as the title says. Just a general question, kinda curious.
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07-23-2009, 07:50 AM #1Registered User
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how much did you guys bench when you began lifting?
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07-23-2009, 07:51 AM #2Registered User
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When I was 14 and about 160 I started with about 115 for 10...I'm 17 now and I haven't really trained well for the last 3 years. Very on and off and very sporadic. But I can do 170 for 11 now.
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07-23-2009, 07:53 AM #3Registered User
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I was 14 and weighed 134 and could bench bress 115 pounds.
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07-23-2009, 07:54 AM #4Registered User
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Not alot, still can't, lol.
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07-23-2009, 07:55 AM #5Blut, Schweiß und Tränen.
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I was 16. 135lbs or so and could bench my weight
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07-23-2009, 08:02 AM #6Registered User
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wow I feel so weak compared to you guys
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07-23-2009, 08:05 AM #7Blut, Schweiß und Tränen.
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everyone starts somewhere! do not feel any less about yourself. Just be more determined to show everyone the strength you will have.Originally Posted by trackjunkie21
Idk works for me when I am feeling weak
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07-23-2009, 08:07 AM #8Registered User
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yeah I am determined. That's why I joined the gym and this forum.Originally Posted by eyellsac
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07-23-2009, 08:07 AM #9
I was benching like 85lbs.
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07-23-2009, 08:09 AM #10Blut, Schweiß und Tränen.
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i forgot the word even..as in be even more determined haha. You will see your strength increase dramatically in the first few monthsOriginally Posted by trackjunkie21
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07-23-2009, 08:09 AM #11Registered User
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started lifting seriously at 18,
then could max at 205, possible sets of like 155 or so
now at 290 max, set of 10 at 2155' 10" 200
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07-23-2009, 08:12 AM #12Yoked
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I could bench 95lbs for 5-6 reps....
....now check the link in my sig.
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07-23-2009, 08:24 AM #13i am psyclops
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07-23-2009, 08:27 AM #14Start Weight: 108lbs
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could bench like 55 pounds for 10 reps
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07-23-2009, 08:29 AM #15In the sun
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I think i was 15, 160lbs benched 165. Yeah it seems like a lot but I haven't been able to improve it much so it doesn't help
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07-23-2009, 08:29 AM #16neck of peace
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The first time I ever touched a bench I lifted 65's a couple of times.
I used to have an AVI of my traps and neck. I changed it a while back and tried editing my user title but this website is glitched and it will not let me change it anymore.
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07-23-2009, 08:30 AM #17MCFC
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ive been lifting for a couple of months and do 52.5kg for 3 sets of 5, started off at 40kg for sets. dont feel bad, everyone starts somewhere. that somewhere is different for everyone.
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07-23-2009, 08:31 AM #18Registered
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When I started I was 99lbs and benched 50lbs for about 5 reps.
Lmao!
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07-23-2009, 08:31 AM #19Registered User
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25s 8 times haha
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07-23-2009, 08:32 AM #20atheist, one of many
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Was 14 and benched like 95 or so for max lol, but it shot up pretty quick. Now 4 years later, with off and on training, on seriously for past half year or so Im at ~300 before elbow injury. Don't know what I am at now, still waiting for it to heal.
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07-23-2009, 08:35 AM #21Registered User
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90x3 at 165 14yo
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07-23-2009, 08:37 AM #22Banned
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135 2 reps, i was 14 and weighed about 135ish
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07-23-2009, 08:39 AM #23Registered User
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When I began really lifting (not just randomly doing a bench press once to seem cool to my friends), I was probably 14, and I think I could put up 165 or so for 1-rep
I was up to 255lb max by 16, thanks to off season training in football, and then I stopped lifting until I was in college.
I went from 225lb 1-rep max at 19 y/o to 265lb in a few months. By 20/21, I was repping 225lb for 10-12 and maxed 350lb.
You gotta start somewhere, and you'll be amazed at how much your strength improves just from getting a little older. ... and training of course.
good luck!
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07-23-2009, 08:39 AM #24Registered User
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started at 110 when I was 15
17 now max out 255
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07-23-2009, 08:54 AM #25Registered User
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The Very FIRST Time I Benched Was On A 15lb. Bar With 25's on each side , which is 65lbs. when i was 14 and i did i believe 5x10 or 5x15 but the first time i benched on an olympic style bench i did 105lbs. 3x10. Pathetic i know. But its different now. REAL DIFFERENT. its fun to look back on those days when u just started, i still cant believe the gains i've made.
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07-23-2009, 08:55 AM #26Registered User
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95lbs when I was 14
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07-23-2009, 08:56 AM #27unRegistered User
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i started when i was 16 and i could do....the bar. x4Originally Posted by trackjunkie21
lulzy.
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07-23-2009, 09:19 AM #28Registered User
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I just started lifting after less than two months my max = 205.
Before I started working out I tested my max a few times at BW of 145 I usually hit = 170.
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07-23-2009, 09:20 AM #29Registered User
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i started with dumbbells and i was throwin up 35's
Some call it obsession, I call it dedication
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07-23-2009, 09:36 AM #30Registered User
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135lbs
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