How much can i barbell bench press if i can dumbbell bench press 55?

[entropy1]

i'm guessing 135 - one wheel

[chazzy1864]

The guy who said 250 is way off IMO. I'd say once you get used to BB bench you'll be able to do about 190-210 as your one rep max.

the guy who believed 250 is way IMO. He needs to have his sarcasm detector checked.







but my guess would be about tree fiddy.
















































someone had to say it, and without the "in before"

[blacllk8cs]

I workout with 60-70lb dumbells, just depends on how I feel for 3x8-10 reps. My one rep max on bench is 245lb. I would say you can do 135 for 10.

[samseed101]

only way to know is to do it.

[Ironwake]

If that is your work set and you aren't going near failure you need to increase the weight... Otherwise you are wasting your time... You won't make any real gains until you really go for it.

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Anyways, If you're doing dumbbell presses on 'SS' then you're not doing Starting Strength.

Get the book, read it and follow it if you want to do Starting Strength. It will explain where to start you bench weight at.



edit: I just noticed how many threads there are about this. It's insane...

[chazzy1864]

....

Anyways, If you're doing dumbbell presses on 'SS' then you're not doing Starting Strength.

Get the book, read it and follow it if you want to do Starting Strength. It will explain where to start you bench weight at.



edit: I just noticed how many threads there are about this. It's insane...

He's not doing starting strength. He'd be doing a modified starting strength or starting strength remixed.

But see, even the "Club mix" of a song, is still that song. Just slightly different. It is still starting strength, just slightly different.

[InSearchOfTruth]

dunno, but don't do it on the smith machine. tried to show off benching on the smith not knowing that it actually lowers your numbers... freakin' embarrasing.

[travismheller]

Completely different exercises. Some people are really good at dumbells where others are better at barbell.Like everyone elese that replied, the best option is to start off light around 145 and build up till you get a comfortable weight you can do for 3x5.