If you've been training for over a year and can't bench 225...

[Mathematics]

Then you're doing something wrong. (Assuming you are a healthy male aged 16-40)

Ask yourself what it is you are doing wrong. Bad program? Not consistent with training? Not eating?

I know a lot of people who have been training for years but still can't bench 2 plates. They all have terrible routines, just do what they feel like, are not consistent or have bad diets.

The few people I know who have used a tried and tested routine have got up to the 2 plate mark within 6 months (Ranging from 150 to 200 bodyweight). These are people who never played sports growing up and have never done any hard physical work.

225 is not impressive.

Discuss.


EDIT:

For anybody who disagrees and cannot bench 225 after lifting for a year, Please respond and answer this honestly:

What program did you use? Did you make an effort to learn decent technique? What was your diet? How many workouts did you miss? How much sleep did you get? Did you drink alcohol often?



This is not a thread to put people down, merely to motivate you. If you have been training for over a year and still can't bench 225 then ask yourself what you are doing wrong and fix it!

[Mathematics]

Fast misc

[TreFo]

or u have medical conditions



Brb colitis flareups
Brb losing gains and strength

[ace_gauntlit]

ITT: OP can bench 230lbs and thinks he's hot chit

[McLarenGTR]

most people at the gym can't rep 225 yet on the misc if you arent doing that in a year you're a failure

[KennyPowers123]

How many times are we gonna have this same thread?

[Mathematics]

or u have medical conditions



Brb colitis flareups
Brb losing gains and strength

Hence why I said healthy male.

[VTJimmy]

This is the misc... if you don't bench atleast tree fiddy, squat 500+, and deadlift in the 600's while ceoin' 10k a day then it's not impressive

[KCBadBoy]

GVT right now...

225x10 x 10 on flat bench!

come at me op

[bossavery]

in on original thread

[Mathematics]

ITT: OP can bench 230lbs and thinks he's hot chit

Or OP benched 315 within a year of training at 165 bodyweight.

[wisdommaster1]

I benched once... it was terrible

[Mathematics]

most people at the gym can't rep 225 yet on the misc if you arent doing that in a year you're a failure

Those people at the gym are all doing it wrong. If they were consistent and stuck to a routine they would all be able to bench 225 within a year.

[Madevilz]

Got to 225, but the problem is, I cant go any higher, fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
forever2plates

[BaconSyrup]

misc gonna misc

probably somewhat true though I definitely don't eat enough for them gainz

[XPmpnII]

In 4 tried and tested routine

[jantelo]

Fuk you.

Lol srsly tho I've been lifting for 2 years and only been doing it right for a few months cuz I finally figured chit out

Hopefully I hit 225 soon

[OMARSCOMING]

Ive trained in a few different gyms over the years.

The amount of people who can bench 225 is very very small - especially without using their chests as a bouncy castle.

But when i talk to people i meet about working out, ive only met a handful of people who couldn't bench at least 225.

Am i that unlucky that its only the times when i am in the gym that all the weaklings are there?

[WnaLearnScience]

got a friend whose been training for 3 years and cant even bench 185,think he can do half a rep, i literally dont understand why hes so weak, his eating isnt bad and he trains hard, and he is probably near 200lbs (although about %19 bf lol)

[skarms]

I don't eat enough. My bench has gone up considerably since I started, so that's a plus. Also I was injured in training mid last year so it ****ed up my lifts.

[anonymous]

I'm stuck at 75kg.. I was increasing 2,5 kg a week up until then, and now it just won't go up. It's been like that for months. All the other lifts are increasing fine. I've started Dbell presses now, in hopes that when I go back I will be able to increase my bench.

But, I must say that I find it pretty damn unbelievable that someone who has never lifted in their life could (properly) bench 100 kg in just one year.

[Mathematics]

Ive trained in a few different gyms over the years.

The amount of people who can bench 225 is very very small - especially without using their chests as a bouncy castle.

But when i talk to people i meet about working out, ive only met a handful of people who couldn't bench at least 225.

Am i that unlucky that its only the times when i am in the gym that all the weaklings are there?

No, it is the same in every gym. In my gym probably 3 or 4 people actually know how to train. Everybody else seems to be doing random exercise, or the latest Routine of the month from Mens health or whatever it is they read.

[havoc713]

Does 50 reps of 80 pounds count for anything? My bench in my garage only goes up to 80.

Whenever it feels easy I go up 5-10 reps.

[mjlehr]

Then you're doing something wrong. (Assuming you are a healthy male aged 16-40)

Ask yourself what it is you are doing wrong. Bad program? Not consistent with training? Not eating?

I know a lot of people who have been training for years but still can't bench 2 plates. They all have terrible routines, just do what they feel like, are not consistent or have bad diets.

The few people I know who have used a tried and tested routine have got up to the 2 plate mark within 6 months (Ranging from 150 to 200 bodyweight). These are people who never played sports growing up and have never done any hard physical work.

225 is not impressive.

Discuss.

< is the epitome of this thread. Half bodyweight BP crew checking in. BRB gotta eat junk. BRB finding excuses not to lift. Chit like this helps motivate me. TY OP.

[Mathematics]

In 4 tried and tested routine

Something basic like starting strength, 5/3/1, a 5x5 etc. Pick a routine, stick to it and see results.

[tactical45]

Must be nice having those short arms eh?

[CM1221]

Or OP benched 315 within a year of training at 165 bodyweight.

Lol okay brah

[xvicknumber7x]

Or they prefer dumbbells / don't barbell bench press at all.

[djstarscr3am]

Or OP benched 315 within a year of training at 165 bodyweight.

got video proof of that?

[Winzer]

Genetics, *******.

Obviously for the guy who repped 150 his first day in the gym that's nothing, for someone who started with the bar it's hard as ****.

It's the same thing as a small dude saying if you aren't at single digit bodyfat % after 3 months you're doing it wrong.