HOW MUCH OF /FIT/ CAN ACTUALLY BENCH 225 AND UP

>>41516781
205 3x5 I'm fucking coming for it.

>>41516781
5x185. I'm just glad I'm still progressing well, one day

> 245x3 with 6'10" wingspan
Hoping to hit 275 this summer and 315 in the next year.

225x3, max is around 255-270

Im really good at 1 rep maxes and really awful at reps because i have super long arms that fatigue quickly, my DL is around 440+ atm.

If I put in max effort and had perfect form was warmed up and had a lift off to start yeah

Last bench session was 175 3x5 but i maxed at 185 with only a 1pl8 3x5 Last time I made an effort attempt soz

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>>41516823
0 can 2 can't

>>41516781
225 3x5 for working sets. Just cutting and staying there for now.

>>41516781
260lb on Incline for 1RM. Slowly going up as I've been trying to improve my 10rm. Doing 195 tomorrow and 200 on Tuesday. Should hopefully hit 205 next week then I'll work towards my 5rm.

3 can 3 can't

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My bench is shit. 140x5. I deloaded and fixed my form(forearms weren't vertical, was pressing too high) so hopefully once I work my way back up I will demolish that plateau) I have also been bulking steadily since then so I swear to fucking Jesus if I can't do 140x6 once the time comes moms gonna FREAK

Just benched all time PR of 235 last week. feelsgoodman

>>41516835
I thought the premise was 5RM for 225. I can hit 205 for 3 sets of 5. I don't test my 1RM, but there's no doubt I could hit 2-3 reps of 225.

>>41516781
Hit 1.5pl8 on Wednesday, going for 2pl8 on 14/6

245 x 3 currently

>>41516826
im exactly the same

>>41516781
About 20 reps of 225
1 rep 330

I've done for reps it in the past but I got sick for a while and can now only do one ugly rep

>>41516865
No you fucking retard
If someone asks if you can bench 225 ofc it means one rep fucking autist how can someone not get this boggles my mind

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>>41516781
I pause-bench 2pl8s for sets of 9.
Killer chest workout I'm glad I started doing them.
1rm is 3pl8 in case you were wondering.

2pl8 bench for 12 reps

>>41516781
Honestly I can only bench 90lb for 1 rep at most.

225x10 reps max. 1rm was 305 a month ago. Started smolov for squats and finished first month base cycle and ignored my bench for most of it. Now I can hardly do 5 reps of 225. Fuck me

>>41516985
>>41516872
>>41516858
>>41516827
>>41516823
You'll all make it bros. Just keep it up.

>>41516928
The standards for 1/2/3/4 are universally understood as 5RM.

And even then, why would he say I can't hit 225 for 1 rep after knowing I can hit 205 for 3 sets of 5?

250x6
Had to deload though my cuff was hurting.

Is that with or without the barbell?

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>>41516781
At 180 currently, steadily improving, aiming for 225 end of summer.

>>41517094 It imply one rep max but real 1/2/3/4 is for reps

>>41516781
Can easily bench 225 with conpetition form. Max is about 275

>>41516781
>If I put in max effort and had perfect form was warmed up and had a lift off to start yeah
No

I've switched to dumbbells but before I did I was benching 225.

>>41517094
No it isn't. It's one rep unless stated otherwise, always.

i cant bench for shit, my form is loose no matter what. Maybe its just practice thing but i simply hate bench
I rather do weighted dips

>>41516781
240 lb is my max

I've done 225 for 9 reps before

>>41516781
I can bench 90kg for 10 reps so i figure i could easily do it, but havent tried yet since im doing 5/3/1 and im not there yet. Guess ill know for sure in a couple of months

>>41516781
For 1 rep ez ,but i never attempt max reps honestly i always do 12,10,8,6. And there i can do 85kg

>>41516781
Can hit 230x10
305x1

>>41517182
>225x9
>240 max
wut??? You should be hitting around 270-280

Most I've done is 225x4

175 bw

Wow yall some weak motherfuckers here.

290x1
225x11

go lift

weak fucks

>>41517786
>he thinks benching 290 is strong

wew lad

Can do 225 easily for 8. Doing 240 x 5 atm

225x21 Tng' after 2 years at 97kg and still weak as shit

I can

225 bench is not even close to being strong

Started SS this week and worked up to 90 3x5

How long until I get to a non-embarrassing weight?

