what does benching "raw" mean?
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Double bodyweight bench press
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cheesegrater said:
Naked. Letting it all hang out. For others it means without any type of benchsuit or benchshirt.
Not even close right now. I'm happy I've gotten to what I have though. I'm guessing around 180-190 at my current bodyweight. So that's about 1-1.05x BW
Im 250lbs can do 450 i want 500 so bad!!!! thats my long term goal.. tried 475 the other day and just didnt have it in me.. but that was after 3 heavy sets so who knows maybe ill hit that soon enough
I just want to bench 1.2 time my bodyweight. 
i just saw the video.. hell yeah thats like me unracking the bar WTF, still an amazing feat of strengthshiznit2169 said:
Nice, I just added it up...TriZZle305 said:
Thats 3.663 x his BW
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BiggerNstronger said:
uhhh, what the hell are bench suits and shirts?
hell, i bench without a spotter, let alone all that other junk.....and can barely do my bodyweight......
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They're basically shirts that fit so tightly that they cause a spring-like motion in your arms. They can add hundreds of pounds to one's bench if used properly. If you ask me, you shouldn't be able to claim a lift if you can't do it by yourself. It's kind of like telling someone you can bench 600 with three spotters.
HUNDREDS OF POUNDS?!?!?!?!?!?!? like, i put the thing on and i'm doing a hundred lbs more just like that? do they build muscle or just ego?
well i come close i weigh about 200 pounds and can max bench 345, wait ok im not even close yet but im gettin there haha
I believe Deeznutz hit a double bodyweight bench press when he was powerlifting in the 114 weight class.
I would still be happy to hit the 1.5x mark. 265 @ 185 is my best currently. I have high hopes for dinosaur training.
I would still be happy to hit the 1.5x mark. 265 @ 185 is my best currently. I have high hopes for dinosaur training.
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I'm still struggling with 1xBW. I mean sure, 200+ isn't bad for someone my age, but when you look at my BW, it's not that good at all. Then again, I never train the BB bench directly because DB benches work much better for me (and I also don't need a spotter to do them). I'll be truly impressed with myself when I can do a DB bench with my BW in each hand. Right...
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In order to actually add that much weight, you have to have proper technique and an already solid foundation. You can't just be benching 100 and then put on a shirt and do 350. It doesn't quite work like that. I just wish people had never thought of using them in the first place. It takes away from the whole idea of pushing HUMAN strength to its limits.cheesegrater said:
Squaggleboggin said:
I agree. I think the use of that equipment is ridiculous. You didn't lift that additional weight, the shirt did!
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I'm amazed someone agrees with me! People usually say "Well the benefits aren't just for that and when you're injured it helps to" blah blah blah. I say, if you're injured, you shouldn't be ADDING weight to the bar, should you? 
Squaggleboggin said:I'm amazed someone agrees with me! People usually say "Well the benefits aren't just for that and when you're injured it helps to" blah blah blah. I say, if you're injured, you shouldn't be ADDING weight to the bar, should you?
That's a cop out in my opinion. Yes, it does have some level of protection against injury. This is true. However, I think the added protection is negated by the fact that you are using additional weight.
cheesegrater said:
You will need to increase triceps strength, and learn to use the shirt. Guys benching 700+ can pull about 200 or so out of them, not some guy benching 100.
With a single ply Titan Fury 54 at about 52.5" I was getting about 25 or 30 pounds out of mine, not much. That was with the shirt broken in, and leaving some nice marks even though it is single ply only and loose.
I dont train shirted anymore because I dont have anyone to help me put it on, or spot me.
Mudge said:
I forgot about the advantage of shirts for training. They do allow you to put your triceps under more stress, which is a big plus. Of course, I would rather just do some board presses, floor press, or lockouts. That's just me though.
Damn, i wish i could do 2 times my body weight. im with TriZZle305 on this...hopefully before i am 20
one day i promise.... 
Mudge said:
True enough. I was just say that there are enough different movements that target the triceps and/or lockout portion of the bench press that a bench shirt is not necessary. It is, however, a valuable piece of training equipment.
Not close..........my best was 330 at 200lbs.
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I'm really close too...I weigh 170 and can bench 315.
