conscious when I put on my little plates

, I would look around first

. Then I just started doing like 4-5 sets and adding weight each time. After about a year I was doing like 225 I think. Then my goal was 250. I was like you. I never thought I would hit that mark. But I just kept working my routine for mass and adding weight each time and pushing myself to do that extra rep or two with a spotter.. And now I am doing 250 about 8 times

. I did 290 yesterday for my 1RM

. Shooting for the 300 mark... very hard goal to achieve.

Posted by: Sapphire

I hear ya.. I do. It just seems progress is so slow. But I am getting stronger, definitely I can do 80-85 for 8-10, 90 for 4. BUT if I go to 95, I am struggling to do ONE!!

Ya know what I hate, guys with big puffed out chest and skinny chicken legs...

Their legs are skinnier than mine and I think mine are too small!!! I am 121 pounds!!! What are they thinking???

My legs are strong.. I squatted ATF 140 yesterday 6 reps, that made me happy at least !!

Posted by: Randy

So now your making fun of my chicken legs

And where did my dawgs go?
Well at least your butt is still there

Posted by: Sapphire

NO!! Randy I would never make fun of you!! You are a sweetie!!

Posted by: Randy

Ahhhhhh thank you Saphy...

I've been called many things, but I think I like yours the best

Posted by: Martinogdenbsx

oh my god you are all amazing i am 16 and can only lift 40kg for as many reps as you want 45kg for 3 or 4 reps and 50 for literally 1 so my maximum is 110 pounds ?isn't it?

Posted by: Mudge

Quote:

Originally Posted by Randy

I think most guys could say that when they started out that the 130 pounds that many use as a warm up where tough.

When I started 104 pounds dropped on my chest like I wasn't even trying, I couldn't even budge it I had to dump it all. Then again, I was 11 years old

Posted by: Randy

Ahhhh come on now Mudge, you can admit you were lifting 300lbs at 10 reps while @ age 11.

(Don't be modest!).

Posted by: Randy

Here is Mudge after a small adverse reaction to the hormone treatment @ age 12.

Posted by: Randy

Just kidding Mudge..

We all respect you here my friend.

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