Can you bench 300lbs?

[oceancaldera207]

holy crap!

Ok so I had been weight training in the middle of the night for years, working on my bench without a spotter,(ever). It took me a long time and small steps but i finally got up to 240lbs 3 sets of four by myself without a spotter. I figure that that means I can do at least 270-280 1 rep max; i have no idea b/c i never ever use a spotter.
So I was pretty proud of myself for that, even though every schmuck on the street I talk to was telling me that their bench at one time was well over 300. I'd always get sad and think, jeez this guy looks like shit, barely trained at all by comparison and can still bench what i consider huge.
Then after reading this old thread i finally figured it out...they're all full of shit.It makes sense now that I'd very very rarely see anyone bench over 300 in my gym..because its actually freaking really hard. Thanks for being honest!

 

[Double D]

I'll hop on this puppy. I dont know what my max is but I got 315 today for 8.

 

[Gazhole]

231 x 1 @ 176 BW

Not bad, but not fantastic. Im happy in the middle

Also Malley - good to see you are still a beast, my friend!

 

[I.C.P.]

320 for 4 reps.Iam stuck at this weight though.

 

[IronAddict]

That would be a yes.

 

[diablomex]

my best lift was 405lbs for one rep,thats was on a good day. my regular max is 365 for 2 reps.here lately, ive been concentrating on getting my upper chest up.so i havent hit that for a couple of months.but im sure it would'nt be a problem.it takes time,but everybody should be able to hit heavy wieght.babysteps, and years of training.good luck to all.

 

[oceancaldera207]

see

See but you guys are all believable..My whole life 160 lb dudes have been telling me, "oh yeah 340 is easy bla bla".
how many guys have you run into that you know are bullshitting on how much they bench?

 

[Perdido]

See but you guys are all believable..My whole life 160 lb dudes have been telling me, "oh yeah 340 is easy bla bla".
how many guys have you run into that you know are bullshitting on how much they bench?

Out of 1000 members in the gym I go to, and I've been going there for quite awhile, I'd say I've only ever seen a dozen guys press over 300.

My self, I'm close. Barbell BP reek havoc with my shoulder tendinitis so I'm stuck doing DB BP.
Best so far is 135's for 6 which I'm happy with considering I suck at benching.

 

[BigPapaPump68]

Yes. I hit 300 when I was in high school, with a lot of hard work

 

[SnowManSnow]

320

 

[Gazhole]

See but you guys are all believable..My whole life 160 lb dudes have been telling me, "oh yeah 340 is easy bla bla".
how many guys have you run into that you know are bullshitting on how much they bench?

What they mean by "bench" is they do a quarter range of motion, and their spotter does a really heavy upright row.

 

[readyformore]

i put yes because i used to be able to... and i'm def going to be able to do it again soon..

 

[IronAddict]

See but you guys are all believable..My whole life 160 lb dudes have been telling me, "oh yeah 340 is easy bla bla".
how many guys have you run into that you know are bullshitting on how much they bench?

Oh, it was far from easy! I lifted for years to be able to lift 3 plates. For the last year, I've been concentrating on my golf game, and bodybuilding hurts me in this sport. I need to be loose and limber to get the proper functional swing I need.

Oh I still workout, but it's a 3 day a week circuit for me now. Very light but the intensity is very high, just to maintain what I've worked so hard for.

But yes, 300 is still very attainable.

Don't concern yourself with what someone else says he can or cannot do. Stay within yourself and concentrate on improving yourself. Try to remember some guys are just not made in such a way to lift 300, or 400 lbs. But we can all benefit from knowing that going to the gym daily and lifting weights is a very good thing. Both for the mind and body, not to mention the looks from the opposite sex!

 

[CORUM]

the best day i ever had was 315x4 and the end of my benching. did just to see if i could. i weighed about 180

 

[DiGiTaL]

How many plates is 300? Considering the bar is 45lbs or I think thats how much the olympic bars weight.

 

[TJ3]

My 1 rep max is 245lbs @ 173lbs BW.... depressing..i see people on youtube that weigh less doing 300+lbs...

 

[oceancaldera207]

bar weight

How many plates is 300? Considering the bar is 45lbs or I think thats how much the olympic bars weight.

holy crap again! I dont know why i always thought the bar was 10 or 15lbs....come to think of it it does feel like way more.
Sooo yesterday I did two 45s and one 25 on each side (without spotter 3 sets of four), that means my workout bench weight is 275??
if thats true then hells yeah!


edit: according to wikipedia olympic bar is 44.1 lbs

Barbell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

also i guess that ez curl bars are anywhere from 15 to 25 lbs.

 

[Perdido]

Depending on what type of collars you use you can figure up to another 5lbs. My gym has the cheap piece of crap ones that don't even weigh a pound.

 

[oceancaldera207]

clips

Yeah mine has metal clips but they feel like they only weigh about 1 1/2 lbs.

 

[urbanski]

nope. 250 for now, and that was with flared elbows. i moved down in weight to nail technique for now.

 

[Double D]

231 x 1 @ 176 BW

Not bad, but not fantastic. Im happy in the middle

Also Malley - good to see you are still a beast, my friend!

Thanks buddy. I have been feeling a little not like myself lately. The motivation is just not there.

Oh btw-weighing 210lbs right now.

 

[jmorrison]

I distinctly remember 3 days of my weightlifting career.

My freshman year in highschool when I benched 135 with those 2 huge plates! I weighed around 150 lol.

The next year, when I pushed 225 at 160 lbs.

My senior year when I hit 315 at 185, and set my school bench record for that weight class (at the time, 11 years ago lol)

Now I can hit 300, 305 on a good day, but I'm going back on a bulk soon and hope to be at mid 350's within 6 months.