How much can you bench?

[danliftinheavy]

i know im week 21 years old 185lbs max bench 255

 

[dAMvN]

17, 160lbs and i put up 255 x4.. so i'm guessin my 1rm might be around 275

 

[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?

Just found this thread again and am pleased to say i have gone up to almost 70 kg for 4-5 reps

About 150 ish lbs

Still awful,although i am not going for strength but for size

Do wnt to increase strength so might have a crack at that

I am not sure i can believe all of these 12 year old and 14 year old kids putting up like 160+lbs on a bench it seems CRAZY i could probably barely handle 60lbs when i was that age

 

[FranktheTank]

Who cares how much someone can bench......unless a giant tree falls on them...what does it matter?

 

[Scott17]

21, 175 lbs. max bench is roughly 215

 

[Martinogdenbsx]

Who cares how much someone can bench......unless a giant tree falls on them...what does it matter?

Just one of those things that you can say you have achieved,going from 90lbs to 250lbs is an achievment in my book the same as going from an overweight couch potato to a ripped physique

people have different goals

But i do understand your point and think that for the majority it is just an ego booster

 

[Scott17]

Bench is one of my worst (as in weakest) workouts i think.

I'm 21, weight is 175 lbs.

Is it reasonable for me to use 70lbs DB's on flat bench? Or does it sound like i should be doing more. I do 3 x 8

 

[Martinogdenbsx]

everyones different mate there is no right or wrong

 

[jasone]

I can bench 400+. But will I, hell no. FRM bench does nothing for you unless you are a powerlifter. I just want to look pretty, women cant see your bench.

 

[neckstyle]

i wiegh 158. i bench 255 and squat 340. dont know about dead lift

 

[Double D]

I can bench 400+. But will I, hell no. FRM bench does nothing for you unless you are a powerlifter. I just want to look pretty, women cant see your bench.

 

[BoneCrusher]

DD that guy's post is a year old ... lol.

 

[Double D]

Yeah I know, but all the same. Someone bumped it and I caught it and I was thinking, uh huh sure.

 

[theoneandonly]

I'm 44years old. 5'11" I prefer Dumbell work and I do working sets on both incline and flats with 150's for no less then 6. 150's is the max my gym currently has.
On straight bar I can easily push 405 on flat and 375 on Incline but they tend to hurt my right shoulder so I don't like going this heavy with straight bars. I only know these numbers because those are the weights I happened to push last Monday. 1st time I hit the straight bar in 2 months and Still got 405 for 2 (last set of 3 working sets) and 375 for 3 sets of 6 on incline

 

[Double D]

I'm 44years old. 5'11" I prefer Dumbell work and I do working sets on both incline and flats with 150's for no less then 6. 150's is the max my gym currently has.
On straight bar I can easily push 405 on flat and 375 on Incline but they tend to hurt my right shoulder so I don't like going this heavy with straight bars. I only know these numbers because those are the weights I happened to push last Monday. 1st time I hit the straight bar in 2 months and Still got 405 for 2 (last set of 3 working sets) and 375 for 3 sets of 6 on incline

Welcome to IM.

 

[theoneandonly]

Thanks Double D.

 

[forum9351]

19 years old, 165 pounds, 5 foot 9 inches, 235 max on bench

 

[Pianomahnn]

Arm length is really important in this...mechanical advantage, that sort of thing. I'm not trying to detract from anyone's accomplishments, just that it makes a difference.

I don't flat bench with teh bar & plates ...so, I can do 5 reps with 80lb dumbells. Someone do the conversion for me, because I know it's not 160...

edit: Stats! 5'9", 145lbs, +0 arm span (hope you know what that means ....)

 

[Rubes]

maxed out at 225 while 5'7 160lbs 16 years old. have not maxed in a long time though

 

[kinkery]

maxed out at 225 while 5'7 160lbs 16 years old. have not maxed in a long time though

So you lost 1" in height and 20lbs also

 

[kinkery]

175lbs 295 bench

 

[viet_jon]

10 weeks ago, I PR'd at 85x5.....then up to 90x5, then 95x5 in two weeks.


the last 8 weeks i've struggled with 90x5. So to sum it up, my bench dropped and staled...WTF???!!!??

 

[azrsx05]

I'm 20yrs old and weigh 125lbs, I am benching 175lbs right now. My goal is to get to atleast 200lbs by the end of the year. Do you guys think that is reachable?

 

[Pianomahnn]

How tall are you?

 

[ejamiec]

weigh 145 bench 155, hardest thing to do being 6'3 and long arms

 

[Seanp156]

So you lost 1" in height and 20lbs also

How do you figure that? He's grown an inch taller and gained 20lbs, not lost.

 

[kinkery]

How do you figure that? He's grown an inch taller and gained 20lbs, not lost.

i musta read it backwards lmao

 

[DOMS]

10 weeks ago, I PR'd at 85x5.....then up to 90x5, then 95x5 in two weeks.


the last 8 weeks i've struggled with 90x5. So to sum it up, my bench dropped and staled...WTF???!!!??

You need to change it up. You've platued. In others words: you workout has stagnated.

Try something else. Try using DBs instead of BBs. Try dropping flat benching for a while. Try doing some triceps isolation work (if you're not already). Try changing your resting rate, weight, or tempo.

Just try something else.

 

[KEFE]

I'm going to see today.hoping for 165x3 or 4.

 

[Rubes]

lol yeah i grew 1' and put on about 20lbs this last year i hope to do the same this year to. not sure if my bench will go up though ive been having trouble with my shoulders