Is it safe to say that most people that can bench 315 aren't natty?

[Cherrypoptart]

My post was referring to OP's question of what is a good indication of natty or not.

Aight brah sorry for teh confuse

[IAmLegend100]

This place makes me laugh.

brb 315 = automatic not natty.

[Oilrigger]

I did it at 205 natty before back injury. I have lifted for about a year this time around but never can consistantly keep at it because my work schedule,physically demandind job,injury,and physical exhaustion. If i wasn't dealing with all this i could probably put up alot more.

[moose45]

I can. Its not that hard to achieve. I benched 300 when I was 17.

[HMFIC_BROWSIN]

definitely possible given good genes.

[bajaboy]

i can push a rep of 315 flat or incline. natty here.

[Bnk]

This place makes me laugh.

brb 315 = automatic not natty.

^^^^This

[exy]

350 (srs) natty as heck

[ChosenBrah]

What's the best routine to increase bench strength? Not smolov Jr either

I seem to be stalling even with 5/3/1 but maybe I just need to give it more time

[ChosenBrah]

lol wut. i hit 315 natty, did take me a while, but ive always sucked at bench. 315 bench is something anyone who trains consistently should be able to hit with 2-3 years of training.

Yea ok

[ChosenBrah]

315 lbs is 315 lbs man. When I started out I could barely do 115

Lul its still only ur bodyweight

[PokePride]

I hit 315 a few months ago for 1 rep. I'm natty and I've been training for 16 months

[LI_DSM]

<----life long natty, ***got. 315 is easy to get to. It's the weight after that, that is hard (srs). Actually every pound since 365 bench I had to really fight for. My deadlift has also capped.
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[tfpriest]

My best friend can do 405 x 1 totally natty. He is 24 now and lifted since he was about 14. He lifts at least 4 times a week and hasn't been able to lift more then that for the past 2.5 years or so. He has small legs though lol.

[bonkerzzz]

People who train for powerlifting for enough time routinely hit that and a lot more. There's plenty of people in the powerlifting section who bench much more than that natty.

[SpineFracturBro]

OP im 17 i can (used to be able to) do 300 im sure the natty limit is more like 400

[AMiscer2012]

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[KRANE]

Goodness no. Thats the standard natty limit. Growing up the boys in the hood (not me) used to do that all the time.

[gotrice33]

if you can hit 3 plates for 5 reps AND you're under 190 lbs... then i would say yes you're on gear. i only know of ONE person ever to bench 315 under 200 lbs and he was asian... he trained for 5 years and still had to ride a bike to get it

[TAS44]

^^pretty sure I could easily hit 315 under 190 lbs if I bulked properly for another year or so.

OP: not even close. I'm only about 45 lbs away and I'm nowhere near my natty limit. I also have a small frame, not ideal for powerlifting. I think anyone with average genetics could hit 315 and I know plenty of natties that put up 315+.

[GreenZerg]

if you can hit 3 plates for 5 reps AND you're under 190 lbs... then i would say yes you're on gear. i only know of ONE person ever to bench 315 under 200 lbs and he was asian... he trained for 5 years and still had to ride a bike to get it

Wrong. Natty and I max at 365lb and can get 315 for 5-6 reps. 188lb bw.

I'll get 405 before I'm 25 and under 200lb no problem.

[Strawberryfluff]

I can do 10X315 and it took me around 10 years of lifting to reach it. But I've only ever been a recreational lifter with highly irregular weight training. Martial arts and "soccer" have been my sports. I only lift to kick people harder in the head and bench was always lowest priority.

EDIT: To make the answer slightly more relevant, I reached 315 after 3+ years weighing 198 at the time.

[SoCool]

This place makes me laugh.

brb 315 = automatic not natty.

No ****e WTF!? I hit 315 when I was 16@220

[tidnab]

took me the length of high school. Started training as a freshman (couldn't do 135), had 330+ by end of senior year.

[Iime]

Refer to sig, almost there.

[Ace28]

if you can hit 3 plates for 5 reps AND you're under 190 lbs... then i would say yes you're on gear. i only know of ONE person ever to bench 315 under 200 lbs and he was asian... he trained for 5 years and still had to ride a bike to get it

My buddy put up 405 at 185 and if he was ever on gear he never said anything to me. Known him for atleast 20 years, he had been lifting for prob. 5 years min. at that point.

[Buttjr]

I can hit 315 5x5, but I'm a fatty and been lifting for quite a while for foosball

[viper2510]

got 325 for 1 natty a while ago. i do mostly db's now though. feel like i get better growth...

[A.Machado]

Yes totally achievable natty especially if you train for strength. I benched 345 at 255ish lbs after 2.5 years of powerlifting

[vsvs]

3 years lifting for 325+