Thread: How old were you when you first benched 300lbs raw and naturally?

330 was the highest at my high school, we were known as the nerdy high school. I still remember his name too.

Originally Posted by Mudge

330 was the highest at my high school, we were known as the nerdy high school. I still remember his name too.

KEFE ?

Pete S. (I'll leave out his last name). He was relatively short, a white dude, and what I would say was pretty big and soft at the time. We did have a guy who was hugely muscular beyond everyone else, but I never saw him bench, ever. That guy is a local legend (I'm out of the area now), expert guitar player too, but only around 5'2" or so (early juicing I'd venture).

He hurt his back a couple years after high school lifting either a car or a pickup. He was the kind of guy who went balls out at everything he did.

38 years old at the moment and still not got anywhere near 330lbs might get near it when i am 40.

i wil hit it b4 i turn 16

Originally Posted by MACCA

38 years old at the moment and still not got anywhere near 330lbs might get near it when i am 40.

It is 300 not 330 son

24............started lifting at 21

Sorry early in the morning, but 300lbs or 330lbs still nowhere near it, 260lbs max at the moment....

29 started lifting at 28

I've been lifting a little under 3 years now and I'm up to 285 @ 195 pound bodyweight. We'll see how long the road is before I get those next 15 pounds. I would really like to do it while staying at 200 pounds or less.

I didn't start lifting until I was 24. Finally went over 300 in my late 40's.

19 or 20, can't remember. Other than lifting for 5 months when I was 14 or 15, I started full-time lifting at 18.

Originally Posted by ForemanRules

I remember when I was in high school, not one person used steroids and some of us trained for sports and/or power lifting.....and not to look good in a tight T-shirt

On the gym wall we had a chart of what was considered good power lifting lifts for high school and college, all I remember about it was 300lbs raw was considered a great high school bench and 400lbs for college.

I don't believe you hit it at 15. I bet others here don't believe it either. I bet you couldn't do it now. Post a vid. Heck post a pic.

I made it to 300 when I was 31, about 11/2 years ago. I didn't do it clean though. I was using M1T at the time and I went straight form 295 to 315 in 2 weeks.

Currently, I'm somewhere around 370.

I am 23 and I might get 300 this summer. I just broke 200 lbs body weight, so I think I could do it if I concentrated on my flat bench. I put up 280 back when I was about 175 lbs.

I'll let ya know tommorrow. I was hoping to get 315 up so we'll see....

Originally Posted by ForemanRules

I remember when I was in high school, not one person used steroids and some of us trained for sports and/or power lifting.....and not to look good in a tight T-shirt

On the gym wall we had a chart of what was considered good power lifting lifts for high school and college, all I remember about it was 300lbs raw was considered a great high school bench and 400lbs for college.

That was the same for us. All of the football players worked out during last period. Our coach had a chart with the top 10 lifts for each strength lift. I remember busting my ass trying to get on that list, and I finally did in 11th grade when I benched 275. We even got T-Shirts that had the amount we lifted. It was nuts.

It all seems kind of strange and maybe even a little lame now, but it meant everything in the world to me then. If I knew then what I know now about nutrition and proper training methods, I would have dominated.

I was pumping 310-315 in the Navy at 20-21, then I started drinking more and more and quit lifting for about 8 month's started lifting and could barely get 275 for reps.

Hit it 3 weeks ago at 16. We get get shirts ( different colored one ) by a point system. It's 11 points to the first shirt, and each test which is Bench, Squat, Mile, Agility,40 you get up to 5 points. I have 10 points right now as a 5 point bench is 285, a squat 385, and the mile is like 6:50, Agility 12 something, 40 is 5.2 for 1 point.

Originally Posted by kenwood

i wil hit it b4 i turn 16

Wait a minute. I thought you were already 16.

yes i am tired of ur shit too man...so lets just drop it ok...and look at my journal u fagget i did ur max for 3 reps i think ur just jealous that a 16yr. old kid can do more than you...soo just suck it up b-otch

To continue our little discussion, I could care less who can lift more than me. I'm willing to bet at least half the people on these boards can lift more than me. Remember, we are on a weightlifting forum. If I were on a "save the whales" forum, I would probably be a little jealous. So, what's on the agenda this Friday...335 for 2 reps. I wouldn't at all be surprised, you are a genetic freak. If you keep at the pace you are on, you will probably be able to lift a house by the age of 18.

I think it is the syphilis that is holding you back

21 when I hit 300. 23 when I hit 340 @ 195lbs. Last time I saw 300 was in my early 30's. On the edge of 40, I'm afraid to have 300 over my head again not that I wouldn't mind getting there again.
Knew a guy in HS, football player, hit 360 his senior year but he was a freak of nature.

Originally Posted by Doublebase

I don't believe you hit it at 15. I bet others here don't believe it either. I bet you couldn't do it now. Post a vid. Heck post a pic.

I don't care what you believe son.

Half of the people here who "bench 300" can't even squat 300.

Originally Posted by fletcher6490

Wait a minute. I thought you were already 16.



To continue our little discussion, I could care less who can lift more than me. I'm willing to bet at least half the people on these boards can lift more than me. Remember, we are on a weightlifting forum. If I were on a "save the whales" forum, I would probably be a little jealous. So, what's on the agenda this Friday...335 for 2 reps. I wouldn't at all be surprised, you are a genetic freak. If you keep at the pace you are on, you will probably be able to lift a house by the age of 18.

i wish i could do 335 for 2 reps...in about 7months i will prolly be able too ....but i prolly will do forced reps this friday w/300

I hit 300 during the 2005 summer, stuck on 295 for ever..lol. I was 16.

my one rep max is 259...i've been lifting for 8 months now ....maybe i'll get 300 in a couple of months

Originally Posted by motionman04

I'm a sophomore in college, I started working out a few months ago, when I began benching, I was only able to 115 Lbs about 4x. Gradually, as the months went on, it kept going up. Currently, I am at 135 Lbs 5x on the flat bench. However, I haven't really been able to get passed that for quite some time. I've tried doing more work with the dumbells, doing some work on the incline bench, but it hasn't really helped me overcome this. I usually rest my chest for a week as well, so I don't think I'm overworking it. Can someone please help me??

And you voted 300lbs at 14 , and in reality at 19 you are still only benching 115lbs