>tfw bench is shit REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE how are normies

I brace my legs under the bench and clench my shoulders.
use wrist wraps for added stability.

maybe try some different rep schemes

>hit 130lbs 5x5 today

feels good, finally going to go for lmao1pl8 next time I bench

don't ask how long i've been training

>>39403463
How long have you been training?

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>>39403423
Work on your form and just keep lifting heavy things youll get there.

Just fucked my shoulder a few weeks ago benching. It has slipped out before but never while i was lifting let alone benching. Been doing light upperbody and mainly lowerbody until i can get to the doc this week. No shoulder work of course.

>>39403463
How long have you been training?

>tfw t-rex

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>>39403514

>>39403482
3 months srs

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>>39403514
>>39403522

>>39403523
1 pl8 after 3 months is pretty good

>>39403523
That's good and you know it you attention whoring faggot

>>39403550
if you start out as a skinny skelly its good

if you start out as a fatty its meh

>>39403523
>>39403557
are you guys serious?

i know guys who literally walked into the gym for the first benching 1 plate

I also see skinny dudebro teenagers in snapbacks benching 1 plate all the time at my gym

>>39403578
I have never seen anyone put up more than 85lbs their first time benching, ever.

I started at 95 lbs and worked up to 185 lbs over the past few months.

Bench is literally just have strong shoulders back and triceps.

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>145/185/335/405
povertybench for months

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>>39403565
I'm fatty and I started at 1 pl8. Symmetric strength fucks with my stats because of my weight. The more weight I lose the more intermediate I become.

How many people you reckon just e-stat on their squat so their bench just looks worse in comparison when in reality they are just weak overall?

>>39403598
do you go to a gym for the disabled?

>>39403598
you go to a dyel asian gym dont you

>>39403656
A fair number of people from here do SS to start out.

>>39403763
SS still trains chest you mongoloid

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>>39403793
>symmetry
Back in my day shitposting used to mean something.

>>39403423
Just keep pushing the weight up by 5-10 pounds every couple weeks. You'll get the hang of it.

>>39403423

what website is used for this?

>>39403538
website?

>>39403835
>>39403840
https://symmetricstrength.com/

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>tfw 48 on symmetry scale

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my guy is really yellow

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>>39403522
>A-Are you me

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>>39404047
That's weird. It seems to base my strength on my bench press, because that's 0 difference.

>>39403463
How long have you NOT been training?

>>39403523
>3 months
>Not lifting 1pl8 per month
>2012 + 4
>ishiggitydiggitydoodahday

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iktfb

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Clearly this website doesn't take any account of your age.

Doesn't ask about 'roids, knee sleeves, Slingshot, bench shirt, groove briefs...

All my stuff is raw w/wraps/belt and I feel cheated. But I can't wear a belt for d-lift.

>I just let it go.

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Been to the gym for 6 weeks
I know I'm a noob but this fills me with shame
How bad am I?

>>39404647
>wraps and feels cheated.
Lol
You cheating urself nigger.

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>>39404718
Numbers

>>39404744
>untrained
It tells you how bad you are.

>>39404757
Yes I'm aware.
How bad in terms of how long I've been going?

>>39404771
Get off /fit train for a year then come back and ask. No one knows after 6 weeks.

>>39404779
Y-you too.

>>39404771
Better than my 10 weeks

>70kg, 168cm
>O: 27.5kg
>B: 45kg
>S: 65kg
>D: 85kg

Shoot me

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postan because ppl are looking the same in this thread.

29yo/511/169 lbs

>>39404718
Fuck dude, you look slightly worse than me but ive been on SS for 2.5 months.

Mostly blue, some still purple. 5'8 ex skelly

>>39403463
Man 1 plate bench is the best filling.

I remember that.

>tfw 3pl8 bench but chest looks like shit
>tfw 185lbs ohp but shoulders look like shit

FUCK. THIS.

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>tfw 6'2 175
>tfw was 6'2 155

Slowly making it bros

>>39403463
Try tucking in your elbows a bit , that is what fixed my stall

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>5'5 (why live?)
>130

senpai

>>39403656
That's what I tell myself at least. The 1/2/3/4 standard is ridiculous, 2plate bench is respectable but most average athletic guys can do it, especially talking about maxes. Meanwhile only the biggest guys in the gym squat close to 3plate. Most people bench more than they squat and their legs look fine. 1.5-2plate (for ass to grass reps) is the normal squat for guys at my gym (college-age athletic guys).
I do more leg work than a lot of guys but I'd break in half if I tried to squat 3.

