Does height affect bench abilty?

[genarr3]

Re: 69muscle, strange question since you know the answer yourself...

It has nothing to do with your height, but the length of your arms.

A guy with short arms will always beat a guy with long arms. That does not mean your buddy if only 5'6 will bench more then Coleman. Because there are other things to consider.

But take 2 guys and none of them is on roids, the shorter guy will always win. Exeptions are making the rule here.

That absolutely true, but the taller you are the longer your limbs tend to be.

 

[69Muscle]

Thanks guys, I thought I was right about that. It didn't seem normal why I was struggling so against him.

 

[BiggerisBetter]

bro i'm 6'4" also and i know definately what you mean
squatting (parallel) for tall people is even worse

 

[Rednesz]

It is the arm length that makes a difference.
I am 6'4" myself and yes it is frustrating when it comes to benching or squating.
People with short muscle bellies are going to see gains faster than some one with long muscle bellies but that long muscle is going to look better once it 's developed than the shorter.
Why do you think that most of your top level bodybuilders are on average from 5'8" to 5'11". You do not see very many of the taller competors placing as high because it is harder to develop the same amount of mass to compete. There are a few exceptions to this and that is where gentics comes in.

 

[Ingram]

get my elbows to a 90degree (That's how we count a full rep)...

I count that as a half rep... Why don't you forget about how much you’re lifting and perform the exercise correctly?

 

[69Muscle]

That's 90 degrees perpendicular to the bench. It's a full bench for me.

 

[Doch910]

i hate my long arms. Hard to bench alot of weight. Then there is getting a good peak on your bi's is hard with longer arms because the muslce is so long.

 

[Ingram]

I touch the bar to my chest and then push it back up, that's my idea of a full rep.

 

[AllPLAYA]

"I was just fuckin around wit ya bro! yeah, i guess it does matter somewhat, since Force= mass X distance.

But i still think strength is the main part of the equation, dont you agree?"


Bulldog- From a physics point of view
Force=mass*acceleration so if you bench 200kg then
Force = 200*9.8ms squared

Both people move the object with the same force BUT the tall guy uses mroe energy because of the distance traveled.

TRY THIS-

Why don't you (tall guy) just move the bar the same distance as your friend. Use the middle portion of your motion. You will get out the same or more reps than him BUT you will get a shitier workout becuase of your limited range of motion.
Just be thankful you are tall. I am 6 foot and know that plently of 5'6 guys would trade their slight bench press advantage for my height. Anyway who cares how much you bench. This is a bodybuilding forum isn't it?

 

[69Muscle]

Because everyone cares about how much you can bench. If I look great but bench 185lbs WTF is that? I'll look like a poser.