How good is a 275 pound bench in all honesty? IMO its okay, but

225 is 90th percentile.

275 is prob 99th percentile

How much do you weigh?

How's the form?

Reps? Sets?

I think that says a lot more than wiggling it up once.

>>40359962
198 last time I weighed myself

>>40359952
Maybe for the average person, but for the average lifter there is no way 225 is the 90th percentile

>>40359945
Why is benching so fucking hard? How much should I be raising weight by and how often should I go up? My last session I did 185 5x3 and I've been stalling at that weight

>>40359970
>Maybe for the average person, but for the average lifter there is no way 225 is the 90th percentile

It is. The studies have been done.

>>40359998
can u cite em?

DYEL tier

skipt to 2:57 https://youtu.be/s40r6rBIN3g?t=2m57s

guy is 5'9 175-180 lbs ( 175 cm 80 kgs )

>tfw 22 and my bench is still gradually rising

I should be maxing over 405 in a month or two

>>40360108
>Jesus
What are your stats and program/s

>>40359945
really depends. 275 is much more than most normies can do, and much less than most serious powerlifters can do.

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>>40360020
Not him but it's honestly not that hard to believe. Most guys don't even work out and probably can't even push up 1 pl8. For guys that do workout(somewhat decently) on a relatively normal level it can be accepted as the norm. I can go into a packed mall tomorrow and tell that 90%+ of the dudes there cannot bench 2pl8's nonetheless for reps.

>>40360115

I've never had a "program" really. I started out benching when I was 15 or so, could barely do the bar, consistently kept at it, hit puberty, got a better routine, kept going up in weight.

I'm 6'3, 220 lbs., about 14-15% bodyfat. I'm not sure why I can push so much, other guys seem to peak sooner

I do chest twice a week, 4 sets flat BB, 3 sets flat DB, 4 sets incline DB

>>40360153

Also I like to keep my rep range from 5-10, maybe one heavy set at 3-4 reps for BB

>>40359998
I don't disbelieve this, but I would love to see the citations. I could use the spirit uplift.

>>40359970
>Maybe for the average person

You... you honestly believe the average person can bench 225lbs?

I know e-statting is super-popular but outside of powerlifting gyms not many people can bench 225 with full ROM (no significant arch, bouncing, etc)

>>40360153
Im 18 and started lifting at 15 but most of it was meme shit.
I started to lift serously like a year and a half ago and have a 180 dead, 150 squat, 110 bench
Also 83 kg 178cm

>>40360167
No i'm saying 225 would be the 90th percentile for normal people. 99 percent of people who don't lift probably can't bench 225.

>>40360225
Oh okay that makes sense

still though i think 225 is pretty good depending on your bodyweight, definitely above average for regular gymgoers

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>>40360176
Tfw I'm younger than when you first started and I have better stats than you
>inb4 underage b&

>>40359945
Pretty impressive to the layperson, just hitting okay tier for people who actually lift.

>>40360298
Agreed.

>>40360153
can u post ti- chest?

>>40359945

A decent bench is anything heavier than you pressed the last time.

>>40359978
possibly form issues, might help having someone critique your form, or set up a camera to see where you're going wrong. my right should used to do this weird fucked up thing where it would raise up to my neck with every rep - once i deloaded and focused on keeping it even with my left shoulder, the weight started going back up again.

1,5 x BW is respectable.

2 x BW if you are a manlet (Short arms pretty much cuts the ROM in half)

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Depends if you actually bench or do shit like pic related.

>>40361109
This. This x1000
Push your OWN LIMITS /fit/
Stop caring what others think of you, and how your lifts stack up to others.

>>40361617
This.

Life has no peaks, just an infinite climb.

>>40359945
anything under 400 is shit tier

I have been stuck on 125 lbs bench press for over a month now

I have no idea what I am doing wrong (1 month into SS at the moment, alternating between bench and ohp)

>>40360176
Niall?

>>40361670
>what I am doing wrong
Apparently everything

>>40361740
my deadlift went from 50kg to 100kg in 1 month, squats from 40 to 85kg. It's only bench press.

>>40359945
245

Depends how long you've been training. I don't understand why people argue over what's "good" and "bad". I'm not gonna compare someone who's been lifting for 10 years to someone who's been lifting 2 weeks.

>>40361749
I wasn't talking about your squats or diddlys. Most likely you bench form is bad

>>40360176
Are those lifts in kg?

>>40361771
unfortunately yes it's such a pitty, can't wait for my book to arrive (had to order from amazon.com and i am from denmark)

Not sure mate. I felt really good when I hit 225 the first time. These days I'm pumping out 315 for triples and 245 for high volume work. I don't have the highest bench at my gym, but I'm in the top 10% and it's a fairly serious bodybuilding gym (not powerlifting, so I wouldn't really compare those numbers to power lifting numbers).
I'd say if you're training casually or in bodybuilding, 225 comfortably is a really solid bench, but if you're training for strength or power lifting it's not quite as impressive.

>>40359945
Extra 40lbs seems arbitrary especially since OP is asking what is a decent bench but doesn't include height or weight. I know they wanted a vague idea but if you're a few inches shorter that 40lbs extra will be way more difficult to obtain.

>>40361606
is that D. Va

>>40361824
Watch Rippetoe's videos on youtube

Stalling at 210 bench. 205 was easy and last week i tried 210 and failed cause my shoulder hurt so i didnt want to risk it. But this week i feel fine and i simply cannot move past this.

>>40360087
is this the natty limit?

>>40360087
why is that faggot mix gripping with straps

>be new
>see guy doing 2pl8 bench
>wow that so much
>later even more bigger guy does 3pl8 for 10repz
>wow amazing
>later even MORE bigger guy does 4pl8 for 10reps
>lmao what!!!
>later even BIGGER guy does 4.5pl8 for 10reps
>this has to be a joke

really made me think guys

The truth is that at a 2pl8 bench your push is so explosive that people fall back 5m when you push them. No one will argue that you are not strong, also, you can muscle 99% of people tonthe ground if you are 6'1 and bench 2pl8.

It's height+strength=best position to fight

>>40359945
Depends on weight class, but for human weight classes, 180+kg.

5 Rep max is probably around 210 or so, currently on a cut so thats not going up, but only been lifting since the summer.

>>40362410
>decent bench
>lists competitive powerlifting numbers
Man you fucking retards must have fat growing in your brains

>>40359945
it's pretty damn good among the general gymgoing population, i've seen very few people legitimately bench 275 without a spotter rowing it up or half repping

It doesnt matter. There will always be someone who outlifts me and I will always feel like a dyel irregardless of me doing some retarded power poses. Also I am too afraid of turning in my natty card, I would be to self-conscious of the health risks associated with it.