ITT: We Post Our Best Bench Presses With VIDEO PROOF (vids)(lifters GTFIH)(47k reps)

[adamsz]

The 225 for reps thread got me thinking... someone commented that all miscers who claim they can rep out 2 plates are either e-statters or they're on gear. Well I'm neither of those.

Will rep ANYONE who posts a video of them benching 315 or more, regardless of bodyweight, as long as there's no ridiculous bounce. Or any bench that I think is impressive at my discretion.

My best bench presses, in descending order of bodyweight:

335 x 3 @ 200lbs



350 x 1 @ 200lbs - this was my opener and I suffered a b-grade tear on my pec. Scratched my next two attempts and immediately began to ice it. Sucks because I was peaked to hit about 380 that day Proceeded to take the majority of the next year off training and gained about 50 lbs



365 x 1 @ 202lbs (this was done before the above benches)



After getting back into training right around the new year after taking most of 2014 off:

355 x 1 @ 245lbs - FEET UP



350 x 1 @ 253lbs - FEET UP, CLOSE GRIP



380 x 1 @ 257lbs



Hopin to hit at least 405 by the end of January which will likely be the next time I compete.


Again, Will rep ANYONE who posts a video of them benching 315 or more, regardless of bodyweight, as long as there's no ridiculous bounce. Or any bench that I think is impressive at my discretion

[bold] RULES IF YOU WANT TO GET REPPED [bold]

1) The bar must come ALL the way down and touch your chest.
2) Spotter CANNOT touch the bar at any point during the lift. I don't care if he helped a tiny bit or a lot - it doesn't matter. In my book if the spotter's hands touch the bar at ANY point during the lift, they assisted you in some way - whether it be a tiny tiny bit or a lot - and you can't claim the lift as 100% legit. I will not debate this or argue with people about it.
3) No excessive bounce off the chest.
4) No excessive butt lift. If it looks like I could freely slide my hand under your butt without touching it (no homo) during the lift, it is no good.


Time to put up or shut up!

[BrahPlease]

no e-stat, i can only bench 135lbs for like 2. and im 250lbs lol.

this post should put it in perspective when so many bros claim massive lifts.

[adamsz]

no e-stat, i can only bench 135lbs for like 2. and im 250lbs lol.

this post should put it in perspective when so many bros claim massive lifts.

..... you serious bro?

I could hit 1 plate for at least a couple reps the first time I ever tried a bench press in high school at 14 years old and like 150lbs...

you might wanna get your hormone levels checked if you're being serious (srs)

[BDPfit]

I don't think 225 2x requires a video hehe. Currently weighing 155 tho

[adamsz]

I don't think 225 2x requires a video hehe. Currently weighing 155 tho

time to allocate more time to the gym than the shooting range (no gun hate)

not really srs... I'm not a big fan of bodyweight multipliers because the strength curve isn't linear - but that is almost 1.5x BW for reps. Great by general population standards for sure.

[frankk213]

most people were saying 1-8 reps on 225. verly any 3 plate benches.

[adamsz]

Forgot to add in the OP:

Before some fuktards comment "hurr durr well you're a fat PLer so no one gives a fuk," here was my physique around 200lbs when I hit those benches:





At around 250lbs for the more recent ones:





Sure my BF% is pretty high right now, but it's not like I'm just a fat slob with no muscle definition...

[BDPfit]

time to allocate more time to the gym than the shooting range (no gun hate)

not really srs... I'm not a big fan of bodyweight multipliers because the strength curve isn't linear - but that is almost 1.5x BW for reps. Great by general population standards for sure.

Thanks, was hitting 225 6-8x when I was about 10 lbs heavier. I'm also currently making up for a month in which I couldn't lift so I definitely lost some strength there. My goal is to hit 275 bench @ 150 and 315 @ 160

[Bando]

Is this a thing now, lifting heavy weights instead of talking about our hair? lel

here's a 320 fail at 176:



and a 315 at the gym simply because the best miscer of all time was spotting me and I wasn't going to phail on his watch:



can't wait for all the glorious reps

[Fivefootkillerz]

innnnnn

all@ 208lbs no recent bench vids tho

[momason]

Forgot to add in the OP:

Before some fuktards comment "hurr durr well you're a fat PLer so no one gives a fuk," here was my physique around 200lbs when I hit those benches:





At around 250lbs for the more recent ones:





Sure my BF% is pretty high right now, but it's not like I'm just a fat slob with no muscle definition...

you're fat in those pics man. you have a muffin top.

[phailboat]

bench 85 crew



weigh 145lbs on a good day crew

[hellbilly1912]

292 from today



And a 303 miss. I feel like I would have gotten it if the meet hadn't changed the rules at the last fukin second



BW at 183.5. hit 225x9 on an AMRAP about a week and a half ago but deleted the vid to make space on my phone

[adamsz]

Is this a thing now, lifting heavy weights instead of talking about our hair? lel

talking about lifting weights on a bodybuilding website instead of height and facial aesthetics? what has the world come to?

here's a 320 fail at 176:

[youtube]NZ-qmt0OSyw[youtube]

and a 315 at the gym simply because the best miscer of all time was spotting me and I wasn't going to phail on his watch:

[youtube]A-4hpeFogo4[youtube]

can't wait for all the glorious reps

speaking of miscers, how could you fail that 320 with the glorious BODYHARD watching?!?

innnnnn

all@ 208lbs no recent bench vids tho
[youtube]TeHTSJ1iryI[youtube]
[youtube]4r6z-fxSDqU[youtube]
[youtube]2p8xv7QuG58[youtube]
[youtube]5h9TqMwB3K4[youtube]

fuk, looks like I'm already on R/C for the day. Will rep you guys tomorrow though SRS.

