So im a lard who started going to the gym recently, i work with my dad and grandfather at our family paving company and i lift things all day weighing in between 100-250 pounds daily. Why cant i bench close to that? (Pic unrealated)
Lift and push are different.
Unless you're lifting things laying flat on your back, pushing then upwards, then it's probably different muscle groups
>>39823999
because youre not pushing these things off your chest lieing on bench
you should be able to deadlift those weights though
>>39823999
Because you're using different muscles when you lift a box off the floor and when you lower and raise a barbell from a lying position on a bench.
Duh.
>>39824009
>>39824017
Makes sense, its embarrassing looking like a complete wimp at the gym though
>>39823999
First of all, nice trips.
Second of all, this is a blue board. Your thread is gonna get deleted.
Third, that's because benching is all upper body strength. When you lift shit at work you have your fat ass and legs to carry most of the slack your arms cannot. Ever see how a pully works? That's how your body works basically when you lift something standing up, all your muscles work together. This is not the case when benching.
>>39824032
Everyone is there for relatively the same purposes and had to start somewhere.
>>39824032
Leave your ego at the door
>>39824085
Thats all i have :(
>>39824203
You have your fatasfatass you fatass