DeltaOwnsAll From United States of America, joined Jul 2001, 1173 posts, RR: 1 Posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 2058 times:
The title is pretty self-explanatory...i'm bored and curious to see if there's any other lifters on here and what you can do. My max right now is about 225x1, the best I've ever been is probably 225x4...not huge but decent for my meager 6', 170lb frame. Anyways, lets try to keep this reasonably truthful/on-topic.
TuffGong From Canada, joined Jan 2006, 472 posts, RR: 4 Reply 1, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 2048 times:
When i was doing bench on a regular basis about two years ago I was pushing 255lbs 10 reps with a spot. Now i only do free weight, no bench and I am doing 90 lbs dumbbells ten reps no spot. I have a 5'10 195 lbs body, been playin Ice hockey and lacrosse for about 17 years.
Usnseallt82 From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 4891 posts, RR: 55 Reply 2, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 2035 times:
AGC525 From United States of America, joined Sep 2004, 989 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 2032 times:
I was pretty big into powerlifting, My max was 515 x 1 about two years ago. Now I've slacked off greatly, I'm around 350. At the time I was 240lbs. I've started to get back into it, I forgot what a long road it is!
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Jfkaua From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 1000 posts, RR: 3 Reply 4, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 2025 times:
Mt99 From United States of America, joined May 1999, 6354 posts, RR: 7 Reply 5, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 2025 times:
Whats more impressive.. being able to lift 2 x 225lbs or 12 x 135lbs..
EA CO AS From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 12562 posts, RR: 64 Reply 6, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 2022 times:
Best is 315 x 3. Added 40lbs to it just to see if I could do it and that bar pinned me like a little girl.
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DeltaOwnsAll From United States of America, joined Jul 2001, 1173 posts, RR: 1 Reply 10, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 1998 times:
Quoting Mt99 (Reply 5): Whats more impressive.. being able to lift 2 x 225lbs or 12 x 135lbs..
Which is better for that matter?
I would say that 2x225 is considerably better...I would be hard pressed to do 225 more than once or twice right now, but i could most likely do 135 at least 20 times.
DL021 From United States of America, joined May 2004, 11433 posts, RR: 81 Reply 11, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 1990 times:
LHMARK From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 7255 posts, RR: 51 Reply 12, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 1990 times:
Dunno, how much does Dmitri Young weigh?
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PROSA From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 5439 posts, RR: 5 Reply 14, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 1975 times:
I've done 225 x 10, which works out to a single rep of 300 pounds. The most I've done in an actual single rep is 275, though when doing it I could tell I wasn't near my limit. I've also done ten reps with a pair of 100-pound dumbbells.
Here is a chart showing typical bench press amounts by bodyweight. The bodyweight amounts correspond with the weight categories used in powerlifing competiton: http://www.exrx.net/Testing/WeightLifting/BenchStandards.html
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PROSA From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 5439 posts, RR: 5 Reply 16, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 2 days ago) and read 1954 times:
A couple of bench press factoids:
One of the tests given to prospective NFL players at the annual Combine is the number of reps they can manage at 225 pounds. Quarterbacks, wide receivers, kickers and punters are exempt from the test. Most men manage between 10 and 35 reps, with linemen at the top and cornerbacks at the bottom.
Outside of powerlifting, the athletes with the best bench presses as a function of bodyweight probably are Olympic gymnasts. I have read that essentially all of them can bench in excess of double bodyweight and some approach triple bodyweight.
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Vikkyvik From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 8226 posts, RR: 28 Reply 19, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 1928 times:
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The most I've ever benched is 170, at about 3 or 4 reps. I've never tried to max out and actually see how much I could bench for one rep.
I've also never lifted for more than bout 2 or 3 months at a stretch. Get bored of it too quickly.
I'm 5'10", and was around 150 lbs when I benched 170.
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DeltaOwnsAll From United States of America, joined Jul 2001, 1173 posts, RR: 1 Reply 20, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 1927 times:
Quoting PROSA (Reply 16): A couple of bench press factoids:
One of the tests given to prospective NFL players at the annual Combine is the number of reps they can manage at 225 pounds. Quarterbacks, wide receivers, kickers and punters are exempt from the test. Most men manage between 10 and 35 reps, with linemen at the top and cornerbacks at the bottom.
Outside of powerlifting, the athletes with the best bench presses as a function of bodyweight probably are Olympic gymnasts. I have read that essentially all of them can bench in excess of double bodyweight and some approach triple bodyweight.
Interesting...I've heard of a similar practice in the NBA, only the weight is 175. Apparently Shaun Livingston (of the clippers?) couldn't even do one rep...pretty incredible for an NBA player.
PROSA From United States of America, joined Oct 2001, 5439 posts, RR: 5 Reply 21, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 1902 times:
Quoting DeltaOwnsAll (Reply 20): nteresting...I've heard of a similar practice in the NBA, only the weight is 175. Apparently Shaun Livingston (of the clippers?) couldn't even do one rep...pretty incredible for an NBA player.
Indeed there is such a practice, though the weight is 185. Here is a list of the most recent results:
Usnseallt82 From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 4891 posts, RR: 55 Reply 23, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 1896 times:
Quoting JGPH1A (Reply 13): That wasn't the question, that is simply assumed - spare us the sordid details of your lonely desert life !
Then I'll repeat my response before....I can hold my own.
FlyMIA From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 6298 posts, RR: 6 Reply 24, posted (6 years 8 months 2 weeks 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 1879 times:
255lbs 1 rep.
Quoting DL021 (Reply 11): How much does your mom weigh?
LOL
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25 DeltaOwnsAll: Interesting...looks like Shelden Williams is a beast@25 reps...
26 Jaws707: I can bench 335 one time. Sometimes for fun I'll do 215 about 10-15 times, and 135 30+ times. I am about 6'1 and weigh 210. It took me 4 years of hard
27 DL021: OK.....is that something you read? That's probably what you can benchpress, then. If you really want to know what you can do then get a spotter and s
28 Usnseallt82: Nowadays, only from the occasional chief looking to stir something up.
29 PROSA: That's using the one-rep-max calcuator at Exrx.net: http://www.exrx.net/Calculators/OneRepMax.html It's not 100% precise, but I've found it to be rea
30 DL021: I'm not sure you understand in what way I'm mocking you....but I expect that from a Navy guy.............
31 Vikkyvik: Not if it ain't big enough to make her happy.
32 Usnseallt82: Oh, I understand quite well....but I figured I answered that with my temp and who I'm looking at comment.
33 FDXMECH: Like the saying goes, "Who do you expect to satisfy with that lil' thing"? Answer - "Myself"[Edited 2006-09-15 06:48:02]
34 BaylorAirBear: The most I've ever benched was 430 pounds, and that was only once. That was my freshman year of college, and I was 6'4'' at 339 pounds, and trained ev
35 DeltaOwnsAll: Well...I've been taking a new product called "Anator" by Muscletech for about a week now. Like any other weightlifting supplement it has huge hype, bu
36 JetMech: In my younger days, I would do 3 or 4 sets of 10-12 reps with about 220lbs. My best ever was a set of about 5 reps with about 310lbs. Only did that on
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