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will i reach 225 bench when im 14

logan_kirby1994 Posts: 3 Joined: 2007/06/13	2007/06/13, 11:53 AM will i be able to reach 225 by im 14? if i bench 135 at 13 and i wiegh 134? Thanks for awnsering.
ecle5c Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/07/10	2007/06/13, 12:13 PM Probably not in all honesty. I think a more attainable goal (depending how much time you have left before turning 14) may be 165 +/- 10 pounds. Make sure to do more than just bench...legs, back, etc.
crazycro905 Posts: 23 Joined: 2007/06/04	2007/06/13, 11:52 PM dont kill your self with training, take it easy your only 13. also what ecle5c said dont forget about the rest of you body, you dont want to have a huge chest and have chicken legs when your older, girls dont like that.
logan_kirby1994 Posts: 3 Joined: 2007/06/13	2007/06/14, 02:02 PM Alrite thanks
Newpher1 Posts: 12 Joined: 2007/06/13	2007/06/14, 02:50 PM i beg to differ. ill be benching 225 while im 14. i just turned 14 and im already at 205. this is of course because im a mesomorph. muscle development is also influenced by your body type. what you need to do is get stronger legs and a REALLY strong core. they help alot in a bench press. -------------- \"The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible.\"
	2007/06/15, 01:49 AM I'd worry more about what I am doing on deadlifts, squats, chin ups/pull ups, dips, standing overhead presses,etc......bench press/curls are not very significant for gaining strength/size....
ecle5c Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/07/10	2007/06/15, 02:01 PM Just because you can almost bench 225 at 14 doesn't mean that all 14 year olds can. He's at 135 right now, 225 within a year isn't very likely no matter what his body type.
georgiagirl Posts: 421 Joined: 2006/07/11	2007/06/15, 02:36 PM Watch out working that heavy guys at such a young age. Your growth plates are still workign abd you can really damage them by lifting heavy before you are fully developed. You WILL regret it down the line. Better to go a little lighter and still be able to lift when you are 25. -------------- My Catahoula did it. I saw a book titled "Sex for Dummies" and wondered why anyone would teach dumb people how to reproduce?
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2007/06/16, 05:10 PM This has been discussed in the past. Whoever started this line of thinking needs to have a weight dropped on them. ============ Quoting from georgiagirl: Watch out working that heavy guys at such a young age. Your growth plates are still workign abd you can really damage them by lifting heavy before you are fully developed. You WILL regret it down the line. Better to go a little lighter and still be able to lift when you are 25. ============= -------------- Mortal by birth. Strongman by the grace of god. Blood Guts Sweat Chalk
georgiagirl Posts: 421 Joined: 2006/07/11	2007/06/16, 05:42 PM Steve I can disagree more. I had a foster child who had severe issues with his growth plates caused from heavy lifting he was made to do by his step father. He was almost 17 when he came to live with me and at that age your bones are still developing. While growing, the ends of the long bones are not hardened and if the damage is sever enough the person can have joint issues for the rest of their lives. Steve, this is a medical fact. -------------- My Catahoula did it. I saw a book titled "Sex for Dummies" and wondered why anyone would teach dumb people how to reproduce?