225x4 and 6 on a good day.

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>>41516781
right now? no, 95kg x 1 but not 100

the best part is this time last year I got 100 x 5, I've got weaker over the past year, granted I've lost like 5kg too but it's still laughable

>tfw cutting
>tfw no self control so cutting is actually binging followed by periods of self loathing so average out at a tiny deficit that only succeeds in making me weaker
>tfw i am my own worst enemy

>>41517094
Mid tier bait

1/2/3/4 out of 10

So what? How about a 10 mile bike ride plus HIIT workout, 10 mile bike ride all without having eaten for 12-18 hours (180llb slow reps x 6).

Fitness plus strength is the aim. Pure strength doesn't equal health.

>>41516781
Two clean reps, 3rd rep with a spot

225 is a light set of 5 for me. Max is 305.

Five years ago when I started lifting 225 was way the hell out of reach. Real progress is possible.

how the fuck did Steve Cook bench 205 as a 6th grader (around 11-12 years old)? if he is indeed telling the truth. that's the most I can lift now in my late 20s. sad...

>>41516826

Are you me?

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>>41516781
150

>>41518061
10 mile bike is nothing, thats like benching 50kg. I cant believe you're bragging that. Try 50 miles pleb.
Also this is a fitness board not health fag.

100x10

I'm weak as shit. Afraid to do barbell bench regularly since i don't have a spotter.

>>41518061
>10 miles
>on a bike
KEK

>>41516781
195 currently, but I don't touch to my chest, I go down about 5/6ths of the way there. Was thinking about reseting my weight and touching up my form though.

>>41518339
5x5 btw

If I can't bench lmao2plate by the end of the year I'm gonna quit life
currently at 70kg

I only incline BP, 6x1.25pl8

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT5YHy0I9Ys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EapVkFWiq_g

Strength capabilities are based very much on the structure they bring to the table. Look at the difference in moment arms. Look at Stephen Paea's rib cage, perfect bench genetics

>>41517883
few weeks for 1pl8

320x2

>>41516826
Are you me?

>>41518365
More people need to watch the second video. The amount of bullshit spewed here every day is unbearable.

>>41517810

Not strong, not weak.

There's a thing called middle ground.

we lad

>>41518415
Its called being fat, insecure and in need of validation.

1rm is 255 at 90kg bodyweight, funny that nobody is mentioning what they weigh, seems pretty important to me.

>>41518444
255 kg? mirin

>>41518444
>funny that nobody is mentioning what they weigh, seems pretty important to me.
Funny and telling

My 1 RM paused is 245 at 85kg BW

>>41517094
>The standards for 1/2/3/4 are universally understood as 5RM.

No, it isn't. It goes back and forth, as on this very board, it was universally understood that it meant 1RM a couple months ago.

My 1rm is somewhere around 2pl8 but I haven't tested. I hope to be able to get 5+ reps by the end of the year.

>>41518365
>>41518399
So if you don't have the perfect benching rib cage what do you do?

>>41518348
You're gonna make it brah. As long as you get enough food and sleep and have a good routine.

>>41518474
Thats not the point. It would allow for more nuanced discussions and better advice. And we would get rid of garbage like this:

>>41518368
>few weeks for 1pl8

>>41518452
255lbs/115kg, at a bodyweight of 90kg/198lbs.

>>41518527
>mixing units
nigga pls

still respectable

I reached 305 the other day and I'm scared to death to progress to 310-315. Like there is a mental barrier that's preventing me from doing it. Especially since I lift with no spotter

>>41518516
Well what are the discussions?
>I dont have the greatest genetics for benching and want to make progress
>thats nice

why is /fit/ so weak

i get that there's always going to be more noobs than not, since people give up, stop, get injured, don't make progress for whatever reason etc and it takes time to advance, but it seems like there's way too many novices on /fit/ these days

>>41516781
I repped 225 when I was in high school, it's really not that big of a deal.

