How much can you bench?

[allpro]

So I know this is kind of sad but I am 6'3" and 158 lbs and I can only bench 80lbs.

Thing is though is I am an extreme ectomorph. I am tall and very skinny with thin bones and a fairly thin frame but with very long arms and legs. My arms are actually quite strong (oddly I can armwrestle guys who are a lot bigger than me and win) but I just have so far that I have to move the bar when I bench that I can't do that much weight. My brother is the same way.

My goal is to bench 150lbs. That isn't unreasonable, I think. As is I have high hopes and I am trying to establish a routine with dedication...

if you are serious about the 80lb max, just keep working at it. you should try a 5x5 routine to start building some strength. I am 6'2" at around 170-175lb and my max is around 230. So i know what it is like to be somewhat tall and thin. Keep pumping.

 

[I'm Trying]

Not enough

 

[Ahsan]

I weight 180. I just restarted training a few months ago . Had to stop cuz a freaking dislocated shoulder(dont you juste hate injuries ?) . Anyways , I can do my 8 reps(with a little help on my last one ) at 165 pounds. I havn't tried my 1 rep max . I willl in the near future :S

Tried it last night after this post. I did 185 once pretty easily. I could of done at least 2-3

Being skinny and tall is the worst thing. I am just 15 and 6'1" 160. That sux I know, I can bench 155 for 6 reps with the help of a spotter. I dont care about my weights. I am not a powerlifter, I am a Body Builder. I have seen lot of guys benching 300 lbs but they look like guinea pig. So the bottom line is that you should not care about weights. You should keep an eye on your form. AM I RIGHT ??

 

[Tha Don]

Being skinny and tall is the worst thing. I am just 15 and 6'1" 160. That sux I know

my honest advice man... you need to get on steroids!

there is a product called M1T, take 10 caps a day for 6 months and you will be HUGE (you might even have lower nipples like brad pitt!)

 

[musclepump]

185 for six reps is best I've done. I've got good quads, decent traps, my chest just isn't up to par yet.

 

[000]

yes dats me flexing. touched up, how do u mean?

your arm is smudged looks a little photo choped...




any how im 170 and benching 235 at about 9% body fat

 

[SuperFlex]

I was going to say not enough but that's taken...

I'm somewhere in the 350lb. neighborhood. I've only been back in the gym for two months after about a 6-7 month layoff. I'm loving every workout as I'm seeing size and strength returns like crazy! Muscle memory... Bench may be my worst lift right now. Working on that though.

 

[Randy]

Young d,

I hope you were kidding...

Otherwise, you don't know what your talking about...
You don't advise someone who is 15 years old to take Steroids..
And M1T is a steroid. Don't listen to this guy my friend.
Not to mention that 10 pills a day if at minimal dose is like 5mg per pill...which would be 50mb per day....way way way to much.

my honest advice man... you need to get on steroids!

there is a product called M1T, take 10 caps a day for 6 months and you will be HUGE (you might even have lower nipples like brad pitt!)

Being skinny and tall is the worst thing. I am just 15 and 6'1" 160.

 

[Ahsan]

I know he is a stupid ass! I am never ever gonna listen to his advise. However I am satisfied from my gains. I was 130 before 6 months when I started lifting and now I am 160. So its pretty good! I guess.

 

[busyLivin]

I was 130 before 6 months when I started lifting and now I am 160. So its pretty good! I guess.

that's damn good

155lbs is not all that easy to do, and that's a respectable amount after six months, IMO.

Strength will come..keep working at it. Best thing for my bench was building up my tris.

 

[simbh]

Being skinny and tall is the worst thing. I am just 15 and 6'1" 160. That sux I know, I can bench 155 for 6 reps with the help of a spotter. I dont care about my weights. I am not a powerlifter, I am a Body Builder. I have seen lot of guys benching 300 lbs but they look like guinea pig. So the bottom line is that you should not care about weights. You should keep an eye on your form. AM I RIGHT ??

True , but you wont gain much mass without getting your weights up. For me , benching more while remaining in form is just another objective that I want to accomplish . I know , I dont want too look like a monster either , but having some goals in terms of weights is sometimes a little incentive just too push a bit harder ...

