Bench Press

[Viperdude]

I was wondering if you all though benching 105 at age 16 was normal or if it was underweighted. Im not sure I weight 172 and I have a friend who lifts 180 and hes 15. I feel bad when he lifts that much makes me feel weak. Is 105 normal as a max. Oh yea in case your wondering my friend is 170 lbs.

[Shreddedness]

To be honest, it is underweighted. But we all gotta start somewhere right? How is your diet? and what do your training program look like?

[ausman!]

yeah prolly is underweighted.... Im 160 pounds and can bench 150 X 5, I use to beable to only bench about 130 when i started so im happy.

[H2whoa]

man when i started i was only lifting 66 pounds now i am lifting 250 pounds easy as and that was over a year of lifting so as long as you eat right like alot of meat and lift high weight with low reps you will get the bench up quickly just keep at it man

[Jamesns]

I can only do 120 and im 140 pounds so idk =/ its all about your body size really

[razza12]

What works for someone else may be completely different for you.. experiment until you find something that feels best for you and make sure u dont overtrain. look at the beginners rountines on the site and ull benching more than your friend in no time.. btw my one rep make is 250. im 17 and have been lifting for two years

[ShNiGG]

Don't worry about it. When I started a few months ago, my max was only 95 lbs and Im now at 160 lbs. Just eat, sleep and lift heavy.

[Mourning Tide]

I wouldnt worry much about other's weights because you are lifting for yourself not to beat your friend or anyone. I see your 6ft and your friend could lift heavier easier if hes shorter, his arms would have to travel a smaller range of motion; but if hes taller well we all gotta start somewhere

[patsmith]

Don't compare yourself to others. You can only lift what you can lift, and to try lifting more than that could end in injury. Keep the basics right, keep on training and you will see results.

[corple]

when i was 15, and i tried lifting weights for the first time, most i was able to put up was like 80x1
had a ****ty diet and ****ty routine. and gave up :/ lost motivation

[Veeshmack]

we all start somewhere
so just work at it, it'll go up

[neworleans]

weight lifted ddoesnt really depend on age but body weight. but its quite underrated

[andrewmul]

My bench sucks major big ass. Ive not been at it long, i can rep 3 sets of 5 of 55kg. Im jsut keeping at it and i know i will get stronger

[Bigbruiser79]

you just have to stick to a solid routine and the weight will come. the intensity has to be very hard though. i know a kid who workouts just as much as any other kid, but his intensity isnt there. and he hasnt put on any wieght on his bench, on the other hand i find to see that my workouts are pretty intense and i am constantly putting on more weight on my watch.

[tomterp]

it depends if youve been lifting etc.. i'm 176 and benching 190ish i'm going to atttempt 200 tonight in the weight room infront of my coches , you need to train each muscle individualy as well so everything gets stronger and yo uwill see a good improvement

[yaman]

I promise you if you start rippetoes,get ig of protein per lb of bodyweight and plenty of rest,You bench will go up 5lbs a week,I promise you,Stick with it,Your bench will be alot higher soon if you just stick with it.

[honda-821]

ya definatly get Starting Strength
i weigh 115lbs 5'9
when i started my max was 115lbs
and now im doing 115lbs 3X5

[NATHAN101]

105 isnt bad. When i started i was about 2 months from turning 16 and i cud put up 80 for 10 reps. Thats about 106 so ur lift isnt to bad. I started with 105 and now im at 225, just stick with your routine. If this **** was easy, everyone would be doing it.

[ShotCalla]

Dude you're 16, kids your age's benches are going to be absolutely everywhere. Some guys hormones may have fully kicked in and some (possibly yours) are still waiting to release. Keep lifting and eventually you'll hit that growth spurt where you'll be able to put more weight on the bar everytime you lift.

Just gotta be patient.

[Delgadido]

i was like 10 lbs more than u i did 130. when i was ur age

but check this out i didnt do consistently.
when i started constistently 3 months ago i was the same. actually i did 10
but i went to do the dumbells i could only do 65

i stuck to the dumbells
I ****ING GOT TO 80 in each arm stabilized now
my goal is 90 in the next 3 weeks!

****in a dude.
go to the dumbells and work on your muscle stabilizers, it can actually increase ur bench. plus u dont need a spot

[SpoofRocket]

underweight. im 175 and bench 305 thats average.

[bryanbailey06]

I don't bench very much(mainly dumbells).. but, last time I maxed on bench, I pushed out 245.

[Jpcbadboy16]

i wasnt liftin at all at 16 years old. So youve got the lead on a lot of people. But when i did start liftin at 17 i could put up like 125 once and i weighed 190. Ive been lifting for like almost 2 years and now i put up 250 and only weigh 165. So keep at it