What Is Your Max Benchpress???

[PulsatingArt]

I weigh 284 as of today, put up 1 rep max of 320.. I know, thats not much by comparisson to some of the guys on the board, but I'll catch up. Bigger Chest means more tattoos! Plus, I've had a pain in my armpit that shoots down to my elbow, what ever that is. Its been feeling better so thats why I tried it today. I used to be able to go heavier but I never stuck with working out. About a year and a half ago, I did 345 for 4 reps.

Also, I tried this as the last thing on my workout for today. Next week, I'll try it 1st and see if I have any extra energy to push more.

 

[Scotty the Body]

Incline bench 240 x 8
Decline bench 300 x 6
Flat DB's 110's x 4
Flat Flies 65's x 10

Its going up

 

[Mudge]

Did you hear that Chuck Shuldiner is dead? (non bodybuilder post)

 

[Burner02]

hey mudge-
I believe I do most of those for benching, but did bring bar to 'nipple line' or just above it. Will try below that line next time.

 

[Mudge]

I used to do the same, although too high and I definately feel it in the shoulders. With trying to keep the arms close to the body, it is natural (at least for me, and apperantly most people) to go just below the nipple.

 

[gopro]

By the way...IF you have the shoulder flexibility, one of my favorite chest SIZE BUILDING exercises...especially for the upper area...is smith machine presses to the clavicles. Man do they get in there!!!!!!!!!

 

[PulsatingArt]

Originally posted by Mudge
Did you hear that Chuck Shuldiner is dead? (non bodybuilder post)

yeah, the cancer got him. chuck billy (testament) got throat cancer but is in remission, and james murphy (obituary, disencarnate, etc) had a brain tumor that nearly killed him, he was a borderline vegetable before they got it. Unfortunately, because he was a long haired guitar player in a metal band, most regarded it as either being burnt out on drugs or having ADD. Our band was going to do a benefit show to help pay the medical bills out in the mid west (Indianapolis) but that fell through. With all this cancer going around in the metal scene, I'm kinda glad I walked away from it.

 

[Yanks20]

in my last post in the thread max bench press was 375. took last week off and retested on monday, new max is at 420, finally conquered the philosophy of doubling my bodyweight of 208. damm, it was a good day!

 

[Twin Peak]

Sweet those are some huge numbers! Hey where are you anyway the city?

 

[Yanks20]

yeah, i was totally physced. actually walked right out of the gym after completing the lift!

i actually work in the city, but live upstate near Westpoint!

 

[PulsatingArt]

Those definitely are great numbers Yanks- keep it up; you never know when you have to bench press kegs at a party to impress drunks

 

[Twin Peak]

Where in the city? Don't know where westpoint is? I am a commuter too, good ole LIRR.

 

[Yanks20]

Those definitely are great numbers Yanks- keep it up; you never know when you have to bench press kegs at a party to impress drunks

thanks man! yeah you never know when that could come in handy! i have been busting my ass to get above the 400+ plateau for about 6 months. sort of used a westside technique in the last few months that help me explode the weight much more effectively. since we don't have the chains to hook onto the bar at my gym i would take the 4 foot bands and attach it to one side of the bar and under the bench and then back onto the other side of the bar. it helped tremendously with getting through the sticking point for me.

 

[Yanks20]

Where in the city? Don't know where westpoint is? I am a commuter too, good ole LIRR.

i commute to hoboken and then to midtown. i work in the metlife buidling above grand central. by the way where are you located?

 

[Twin Peak]

midtown west side, I used to work in the metlife building!

 

[Yanks20]

time square area or futher west? damm, small world! actually thinking about moving myself. have to see how things pan out before making any decision.

 

[Mudge]

Originally posted by PulsatingArt

yeah, the cancer got him. chuck billy (testament) got throat cancer but is in remission, and james murphy (obituary, disencarnate, etc) had a brain tumor that nearly killed him, he was a borderline vegetable before they got it. Unfortunately, because he was a long haired guitar player in a metal band, most regarded it as either being burnt out on drugs or having ADD. Our band was going to do a benefit show to help pay the medical bills out in the mid west (Indianapolis) but that fell through. With all this cancer going around in the metal scene, I'm kinda glad I walked away from it.