>>41518549
>yo i just started training
>the chains seems to have a fitness related board
>start training
>learn things
>realize this place is full of shit and fat neckbeard retards jerking off to cbt
>get the fuck out and never come back

i wonder why : ^ )

>>41516826
I dont remember making thi spost

>>41518469
no its always been for 5. why the fuck would there be a strength standard in /fit/ for a pathetic 225 bench for one rep only? when i started lifting i was 15 years old and in 3 months could already do that for one rep. 1/2/3/4 for 1 is just not a high enough bar (except /4 which is better than the rest of those), its supposed to be a marker of when you can move from building a strength base to doing something like a PPL

>>41518540
Are you saying that having no knowledge of your anatomy, biomechanical realities, leverages, torque, inertia are preferable to knowing how to lift in the most effective and efficient way to reach your goals?
Im not sure I understand. So you are advocating to not do proper research and rather have your SS memes being shitposted because people with no idea what they are talking about what to contribute regardless?

bench a tad bit over 3 pl8. 145kgs is my tested 1RM about 6 months ago, since then ive been more into pump training and volume.

>>41518572
*want

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>>41517094
1/2/3/4 meant 1RM, which is why it's common to get the notion "you should be able to do this under 6-9 months"
I find it weird as well, people who are still in beginner program don't test 1RM

>>41518560
you were fat as fuck

>>41516781
I legit had a panic attack when the weight dropped that I astral projected myself into the video to help him.

>>41518602
They don't test it because it changes every week and would be too taxing to track

@OP 1RM is 325 lbs x 1. Last time I repped out 225, I got 14 after overwarming with 305 x 3and taking a five minute break

>>41518537
Lift in a power cage and set safeties just high enough to not crack your rib cage.

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>>41518661
>that guy who benches in the power cage

>>41518616
Lol, I was 175 lbs in my teenage years.

>>41518669
If your benches don't have safeties and you don't have a spotter testing for a 1RM you're just retarded.

>>41518685
i was just pissing about. i agree, you have to bench with some sort of safety

>>41518699
That being said if your gym has one powercage don't bench in it.

1RM is 275

>>41518654
yeah that's what I was implying. in other words, it's impossible for someone to tell whether they can do 1/2/3/4 until they've concluded their noob gains and finally test their 1RM. this is probably why they tend to think 225 on the bench applies only for 5RM, which is exponentially harder

225x10 clean :)

>>41516781
100 kg for 5 reps here, I needed 3 years for it. My current max is 115 kg for 1 rep.

My 1RM is 290

I started lifting again last August hardcore (after a three year break without touching a weight) and ate my way from 80-106kg bodyweight, now cut down to 100kg and haven't lost strength really

>>41516781
I'm at 245 at 3x10.
6' 217lbs.

>>41516781
225 is my 1rm. Give me a couple months.

>>41516781
I can currently only hit 225 for one set of 5 due to my cut. About two months ago I was hitting 235x5 for three sets.

It took a long time to break that 2pl8 barrier though.

I'm 87kg, 1 rep of 110kg

>>41516781
cant, max was 1-2 at 205, now i'm back to 185, 5 reps because i'm a shithead who loses too much sleep.

dunno when i'll get to 2pl8

>>41516781
nope

>>41516985
Are you including the bar?

>>41518870
also i'm only 75 kg, around 165 lbs at 6'1 and with the wingspan of a boeing 747

78kg, 1rm of 110kg

37 years old, 6'3" 224Lbs

225x12
275x6
315x3
345x1

>>41516781
145 in competition is my best

>tfw benchlet

How can you lift for more than a few months without being able to bench 100kgs?

>>41516781
100kg x 8 babyyy gonna get that 100kg x 10 soon.

Everyone can rep 100 kg once

We are talking about reps right?

>>41518988
Dno got 2pl8 in 6 months of training. Half way to 3pl8 now after almost a year. Granted my squat is absolutely pathetic (less than 3pl8) so I guess it evens out.

>>41516826
I miss the exact opposite, good at reps but bad at maxing. Weird cause I'm just under 6ft and wing span is 6'1 so I thought it be reversed. Highest 1RM ever is 295(last year when I was bulking) and most I got 2plts was for 12.

>>41517861
Depends where you are. I've been to a normy gym and every one was miren when I was doing 225 for reps. At a military gym it's pretty common to see. Been to a power lifting gym and people look at me like I'm a noob.

>>41519040
slow twitch distance runner cuck, you are basically a woman

>>41516781
is do 1.5 pl bench now for 4x10 ez
how much will that be in 1rm ? Around 100kg ?

>>41518155
It's possible. I remember in middle school we had a guy hit 2plt before we all went to high school. His older brother was big into weightlifting so he got it from him. He was like 5ft 165lbs of muscle. I remember he hit 3plts his sophomore year and I think won state with a 385lb bench at 185lbs bw.