>>39405020
Beautiful balanced body

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I can barbell row more than I can bench press. Am I going to die?

>tfw genuinely bench more than I deadlift

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>mfw lifting for 4 months and still purple.

>tfw opposite
I feel so self conscious wearing shirts, my chest fucking pops out so much.

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>>39405570
forgot pic

>>39405007
Do more volume for hypertrophy..Stop doing a strength based routine.

>>39405418
kek dat low test

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>tfw bench has always been easiest lift

6.5 months

5'10.5 155 pounds

>>39405143
>Most people bench more than they squat and their legs look fine

No.

If you train both equally squat will always be higher.

>>39404594
trying too hard kys honestly

>>39403463
lifting for a fucking year, cant get past 110lbs bench. Is it because i have pectus? Im doing 5x5 btw and i want to fucking kill myself.

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>>39405810

Start doing 5 x 3 x 1.

i.e..... 95lbs x 5 , 100 x 3 , 105 x 1
repeat that order for *one more set*, and you're done with flat bench.

move on to dumbbell presses right after.

if you have no muscle to begin with (relatively), then what the heck are 25 reps training ?

you have to overload what you have for muscle --- not fatigue it like a marathoner.

>people are gonna disagree

My entire upper body is apparently untrained, entire lower body + abdominal and spinal erectors are subpar.

Makes sense desu, I can't squat or deadlift for absolutely shit.

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>>39405907

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I've been on SS for 3 years now.

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>>39405947
>SS
>subpar chest
You are doing it wrong m8

>>39405810
I hope it's because of pectus because thats pathetic otherwise.

>>39406187
world elite asshole tho

>>39405947
>>39406303
Almost choked on my preworkout

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>>39406303

>>39403550
Wait what? Does it usually take that long? I hit 5x5 1pl8 after 3 weeks of lifting.

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21 years old
Squat - 295 lbs
Bench - 265 lbs
Deadlift - 440 lbs
OHP - 180 lbs
5'9 189 lbs
Working out on and off, but just got back into it 3 months ago

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One week of lifting after like a year of doing semi serious calisthenics

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>>39406377
The numbers are slightly off but seems about right. My deadlift is shit doe. Dont have the muscle memory to do the movement correctly.

>>39406357
Me too

>>39406389
You can change it to round to the nearest kg. The default is set to the nearest 5kg for some reason

>>39406442
Didnt improve by much. Theyre fairly okay desu. Im just sad that my deadlift is so shit. Even tho ive only been in the gym for a bit more than a week and they will progress fast.

>>39406389
>75kg squat
>75kg dl
>85kg bench
wait wat

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I've had back problems recently, so my squats and deadlifts are lacking compared to most of my lifts, currently struggling with a 127kg squat and 150kg deadlift, other lifts are ok though.

>>39406833
He's one of those "no one cares about legs brah"

>>39406833
>>39406889
No im really not. Like i said ive done calisthenics for almost a year and i did gym for like 3 months in 2015. I do intend to greatly improve my lower body lifts. But my legs did kinda get denied. I did sprints tho. My body isnt imbalanced either when looking at aesthetics

>>39406924
fair enough, I didn't read your earlier post.
i've just started and it's the opposite for me. My bench is shitty but my squats and deadlifts are decent

>>39403604
Yeah you don't need pecs or anything like that

>>39405810
How fucking weak are you guys? The only time I ever benched I was 17 or 18, and managed to bench 120 lbs x 5 with first try, and I was 121 or so lbs lean aushwitz-mode myself.

>>39404744
>>39404718
Those are some high estimated one rep maxes for someone who's untrained. You're probably just fat and it's throwing the calculation off. Don't sweat it too much.

Yesterday I had my first time not completing a 5x5 for bench. It was at 155lbs and I could only do 3x4 before I just stopped from shame. All my other lifts are going up fine but I just died inside knowing I couldn't clear the bench.

Any tips other than eating more? I'm trying to do more research on my form to help.

>>39405206

No but you are definitely doing at least one of those things wrong.

>>39407032

Yeh I am with you. Granted I started lifting at 21 and was overweight when I started but I did 1pl8 for 5x5 on my first day.

