Is a 225 lb. bench press considered respectable?

>>42281498
I've been stalling at 75kg for months (for reps, thankfully), so I'd say yes. 1/2/3/4, was it?

>>42281498
it's the "i lift" weight
nothing impressive but depends on where u started ofc

>>42281498
For reps yes

Doing it 15-20 times, yes

>>42281498
For one? No. For 5x5, yeah I'd respect that.

>>42281498
As a 1rm it's not that respectable unless you are like 160. For 3x8 or 5x5 or whatever (for reps, basically) it's pretty respectable pretty much no matter your weight. 225lb bench easily puts you in the top 1% of gym goers and the top .01% of the general population

>>42281498
if youre of an average build or less when you start lifting its definitely respectable

>>42281498
Depends on your body and what not. If you weigh more than 225, then no. If you weigh under 200, then highly respectable

the fuck it is.

i'm 148 lean and do a 3x5 225 BP, and i sure as shit don't respect it.

>>42281568
>>42281586
Lads I'm 185 lbs and I can do 225 for 5x5 with three of the sets being fully paused and I only have 16 months training from couch potato. Up your standards anything that can be achieved in less than 2 years is not impressive

>>42281682

It may not be respected by experience lifters who know what they are doing but for a lot of gym retards they go in day after day making very little progress doing meme exercises. So it's respected by normies pretty much

>>42281682

You are a retard. Re-think your life then go back in time and euthanize your mom so you can abort yourself.

Just by the fact that you are on this board means you are PROBABLY already in the top 1% of the planet in fitness.

Saying 225lbs isn't respectable is a retarded position because it assumes that everyone is like you. That's like asking a bunch of guys at the olympics if a 405 squat is impressive. Obviously to them it's dogshit. But if you tell a fucking normie you squat 405 they are gonna call you a steroid freak.

Same thing with benching 225. Why do you think they use it as the base for the draft, a la OP's picture? Because it's a respectable weight for a fucking prospective pro-athlete you cuntwaffle

>>42281682
>I'm 185 lbs
it's almost your bodyweight so this is not impressive at all in your case

It almost definitely is unless you're over 6 ft or surrounded by people that only train for strength. And even then nobody is gonna laugh at you for a 2pl8 bench.

>>42281682
Working at something for even a year consistently is certainly respectable. Idk why you fags think everything is worthless unless you tren from birth and surpass all of humanity.

>>42281498
>225 lb. bench press respectable

If it is full pause, and the guy is under 200 lbs, then it is decent.

I'm 150lbs and I do 12-13reps with 230lbs, I don't consider that special, quite the opposite...
still better than my crappy deadlift tho...

To me it is, but I started out benching only 55 pounds.

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>tfw haven't even hit 1 plate because fat retard that has to permanently cut

>>42281498
Body weight bench = Person lifted for strength for like 8 months
IDK I'd say 225 is respectable in a way, but not impressive.

at 225 you are no longer dyel
315 will get you respect of most gym goers
405 will get people mirin

>>42281498
At a good number of reps with decent form yes
a single rep bounced off your chest with your legs spazzing out? Not really unless you're light and/or female

>>42281732
I do like this response and think its warranted.

But he does have a point in saying that 2 years with consistent effort on anything and you should have a movement thats not only respectable but impressive.

That actually seems like a good metric.

>>42282869
pretty sure 315 will get mires

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225 ain't bad but who are you lifting for if not yourself?
My growth is slowing at 275 after 4 years but I'm pretty happy with it as long as I keep seeing progress, no matter how slow. It makes me wanna pin a little though.

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>>42282425
>unironically weighing less than 185lbs
225lbs bench is pretty impressive for a lady desu

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>>42281498

on /fit/: not respectable

real life: very respectable

>>42281498
2-plate bench is the absolute minimum for a man to be considered strong.

It's respectable but not in any way impressive to anyone but dyels. You could see it as a lifting license

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>>42283698
>It makes me wanna pin a little though

>>42281672

watch out, we've got a manlet seeking attention

>>42281498
For a non professional athlete it's respectable, yes, a normal natural lifter will break the 100 kg mark in 3-4 years on the average and not many people have the motivation to train 3-4 year constantly.

