Bench question

[w8lifter89]

hitting 400 clean

I have hit 400 #'s clean at 197 in the Pennsylvania state powerlifting championship, at 24 years of age, I have just now hit a plateau and can no longer get my bench to go up, so it is now that I am contemplating the gear..........so your body has a ways to go to reach its natural potential if your worrying about 100kg

 

[Keep it beefy]

370 naturally at 19, juiced, 430-435 at 20 after one cycle

 

[BloodyMule]

This shit pisses me off. 1st of all, who's give a rats ass what you can bench. Unless your getting paid for it, like a few people i know. 2nd EVERYONE'S genetic potential is different, with different muscle groups. I for example SUCK at bench. I'm 210lbs and can only get 230lb up once. I've been lifting for over 3yrs. However, my partner who can get 350lbs up, uses the same weights on every other lift as I do. I have very long arms which makes it more difficult for me to bench than someone lets say, under 6'0. Second, everyone that say's you should wait to juice till you can bench 300lbs naturally is talking shit. That's why most people juice.
I say, if you look good, can kick ass, and oh yeah, LOOK GOOD.. who cares what you bench.. Is that your pickup line in a club???

Peace..

 

[Yellowbottle]

just to add my 2cents. I am currently 185-190 and bench about 405. In the winter time i had a one rep max on the bench of 440, I was about 198. I beleive it all depends on your strong points. I have week bis and decent legs but really strong tri's and chest. My back and shoulders are pretty good but not amazing. I have one of the best benches in my gym especailly pound for pound. But as a few others said who cares! Its about how you look not how much you can lift. Being strong means nothing if your a tub of shit! I train for strength and cuts.

 

[silverback7]

This thread just demonstrates what many of us have know for a long time. Many people need some common ways to measure up to others, especially with strength. Bench is the most common, squat and deadlift are common too as they are PL components.

There are obviously reasons for people who can bench more or less, arm length, etc, but much of it has to do with form. If you want good info about bench and other PL training methods visit elitefs.com (westside barbell club)

Train hard, eat big, and "gear up" Whatever you started with for weight will be left in the dust. Good luck

 

[BloodyMule]

Train hard, eat big, and "gear up" Whatever you started with for weight will be left in the dust. Good luck

Nicly put silverback7.

 

[nandroloner]

I benched 420 as a 200 pound 16year old naturally, as far as I know, anyone benching hard for over a year, regardless of size, should be able to put up 220

Hmmmm, Now where did I put those hip-boots of mine......?

 

[natural-mike]

Just to chime in,

Usually its non- gym goers who ask dumb shit like "How much do you bench?" when's the last time someone walked up to you and said dude "How much do you trap bar deadlift?" or "how much weight do you strap on for weighted dips?" you never get asked those questions.

Point being also, not to dis, or flame or put any brothers down, but everybody and their mother is going to give you an inflated answer as to how much they bench here. When I see people talking about benching 440 at 198 pounds, and 16 years old all that bullshit, all I have to say is, why aint your ass in the paper? why isnt your lying ass in the damn newspaper.

So take answers to "How much you bench with a grain of salt, because everybody benches 400 up aorund here.

Peace to my true brother,
Natural Mike

 

[BloodyMule]

Natural-Mike,

Well put brother...
Mule

 

[carrera]

I agree with natural-mike , mos of the time people that ask " watcha bench " don't know what the fuck they are talking about

I've got realy big legs and have had people say "damn your legs are huge , how much you bench " what a dumb ass question !!

I think that the best thing to do when people start talking about how strong their bench is , is start talking about you dick (ie) "yea well I bench 420"you say "yea well I got a 9" root , and you girl loves it!!!"