One year of bench press- your actual gains

[babyslayer]

Mate that aint my video you saw for sure. I dont ever train bench like that.

Typically I do 3x5,4x5,5x5 schemes. Sometimes 3x8 or 3x10 (3x10 worked most horribly though ). To mix up I sometime do sets with 3 reps - a few weeks before max out.- In other words most of what are most commonly used schemes are for strength gains.

I also try to do assistance but everytime I try iso triceps (close grip, extensions) my elbows start hurting after a while, so maybe there lies my problem

Oh, I thought u were diesel weasel or what ever his name is.

[GDA]

at 150ish body weight i went from 235 to 260 in 12 months.

i think i could have done more under different circumstances though. i lift 3 times a week without fail, but i got work/school both full time and the family. if i had a little more time to train i think i could have gotten a good 50lbs at least naturally. i doubt 100 though.

[theduffman]

I was around 315 at the end of last summer, trained really ****ty all school year and ended up at 215x7 the beggining of this summer, barely 245x3. A conservative estimate would be 325 -335 right now raw so with muscle memory 80 pounds in three months? Though its obviously not the same as actually increasing your bench by 80 pounds..

[striationz]

u most certainly can. mine went from 195 max to 305 max in just 11 months.

[g85]

benching (and other lifts of course) for a year now. Gains?

from too weak to lift 135 or 2 45s on the bar once/max to my last workout was 3x5 170..don't know what my max gain was but at least 50-60 pounds i'm guessing?

[MuscleMan009]

Was wondering if its possible to increase your bench by 100 lbs in a year.. has anyone done this?

with n00b gains or AASs...


but i've added like 200 without anything except n00b gains from 115->315 (in 10 months)

[MuscleMan009]

with n00b gains or AASs...


but i've added like 200 without anything except n00b gains from 115->315 (in 10 months)

oh to the guy who for some reason repped me asking a question...basically PL'ing with n00b gains...lol i was 165 back in october -> 245 now

[Dark_MadMax]

with n00b gains or AASs...


but i've added like 200 without anything except n00b gains from 115->315 (in 10 months)

Were you 240 when you started? Sorta hard to beleive you started with 115 My max was 135 when I started lifting first time and I was 160 (with bunch of fat too).

[Dark_MadMax]

Oh, I thought u were diesel weasel or what ever his name is.

Now I am absolutely positive you are trying to insult me

[crsizer]

I went from 160 orm to 340 orm in about 11 months. (180 lb increase)
although I have regressed some

[wrestle445]

very possible.

i put on 50 lbs barely doing anything. i am a kid though...

[Kion]

I don't understand how the hell people manage to improve their bench press as much as they have. I've been lucky to maybe have put 60lbs on my 5 rep bench press on a good day since I've started benching. My other lifts have shot through the roof but bench has always been my weak point.

[45BIG]

I've been lucky to maybe have put 60lbs on my 5 rep bench press on a good day since I've started benching. My other lifts have shot through the roof but bench has always been my weak point.

Remember you way around 160 pounds. Lifters who weigh more are more likely to experience bigger noob gains as well as a lengthened period of general pound increases. Your comparisons are better served by paying more attention to posters who are closer to your bodyweight. Comparing your progress to lifters above 200 pounds is misleading.

[MuscleMan009]

Were you 240 when you started? Sorta hard to beleive you started with 115 My max was 135 when I started lifting first time and I was 160 (with bunch of fat too).

165 back in october

it may not be 115 idk lol i don't honestly remember i just rounded down so lets say ~200lb gains

[Mkaufma4]

In the first 6months of lifting I've gonna from 135lb bench to 275lbs.

[jonglo]

newb gains or roid gains. Or newb roid gains.

[The_Izebox]

In the first 6months of lifting I've gonna from 135lb bench to 275lbs.

Strong bump for a 2008 thread. Lmao