>>42281672
How tall are you?

ITT: 30 dyels who can't bench 2 plate

>>42284570
>4 years to hit 2pl8
Jesus Christ this board has gone to shit

>>42281498
for 1 rep? no
for multiple reps and sets it's impressive

>>42284570
if it takes you more than 2 years to hit 2pl8 you're female or low test

>>42282695
Fix your form

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>>42284570
>4 years for 2pl8

i broke it in 11 months with shit diet

fuck, i hope this is bait

I've been lifting for 1 year and 10 months and am repping 190 for 3x5. 1RM was 210. Should I give up?

>TFW bad shoulder tendonitis and will always be a scrub

>>42281498
The record at the combine is 51 reps that's pretty cool

>tfw never got bench over 100x5x5
>tfw starting over a year later and it's only at 80

Lads, you may never be impressed by me, but I swear to go I'm going to get to 1pl8 eventually.

>>42287055

na, you're doing well mate

>>42287055
Everything you read here is a lie unless they post a video.. and even then they aren't natty

>>42287014
This. I broke it in 6 months as an alcoholic. I started at 120

>>42285549
>>42284072
5'7".

lanklets coping is hilarious. keep telling yourselves whatever you need to feel better.

>>42287055
Never give up, Anon. Maybe work with a spotter, switch out weight for reps every so often.

Took me about 14 months. That last 20 was a bitch.

>>42281498
Some of you guys are crazy. I know I can't hit 225 bench after lifting for a year. 315 squat though is no problem. I'll probably get it within another year though. Long skinny arms at 6'3" don't help I guess.

>>42287055
seconding the swap for reps. swapped to a DB bp for higher reps, and also hit triceps a bit harder, made great gains on bb bench.

>>42287226
>5'7
More like 5'5 bro you don't need lie on the internet lmao

>>42287338
COPE

How the fuck do some of you hit 2 plates so fast?

>>42287470
Fun fact, posting anonymously on the internet can increase your lifts by up to 20 percent

>>42287470
lift and eat properly. keep pushing your limits. also, not everyone started off as a skelly

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>>42287226
sorry lad, the little people like you have to compete with pocket hercules, he competed at 60kg body weight

>>42281498
Yes it is, don't let the pseudo-lifters idiots here twll you others, people told me I was lifting "way too much for my body" when I loaded 1pl8, then they closed their mouths forever when I started loading more.

To be frank, any weight over 1pl8 is respectable in my book(and with most gym normies, the mere sight of a skelwton benching over 1pl8 is intimidating), especially if you have been lifting for less than 6 months and started as skellyfag or hamplanet loser.

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>>42287470
1. blatantly lie
2. be a fat manlet with tiny arms and count your half reps as full reps
3. steroids

any one of those will do it.

>>42287404
I'm 6'3 and probably look better than yo manlet head ass

>>42281498
I'm 153 and I can only do 1 rep.

>>42287490
It also reduces body fat by 5-8% and puts one solid inch on your cawk.

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>>42287470
Sums up alot of it right here

>>42287566
>>42287515
COPE COPE WEAK LANKLETS

>>42287055
I've been lifting 2 years and bench 140.

Don't get disheartened by people here, no one irl cares about the numbers. I still look way bigger and better than the average guy.

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>>42282892
Accurate but I would definitely mire 315 as well.

Currently at 255 for 5. Been lifting for a year and 3 months

>>42287689
post body pls

>>42287226
Kek manlets are such angry people

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>>42287689

>>42281529
I feel you brother. There's something about that damn 75 - 80kg stall. Been watching Alan Thrall videos for form, hoping that will help.

>>42283613
You can become respectable at anything within 2 years if done properly.

It takes very little time to go from absolute shit to pretty respectable, but going beyond respectable into "I can't actually fathom how you are this good" territory is what takes the extra time.

Like you can play every classic rock song ever written within 2 years of guitar playing and everyone will think you're a god but you've got a lot more work to do before you can play something by Jeff Loomis.