>started with 30-40kg bench 3 yrs ago
>can now 5x5 120kg
Feelsgoodman

>>39405810
Literally how is anyone's bench this low? I've seen chicks bench more than this

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I just hit my lmao2pl8!!1!!! And was so faggotforce proud of myself id figure id tell yall thanks for not supporting me and calling me a pussy and to try harder.

>>39403997
you've got an exceptional ass anon ;)

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120/190/275/255 (grip strength needs work) after 9 weeks of SS.

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>>39403423
My upperbody is far stronger than my legs but i still sort of look like a Trex

Also for bench i find that staying tight helps a lot.

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>>39408455
Pic related. Im starting to think strength=size thing is a meme

Took me about 2 years to reach 2pl8 bench.

When I started I could barely bench the bar.
I was stuck on 65kg for what felt like an eternity.

Failed my first 5x5 bench at 80lbs.

2 years in now, 1 year serious, benching 3x5 140.

Am male, 5"11'. Should I just load 2 plates and let my life end under it?

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>>39408629
my guy

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>>39405947
kek

>>39403445
WRIST WRAP BENCH
LELEELELELELELELELELELELELELELELELEELE

When did you realize you are a weak faggot?

>>39404647
>waaah I'm not as strong as I think

>>39405947
Need pics of the those world class glutes

>>39408471
You look solid my dude. Just do more isolations for hypertrophy if you want bigger arms.

>>39408471
your legs arent big they just look big because you have narrow shoulders, work your shoulders more to compensate

>>39408629
Guy, be honest, is natural lifting just a meme?

>>39408826
Is only doing vertical pressing not enough? I want to get really strong OHP and planche before starting on isolations.
>>39408800
My arms look big from the side but are DYEL from the front. How will isolations make them wider?

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>>39408471
Stats mia familia?
Also mirrin

>>39410486
Bench 225×1
Dips +90lb×5
Chin ups +70lb×5
OHP 135×1
Squat 265×1

>tfw when i bench 265 but barely have any triceps, delts, or pecs

>>39410693
You don't have strength. Seriously, you're just about intermediate, and real strength starts at advanced. That's when you'll start looking huge, like a powerlifter.

Don't get me wrong, your shit's good, you're doing good, but size will come when you do better. Take it from someone who's been through the grinder and is still trying to gain.

>>39405007
More volume, more dips, and more behind the neck pressing. Seriously. My delts exploded when I started BTN military pressing with 160lbs for 5 x 5 and my max strict press is only 200lbs.

>>39410818
it your shoulders are beastyou are not doing it right if that is the case.

learn to engage your entire upper bod when benching. ever see those gyys doing pikes on the end of the bench between sets. that is why they are doing it. try putting your feet up on the bench, knees bent and consciously thinking about engaging your core with each rep.

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>>39403423
>https://symmetricstrength.com/

This is what lifting from age 14 gets you. Meh. Maxes aren't correct too.

>>39410872
According to symmetric strength my chin ups are advanced and everything else is proficient. Im 165lb btw.

I can bench 75kg 3x10. I-is that alright? Pls no bully ;_;

>>39411556
Why wouldnt it be alright?

>>39411593
Am I a weak faggot? Is that low?

>>39404647
>Angry fatty
Your not swole flat, your american

>>39411614
No. No one benches 125kg for reps on their second week.

>mfw normie
>don't squat
>don't train legs
>don't have any sort of routine
>benched 145kg for a triple last week
>have people who actually take lifting seriously walk over to me and they're just bewildered

>>39405947
How is this even possible.

>>39408629
LOW TEST

>>39407039
I'm 6' 85kg

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been stuck at 165 lbs for 5-7 reps iv been lifting for 10 months and iv been stuck here for at least 2-3 months im really frustrated about it but at least my incline bench is going up any ideas on how to make chest bigger or improve benchpress

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>>39404607
>squats 325
>benches 135

>>39405143

This is a. plain untrue and b. a shit attitude to have

"Everyone at my gym is a weak faggot this justifies me also being a weak faggot"

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>tfw weak as fuck posterior chain

>>39403997
Dio ?

>tfw 1/2/2.5/3

>>39405947
>Rainbowman

Also,I don't like to ask for pictures but I need to see this.

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Tfw hit 2pl8 bench for the first time today

Feels so good man

>>39414756
Nice job senpai
I hit 135×5 OHP today all the normans in the commercial gym were mirin.