[scienceoverhype]

Strong first post.

340 at an RPS meet last year... Current training PR is at 355, no video though.
instagram.com/p/umAeP7DBAd/

And just for the hell of it, 475 squat during training about 3 months ago. I've hit 495, but depth probably wouldn't pass in a USAPL meet. Going to work on that before I post a vid.
instagram.com/p/3c0DR5jBJT/

[ioutcoldi]

357.5 lbs hit today @ 176lbs, i messed up my setup and ended up touching my chest crooked, almost lost the rep because of it, 2/3 white lights. 352lbs shot up before this

good benches opie! hoping to get to your level soon

[adamsz]

292 from today

[youtube]39nSMyRo4Ck[youtube]

And a 303 miss. I feel like I would have gotten it if the meet hadn't changed the rules at the last fukin second

[youtube]hZ5N8KCW7nE[outube]

BW at 183.5. hit 225x9 on an AMRAP about a week and a half ago but deleted the vid to make space on my phone

Not 315, but still pretty damn good for your BW. Reps tomorrow sir.

Strong first post.

340 at an RPS meet last year... Current training PR is at 355, no video though.
instagram.com/p/umAeP7DBAd/

And just for the hell of it, 475 squat during training about 3 months ago. I've hit 495, but depth probably wouldn't pass in a USAPL meet. Going to work on that before I post a vid.
instagram.com/p/3c0DR5jBJT/

So you're telling me my thread about LIFTING on the misc inspired someone to make an account here to actually talk about LIFTING and not facial aesthetics and FAs?



good chit, reps tomorrow brah.

[E-Tank]

loled at needing to be on gear to rep 225 on bench. Only on the misc

Are you planning to drop down again op?

[Bando]

speaking of miscers, how could you fail that 320 with the glorious BODYHARD watching?!?

just wasn't my day, was less than natty for that comp as well

[Bando]

Have some measlies, love these vids.

Alone with iron, no spotter, could literally die, fuks given: 0 PR's aquired: yes

[adamsz]

357.5 lbs hit today @ 157lbs, i messed up my setup and ended up touching my chest crooked, almost lost the rep because of it, 2/3 white lights. 352lbs shot up before this

good benches opie! hoping to get to your level soon

[youtube]watch?v=BQsqV2wjyz0&[youtube]

Way to stick with that one brah! Great fukin bench for your BW. Reps tomorrow.

And comparatively speaking, you're already "on my level" or surpassed it considering you weigh about 25lbs less than I did when I hit around that weight for the first time.

loled at needing to be on gear to rep 225 on bench. Only on the misc

Are you planning to drop down again op?

I'm planning on competing at the end of January most likely and ideally I'd like to be at 242 for that compp. I'm currently around 260 morning weight and in a motivational slump regarding my nutrition so we'll see what happens :/

For about my first 3 years of lifting I took the nutrition aspect pretty seriously and tracked my cals/macros etc.

After taking most of 2014 off and then getting back into it at the beginning of this year for some reason I just haven't had the drive to be as on top of the nutrition side as I am the actual training side... might be as I get older I don't go out nearly as much as I did in my younger 20s so I'm just not as motivated to "look good" as I used to. Fuarkkk. I really do wanna drop down to 242 though...

[TypeNirvash]

Here's my 315x5

[wangbadan]

no video of 315 sadly

i do have 275 for 6 though

[JamesA1990]

3 metric plates is 315 right? ayyyyyylmao

[Fivefootkillerz]

just wasn't my day, was less than natty for that comp as well

replied to wrong guy~

Have some measlies, love these vids.

Alone with iron, no spotter, could literally die, fuks given: 0 PR's aquired: yes

lol the other video i had to throw it off me feels ok mane

Here's my 315x5

[video=youtube;s3Fj66Q6vdc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3Fj66Q6vdc[/vieo]

that setup tho

[palmdale_mob]

fawkkkk some strong dudes on the misc, respect

how do you go from a bro that could rep two plates a couple times to this? I am unaware af

[adamsz]

Here's my 315x5

[video=youtube;s3Fj66Q6vdc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3Fj66Q6vdc[video]

Das it mane, strong ass bench. How much you weighin in that video? reps on r/c.

no video of 315 sadly

i do have 275 for 6 though

[youtube]pMD-KknZeRg[youtube]

I'm guessing if you can hit 275 x 6 you're more than likely good for 315. reps on r/c bro.

3 metric plates is 315 right? ayyyyyylmao

[youtube]TW6jteNzMNQ[youtube]

lol da fuk, why didn't they just use 3 red plates instead of the smaller change ones?

close enough though, reps on r/c.

[Dschreiver]

Hit 350 a couple months ago can't figure out how to upload it will probably link my instagram

[adamsz]

Reps Owed So Far:

1. Bando
2. Fivefootkillerz
3. hellbilly1912
4. scienceoverhype
5. ioutcoldi
6. TypeNirvash
7. wangbadan
8. JamesA1990

[UWofPeace]

Here you go OP here is me about 2 years ago having an easy time with 275x4 I think I weighed around 190 at this time and I did as much as 335 for max but didn't really push it to the limit if you know what I mean lol.