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>>42287470
90% of the posts that claim they got to a 225 lb bench in 3 months don't mention how they started at 200 lb body weight

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>Spent 6 months getting to a 215 pound bench
>Was still fat as fuck with no visible muscles
>Back to dieting.

I don't even want to know what it'll be when i finally cut down and start lifting again. Just cut first lads...

>>42287917
Same story here kinda. Gained too much weight and made decent strength gains but now I'm in month 5 or 6 of dropping all of this dead weight while trying to keep the strength (nothing is going up at this point). At least I've kept most of the strength after dropping 40lbs.

>>42287664
Kek, you're a weak lanklet compared to naim, pity you're also a weak manlet too

>>42287470
Be heavy
Do lots of push ups before you start lifting
Play football in HS
Do a program with actual high-volume bench (not SS)
Care about your bench more than you care about squats

>>42287847
Thrall is good. His RDL/deadlift video helped me break a 345 plateau a month ago and now I pull 390.

Leg curls and RDLs shoot your DL way up, fast if you haven't fucked with them before.

>>42281682
>what are genetics
>what is natural strength

chances are you haven't worked harder than most other people here, at least the ones who actually lift. don't be such a twat, be grateful for what you have

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>>42287607
>trulife hd

>>42287847
>bench press
>form

nigger just push

>>42287470
i think tall people have a huge advantage in bench compared to other lifts. i know a 6'4" guy that can press 4 plates and i'm over here at 5'7" at 1.5 plates.

>>42288647
why do you think tall would have an ADVANTAGE in bench?

do you have any idea how far our arms have to go?

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its my current max but i started with the bar

>>42281682
I highly doubt you even do correct form if thats the case

>tfw it took me 6 months just to get bench form down so I don't hurt my shoulders.
Meanwhile fit superstars hit 2pl8 in 1 month.

>>42288888
Checked and wasted

>>42281498
>he doesnt bench lmao 4pl8s

absolutely pathetic

>>42288695
yall's chest is a lot bigger, and you don't have to go down all the way, just until your pecs activate fully.

Should I just kms?

I'm a year in and cant even 1pl8 yet.
I started at barely being able to push 40lbs for 2 though.

/fit/ being retarded and expecting everyone to be an elite athlete again. Yes OP it's respectable most people will struggle to get that far and it's likely most people in this thread either can't hit or struggle with it.

>>42289148
You are making progress. Keep at it man.

lol most people in the free weight section can't do 225lbs bench.

Also I met Frank Yang at goodlife today in Toronto.

come at me bro.

the guy is nervous as fuck in RL

>>42287490
Sometimes even a 100%

>>42287490
this is true. after i started posting on /fit/, all my lifts doubled in less than a year.

and i also got 3 girlfriends. we usually sleep all together.

>>42289148
No, just keep going, on my first day I vividly remember not being able to shoulder press 8kg dumbbellsb seated, I hit 1pl8 ohp about a year ago

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I got to 225 in two months, never lifted a day before in my life.

Just remember to take your creatine bros.

>>42281586
I'm 165, 1RM 205. Havent been /fit/ long. thoughts?

>>42281498
i could do 2 reps on 160kg about a year ago and my tip for everyone stalling with benchpress and chest is: stop doing too much work on ur chest and instead of a full chest workout just do heavy benchpress and then train either delts or triceps, or both.

>>42290536
how much u benching now? also were you natty?

>>42281498
i benched that on my 3rd day at the gym so...

>>42289006
what

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>>42281682

>anything that can be achieved in less than 2 years is not impressive

Most people won't keep a good fitness routine for more than 2 months.

2 years of training as an adult with a job is very respectable.

>>42291900
4 reds is 485

>>42281498
According to fit it is not.
The 4 pl8 is the bare minimum for gettin respect, again according to /fit/.
>>42281531
>>42281535
>>42281568
>>42281586
>>42281707
>>42285615
>>42287014
>>42287179
>>42289677
Just look at all this mass monsters, buff beefcakes who throw around 225 like it is Holly Hendrix.

So, 225 for normies it is. For people who lifts it is.
For the champions of the nfl combine and powerlifting elite community (all of them are here in this very thread) no.