>>41516781
44lb

I can't even bench 100 yet
even when I did go to the gym regularly I only added like 60 pounds to my bench over 1-2 years
kill me

140kx4 is my best

>>41518537
I feel that way about benching 300. I've gotten 295x1 twice in my life and my 5rm would go up and I'd try to get 300 a few weeks later but could barely get it off my chest. Must be a mental thing.
>best 5rm 255
>best 3rm 275

>>41519109

140kg* so 3 plate

>>41518560
>>41518616
Lol why do people assume this shit? My senior year was repping 225 with a 270 max(recorded)275(nonrecorded) at 167lbs bw. It's not that hard if you dedicate time to it.

225x9

BW 205

>>41516781
I can what do I win?

>>41516826
damn, I can bench 225x10 and my max is 265. did you actually do 270 or is that just some bullshit estimation ?

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According to the last census only about a quarter of fitizens can bench 2 plates or more.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pvIhts1enugfYsdDm2eyO_8YB8LAmrm2IWdf_HH9hjM/viewanalytics

>>41518850
Also, weighed 160 when I was hitting 235x5 for sets. 150 now that 225x5 has gotten a bit hard.

>>41516781
Just hit 255lbs for a 1rm yesterday.
Had safteys about 1inch above my chest and did a touch and go with that so I don't know if it really counts but what ever.

>>41516872
>Thinks they can add half a plate in a month.
You got this bro, no need for a sporter either. Record this for us. No better yet, facebook live stream for us all to see. I got the date marked off on my calender, just give us a time. Im looking forward to this so dont let us down.

>>41516781
I can lift 100 lbs like 8 times (8x100=800 lbs total in one go) so I shouldn't have any problems with benching 225 for at least 2 times (2x225= only 450 lbs and I can lift total of 800 lbs)

>>41516826

>max is around 255-270

Nope

>>41516781
I weigh 400 lbs and can do a pushup

>>41519704
sounds about right, you should try it out and make a video so we can check your form. also do it without a spotter and remove the security measures from your phone so other people can upload the video incase you are dead (I mean you could have a car accident or something right ?).

>>41516781
I can get 8 clean reps with 225 every time I have a bench day.

I've done 6 clean reps and a shaky 7th when I was 3 weeks in a stomach flu + chemical poisoning combo.

275 right now. Took about 2.5 years to get there from basically nothing

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>>41516781

>tfw stuck at 5 x 185 for nearly 3 months now

I fucking hate bench - not even my OHP stalled this much.

>>41516781
none :'(

>>41516781
Is it ok to bench 3 days a week? Will I make less gains than if I only benched twice? My chest is lagging so I want to pick up the pace.

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>>41520076
form check, what's your width, do you engage lats, is your bar path proper and consistent. do you have fractional plates, have you done triceps work?

>>41520085
touch and go benching is not very good for pec development, you want weighted dips or pause benches if you lack the shoulder mobility

>>41516781
I can do 225 cold any day, my max is 315.

>>41520172
my current max is 265, how long did it take you from 265 to 315 ? and which training method did you use to get there ? currently it seems really hard for me to progress as a natty and I dont really know what to do, seems like I'm getting stuck if I dont want to get fat.

>>41520208
I did smolov jr.

>if I dont want to get fat.
Doable, but much harder. Allow yourself to get fatter until you hit 315, then cut. Whats the problem?

>>41518570
>except /4 which is better than the rest of those
>except for the only one you can halfrep
>except for the one that is generally seen as the easiest one

Well done bucko

I did 220x5 friday before last, I just tried 225x5 but my spotter had to help me a little on the last 2 reps. My 1rm is 255.

My 1 rep max is 240, got 6 reps for 225. DYELs btfo

>>41520243
>implying 240 1rm and 225 for 6 isnt dyel

>>41520208
Do dropsets first off, dumbell press helped, if your max is 265 throw on 185 (approx) and on the decline pause with the bar on your chest for about 3 seconds then explode up rep it out as much as possible. Also form,form,form is so important.

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>>41520248
>225 for 6 is dyel
only if you're a manlet

i can do 225 for 2

>>41520271
It's dyel regardless, if you're a tall guy your strength potential is higher.

