How much can you bench? How strong is EF!

[ExtraMile]

I meant fixed for me lol. I am gonna do them leaning more forward and not sitting down like a squat. Its too uncomfortable for me to try and "squat" the weight up. I just got to keep my back straight still. Ill be doing them tmr and if 275 is easy ill be going back up to 315.

keep it up bro, thats a beastly dl. Jus work on your bench!

i hope 275 isnt easy

yeah im shit at bench, most i ever did was 187 x 4 but i was using some PL techniques, and on my 5th rep my shoulder buckled and I was out of all upper body stuff for a month or so after. Then with a flat back on the bench I got up back up to 160 x 5 I think and now Iv changed to Db flat and BB incline.

 

[kdc1023]

getting close to 400 now. for reps of 3

I wanna see a video of that

 

[joe d]

my bench is sadly my weak point. i could 2 rep 325. i could probably get it a bit higher but dumbbells put the size on my chest so much better so i dont do it often

 

[Unit 2005]

180kg x 2...thats just under 400lbs.

 

[lookinfit75]

my bench is sadly my weak point. i could 2 rep 325. i could probably get it a bit higher but dumbbells put the size on my chest so much better so i dont do it often

I noticed that too a few months back so I decided to stop with the heavy benching and sure enough, my chest has been growing by leaps and bounds; to the point where I have some serious stretch marks now. I came back to flat bench today and was able to do three sets of 6 reps with 365 lbs and 315 lbs on incline but the stress on my shoulders was a bit unconfortable although not as bad as it used to be. I think I'll stick to dumb bells for good from now on. For some reason more size is the major benifit of doing dumb bells work.

 

[Tblock1]

205 bench

I weigh 170 pounds but I've only been working out for about 8 months and just turned 17

Deadlift 335

Squat 285
Also, I just started squat and deadlift, so I'm increasing quick (hopefully)

 

[lookinfit75]

my bench is sadly my weak point. i could 2 rep 325. i could probably get it a bit higher but dumbbells put the size on my chest so much better so i dont do it often

Another thing I am noticing about creating a larger chest is the importance of dips. When I stopped doing heavy bench worked I switched over to dips and that exercise is creating a fuller and more shapely chest.
For shits and giggles I put on 4 wheels per side on the ol bench and squeezed out 2 reps, barely I might add and I am paying for it now. Damn shoulders are buggin big time.

 

[ExtraMile]

Damn shoulders are buggin big time.

reading people say things like this makes me never wanna get older lol

 

[lookinfit75]

Haha, yeah man... it'll happen eventually to you too but in the mean time, get big so you can have an excuse for those achie shoulders

 

[evilknievil250r]

AS like a lot of other members here, i havnt tried to max in a while cuz the shoulder thing but i can three rep 250 at 5/7 170lbs...Ill probly catch some shit 4 this but chest has always been my strong point but i dont like to push it as heavy as i could out of fear of injury..

My lil bro takes the cake in my eyes tho.....15 years old, 5/8 140lbs solid, put up 260 for 1 rep usin nothin but protein powder..Little fucker blew me out the water when i was 15....lol