Benchpress competition for you ladies

[400Lb Gorilla]

Alright honestly it is in the Misc, sorry but it is our biggest traffic area, but this time I got 6 different weight classes for women instead of that Wilks score I used last time


You ladies made such an awesome showout on my deadlift comp that I had to put in more weight classes. hope i made them fair as i used WPF weight classes with some small adjustments:

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=160084391


Now..... GO!

[pUniCepts]

1st

[400Lb Gorilla]

1st

hey girl, how you doin'?

[birdiefu]

My bench sucks plus I'm cutting , but might be fun anyhow. Thanks for the heads-up!

[Ma110W]

I'm in.

[beatha]

In

[BubsNBean]

Bump!

[thehobbes]

IN, bench is my favorite!

[penny0527]

Good luck ladies!

[400Lb Gorilla]

god to see some interest. BTW, right now thehobbes is in the Overall spot(this is the only place decided by Wilks)

she is also the first entry so step your game up ma'ams

[gabytheft]

totally in on this.... glad i decided to come back after so long today and saw this post XD

[AliMay]

Dang it, I just happen to be cutting and on contest prep. I'll probably put an entry in anyway. Even if it ends up being babyweight lol missing dem stregth gains

[400Lb Gorilla]

totally in on this.... glad i decided to come back after so long today and saw this post XD

was wondering if all the women in the last one were going to jump in on this one too lol. hoping with weight classes it has made it a little more fair this time around as well.

[SkinCoffin]

I might enter. Made a bet with my bf that I could bench 135. Still not quite there but it's looking good so I might as well put an entry in seeing as my back stopped me from doing the last DL comp.

[400Lb Gorilla]

I might enter. Made a bet with my bf that I could bench 135. Still not quite there but it's looking good so I might as well put an entry in seeing as my back stopped me from doing the last DL comp.

do it! lol right now the women have as many entries in as the men. would love to see you ladies fill up the leaderboard before the guys do


Edit: nevermind elevenn just made it 3 guys on the leaderboard.

[KCBiggs]

I might put an entry in nearer the closing date, I'm too weak right now so maybe a month will give me time to improve

[400Lb Gorilla]

I might put an entry in nearer the closing date, I'm too weak right now so maybe a month will give me time to improve

lol in the 220 pound class for men their is someone holding first place with a 135 pound benchpress...... jus sayin

[SkinCoffin]

lol in the 220 pound class for men their is someone holding first place with a 135 pound benchpress...... jus sayin

Well in that case I might get in with my poverty 110 for now and see if I make it in there. Will post vid next week probably

[stephanielynn76]

My bench sucks too. I should have participated in the deadlift competition... not that I could have won but it would have been less of an embarrassment than my bench. LOL

... I'll be in the cheering section...

[fihe]

My bench is an embarrassing 60 lbs. for 8 reps. I just started making them a regular part of my routine.
I'm sure everyone here suddenly feels better

[KCBiggs]

lol in the 220 pound class for men their is someone holding first place with a 135 pound benchpress...... jus sayin

I saw that one, it gives me hope

Well in that case I might get in with my poverty 110 for now and see if I make it in there. Will post vid next week probably

My current bench is 77lb, if 110lb is poverty then what does that make mine?

[birdiefu]

Just posted vid of my bench in the misc thread. I probably have honestly the crappiest relative bench # of any of the ladies here, considering I have been training for years in PL and have still never even benched BW :feelsbadman.jpg: So if I can suck it up and post a vid, I don't want the rest of you to use the excuse of "weak bench" as a reason not to

[illiniStrive]

Just posted vid of my bench in the misc thread. I probably have honestly the crappiest relative bench # of any of the ladies here, considering I have been training for years in PL and have still never even benched BW :feelsbadman.jpg: So if I can suck it up and post a vid, I don't want the rest of you to use the excuse of "weak bench" as a reason not to

Just watched, mirin that form... and then I realized you actually compete so no wonder! haha

Anything you do for arch & back flexibility outside of benching?

[thehobbes]

Yeah that was some arch birdiefu, nice lift! I try like hell to arch but I only end up with one tall enough to slide about 3 slices of bacon through haha. Also curious if you do anything special flexibility wise for that, I'd be happy to even get half that amount of arch, so far my back just does not want to bend that way.

[birdiefu]

Just watched, mirin that form... and then I realized you actually compete so no wonder! haha

Anything you do for arch & back flexibility outside of benching?

Thanks Nothing other than practice arching and getting real tight. Foot placement and legs (can't have tight hip flexors) also plays a big deal in arch for me too. If I don't have my feet back far enough (behind hips), I'll have butt off the bench once I'm using a lot of leg drive.

[birdiefu]

Yeah that was some arch birdiefu, nice lift! I try like hell to arch but I only end up with one tall enough to slide about 3 slices of bacon through haha. Also curious if you do anything special flexibility wise for that, I'd be happy to even get half that amount of arch, so far my back just does not want to bend that way.

Mmm, bacon! I have bad shoulders and hips, so I have to do a ton of thoracic and hip mobility work. As those are the two ends of the "arch", I have a feeling that helps a ton with my golden gate there, lol. Actually had someone ask today if that hurts me, I was like "nah, I'm used to it". Basically, getting shoulderblades far back and down, while having limber hip flexors is the key for me.

When you start really working on arch, you will probably feel your spinals and QL cramping like a mofo. You'll get used to that over time and it will improve, just do lots of lax ball rolling for them. A tight arch/setup is going to be uncomfortable as hell if it's a good one.

(owe you forever reps...*sigh*)

[400Lb Gorilla]

Just posted vid of my bench in the misc thread. I probably have honestly the crappiest relative bench # of any of the ladies here, considering I have been training for years in PL and have still never even benched BW :feelsbadman.jpg: So if I can suck it up and post a vid, I don't want the rest of you to use the excuse of "weak bench" as a reason not to

will has an answer on that one soon. unfortunately my poverty internet doesnt allow me to upload my vids and watch other vids at the same time(dat crappy router of peace). but judging by all the comments in here i am guessing you are going to be on the leaderboard soon

[auntielingo]

Birdiefu--that's quite an arch! Awesome flexibility. I've been working hard on mine for over a year but still have really tight hips. Any tips? Are you able to get a good leg drive off your toes?
Do you arch like that in a meet? Does it impact your DL? I'm just curious because my lower back kills after bench.

[DjinnMarie]

Is this still going?

[DjinnMarie]

Never mind... Saw that it ends in April. Sorry.