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B 20kg
S 30kg
D 30kg
OHP 7kg
started with bar everywhere
6'6" never did ANY sports in my lifetime
weigh 85kg was 79 when started
atleast im making some gains these past 2 months

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>>39415041
MAKE FUN OF ME ALREADY

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>>39415314
>>39415041
Im glad you are making progress anon i wish luck to you in the near future : )

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>>39415041
how do you do a 7kg ohp?

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5'11 195 lbs

lifting about a year and half

all of these are 5RM
Bench 205 lbs
DL 330 lbs
OHP 135 lbs
Pendlay Row 185

I don't squat lul

>>39415374
>those proportions
lmao
also idk i just cant do 10 it feels too heavy
i thinks my shoulders are weak

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>>39415383
no I mean how do you even set that up? are you just holding a single 7kg dumbbell?

>>39415391
barbell + 3.5kg on each side
i dont cont the bar for any of my lifts

>>39415376
What have you even been doing for a year and a half?

You should get on a better program

>>39415041
>>39415391
guess ill add that those are 5RM not 1RM

>>39415401
SL 5x5 + injuries + shit diet

I was squatting originally, then I injured my knees while hiking. I don't know what the hell is the deal with them but I can DL just fine but squatting hurts the shit out of them, even with babyweight.

I'm fine with my progress, it's obviously not the best it could be but I look and feel much better than I used to plus I picked up my first gf

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>>39415396
so that's 2.5kg a week added on bench, 3.75kg on squat and diddy and 0.875kg a week on ohp
pretty shitty but not terrible, at least you're getting stronger

I did a shitty bro split for over a year before switching to sl, then recently cut over 5kg and have just been doing mostly mobility work for the last two months

What's this site?

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>>39415422
i feel like i could add more to squat but then going parallel is hard
i actually once went completly in on my squat with 40 and got back up but it was really hard

atleast i have facial aesthetics
shirts a bit stretched haha

>>39415436
no one cares you weak shit kys

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>>39415479
dabb on manlets

>>39415422
my lat pulldown increases by 10 every workout
is this natural
at 220 rn

>>39415041
>>39415041
invest in some preworkout, find a swole gym buddy and rip your body up for the next sixth months. You need to push yourself every fucking day and eat big af or you won't make it.

>>39415526
ran out of protein powder
might buy a big bag and take 5 scoops every day JUST to get those 190g

>>39407032
>>39407505

Once I started eating at a surplus it took me like 4 months to hit 1 pl8. I think genetics is a huge part. Like, I was able to a2g squat 3pl8 and deadlift 250 before I was able to hit lmao1pl8 on bench. I think pajeets have weaker chests. I'm able to do 4x8 weighted chins w/ 45lbs tho so it really is down to how muscle develops in each person's body.

>>39411664
Why would some one go on the internet to lie

>>39415396
You're suppoused to count the bar famlam

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>>39415820
will this increase my gains

i thought my trip was banned
interdasting

>>39415820
Should I remove the hole though???

>>39406196
help me

>>39415849
It will when you say them out loud

>>39415872
yes make sure to count the clips too and account for the weight in your fingernails

>been lifting for 3 months
>100kg bench for 1 rep and 100kg squat for 1 rep
>72kg at 5'8

why am i so bad at squatting?

>>39416754
>bad at squatting?
seems like your squat is pretty good to me, your bench is just way better.

>>39406389
55kg ohp novice?????????????????????????

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Suck it bitches

>>39406357
i started training with a bench of like 65 lbs so 3 weeks would not get me 135. just hit my body weight of 185 now (9 months later)

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5 months
Benching just fucking eludes me

Try wide grip, also do incline and decline. Switch things up.

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>>39403423
How the hell do I make my delts and back juicy without losing all my bench gains? After heavy bench I'm usually fucking toas and just sort of coast through my accessories.

>>39403423
Warm up your back with some cable rows with a straight bar. Made a world of diffrence for me.

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Almost greenmode on everything but squats

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>>39403872
>>39403966
>>39403997
>no biceps
do none of you do pull exercises??

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>>39403423

>>39421168
I'm assuming the lifts I put in don't judge bicep strength well enough for them to display it.

>>39415041
You deadlift 1/3rd of your body weight after 2 months? What the fuck dude.

Or are those weights what you are putting on the bar? If so, you're still weak as fuck, but you're even more retarded.

>>39404989
Guessing you're doing ss?