>>42292233
To be fair it's all about where you lift, when I used to lift in a commercial gym 2pl8 bench used to be considered good and people will actually talk to you, now that I went to a black iron gym where first week there was a guy doing 4pl8 for triples my 2.5pl8 bench wouldn't have people batting an eyelid.

At the end of the day if lifting isn't your job then you need your own goals rather than lifting for other people's respect.

>>42292233
Pretty much this. 90% of men cant bench 2pl8. That said, it shouldnt take you 2 years.

>>42284570
4 months for me. Wtf?

>>42287897
This is true. I was about 210.

>>42281498
For /fit/? Nothing is respectable
For normies? Depending on your size some will be impressed by 180

>>42289324
>implying 2pl8 makes someone "elite"

Lmao this delusion

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>>42281529
>tfw stalled at 75kg
>then stalled at 85kg
>now stalled at 90kg
I will never bench 2pl8

DEEEEEELOOOOOOOOADDDDDDDDDDDD

>>42288647
Fuck this shit. Taller sucks in every lift.

>>42289398
which location?

>>42292233
dyel

>>42292657
how is your 50kg noob gain bench going my friend? :)))))))))))))))

>>42289006
U focken wot m8
If your arms are shorter, the bar moves less distance, and it's an easier motion.
>bigger chest
Depends on the person, not everyone that's tall is muscular or even has a large frame.
>don't have to bring bar to chest
You're an actual retard.

>>42289398
when did you meet him, recently?

Took me like 5+ years. Started at 120lbs and now I'm about 185 ~15-20%. I can rep 225 like 6-8 reps. Working towards 315 1RM. Programming is what I was really missing this whole time.

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>2plate for 1-5reps

for normons this is very respectable and will have you viewed as like a monster of sorts lol

for serious lifters it is respectable but in a, "not bad kid" kind of way, it shows you are serious and/or have potential


>2plate for 10+ reps


most serious lifters (bbers and plifters alike) will respect you for this

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>>42292175
>at least 405

>>42287847
Nigga wtf I'm legit at 77.5kg atm. Been cutting for 3 months tho and still improved it a bit, so I'm sure I'll hit 80 and keep going up when I start my bulk in a month.

If you train for strength no it isnt.
However there are plenty of guys at my gym who are huge who can't/don't bench that amount

>>42281498
For reps, it is respectable if achieved after 1-1.5 years but it is not impressive

>>42281498

For 8-12 reps yes. For 1rm no. Most highschool JV (not even varsity) football players 1rm 225.

>>42292462

Assuming you are a female, may I suggest anavar.

If you are a male, KYS DYEL. Barring suicide, take some tren and test p to make hard gains and stop being such a bitch.

>>42293131
>huge who can't/don't bench that amount
that's simply not true. they may not train with that (or you don't see them train with that), but they could absolutely lift 2 plates if they wanted to.

>>42281498
Only in a HS weightroom without a respectable football program.

A 225lbs bench is very easy to reach. The reason most guys don't is because they train wrong and/or eat wrong. I've lifted for years in several different gyms, and it's pretty rare to see someone bench 225lbs where I train, but it's not because they are unable to. They just train wrong. I commonly see way too many exercises, way too many reps and sets, not nearly enough consistency and almost never enough food. They just end up spinning their wheels endlessly. On a rare occasion you'll run into someone who "gets it", does a proper routine and pays attention to his diet. I've yet to meet a guy like that who didn't reach 2 plates easily.

>>42293272
>test p
lol why, short esters are for faggots. long ester and kickstart with orals like someone who doesn't have a cock in their ass 24/7

To repeat what 30 other fags said, 2pl8 bench is not impressive at all unless you are a tiny guy or a woman. For reference, I weigh 163 and bench 260 5x5 without failure as of 4 days ago. Moving up to 265 in 2 days and doubt I will fail a set.

225 bench is weak as shit.

>>42281498
A 2 pl8 bench puts you in the top 1% of human strength

>>42293428
post video

>>42293228
Are you actually retarded?

>>42281732
>Just by the fact that you are on this board means you are PROBABLY already in the top 1% of the planet in fitness.

Is he serious?

