How long did it take you to reach 225 lbs. bench

[evgeney]

it took me a year to get to 205, started at 105 max to 205 max in a years time.

[Parker225]

freshman year. 3 months? but im a big boi

[BradLaughlin]

I got to 225 really quickly in two months actually. 235 is where my noob gains stopped. I was just in there pyramiding every other day. To bad that does not work anymore =(

[emilio1997]

Bro thats good im 17 and i went from benching 95 pounds to 205 in less that a year

I went from 105lbs for 1 rep to 180 for 1 rep in 4ish months, If I continue going at this pace, then I will be at my goal of 185 for reps at the end of summer.

[JeanCM]

i started the gym about a year and a half ago benching about 145 (weighing 150). after a year and half of taking mass gainers, a couple months of creatine, and 25 lbs later i finally hit 225 twice. my biggest help was incline db press and the creatine.

[Searching4Truth]

2.5 months. Took me about 1 month to get to 185 (from 95, lol). The guy who was teaching me how to lift was jelly.

[APflyer]

this reminds me of this video


dude is outweighed by 100lbs and takes the fight with pure skill.

[mickarch95]

Took me 5 month, from 115lbs x5 (hard) now 200x5, never tried 225x1, but should be really close since i do 200x5 x3

[EJuarez19]

I've been lifting for almost a year and a half now and I just hit 225. It really helped when I did Jon canditos strength training because I was stuck at 185 for the longest.

[MuscleMigraine]

1 year

[trujillod]

8months when started and after year break i reached it in 3months

[Sams2018]

Started at the bar with 10s on each side and now I'm at 235 2 years later.

I was 140 lbs at 6' 2", I was a major beanpole.

[dranach]

I'm 40 years old. Weigh 205. Height 5'9". Started bench pressing in April of this year 135. I'm up to 215x3rep's. A long time ago I read something on a pyramid system. You can do 6,4,2 or 8,6,4 reps adding 10 lbs to each set. So I started 135x10, 145x8, 155x6. Now I'm doing 195x6, 205x4 and 215x2. I keep it a few weeks and then as I dominate the weight to the point of doing 10, 8, 6 reps, I move up in weight and go back down to a 6,4,2 rep. I'm not a bodybuilder nor trying to be one, just and average Joe trying to look good for the wife. I've felt that it has worked for me and I'm really looking forward to the 2 plates by mid summer. I am doing deadlifts and squats also which I've heard it helps on the bench press.

[ALaBatalla]

I've been working out for almost a year (one month left) and I'm bench pressing 195 lbs. I'm assuming in another month I'll get 205 lbs. So tell me how long did it take u bros to get 225 lbs? When comparing my progress to other kids my age it seems like it is decent. Most football players took 1.5 years to get 225 lbs. I'm 16 and 150 lbs btw.

still not there, unfortunately. I've been weight lifting for about 6 months. I have a big chest so ive been focusing more on my arms

[coachcalande]

I WAS SO SKINNY,...... I don't think I did it until I was in college...

[blue9249]

5months or so

5k +

[hardcorenoob]

Started off at 55kg max (125lbs) and 9 months later i was benching 102.5 (225). Followed a brosplit and bulked 0.3-0.4kg per week.

[Wheylift]

if you wanna stay nimble at 150 keep pushing towards it who cares how much you bench. If you wanna hit 225 fast, eat your ass off, down a bag of weight gainer and you'll be 5-10lbs heavier, but you'll get your 225 in a month or 2.
From: a 150lb 6ft tall lanky mother ****er max flat bench:225

[Quake]

I started 4 months ago with 95, hit 185 this week. As for 225, hopefully not long lol

[SKYHIGHFitness]

A year. It helps a lot to learn good form before thinking about weight.

[Eban23]

I have never been able to bench well. I was able to hit 185 lbs a couple years ago and was wayyy pumped up. I am now about 5 weeks into the stronglift 5x5 and it has helped a ton. I have not tried maxing but I am doing 170 lbs 5x5. The squats and deadlifts in the program have helped immensely with other lifts, I have never really done compound exercises (newer to lifting.) My big goal at the time is that 225! I can almost taste it

[Jeremiahd06]

been lifting for one year, but only spent 7 months free weight benching, im at 205 now, the milestone is getting closer.

wait wat.. your sig says 385 bench?