 

[simbh]

I think young D was kidding guys . lol

 

[Dmwrss]

I would like to know how strong you guys are, so how much can you bench?<------ i know! its not bench press

weight: 315lbs 6ft bench: 515lbs as of november 4th 2004 19yrs old

 

[Dmwrss]

I would like to know how strong you guys are, so how much can you bench?<------ i know! its not bench press

oops (messed up)

 

[Dmwrss]

I would like to know how strong you guys are, so how much can you bench?<------ i know! its not bench press

age: oops messed up

 

[busyLivin]

 

[JerseyDevil]

Young d,

I hope you were kidding...

Otherwise, you don't know what your talking about...
You don't advise someone who is 15 years old to take Steroids..
And M1T is a steroid. Don't listen to this guy my friend.
Not to mention that 10 pills a day if at minimal dose is like 5mg per pill...which would be 50mb per day....way way way to much.

I 'think' Young d was kidding also, but you are right on the money Randy. This is nothing to kid about. Especially since some people will read that advice and take it to heart.

 

[JerseyDevil]

Being skinny and tall is the worst thing. I am just 15 and 6'1" 160. That sux I know, I can bench 155 for 6 reps with the help of a spotter. I dont care about my weights. I am not a powerlifter, I am a Body Builder. I have seen lot of guys benching 300 lbs but they look like guinea pig. So the bottom line is that you should not care about weights. You should keep an eye on your form. AM I RIGHT ??

Hey Ashan. I remember when you first started posting on this board, they gave you a pretty hard time (am I a ectomorph or mesomorph?). I knew then it was a communication problem. Your english has improved greatly, and so has your results. Bodyweight bench presses for 6 reps is excellent.

 

[Randy]

My thoughts exactly Jersey .

I 'think' Young d was kidding also, but you are right on the money Randy. This is nothing to kid about. Especially since some people will read that advice and take it to heart.

 

[Alice]

My high school principal benched 350. I wasnt aware, till now, how amazing that is.

 

[Randy]

Why is that amazing?

My high school principal benched 350. I wasnt aware, till now, how amazing that is.

 

[Mudge]

We had a coach that did a reported 405, he usually did piss slow reps with 225 though. Big guy, big voice.

 

[pumpthatiron]

mudge how much do u bench?

 

[pumpthatiron]

nvm i just read it, heheh sorry

 

[Randy]

We had a coach that did a reported 405, he usually did piss slow reps with 225 though. Big guy, big voice.

A guy who I worked out with awhile back did 550 for like 3 reps, and he was fat and looked way out of shape.

 

[Ahsan]

Thats what I am trying to tell all of u! Benching more is not always a great idea. Even I am not saying that you should only bench merely 130 lbs. But one should bench decent weight atleast equal to his bodyweight, which helps him to look like in shape and a bodybuilder not a powerlifter.

 

[Martinogdenbsx]

i am 5' 6" and 155 lbs,i can bench 125 for 6 reps trying to get up to 135lbs

 

[Ahsan]

Hey Ashan. I remember when you first started posting on this board, they gave you a pretty hard time (am I a ectomorph or mesomorph?). I knew then it was a communication problem. Your english has improved greatly, and so has your results. Bodyweight bench presses for 6 reps is excellent.

THX! Jersey Devil

 

[crazy_enough]

Im 25, female, 5 foot 6 and 3/4 (3/4 is VERY important!!lol), 175 lbs and bench 210 for 5, sometimes 6 full reps!

 

[Tha Don]

Hey Ashan. I remember when you first started posting on this board, they gave you a pretty hard time (am I a ectomorph or mesomorph?). I knew then it was a communication problem. Your english has improved greatly,

are you kidding me? saying this guy can talk good English is an insult to my Queen and Country

and ohh that ecto/meso shit was the funniest shit ever, hey Ahssman you might be fucking W.E.I.R.D. but hell the shit you say has given me a lot of laughs!

did you buy that M1T like I told you to? think about this man! this could be your chance to change your skinny little ectomorph frame into a strong muscular MESO build!! I know you'd do anything for that!