>>42282695
if you were lying on your stomach, could just you just get up off the floor?

>>42293462
But anon-kun, what if I'm using fake weights? Wouldnt it be so much more reliable to fly me over to where you live?
I'm going to the gym tonight. If this thread is still up I'll (You) your post with a video. Sound good my love?

>>42293485
You must remember that most people don't do any real fitness and most of what's left just do liss

>>42293548
>Implying any fags on this board actually lift

>>42293534
Oh yes, my dear. Sounds good indeed.

>>42293555
I know I do. I mean, not impressively so by any stretch, at least among lifters. But my normie friends think I'm strong as shit

I went into the gym on my first day and benched 225lb, weightlifters HATE me

225 is your high school diploma. 300+, 3 plates, is the line for serious strength. But you can get an excellent body with 225 if you got it up to 12-15 reps

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>>42285615
When they say 2 pl8, they mean for reps right?

I've just assumed 1/2/3/4 was a good goal for reps. If thats the standard for 1 rep maxes, I've been stressing over nothing.

There's no reason you shouldn't be at those lifts in a year starting out from a sedentary lifestyle, with deadlifts maybe taking a couple extra months

>>42293228
Those kids are on juice everyone knows it, the couch supplies them.

>>42293086
If you can't read between the lines, he's saying you can't step to ms frizzle unless you can outbench her, you can't outbench her if you bench 450

>>42282695
You're doing something very wrong then.

>>42294003
i went to a high school in the middle of niggertown, USA and this is not true.

>>42287689
low testosterone, beta as fuck

>>42296383
Niggertown
>Full of animals and primates who are naturally predisposed to be stronger than humans.

Your argument is invalid

Just want your guy's input here. I'm 6'5 and 260lbs, first time lifting and just curious if 190 of 3x8 is a good start

>>42281498
It's a good benchmark.

>>42291900
you know she strong when bitch does it with a flat black and locks out!

>>42292462
Try out Smolov jr. lad, that helped me get to 225 for 3 sets or 5

>>42287470
Eat enough, good programming, good genetics, leverages, athletic history. I could bench 135 at 15 when I weighed in the 140's and a max OHP of ~75. But I also have the advantage of having short arms and a large rib cage, 64-66 inch wing span at 5'10 (~70 inches)

>>42293385
>I've yet to meet a guy like that who didn't reach 2 plates easily.


most people in a gym don't train to reach strength.

most of the "strength" guys I see at the gym are fatties.

>friend asks me to start going to the gym with him.
>okay, I need to do this
>try to figure out what to do to begin
>choose 5x5
>he agrees and does it with me
>225 bench
>weakling, I start at 115
>three weeks I'm at 140
>tomorrow gonna get 145
I'll be there soon.

Question... should I let my /fit/ friend supplement (add shit to) the 5x5 routine or should I only do three prescribed exercises?

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>>42281498
>tfw weigh 150
>tfw can only 1 rep 180

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>>42281498
Just hit 215 lbs last week. I'm gonna get there lads.

>>42287226
THEY NEVER LEARN
THEY
NEVER

LEARN

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>>42283622

>>42290465
Me exactly. Also interested in the answer

>>42281498
That looks like 180 to me.

>>42287090
What do you do to combat the issue?
>Inb4 retract the memeula

I do but i keep getting pain

>>42287568
Hello, me

any bench press is respectable it means you are trying to be healthy and build muscle and i respect that

>>42301604
Take couple of sessions off bench, do more ohp make your grip closer and make sure you always have an arch.
t.130kg bencher that struggled with shoulder tendonitis

>>42292262
90%?? hahahhahha no. more like 99.9 cant

>>42281498
Normies will think you are litterally Hercules. /fit/ will say you are a weak faggot who should become a qt trap.

>>42281498
Depends of your weight.
For someone at 160 it is good, if it is close to your body weight then no.

>>42293534
You jest, but we still need proof

It's kind of like "tits or gtfo" if you out put yourself as female. You're only doing so do attention, so we require you to bow to our desires to humble yourself.