>>41516781
I was able to do one when I was 17 and I'm 6'5". I don't know if I can still do it, I'm just getting back into lifting.

>>41516781
I dont do bb bench anymore.

Have damage to my brachialis which causes crazy pain and tightness during bb bench and dips. Im not totally certain the mechanism behind it, but sucks.

I do dumbell bench variations @ 100-120s for reps, and it seems a decent enough replacement. I'm not training for strongman or anything.

>>41516781
235 one rep max reporting in!
Perfect form, but it's a fucking grinder and my spotter always thinks I'm failing when I'm just going reaaaaal slow
>tfw I have to yell no no no no when he tries to reach for the bar

I started working out and I just recently maxed at 225.

>>41520288
>lifting with people who are that bad at spotting

spotted the new year resolutioners

>>41520219
>Allow yourself to get fatter until you hit 315, then cut. Whats the problem?

I have been fat for a while and this summer is the first time I will have a slight sixpack. I just cant throw that away right now.

>>41520320
Well, then that's on you.

Does 105 lb dumbbells count? My shoulders hate barbell bench

>>41520219
>I did smolov jr.
at what 1rm? I tried doing it at 250, fucking unbearable.

>>41520320
>I will have
people always overestimate this. took me 3 months to get basic definition from visible abs.

>>41518540

The point is that you shouldn't always necessarily follow someone else's form to a T. If they have different proportions than you, it might not translate properly. You should take the time to see what actually works best for you instead of just mindlessly following someone else.

I do 105kg/231,4lbs for 3 reps my first working set every chest day right now

bench progress is slow after i hit 2 plate last year

>>41520382
>fucking unbearable.

??

>>41519337
You're doing something very wrong dude

>>41520474
>chest day
>day
found the problem with your slow progression

[spoiler]110 lbs[/spoiler]

my bench is absolute trash, anybody got tips to improve my bench faster?

>>41520499
eat more train more

>>41520479
are you dumb or something. smolov is literally impossible sub 225. at 250lb 1rm saturday week 2 is 95% or 1rm for 10x3

>>41520515
?

>>41516781
My goal is 225 x 5

Currently 200 x 5

>>41516781
Got 135x5 for the first time. I'm not stopping the bulk until I hit 225.

>>41518270
Start light and keep at it to gain confidence and strength

I believe in you

>>41518365
Oh fuck I've been benching wrong this whole time. I don't have that thick of a ribcage, and I've been dipping my elbows. shoulders all the way down. I got to a 225 lb max, but now I think I can get more.

275 x 6 330 1rm
Was higher before I messed up my tendons, stretch and take proper recovery time brehs, don't let ego get to you desu

>>41516781
4 years, 235 max

pretty gud

>>41520483
I dont know maybe 225x10 was exaggerated, I mean I already did 225x8 and had atleast one more in the tank but still.

I dont know I just find it so much harder to maintain perfect positioning when the weight gets heavy. I have always been great in the 8-12 rep range and a bit worse in the 5 rep range. But once the weight gets heavy and it comes to doubles or singles I suck. I just cant get into the right position and I also slow down the bar way too much both on the way down and up.

I think I just have a fear that I could drop it on my ribcage so I slow the decent too much and I cant explode off the bottom because I am not in a perfect position and cant really get enough legdrive like I usually get.

I have also done 245lbsx5 before and at that rep range it still seems fine but everything at 3 reps or below I am kinda weak.

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Here's 100kg for x6

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8xatAQ5B3Q

and a very near failure at 3x 110kg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKtSQGgIDrQ

Bench and OHP are a slow pain in the arse to increase weight in

305 x1
245 x3
225 x10 (Rep PR from today)

20 yrs old, 171 lbs this morning

Somebody add this shit all up whats /fits/ statistic here?

In 2015 I could rep it 18 times. Now in 2017 I probably can't get it for a single. The only permanent gain I kept is that my right shoulder still pops kinda funny

>>41521175
There was a guy who did some fairly comprehensive polls on /fit/ not so long ago and it turned out that 90% of /fit/ are skinny or overweight and new lifters and the majority are way below 1/2/3/4

Threads like this are heavily influenced by selection bias

>>41521214>>41521175

90% don't lift and 90% are also gay

>>41516826
Must've been high when I wrote this or something because I can't remember posting it.

