how much can you bench?
 

i'm watching a rerun of american choper and the father just benchpressed 360 lbs:eek2

whats your max on a benchpress?


i post this knowing that i am asking a bunch of webmasters:1orglaugh

When I work out, I go from 12 reps at 135 to 155 to 175 and finally i usually do 3 to 6 at 195. That's 3 times a week for chest.
I lifted 250 to fuck around, but lifting heavy weights a couple of times is not my goal :2 cents:

i can;t do more then 165 maybe

95 - 120 lbs but they need to be 18 or over and have at least a size 34 breast, then I can bench rep after rep after rep.
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315

6 x 45# plates plus an olympic bar

I saw that episode, not bad for an old fart

lmfaoooooooooo



i max out on those 18-19 yr old 180 lbers:1orglaugh

:thumbsup damn dude, thats pretty good

I saw that it's crazy, he does 3 plates on each side and then adds another!

His arms and chest are very big though.

1 plate max 8 reps here, weak chest, gotta hit the gym again.

I've been benching around 320 - 325 -- maybe 3:30, you know, whenever I get to the gym...

i probably couldnt bench my own weight

most i tried was like 185

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that took me a minute

huh?

BV -- I'll type slower...

i'm talking about TIME, not weight... its a joke son....

I used to do around 285 when I went to the gym, but now Im using one of those home gyms and the thing doesnt go past 200... so 4 sets of 10 at 200

ok dad :) i get it now.......

I can bench my two monitors and that's all that matters :)
WG

Eh...haven't gotten into free weight much, but on the chest press machine I can do 205 probably 12-15 times...don't know what that'd equal out to...probably not shit.

i curl my keyboard:glugglug

350 OUNCES

lol...100

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LOL

170-180LB

I have seen 4 plates (a side) x 45lb being bench pressed at my gym...

Let's see how much [Brian] can benchpress... :thumbsup

[brian] does 4 plates each side

I do 3 x 12 @ ~135 (2x45lbs + olympic bar). I don't know how much my one time weight would be. I suspect I could probably do over 200 but haven't tried it.

It's been growing fast though... only went back into the gym seriously a few months ago and I was having a hard time doing 3 x 10 @ 100lbs. Feels good seeing my pecs starting to poke out some! :thumbsup

275

Oh, lets see...my max is 50 lbs! The bar with 2 1/2's on each side. :Graucho My legs are hella strong though, so they make up for it!

lets go workout sometime

I can bench around 220 for my most now for 6 reps (I'm a young bodybuilder).. but I can squat or deadlift way more than that. Squats and deadlifts are possibly the best 2 exercices.. How much you bench doesn't really matter there are a couple of bodybuilders who bench less than 200 lbs and they can almost be built like Coleman the man itself.

Ronnie Coleman unbelievable :
http://www.ronniecoleman.com/multime...believable.htm

254 for a one time max. Pretty good for a skinny fuck like myself.

285 bench for max after pyramid up
375 deadlift
workout 5-6 days
30min a day cardio to burn 433 cals

I am 39 years old 210lb killing machine:BangBang: :ak47: :winkwink:

ha, I could stand to loose 10-15lbs

and I am making up for 25 years of party hard live fast die young.

my max is 235 right now, my goal is 260. you know my man George Bush benches 205 and can run a sub-7 min. mile?

I am a bodybuilder myself i don't really bench.
I just do reps i do 5 sets of 6 235lbs

used to do 278 on 45 degree incline for 8 reps - always did flat bench for my second exercise so I was a little weaker by that stage. My bodyweight was 95kg .. height 5'11. Gotta get back into the gym !! grrr ...

All time Max - 405 lbs.

Right now Max - about 365 lbs.

A friend asked me my formula awhile back so here goes:

Tip # 1 - Keep your back flat on the bench
Tip # 2 - Don't let your uper arm go lower than paralell to the floor.
Tip # 3 - Breathe... alot. It's all about maximizing your oxygen/Glycogen
Tip # 4 - warm up, but don't stay in the warm-up the whole workout. How can you save energy for your max when you are exhausted when you get there?
Tip # 5 - go slow. There is no momentum muscle in your body.
Tip # 6 - stretch alot & stay loose & relaxed for better blood flow or you'll bonk before the max again.
Tip # 7 - STAY STRICT WITH EXACT FORM. Nobody cares how much you lift except you - otherwise the gym would go outta biz without mirrors.
Tip # 8 - Change your workout every 28 days (4 weeks) to destroy Plateaus.
Tip # 9 - Did I mention to breathe? Timing your breathing, and getting full inhales & exhales can gain you massive strength.
Tip # 10 - Use a spotter on the heavy sets that you arent sure about... but don't let your spotter get a better workout than you. He's there just in case you are about to get strangled - not to give you a liftoff on the heavy stuff just to shock your body with the weight.
Tip # 11 - go heavy & Max 1 time a week, do an endurace workout once a week, and do push-ups once a week.
Tip # 12 - On the negative movement (downward) do a four count, posetive (upward) 2 count.

My Chest workout:
Flat Bench
Warm-up 12X 135 lbs
10X 185 lbs
6-8X 225 lbs
4-6X 275 lbs
2-4X 315 lbs
1-2X 365 lbs
1X 405 lbs
warm down: 15 seconds between sets
2-3 X 315 lbs
6-8X 225 lbs
(Super-wide grip)10-12X 135 lbs

Incline bench has less sets & less reps but Max around 275 lbs to 315 lbs.
Decline cable fly's 6 sets of 6-12 reps with 100 lbs each arm, and up to the whole stack on max days.

No. I've never taken steroids and graduated High School @ 125 lbs. Work hard, eat right, be patient & you'll get there - if I can, you can.

I might be able to do 50 pounds if I try hard enough.

I can bench my penis many times lol.
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I usually bench about 135.

Thats two 45 plates and an olympic bar...

Im working on doing two plates on each side :)

I hit 280 3 times last week

come check out my bodybuilding forum http://www.swoleboard.com

Don't ask me! :1orglaugh

75 pounds

your a maniac... that amount of sets would kill me

yeah dont worry about resting your muscles, you dont need to do that.

good solid advice

I really have no idea.. I dont normally benchpress anything. I actually have pretty good upper body strength from some unknown reason though.

You're the man! :1orglaugh