Also, e-statting is for fags. Proof or gtfo

>>42281498
>no, 4pl8 however, very respectable. athlete LIKE

>>42283622
Anon, my girlfriend can do that and she's only been lifting for 6 months. Come back when you hit 405 5x5, and we'll think about upgrading you from a dyel.

>>42284570
I could literally do 2 pl8 in my mother's womb anon

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>>42287055
You mean 190 kg right?

>>42302592
And of the remaining .1%, at least half are doing partial reps with their legs spazzing wildly.

A 3 white light bench press is pretty niche.

I just started lifting a week ago.
My strength is so pathetic I literally can't bench the bar more than once.

>>42297197
What weight was your 1rm, when started smolov?

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>>42304281
>can't bench the bar
please be b8

>>42304400
Genuinely not baiting. The bar is 10kg, right? I think my muscles have atrophied or something because of my horrible diet and lack of excercise until now. I'm currently ultimate skeleton mode- 5'11" and 63kg. Up until last week when I decided I needed to start lifting, my only excercise was running 8k probably 3x a week. You'd think I'd look like an auschwitz survivor at that weight but I only look slightly underweight, with pathetically thin twig arms. Got any tips for starting to lift? The most I can do is bicep curl 10kg.

>everyone on /fit/ benches 2 pl8
I just came back from a bit of a bench hiatus. I was still doing calisthenics though. I hit 175 3 x 5 yesterday. It felt real good. My short term goal is to be able to do 185 for reps. That pl8 plus a 25 looks so much more aesthetic than little cucklet weights.

>>42304477
>check'd
What land are you fleeing from genocide

>>42281682
well I'm 150lbs I can do 350 for 10x10 all posed and I've been training since last month for reeeducation from my quadriplegy
you're a fag

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>>42304477
brother, do not let these salty fucks get to you

I started from not being able to lift the bar (20kg)

6 months later and I can bench 70kg.

Spend your first two months doing machine isolation exercises, particularly for biceps, triceps, chest and shoulders. Don't forget legs, though! Then, begin 5x5.

good luck, friend.

https://www.bodybuilding.com/content/best-beginner-weight-training-guide-with-easy-to-follow-workout.html

Is a 70lb squat followed by 3 days of back pain considered respectable?

>>42304576
Thanks man. The first time I went to my campus gym, I was worried that everyone would be judgemental and rude because of how weak and skinny I am now, but pretty much everyone I've talked to there was super friendly and helpful at showing me around and giving me advice.

>>42304477
rattle rattle eat more cattle
it's okay if it's hard because you're trying to improve, everyone has to start somewhere, slowly you'll get stronger and bench 2pl8 easy
good luck

>>42299057

you SHOULD supplement the 5x5 routine with accessory exercises.


for whatever reason everyone thinks rippletits only wanted people to do the 3 exercises in his starting strength 3x5... but in the book he literally goes over a shitload of accessory lifts and teaches how to do them and where to add them, including curls and lateral raises and all that stuff.


you SHOULD add 2-3 accessory lifts to each of your days workouts.

>>42304477
Bar is 20kg, I struggled with it too at first, arms all shaky. I bench 125kg now.

>>42281498
I can only bench 70kg and I've been going for about a year and a half now

I've literally only seen huge roiders benching 2pl8s or +… why is so many people here claiming that they achieved it within months?

>>42305128
Kid I feel sorry for you. 4chan is for fun. Don't believe anything you read on here

>>42304477
Thank you Mr. Bones

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>>42293428
>>42293534
aaand a day later and he has yet to post anything

>>42292233
Double dubs don't lie.

>>42285615
>>42285615
>>42284570
>>42287470
>>42287689
>>42292233
>>42293228
>>42293198
>>42304576
>>42305128


I remember the time when if you were training for more than 6 months and hadn't hit 2pl8 yet you would've been laughed at. Such a pity all these betas and redditors have invaded

>>42287014
Things that didnt happen

>>42306021
People with shit diet break 2pl8 easier because they bulk to 220 and it's not even intermediate at that weight. That's the secret behind SS, it leaves you as a 220lb novice lifter but now you can post your numbers on /fit/ without posting your weight to sound strong.

