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What is everyones max on benching?

Imerida Posts: 60 Joined: 2002/04/30	2002/09/02, 10:34 PM just want to know how strong is everyone over here. Me personally i max out at 205. what about everyone else?
Lumina20 Posts: 966 Joined: 2001/10/31	2002/09/02, 10:36 PM I don't think you're ready for this...60, I dare any of you guys to beat that! ;)
fireloard Posts: 665 Joined: 2001/03/27	2002/09/02, 10:44 PM the bar.. sometimes i get daring and put some collars on the ends but that usually ends up being too much...
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2002/09/03, 10:49 AM LOL I max out at 275...but i really do not care for the bench to much..I rather get real strength overall -------------- Life comes by only once....Live it to the fullest!
Sempai Posts: 447 Joined: 2002/06/06	2002/09/03, 12:08 PM Dont really know my max, but a couple of weeks ago did 10 reps at 235lb I could never understand all the focus on the 1 rep max seems insignificant to me. If you lift what is comfortable with no injuries thats what counts to me. -------------- Never be afraid to try something new. Remember the ark was built by amateurs, The Titanic was built by professionals.
jnellie Posts: 924 Joined: 2002/02/24	2002/09/03, 12:20 PM that is funny fireloard.....
jnellie Posts: 924 Joined: 2002/02/24	2002/09/03, 12:26 PM i do not think that bench pressing tells how strong some one is i agree with Sempai on this....
jbennett Posts: 1,558 Joined: 2001/02/28	2002/09/03, 12:35 PM The most I've ever done was 325, but that was 3 months ago. I think overall strength is more important. Not many people ask what your max on deadlifts or squats are. If I could bench 300+ but only squat the bar for 2 reps, I would not consider myself strong at all. -------------- --JBennett "I've up-ed my intensity.... now up yours!" "Pain is only weakness leaving the body." "Never think of how weak you are; think of how strong you're going to be."
7707mutt Posts: 7,686 Joined: 2002/06/18	2002/09/03, 02:27 PM That is what I was trying to say! I much rather be able to deadlift 400 or so than be able to bench the same amount. I really feel that the focus on 1 rep max for the bench is dangerous and not a real measure of true strenght. -------------- Life comes by only once....Live it to the fullest!
rev8ball Posts: 3,081 Joined: 2001/12/27	2002/09/03, 03:04 PM you're all correct in some regards. yes, some of us (myself included) are obessed with strength and strength contests, and numbers matter to us alot; this is why there is a powerlifting thread (LOL). but the bench is only part of a larger picture of what "strong" is. somehow, it has become the macho numbers exercise. when people would ask me what i benched, i always said "if you want to talk numbers, let's talk about the squat..." i mean, there are only 3 ways that someone can be titled the "world's strongest man." -------------- Michael "Trample the weak; hurdle the dead!"
duketter Posts: 76 Joined: 2002/05/01	2002/09/04, 09:21 AM I agree with everybody on here about benching not being the only thing to strength. BUT.....it is a good benchmark and it is a really good motivator. Just cause you can bench 400lbs and can't squat much doesn't make you huge...but it is always nice to see what others are benching. Or squating for that matter. i am always try to push myself more and more on bench. Not sure why but it just seems to me that I really, really push to get my bench up. I also do squats and other stuff to though.
EGChic207 Posts: 288 Joined: 2002/03/25	2002/09/04, 10:55 PM I can do 11 reps of 110....dunno what my max is but i guess thats ok for a 13 year old girl -------------- Tiffany Der #10 "You have to make it through the rain in order to see the Rainbow........."
EGChic207 Posts: 288 Joined: 2002/03/25	2002/09/04, 10:56 PM but i usually dont do strength on my arms, i focuse on muscle endurance/toning for arms and strength for my legs since i do bball -------------- Tiffany Der #10 "You have to make it through the rain in order to see the Rainbow........."
tt_rocker Posts: 389 Joined: 2001/01/25	2002/09/07, 05:39 AM hey, agree with all.. just wana point out though that you can have a much stronger upper body than the lower or the inverse
Imerida Posts: 60 Joined: 2002/04/30	2002/09/07, 10:51 AM im not asking what determines or what doesnt determine how strong someone is....all i asked was what is everyones max on BENCHING
wagnerzx2 Posts: 36 Joined: 2002/08/07	2002/09/08, 02:25 PM I don't actually know for sure, because I haven't used a barbell on flat benches in quite some time, but I can do 4 reps with 52.5 lb dumbells. -------------- Mike Wagner *Music is the soul of society*
weaponX Posts: 11 Joined: 2002/03/20	2002/09/13, 06:19 AM As well as saying what your max on the bench is in weight, work it out as a percentage of your body weight. I bench 3x8 at 75 Kg, which is 1 Kg above my body weight, my training partner is on the same weight, but out weighs me my 22 Kg, (as well as being 15 inches taller !) -------------- "I'm the best I am at what I do ~ But what I do best isn't very nice"
fireloard Posts: 665 Joined: 2001/03/27	2002/09/13, 12:14 PM You should actually watch out for rp and rev.. I heard they compete against each other by just putting a bar in between two buicks and slide under that then get them up for at LEAST 8 reps...
rev8ball Posts: 3,081 Joined: 2001/12/27	2002/09/13, 01:18 PM LMAO! that is good...... -------------- Michael "Trample the weak; hurdle the dead!"
Kasper Posts: 153 Joined: 2002/08/30	2002/09/14, 01:08 AM jeez mine was around 800 pounds...haha j/k since I just started lifting and such I never really put all the weights on the bar and tried to lift, for my workouts im doing like around 60 pounds 157 reps on the bench presses. Yup thats right im a n00b lol
Boxers9981 Posts: 1 Joined: 2004/11/20	2004/11/20, 07:06 PM I'm benching 225 and weigh 222 so i don't kno if that's something to be impressed about.
	2004/11/20, 07:38 PM no idea...bad shoulder prevents me from going heavy Last did 225 for 22 reps....who cares...another peN%s meausring contest...
	2004/11/20, 08:14 PM Mine has a small extension so its almost four feet. Anybody notice this post is kinda old? Maybee somebody has a longer bench by now. -------------- I drive way too fast to worry about cholesterol Charlie
jockboy Posts: 2 Joined: 2004/11/20	2004/11/21, 01:18 AM I've maxed at 250 but only weigh about 170. I won't be happy until I can do double my body weight on bench, quadruple on squat and 1.5X on clean. Football taught me it's not the size but the strength and these were the main lifts we were measured on.
JustinE22 Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/09/18	2004/11/21, 02:07 AM this post is over 2 years old, why do we keep bringing such old posts back especially ones like these.
benching Posts: 125 Joined: 2004/03/14	2004/11/21, 12:09 PM dam that girl that did 110 for 11 reps is one pretty toguh cookie
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2004/11/21, 12:59 PM Sandy did 135 last week twice at 130 lbs. bodyweight!! It is funny, some guys in the gym don't want to follow her!:big_smile: -------------- If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.... bb1fit@freetrainers.com