I did hear about Chuck Billy, did not know about Murphy though - too bad, I hope he pulls through (awesome guitarist!).

 

[massiveape]

weight 320lbs
bench 645lbs

 

[ZECH]

Got a picture of that??

 

[Twin Peak]

Your name is quite on the money.

 

[PulsatingArt]

Ok, I couldn't wait another week as of yesterday, so I broke all rules and tried my 1-rep max yesterday. It was my day off, so I had a crapload of extra energy because I had a cup of coffee and an effederine free Xenedrine. I was wired and reading these posts got me pumped up to give it a go. Thanks guys!

heres the lowdown:

180 for 6 reps (non max, didn't want to expend too much energy)
270 for 4
320 for 2
340 for 2
360 for 2
380 for 1

These were done on the Hammer Strength Iso-Lateral Bench Machine, the staff at Golds told me that that was the closest real-weight machine that there was, the reason I use this machine is because I train solo, and have no spotters; thus if I drop the weight, I won't cave my chest in. There are no pulleys or levers, in fact, there is an additional 18lbs of resistance which I didn't include in the above listed weights.

 

[Scotty the Body]

Well done PulsatingArt, its amazing how much energy those fat burners give you.

 

[PulsatingArt]

Thanks Scotty- It's actually scary what those fat burners will do- if I had a bad day and everyone pissed me off, and I took a few Xenedrines or Stacker2's, I'd likely end up in jail.

 

[Fit Freak]

I weigh 175lbs...never do 1RM but I can do a clean 5 at 270lbs. My goal is to be able to do 320lbs but I'm nervous about trying it just in case I do something stupid and hurt myself!

 

[Yanks20]

I weigh 175lbs...never do 1RM but I can do a clean 5 at 270lbs. My goal is to be able to do 320lbs but I'm nervous about trying it just in case I do something stupid and hurt myself

freak, just make sure that you have a good spotter, increase the weight slowly and it will come as long as you have to determination!

 

[PulsatingArt]

You're doing the right thing by taking it at your own pace fit. When you're ready, you'll know. There once was a time when you wouldn't attempt 270, and now you're doing it for reps!

 

[SVB99]

You guys are amazing. I can't fathom how so many of you can get 300lbs+. Maybe I need to work out with you guys so I can join your ranks, lol.

 

[gopro]

Originally posted by SVB99
You guys are amazing. I can't fathom how so many of you can get 300lbs+. Maybe I need to work out with you guys so I can join your ranks, lol.

Nobody starts out pressing 300+ lbs. It takes time and work. Yes, some reach the higher poundages faster than others, but everyone can get to a respectable weight with effort. You will get there!

When I started out I had trouble benching 65 lbs, and although I never bench anymore, I eventually was benching over 400 as part of my regular workouts.

 

[Mudge]

Well, some people do A powerlifter friend of mine (old guy), knew a big irish guy who never trained at all, who could put up 495 for 3 reps without any training, while he was stuck on it for 1 rep.

Once in awhile there are those truly massive people, I know in my area when I went to one of the local colleges, there was a pacific islander who was about 6'7" and probably 350 pounds if not more, I KNOW he must have went through shoes like nuts because he didn't fit in anything he wore, he may have been 400 or so I dunno, the height makes it hard for me to guess. Honestly there are some huge people out there, but yes statistically if you start and you can press your own weight your doing OK, I started out benching about 90/95 pounds when I weighed at least 115 or so (was 11 at the time)...

 

[Yanks20]

That is the one thing that I truly hate! You work you ass off for such a long time to reach certain goals and yet there are those people out there who are gifted and could put up 300+ without any training. Imagine if they actually trained!

Pro,
so what is your current chest routine look like? i see you have been using DBs a lot more with regards to chest. so i just guess you are not currently or haven't used the BB for a while?