>>42306072
Absolute strength impresses normies and is pretty useful IRL. But there is big appeal to good relative strength in the lifting community

>>42306095
I much prefer using wilks or symmetric strength to track my progress. If anything normies are the ones who are really impressed if you have crazy relative strength because they don't realise the advantage low bodyweight gives. They just see a dude that doesn't weigh much putting up decent numbers and they think wow that's crazy.

Cant get this webm smaller than 4mb. What resolution should I convert it to for here?

>>42306095
>>42306132
Wilks and relative strength is impressive for the weak losers tbqh do you think Eddie hall cares that some twink can do 5xbw dl in comparison to his 1ton ?

>>42287226

>5'7 148 lbs

Thank you hungry skeleton, it's not hard to bench when you only have to move the bar 3 inches :^)

>>42306144
1280x720

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>>42306144
>>42293534

HE STILL HASN'T POSTED IT LMAO

>>42307132
I've been fucking with video converters and file compression software and a million different fucking things. Please give me a retard way on how to convert a video on my phone to a webm without audio or a website where I can upload the original video and link it here because I'm about to kms myself fucking with technology.

>>42307272
Upload to youtube.

>Creating a YouTube channel to upload a 15 second video to prove to a bunch of random internet strangers on an Azerbaijani suicide forum that I can bench press 265 lbs
I must be fucking autistic because I'm about to do it I guess.

is it weird i can do OHP 1pl8 for reps but cant do bench 2pl8 for reps or DL 4pl8 for reps?

>>42282869
Kek I could bench bw (155) day 1 of gym. Now 2 years later I can do 240 5x5 at 170.

>>42307333
no. I got to 1 plate OHP for 1 rep before I even got to body weight bench for 1 rep at 190lbs.
one plate OHP is easy

>>42281498
It's the minimum if you want to look good
You need that 1/2/3/4

>>42307132
>>42305429
>>42303561
>>42293557
Ended up not lifting until today. I dunno if you're 1 faggot trying to bust my balls but converting to webm and reducing file size and shit wasnt working so YouTube it is. Heres the link fag.
https://youtu.be/rJHXC7XFkks

>>42281529
Key to improving any lift but particularly bench was doing 3x3-5 then having "hypertrophy" days which is 4x8-10 movements for chest etc.

Bigger muscle = stronger muscle potential

>>42282695
Rare pepe

>>42307428
Alright dude respect. That's a good lift for your bodyweight.

>>42307458
Attempted 275 for a 6th set and failed on rep 4. Hopefully in like 2 weeks. ORM'd at 325 on Monday though.

>>42304290
Never tested it out, but estimated was ~245 when I started and ~260 when I finished. I only did 2 weeks of the 3 week program, probably could have squeezed out an extra 5-10lbs had I finished. Brought my 5 rep max up by about 7.5lbs for sure though

Seeing as this is about bench press I'll ask. Just started doing dumbbell bench press but I'm not really feeling it in my chest. More just in my biceps. That normal?

>>42308120
Not normal at all. You shouldn't feel it much in your biceps anyways as pushing exercises use chest and triceps more than anything.

>>42308163
Shit triceps is what I meant. But still don't feel it in my chest tho. Must be doing it wrong

I think /fit/'s real problem is people come in saying

>lol XD I was lifting lmao2pl8 after 6 months fucking chestlets when will they learn

when in fact they mean

>I lifted for 2 years, injured myself and took a year off
>I've been lifting again for 6 months and already hit 2pl8

That or /fit/ is full of student athletes

As an absolute beginner skelly I couldn't bench the bar, and it took a good 6 months to bench 1pl8 (gained 25 lbs in this time period), after not lifting for 5 years and falling back down to my starting weight I could bench 1pl8 within a week or two.. residual strength is insane.

>>42281498
I think it's absolutely respectable, but not impressive.

>>42308187
Could just be that your triceps tire out before your chest which is normal. Make sure you arent keeping your elbows tight to your sides. The closer to 90 degrees from body the less teiceps should be used but I usually keep an angle of around 65 degrees to prevent shoulder impingement.

