ok thanks for the answere mudge =D and good luck with your training!
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How much can you bench?
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You big guys must have it hard, even before I got serious about lifting I could bench my bodyweight. That was with little lifting just about what mudge sayed, on and off.
I guess becasue my height my numbers look more impressive then they should be compared to a bigger guy. (5'5", 155lbs, bench 260)
I guess becasue my height my numbers look more impressive then they should be compared to a bigger guy. (5'5", 155lbs, bench 260)
Two things come into play, height adds weight quickly, and a person with more reach has to push the bar further so its a double whammy.
Somewhere around 1.6x my bodyweight is the best I've ever done.
Somewhere around 1.6x my bodyweight is the best I've ever done.
Mudge said:
Dang thats tough, thats basicly what im at now. I always considered 2x my bw a goal. Arent you cutting and dropping weight now? Shouldnt this ratio be increasing or did you seem a substantial decrease in strengh?
It takes a lot of work to get the numbers to go up as far as lifting goes; however, for the big guys that train in some form of boxing or martial arts the gains are very quickly noiticed. I am by no means huge but at 6' and a solid 215 am still a big guy. I observed greater speed, less energy to deliver greater striking power, and more intense energy bursts that could be sustained longer.JoeR. said:
Without a doubt lifting put me there.
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5'5" 160 with a 200lb bench after 8 months of serious training. I just started increasing my bench after reading the thread on the correct way to bench.
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I guess becasue my height my numbers look more impressive then they should be compared to a bigger guy. (5'5", 155lbs, bench 260)"
It's easier for guys with less height to bench more, especially if they are wide. Taller means longer arms and a greater fight with gravity for the distance of a single repetition.
I guess becasue my height my numbers look more impressive then they should be compared to a bigger guy. (5'5", 155lbs, bench 260)"
It's easier for guys with less height to bench more, especially if they are wide. Taller means longer arms and a greater fight with gravity for the distance of a single repetition.
JoeR. said:
I have been happy to hold onto as much strength as I have, and having lost 23 pounds (now back up 3 pounds) from 268 my ratio would not change all that dramatically. So having lost about 10 pounds off my bench being 2.5% loss in bench strength and almost 10% bodyweight loss through dieting, I dont know if you want to call that significant or not. Thats part of the dieting game, and I went from over 5k calories to an eventual 2500ish. So like I said, I've been very pleased to not have lost more.
Right now I think I could flat bench 385 at best, I went from a low of 245 to todays 248.
385/248 = 1.55
385/245 = 1.57 which is more inline with my good numbers.
Strength is coming back up in some areas, others down.
It makes me mad that i dont go up at fast as some of the shorter guys
I mean, my friend leonard had like the exact same body as me, except he was about 5 inches shorter...
So he looked more muscular and still weighted 35 pounds less but he could bench more than me
even though i know i had as much muscle as him
So basically when he was doing 110% i was doing 85% of bodyweight
that much just from being shorter
I mean, my friend leonard had like the exact same body as me, except he was about 5 inches shorter...
So he looked more muscular and still weighted 35 pounds less but he could bench more than me
even though i know i had as much muscle as him
So basically when he was doing 110% i was doing 85% of bodyweight
that much just from being shorter
Autarch said:
Well u dont ve 2 b upset i was in worst condition two months back weighing only 130 pounds for my 6'0" frame and can only bench 60 lbs but in only 2 months i ve gone from 130 to 168 i know still itz not enough for my 6' frame but it iz much better and i can bench 130 with only 2months of weight training. i know that itz not that much but i m quite happy with my progress. i m gaining size rapidly.
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How tall are the great benchers, I was always under the impression that the were over 6 foot. Or better yet, what is the heaviest weight lifted by someone short.
PurpleHulkBlood said:
Lifted in what way? Ed Coan is a little guy. Rychlek has the official 965 at the moment and he isn't 6 foot. If you think the greatest benchers were all 6'5" or something I think you watched the Incredible Hulk a few too many times
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I remember reading somewhere that they were taller, I stand corrected. Gives me something to look up to, being a shorted guy myself.
mudge ! u r absolutely right. the smaller the distance to lift weight the easier it iz.shorter guyz obviously 've greater advantage as compared to taller guyz. I know it very well cuz m 6' tall and weigh 168 lbs. and my partner only weighs 141 lbs and stand 5'8", he can bench more than me. even he looks bigger than me. though v started workin' out 2gether
I just came off of a cut the last time I maxed out, and I weighed in at 165ish and could only bench 185. Before my cut, I was at 178 and benching 235. Best ratio I ever had was probably benching 235 at a weight of 170.
Exactly mudge when my partner lifts 135 on bench he can do 7-8 reps . but i can only do 4-5 reps. Though i m stronger than him in back I can lift a lot more on back than him and even in shoulder and legs.Mudge said:
19yo, 170lbs, about 190, after 3 months of consistant workouts. Just glad to be able to throw up my body weight 
yepp that sounds good
Bulk me up to 200 pounds and then we'll see. 
