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Can you bench 300lbs?

Can you bench 300lbs?

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I did 210 last time I tested my 1RM and have gotten quite a bit stronger since then. I don't think I could push 300, but 250 maybe.
 
The highest I ever reached was 285 without a spotter at 195 with a bad shoulder, hopefully with a good shoulder I can get 3 plates.
 
I don't think people should bother thinking about how much someone else lifts. I don't mind the pole here but people should let others do their sets. They should not stop, gather and interrupt. The owner should also not be chime in and say, "He's here all the time" when the person works upper 2 times a week and lower 1 time. Just do what you can do and improve. Sorry, I guess that was kind of a rant.
 
i read this thread yeaturday and didnt no what mine was, so i went to the gym to try it out.

my best bench was 120kg x 1 = 264.55 pounds

im only 18, so its not too bad. id like to try and reach 300lbs by the summer though
 
I always found 315 to be more of a goal, much like 225 was. Just to see all those 45's instead of dimes and quarters.
 
Negative on the 300. I'm 17, weigh 69kgs, whats that like 155 pounds? and i bench 107.5kgs (236).
side note how come no ones commenting on the 350 pounds squat? we aren't forgetting our legs now are we gents :P
 
Anfizzle said:
Negative on the 300. I'm 17, weigh 69kgs, whats that like 155 pounds? and i bench 107.5kgs (236).
side note how come no ones commenting on the 350 pounds squat? we aren't forgetting our legs now are we gents :P
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You asked for it and we gave it to you!!

He started another one just for you. Your lucky, when I first came here I didn't get the royal treatment your now receiving.
 
AKIRA said:
405lbs would be the ultimate goal Id say. To hit that naturally, you couldnt doubt that you are now 'above average.'
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For someone who's already accomplished 300 sure but you do realize only a very small fraction of the population is capable of it.
 
haha you know alot of people in here are right at the door of 300 or hell there already and just don't know it...but you do know once you get 300, then it's 350, then 400! trust me you're never going to be happy! I was told my my girlfriend's family that I can marry her after i bench 500. Looks like i'll be a kept man by december! LOL the best advice I can give when benching..and i hope this can help some of you guys..

learn proper form... what i mean by that is learn to bench press for POWER properly. This always adds 30-50lbs to everyone i work with within a week or two. It's not because they got stronger or grew bigger..it's because they learned to use their body more EFFICIENTLY! Benching for power vs. the typical bodybuilder thing is bullshit...benching is benching and you still use the same muscle groups. The more weight you move=the more muscle fibers you recruit=the more you grow.

learn to use legdrive! leg drive is VERY easy to learn and very beneficial to benching.. and yes you use your legs in benching.. don't believe me? lift your legs off the floor and just let them hang int he air next time you bench. That should be enough to prove my point. To incorporate and learn legdrive.. start by tucking your feet beneath you as far as you can and pushing the tips of your toes into the floor. NOW..to make sure you have it right..just push your toes into the floor and make your butt come up off the bench. If it does.. you've got it right. When you come down on the bottom of your bench press..drive your toes into the floor hard. This prodcues power and stability from your legs nad transfers into your press. The farther you get your feet under you teh better! The farther they are under you..the more efficient the power transfer comes on along it's horizontal plane.

play with your grip! Alot of people just need to play with their grip to find a better power grip..what i mean is that you go too wide and you take alot of your tricep power out, etc. Start shoulder width apart and play with it!

...i'll type more later...or i'll post my article I wrote for another site... but that's enough to get you guys started.
 
CowPimp said:
YouTube - Travis Bell - ME Bench 3.18

Nice one mang!

I said yes, even though I've technically only done 295. I think I might be at 300 now. I have to retest again, hehe.
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i love that video of travis...he's a bench monster for sure! i wish I had his strength at 250..good lord! AND i knwo for a fact he's good for more if he'd get out from under those cars and get under 525 or 530 instead!
:D
 
thewicked said:
learn to use legdrive!
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So true! It's in a link I have in my sig.
My bench increased a great despite my bad shoulder.
How To Do The Perfect Bench Press Rep


4. As you start to change the direction of the bar and begin the press up, drive with the legs. This is a technique that most trainers do not know about. It's strange to think about it but your leg power can actually help you bench press more weight!

This technique should be practiced with an empty bar before attempting it during a regular set. Start by planting your feet flat on the floor with your knees bent about 80 degrees. This angle is very important as it is what allows you to push with your legs.

Lower the empty bar to your chest. The moment you start to push the bar back up, push hard with your legs as though you are trying to slide your body up the bench.

With an empty bar you probably will be able to slide yourself up the bench. When you have a loaded bar, however, the weight will keep you from sliding and the pushing power from your legs will get transferred through your body and into pushing the bar up.

This is what's known as driving with your legs. It can really beef up your power out of the bottom of the rep.
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largepkg said:
For someone who's already accomplished 300 sure but you do realize only a very small fraction of the population is capable of it.
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Small fraction of the population of weight lifting? Yeah, Id agree, but its not as small as a GENERAL population. Either way, I want to be stronger than the above average gym rat. Yeah, thats more like it.
 
Heh, no I suck at benching. My best has been 255lbs. I'm hoping I'll have 275 in a month or two, but I've got a ways to go to get to 300.
 
300 nope but i have hit 205 @ around 120 or 125. guess ill eventually get to 300 though.
 
280lb bench for me at 175lbs. That was with my 105lb wife spotting me. I didn't trust her spot to go any higher, but I think I could do a little more.
 
Yes, and for what it's worth, today I did behind-the-neck-presses (to mid-ear level) with 275# x15 and 315# x 5. Personal bests on both. Woo-hoo.

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Bench isn't my best push but am comfortable with 295. Probably could do better with a spotter and some technique work.
 
We'll see...

Years ago when I was lifting, I got up to around 220 for reps @ a body weight of 195. The funny thing is that the bar was starting to hurt my hands before my muscles would tire.

I've had a long layoff so I'm almost starting all over. So far, I've done 160 after about 4-wks of lifting. I'm mainly lifting for size so we'll see how much weight it takes to get where I'd like to be.
 
During wrestling season this past year, I am a senior, I was 17 (b-day 12/13/89) November 2007 I weighed 161, wrestled 161 and 171 later on, but my natural weight was 165. I got up to 240 max, 1 rep. But I had been lifting previously. Baseball kind of limits how much I can workout for about a month, because we have games almost everyday of the week in april...but I'm putting up 220 max...i weigh 175 not to bad.
 
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