>>42308242
Ok i'll try it thanks

>>42293385
> "if you do eat, sleep, and train, basically do everything right, then it's easy to bench 225"
> implying all of those are easy to do, which is why 99% of lifters can't bench 225 for reps

> hurrdurr it's easy to get rich, just work hard in school and network your butt off idk how people don't make $200k+

>>42308251
Dunno how much you care about random peoples opinions but flat bench and incline dumbbell press is the combination where I've seen my best results.

>>42281498
yes.

End of thread

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>>42281498
Natty yes. = You lift bro

Roids = lol are you even trying

>>42293385
BASED

Anything below 160 kilos / 350 lbs is acceptable at best.

>>42281682
>no height give
>implying youre not a manlet
nice try

>>42284570
... It took me a year to break 3 plates

>>42308628
not all of us weigh 250 @ 5'9" anon. Some of us want to not look like Jason Blaha.

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>>42281498
For an underage boy or a girl or a women, yes. For grown up man, fuck no.

>>42287014
rippetoe's daughter?

>>42289522
doe they shek the rattlesnek?

>>42287847
I hit that stall, I fixed it by increasing weight and lowering reps to 3 a set and that did the trick

>>42282695
as a permacutting fat retard I identify with this feel

>>42281498
im 210 and get 225 for 8. i feel like i am stalling and can't get to ten. i have just been doing the standard 5 by 5. any advice?

>>42291900
T-Those are bumper plates r-right?

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>>42292233
This is by far the worst post in this thread and you've contributed nothing

Are you guys bull shitting me. I did 210 for heavy day on ss today. About 5 months in. Did ss first. Some reason I am oddly stronger up top. Do 135 for 5 so could prob ohp 145. Buuuutttttt max squat today was only 235. And I only could do 4. When will my legs catch up

>>42281551
This

>>42306234
Eddie hall would have a monster wilks you dumb fuck. A 1167kg total at 181kg bodyweight is over 600.

>>42281498
yes

Why is it I'm 185 and can do 23 proper pull-ups, but my bench ORM is 235? My strength doesn't make sense

>>42296163
She just aint fuck niggas cant throw fo plates

>>42281529
How did you stall? I followed James Vest's advice and blew past and I'm creeping up 225 for reps now.

Bar x 12 reps to warm up.
135 x 2-4 reps
185 x 2 reps
225 for as many as I can. If I can get to 225x6 I will then try for 230x1 or 235x1.

Then it's 185x8-12 for 4 sets
then 1 set of 135 until failure.

THEN we do inclines. Then dips. Then flies. Fuck your shit up.

>>42282695
Dude I'm cutting. I've lost 55lbs from fatfuck status and my bench is now over 225. You just don't want it bad enough.

Unfortunately my fucking squat is 225, as well, but for way more reps.

>>42291900
Sorry, but the thickness-to-diameter ratio don't cut it with me, bros. That's only 245. Still a strong, brilliant ho, though. I'd smash, ofc.

>>42283782

t. obese powerlifter

tfw you will never be as strong as james harrison

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4opFqo3458M

>>42312197
Pull ups and benching have nothing to do with eachother for one.

>>42282695
>>42310745
>>42312300

You chubs cutting before getting strong is the silliest shit ever.

Don't change your diet, probably in surplus since fat, make alll kindddzzz of gainzzz, TDEE naturally goes up, weight starts to fall off, keep getting strong, plateau then cut to desired bf %.

Fucking not hard.

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>>42281682
>it took him 16 months

>>42307498
>>42307428
What's up with that JUST haircut???

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>>42308201
No, the problem is fit is made up entirely of 2 halves. Skellys and fat asses. Fat asses can bench 225 in 6 months but they spend the next year finally loosing games the weight and skellys stay lean but take the next year to get that 225 bench. Both sides don't trust each other.

>>42293918
really? deadlifts drag ass that much? ive been training 6 months and my deads at 385. meanwhile my bench is stalled HARD at 190.

>>42299057
Depends on if your diet is dialed in. If yes, adding 1-2 accessories per workout is all you want to do. The focus needs to be on the big compounds. The biggest burnout on 5x5 is diet followed closely by too many fucking accessories.

>>42306021
>things that dyels say