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decem
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Backhouse said:
yeah, or what if he actually does it right? unlike 3/4 of the people i see in the gym that bounce that shit off their chest.
I have been training for about a year and a half, but most of that has been dogged by injuries I was training for about 6 months natural and was benching around 70kg for 8 reps. This is when I got injured.
Ive now been back training for 5 weeks and Im benching 65kg for 8 reps.
When I say benching I mean incline bench press and no I dont bounce the bar off my chest. I lift controlled and bring the bar back down controlled then I pause at the bottom before pressing again.
It actually gets on my nerves when people say that they bench 200kg when that all they do is bounce the bar half way and then let their triceps finish the movment. I tried bouncing the bar and I pressed just over 90kg, but that was a load of shit.
Ive now been back training for 5 weeks and Im benching 65kg for 8 reps.
When I say benching I mean incline bench press and no I dont bounce the bar off my chest. I lift controlled and bring the bar back down controlled then I pause at the bottom before pressing again.
It actually gets on my nerves when people say that they bench 200kg when that all they do is bounce the bar half way and then let their triceps finish the movment. I tried bouncing the bar and I pressed just over 90kg, but that was a load of shit.
GettinSwole
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If you can't do 225 for a single I doubt you've hit your genetic potential yet. I weighed 200 before I started the sauce and I could do 310-315.
I have heard the general rule of thumb is 1 1/2 x your body weight for 1 rep max.
ie 200 lbs you should be able to bench 300lbs for one rep.
this is natural.
If your currently only benching 60-70kg then wait awhile (my opinion) and try and build up a decent
foundation naturally
lastly to increase your bench you need to do squats. your legs are the biggest muscle group and will
increase your overall strength.
check out either elitefitness systems.
or deepsquatter.com they both have good information on strength training.
ie 200 lbs you should be able to bench 300lbs for one rep.
this is natural.
If your currently only benching 60-70kg then wait awhile (my opinion) and try and build up a decent
foundation naturally
lastly to increase your bench you need to do squats. your legs are the biggest muscle group and will
increase your overall strength.
check out either elitefitness systems.
or deepsquatter.com they both have good information on strength training.
The Man Child
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I did 225lb. in the start of my 9th grade year of high school. And believe me that was all natural. If you have to juice to do that, than damn, you gotta a lot of work to do.
KINGKONG69
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MOST PEOPLE SHOULD EASILY BE ABLE TO BENCH 315lbs NATURALY, I DID, AND I KNOW A GUY WHO DOES 365lbs WITHOUT STERIODS.
PimpnAintEasy
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Using gear to bench 225...??!!! That's either being real lazy or very impatient, both of which do not mix well with gear.
Powerchord
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he forgot to mention he's only got one arm...
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