Guys who bench 3 plates...wat % do u think bike there?

[ruskism]

your doing it wrong. if your doing 5/3/1 you should base your %'s off 90% of your true 1RM.

I'm not doing it wrong, this is like my 8th 5/3/1 cycle and I started off doing the 90% 1mr. I've yet to fail a lift (unless it was for another reason). First time I go for my 1+ and hit 0, I'll know to drop it. Until then, I'm going to keep doing it.

nomsayin?

[NewbieX2]

It's much easier for manletts to reach their genetic limits compared to 6'0+ lifters.

That explains the lack of 6'0+ people who are 200+ lean

What does ease have to do with anything? Do you plan on quitting early? All that matters is the end game, and in the end the bigger guy will be stronger. I hate when taller people pull the "short guys have it easy" card. Not saying you are right now, it's just annoying.

[CalebRM]

My dad has before, he's always been natural just overweight and strong as ****.

[ruskism]

What does ease have to do with anything? Do you plan on quitting early? All that matters is the end game, and in the end the bigger guy will be stronger. I hate when taller people pull the "short guys have it easy" card. Not saying you are right now, it's just annoying.

Thanks for the 5/3/1 complement by the way, I definitely agree that it's my favorite. I've been wanting to run a cycle of sheiko's with my buddy but the workload is ****ing insane.

Also, insane bench to squat ratio. Just a natural bench presser?!

[comps]

Hoping to get to 3 plates in under a year. Bulking like a fatass ftw?

[Musc1eBound]

LOL @ the amount of 200+ lb people in here bragging about a 315+ bench. That is about average for a 200 lb person that lifts regularly. Try doing 315 under 170 lbs. Seriously if I was 200 lbs, for my bodyweight: bench ratio, I would easily be doing 400+.

So are you saying that everyone who weighs 200+ and lifts regularly should be able to easily be repping 400+. Or are you saying because your such a beast that you would be able to hit 400+ easily? (srs)

[skullcrusher149]

Only on the misc is a 315 bench considered "average."

[yoitspmart]

315 really isnt that much

[Velatsaraptor]

3 big guys at my school have hit 315+ but they are 240-320lbs. ive hit 275 for 3 at 180 but have since only done cgbp

[Solo_]

3 plates for 10 reps

4 plates for one rep

not using anything besides eating a lot and lifting heavy

Beastly!

My max is a 3 plate bench with suit. I'm 185 pounds and not huge at all. lol.

Solid bro, I know a couple PL'ing guys who are similar. It's like "does that guy even lift? Oh wait he just dead'ed 500lbs, yep he lifts."

I sauce and last time I maxed on bench (years ago) I hit 265, lol amidoingitwrong.jpg?

[ScottGomez]

when i first benched 315 i was the happiest fukker alive

came to share it with the misc

everybody was like "pffft not much"

[dyd1]

i did 275 for 1r and i'm a skinny manlet

[hashish]

im hitting 2 n half plates...

cant wait to hit 3s...

i rekon i need another 10lbs on me to be repping 3plates...
or maybe just another 6-12months lol

[RaaR]

Before i fuked my shoulder i was almost at 300

[Velatsaraptor]

Before i fuked my shoulder i was almost at 300

same, very frustrating

[RaaR]

same, very frustrating

know that feel incline DB, never again

[Skezo]

LOL @ the amount of 200+ lb people in here bragging about a 315+ bench. That is about average for a 200 lb person that lifts regularly. Try doing 315 under 170 lbs. Seriously if I was 200 lbs, for my bodyweight: bench ratio, I would easily be doing 400+.

6'2 200lbs is comparable to someone who is like 5'7 and only 170 or so.

Being tall adds weight without being beneficial to the lift, which is why you almost always see only short people brag about how much they weigh when completing some lift. A 6'2 180 lbs guy doing 315 is much more impressive than a 5'6 170lb guy.

Just got 225x5 today so I'm benching ~265 or so, hoping to get 300 when I hit 200lbs and don't think I will hit 3 plates till next winter\:

[defmute]

3 plates is really ****ing light...

[vinhuman]

3 plates is pretty heavy. I've seen literally only three types of people hit it at my gym ever. fatties, manlets, and a defensive end on the football team. ~90% of the time has been fatties (often manlet fatties). maybe on the misc it's warm up weight but in the real world it's pretty respectable.

[jafomofo]

LOL @ the amount of 200+ lb people in here bragging about a 315+ bench. That is about average for a 200 lb person that lifts regularly. Try doing 315 under 170 lbs. Seriously if I was 200 lbs, for my bodyweight: bench ratio, I would easily be doing 400+.

Everything you said here is stupid and incorrect. There is no linear correlation between your weight and what you bench. Also breaking 400 puts a lot of stress on your body that 300 doesn't, so while I agree 315 isn't a big deal, hitting 400+ is and its maybe 1% of gym rats that will ever do it naturally.

[squirrell751]

Without me included, I've only seen two or three guys at the gym put up 315 in my whole time lifting at that gym. No real point in maxing unless you're a PL, who only cares about 1RM and is good for nothing else.

[NewbieX2]

Thanks for the 5/3/1 complement by the way, I definitely agree that it's my favorite. I've been wanting to run a cycle of sheiko's with my buddy but the workload is ****ing insane.

Also, insane bench to squat ratio. Just a natural bench presser?!

Nah, I had some sort of layover with squats. Kept switching from high bar to low, to high, to low, etc. My best squat is 405 but that was a while ago. I'm staying with low bar now and I should be able to hit 405 for 1, maybe 2.

[fuzzbecool219]

I get 3 plates op 2 45 and 1 10 . Ha Come at me brah!

[SenorGomez]

LOL 315 is well within range for someone who is natty

[bajaboy]

in on this.. 172lb BW no bike

got 315 last week, tried for 335 but bailed because i had my normal chest workout coming up and didnt want to get injured etc.

[GeorgiaEagle]

i could put up 2 plates in high school and i wasn't even a heavy lifter back then. with a decent base i'm sure you could get to 3 plates in a year or two natty easily.

not sure what i can do now as i never max but i've dropped 40 lbs in the past year and i'm sure i could still put up 250+.

[6-cobra-5]

College FB ruined me with comparing lifting stats in a reg gym now. In College, most guys did 225 for atleast 14-20 reps and got up over 400 regularly, some of the islanders could hit close to 500 pounds.

best i could do was 225 for 16 and 360 1 rep max.

Now i go into my reg gym and rarely see anyone going above 225. Most people are barely hitting 135 and it seems like they are scared to push themselves or struggle.

[jd1010108]

depends how much you weigh too......... im 160 and i just hit 225 yesterday

I weigh 160 4 inches taller than you and rep 225 benched 285 yesterday, use 90 pound dumbbell flat bench for reps (8) natty

[jamie93]

at a guess id say 80%

it is a achievable but it takes a long long time and a lot of effort

the people on this site alone, who claim 3 plate bench, probably 95% juice

[PattyOLantern]

I got 275 3x5 yesterday. I was going to try for 3 plates on a 1RM but I wasn't feeling it coming off of a deload week.




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