>>41516781
I can 225 for 7 reps

>>41516781
I can't bench 2plate, but i can bench 95lbs for 5x5 with my 1rep max being 115lbs.

245lbs 3x5 but going to reload because my form is faulty.

>>41517094
1/2/3/4 is for reps. Nigga if everyone counted their 1rm or 5rm, id be 4/5/6/8

>>41521646
hell ya same dude

315 for 8, but I'm old and advanced

5x205 so probably a few 225 reps

335x1
225x 15

Lanklets anonymous in this thread.

>>41518669
What the fuck is wrong with benching in a power rack? Why do you think many of them are made with 1" "Westside" J-cup / spooter spacing in the bench area?

Idiot.

11 reps of 225

could do 225x7 at 195-200 before I broke my clavicle

>>41516826
About the same 6'4 with long arms was @190 benching 225x5 but couldn't hit shit over 260 for 1

>>41516781
0 reps
I'm a skinny faggot trying to eat big to get big like my older brother.

>>41516781
225x8 last friday. need to bump it to 245 now.

>>41516781
350x4 if my wrists are fucked from computer work. Althjo im fat af

374 is my best in competition (USAPL), the last time I tried the football test (225 for reps) I got 18. Biggest challenge with that is running out of air/endurance, though.

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I can barely bench more than a third of my DL

This is bullshit.

>going for 1 rep max
>215 on the bar n shit
>chubby little cunt walks over
>'can I work in?'
>'sure do you want it lighter?'
>'nah i can do that'
>reps it 12 times perfectly
>i struggle through 1, walk out of the gym and ponder my self worth

>>41522535
Fat people with short arms are made to bench.
The bar only moves like 6 inches

>>41522550
It's the truth. My shoulders are super wide and my arms are shorter. I'm a benching machine and my deadlift sucks.

I was so happy when I hit 225, currently at 235x3 but got damn just adding 5 xtra pounds fuck up my form and all.

Bitch I did 235 lbs for 2 as a high school freshman. No cheat rep, full down and up.

>>41516781
4 sets 6 reps of 225. 180lbs

>>41516781

Just hit 355 for a single, clean as can be

>>41522550
6inches ? lol, its nowhere near that much

>>41518205
What is fitness if not cardiorespiratory health?

I'm not bragging, it's just my routine.

But I've seen all those old fogies with pot bellies and anal incontinence and it's not a good look.

I have an excellent height to waist ratio, low pulse, am the lightest I've been for about 15 years.

Mercola.com, Ben Fuchs all played their roles.

In other words: I'm fitter than ever.

But you keep believing that lifting more weights=fitter; your ignorance is voluntary.

>>41516781
Today, maxed out at one clean rep of 105kg (231lbs). A year ago i maxed at 75kg (165lbs)...

5 sets 12 reps of 225
200 lbs

>>41516781
Summer of 2016 benching 275 for singles. 225 for 5x5.
Winter/spring of 2017 can't even bench.
>tfw shoulder bursitis

>>41516781
225 for 10 reps bitch

Tfw all these high numbers.

W-who 80lb here 3x8. H-heh.
I only really started a month ago but 80lb makes me feel like I'm a teenage girl or something. Feels bad man.

>>41516781
I do 245lbs for 10 and 180lbs incline dumbell for 12. Hopefully put 20lbs on those by the end of the summer.

>>41519337
It's all in your head dude, when I was just about to hit 225lbs, I failed every single attempt for like a month. And then one day I finally did it, and a month after I could hit it for 3. Just take a bunch of preworkout or something, listen to some good music and LIFT HEAVY

Last time I tried I got 48 reps with 225

What's the point of posting this thread? I'm sure half of the responses are lies, I rarely see people benching over 225 at your average commercial gym and the ones who are, are usually 1/4 repping with a spotter. I take it for granted that someone is lying unless they're huge when telling me their stats irl or on line. Its gotten to a point that if someone told me a really low number I would want to hug them.

I'm an old fart. 72 years old. Honest bench touching chest is 215. Shoulders hurt like hell. Did 230 for 3 reps 3 weeks ago but no chest touch. Search my name on you tube.

5'9" here, lifting for a very long time natty. Thought about cycling to release my genetic potential from its chains.

Can bench 295 twice or 275 six times.

