Benching numbers

[oldballs]

I got a vid i posted on youtube. 335 lbs X 4
bad lighting.hella dark.

got another vid of me Doing some light 315 X5

ill post a 350lb solo no spot Benchpress anyday of the week. tell me how to post the video

Google "how to post a video"

[civpit510]

Weight?

170-175 lbs

[-Lucifer]

Embedded for civpit510.

[Jbreezee]

170-175 lbs

Decent numbers.

[civpit510]

Decent numbers.

Thanks Jbreezee . and thanks for embedding thosevids also @ Lucifer

[civpit510]

Google "how to post a video"

haha I should. My WIFE SHOWED ME how to Copy and Paste... i think i got it now

[oldballs]

The vids don't work on my phone or my puter?

[TrettinR]

All Of you thinking Bicep Strength wont increase your Bench I Am going off How I felt The Correlation....

I'm not sure how one can feel correlation, but nevertheless you're still wrong. Correlation isn't causation.

[civpit510]

I'm not sure how one can feel correlation, but nevertheless you're still wrong. Correlation isn't causation.

thats like saying Working the Forearms or Traps dont correlate the BICEP CURL.

[TrettinR]

thats like saying Working the Forearms or Traps dont correlate the BICEP CURL.

Is English your first language?

[davisj3537]

Those videos are private.

OP, sorry your thread got jacked:/

[civpit510]

Is English your first language?

@ Trettin here we go. sorry for lack of punctuation or spelling. dont really care about all that...

@Davis Your the Pecker that called me out for the Vids.. so you jacked the thread too.

[davisj3537]

@Davis Your the Pecker that called me out for the Vids.. so you jacked the thread too.

That is why I apologized to OP about his thread getting jacked...

[civpit510]

http://articles.elitefts.com/trainin...r-bench-press/

[-Lucifer]

http://articles.elitefts.com/trainin...r-bench-press/

Jim said, "I’ve seen numerous people increase their bench press by training their biceps. This is mostly because they neglected them for so long."

You said, "i was 135 lbs and Benching 295 . skinny Torso and ALL Shoulder and Bicep.....TINY TRICEPS.."

See the difference?

[civpit510]

yes sir i see the difference. but for me to offer the OP an Option of Biceps for Benchpress isnt that far fetched.

bet you wouldnt think Deadlifts and hang cleans work the biceps either huh?

[-Lucifer]

yes sir i see the difference. but for me to offer the OP an Option of Biceps for Benchpress isnt that far fetched.

Yes, it makes sense to work everything equally. No one should ignore a particular body part. You said you had small triceps and you put up big numbers using mostly your shoulders and biceps. This will definitely not work for the OP, or any other newbie that's trying to increase his or her bench press. The primary muscles used are the shoulders and triceps. They need the most attention.

bet you wouldnt think Deadlifts and hang cleans work the biceps either huh?

The biceps get stressed a bit because your forearms are doing lots of work when deadlifting. Law of irradiation. That doesn't mean bigger biceps = bigger deadlift.

[civpit510]

Davis? did you really say you can decline bench 275 lbs with 130lb Bands....? so You think Thats 400 lbs?

[davisj3537]

Davis? did you really say you can decline bench 275 lbs with 130lb Bands....? so You think Thats 400 lbs?

It isn't 400. It is 275 w/ 130lbs of bands. Completely different. I do the majority of my work with bands to strengthen my shirted bench. It feels like 400 on the liftoff, which is why I referenced it in relation to the liftoff. My point was unracking that type of weight 8 inches away from your groove is very painful and detrimental to the shoulders and your setup.

Your vids are still private.

[civpit510]

Hahaha FEELS LIKE 400? stop kidding yourself.

[civpit510]

detrimental to your setup. close to your groove? what the hell are you talking about.

[FierceStrength]

civpit..you seem to be lucky you have a naturally strong upper body because your not the smartest dude in the world to put it nicely. obviously youve never trained with bands before so why comment on them? if you had trained with them youd realize how dramatic it feels at liftoff with that much band tension

[civpit510]

civpit..you seem to be lucky you have a naturally strong upper body because your not the smartest dude in the world to put it nicely. obviously youve never trained with bands before so why comment on them? if you had trained with them youd realize how dramatic it feels at liftoff with that much band tension

Haha. Im smart enuff to NOT use BANDS so I can Inflate Benchpress Numbers.
I bought my wife Some Red Bands for christmas so she can do her Pilates.

Congratulations on your PHD in Band Lifting Brahs.

[-Lucifer]

Haha. Im smart enuff to NOT use BANDS so I can Inflate Benchpress Numbers.
I bought my wife Some Red Bands for christmas so she can do her Pilates.
Congratulations on your PHD in Band Lifting Brahs.

You do know that a lot of elite powerlifters use bands on a regular basis, right? Look up 'Westside barbell' on Youtube.

[davisj3537]

For a person that didn't know how to copy and paste two days ago you certainly portray yourself to be quite the know it all.

[nimbus456]

I'm doing ~ 117lbs on my flat bench for 2-4 reps :3

Not sure if it's incorrect form or what. My numbers are tiny compared to what everyone here claims they can do. D:

[dylanrpxxx]

I went through this problem, just got over it recently. Try a wider grip on flat... I can flat bench roughly the same as my decline now

[civpit510]

For a person that didn't know how to copy and paste two days ago you certainly portray yourself to be quite the know it all.

Not a Know it all. Just have My own Opinions and I know what works for me. Everyones body is different so if Bands Are giving you GAINS then Fugg what I say. Easy as that.

Im Not Knocking BANDS or a BOWFLEX type of resistance. BUT ON my BOWFLEX why is it I can Tricep Pulldown the whole 250lbs....Its just NOT
Real weight. So your 400lbs IS NOT REAL

[TrettinR]

So your 400lbs IS NOT REAL

He never said it was. Actually he said it wasn't, check the quote below. Your reading comprehension is poor.

It isn't 400. It is 275 w/ 130lbs of bands. Completely different.

[davisj3537]

A bowflex isn't a band. It is a rod and it is connected to pulleys which changes everything.

I know what tension my bands are for two reasons. 1) They are labeled. 2) I tested their poundage on a scale at the distance that I press. You don't seem to understand bands. 405 and 275 w/ 130 of lbs are different. The banded press is 275 at the bottom and 405 at the top. It increases from 275 up to 405 as your press the weight. The actual weight of the bands doesn't matter.

What does matter is when I get on the platform in front of 3 judges in 3 months I'm gonna press over 450lbs.