I can for reps but im a pussy with no spotter so I'll stay in my comfort zone, 10 pounds away

I can do 225 around 32 times not even lying or bragging.I weigh about 250 right now lost 10 lbs plan on getting down to around 200

I can do 250, 3x5, slow even reps, but my one rep max is fucking 285.

What the fuck lads.

>>41516781
I hit 405 for 3 then a 4th pause rep I'll post video if I can

>>41518474
>>41518365
according to him, give up completely. It's the same dude talking shit about squat drawings because he thinks you need to be 1% perfect genetics to squat below parallel

>>41524808
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HrSybnDzA7g

>>41524844

>those butt lifts

Impressive as fuck but damn dude don't hurt your back.

>>41517094
>he question is simple How much of FIT can get at least one clean (touch the chest/no bounce) rep of 225lbs??
can you read faggot? OP asks for who can bench 225 at least once.

>>41518365
so that's why my shoulder hurts at bench press? I'm thin af

>>41524865
I agree, wouldn't count in competition. But still 405 for close grip with a pause to think about how life's going, not bad. lol

>>41524844
you're a big guy

>>41524927
I am. 6 2 265

>>41524793
That's great endurance bro

>>41518270
don't use clips and practice the "roll of shame" a couple times with light weight. I've rolled 185 and it's no big deal. If you have to you can just lean over and dump the weights

>>41525062
Great advice anon

>>41516781
>not making a strawpoll
285 max, 235 3x5 here

Usually hit 225 3x12. PR for flat bench is 405, highest weight for 10 reps I can get is 275 @ 6'3, 235lbs.

>>41516781
90 kg

>>41516781
Looks like a lot of you are at about 260 1rm.

How does your chest look? Is it prominent in clothes?

225 is my final 2 rep warm up to get to working weight. 265x3x5

>>41517094
jesus christ how could you go about life thinking this

>>41517843
good attitude, seriously. keep working man we'll make it one day

>>41522375
Fuckin this.

6ft6 here with the longest, lankiest matherfakin arms. Nigga when i bench taking the shit off the rack is half a rep.

I can hit 1/2/3/4 and run a sub 6 minute mile. Can anyone else here do that?

>>41527512
if serious, impressive man

if lying on the internet, why man

>>41527512
Nice anon! You're at the perfect point in your training to start you first cycle. Keep us updated please!

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>>41516781
I bench 1pl8.

225x5
245x3

Never tried my max. probably around 260-270

>>41516781
i can do 225 to my chest for 5 reps
~5'3 160 lbs

>>41516781
benched 315 for 3 sets of 6 last bench workout. Hoping to hit 405 by the end of the year.

>>41516781
i can do bar + 2 big plates

still look better than all u /manlets/

>>41517349
>wut??? You should be hitting around 270-280
What is lying on the internet for 500.

>>41518415

Wow yall some middle ground motherfuckers here.

>>41516781
yes but I'm not sure after this cut
my bench is already down from 115kg to 5x100 (haven't trief 1rm) after losing 20kg

>>41518474
give up on being a record holder, doesn't mean that you should give up completely

>>41522165
STUPIDNFUCKING FAGGOT ALSO STOP DOING PULL UPS THERE ITS MEANT FOR SQUATTING AND OHP

>>41516781
My new coworker sent me a video of him doing 225 for 20 reps. He's 6'1 / 240 and fairly lean. I don't think he's natty.

Thoughts? Maybe i have a source now, haha

>>41516781
I havent benched in a year, as im doing dips now. I can do dips with 30kgs at 104kg bw.
So it wouldnt take long to get to 100kg bench.

3x10 225

>>41529219
I think 134 kg dip is far above a 100 kg bench in terms of horizontal pressing
might be able to hit 120 or so easily

>>41529196
lets have a look

>>41516781

I can't bench 225 but I can snatch my own bodyweight which is more than 99% of this board.

Nobody gives a shit about bench press. Not even powerlifters.

>>41529759
Don't flatter yourself, 100 kg bw here with 50 kgs dips and a really hard 125 kg bench press max

102.5 wide grip but normal I'm at 97.5 (singles)

>>41529759
>dips
>horizontal pressing
Dips are vertical pressing. They more resemble a decline bench than flat

>>41529863
Kilos, obviously

>>41517094
>Hey Chad, can you put this box on the top shelf please?
>No Stacy, I can only do it twice
This is you

315 x 6
5'-10" 225lbs

>>41518012
Step it up dude theres still many gains to be made!