Just got done bench meet

[BT19]

Hey guys i just got done another bench meet. I use a single ply shirt and put up 565 in the meet. I wish they would've given me a fourth attempt so i could try 580. oh well that is for next time.

[Heisman]

Great job bro! Do you squat and deadlift? What is your weight and how old are you?

[AMG]

Congrats. Nice lifting.

[BT19]

I'm 19, i weigh 230. Yeah i also squat and deadlift. I jus quit doing them for about a month before the meet so my bench would go up a little bit more. It was just a bench meet. Before i stopped squating and deadlifting i was squatting about 600 and deadlifting around 575. I am actually going to focus on getting them up now. I know that i could've hit 580. I flew 565 up. I would like to try on a denim and see how much i can do. Them single polysters just don't help that much.

[BiG BeNcHeR]

nice job man. i just had a bench meet last week too. (my 1st PL meet)

[rednose]

What fed was it in..........thats got to be close to a record. Great job!

[BT19]

It was a local meet that an old powerlifter puts on. When i go to Texas for the USAPL Nationals i will break the 18-19 year old record. I think right now the record is like 505 or so. That isn't until September. I should be hitting 600 by then. How did your first meet go Big Bencher? Remember: Train hard, train smart.

[guerilla]

WOW. 19 years old and benching over 500!!!!!!!!!! Im new to this guys is this like a phenominal feat or are there other 19 year olds doing that much? BT19, how long have you been training?

oh sorry, congratulations man, thats truly awesome

[Heisman]

Originally posted by guerilla
WOW. 19 years old and benching over 500!!!!!!!!!! Im new to this guys is this like a phenominal feat or are there other 19 year olds doing that much? BT19, how long have you been training?

oh sorry, congratulations man, thats truly awesome

There is a 16 year old (he posts here every now and then as Jeremys) who has officially bench 430 in a contest, but has benched as much as 520 (with shaky form) in training). He has a meet soon, although I forget the exact date.

By the way, he wants to eventually hold the teen bench press record (which I believe is currently 655).

[guerilla]

WOW that guys my hero

[guerilla]

what do people my age bench, 800?

im 27

[Heisman]

Originally posted by guerilla
what do people my age bench, 800?

im 27

Shawn Lattimer is 27 I think. He is natural by the way (no steroids). He benched 859 at his last comp and had more in him. He will break 900 this year, I believe.

[guerilla]

i guess i can forget competetive powerlifting

[rednose]

Don't let a couple of elite lifters get you down. Most local meets are for guys like us just trying to break a few PRs. Who knows before its all said and done you might be pushing up heavy iron.

[Kraken]

Originally posted by guerilla
what do people my age bench, 800?

im 27

Don't worry about it bro...if you are natural, keep the faith.

So what cycles are you guys running?

[guerilla]

yeah your right. 300 lbs is my personal goal right now. i havent maxed out yet since i started lifting again but i did 225 for 7 reps the other day, so i think im gonna go up to like 245 and see how many i can push.

[Heisman]

Originally posted by guerilla
i guess i can forget competetive powerlifting

Hold on a second bro. Shawn Lattimer is one of only 6 people in the world to bench over 800. Definitely compete.

[guerilla]

i just recieved the physical magazine in the mail (i went to gnc once like a year ago and i still get the damn thing) and it said Gene Rychlak jr. just put up 900 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

[Heisman]

Originally posted by guerilla
i just recieved the physical magazine in the mail (i went to gnc once like a year ago and i still get the damn thing) and it said Gene Rychlak jr. just put up 900 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

That happened awhile ago bro. You're talking about Muscle and Fitness right?

Scott Mendleson will break 1,000 soon, if everything goes right for him.

[rednose]

Originally posted by BT19
It was a local meet that an old powerlifter puts on. When i go to Texas for the USAPL Nationals i will break the 18-19 year old record. I think right now the record is like 505 or so. That isn't until September. I should be hitting 600 by then. How did your first meet go Big Bencher? Remember: Train hard, train smart.

Good luck bro..........thats a lot of weight and very impressive. I hope to be squatting 600 by then............lol

[BiG BeNcHeR]

Originally posted by BT19
It was a local meet that an old powerlifter puts on. When i go to Texas for the USAPL Nationals i will break the 18-19 year old record. I think right now the record is like 505 or so. That isn't until September. I should be hitting 600 by then. How did your first meet go Big Bencher? Remember: Train hard, train smart.

Went very well. Thanks for asking: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hreadid=247735

[BT19]

Good job Bro! Keep up the good work!

[powerlifter18]

it seems like the first person thats gonna hit 1000 pounds on the bench will have the newest, tightest, most expensive bench shirt on. Im not against bench shirts totally, but this is just getting ridiculous.

[britt72]

i agree

[BT19]

Looks like somebody is jealous!!

[da_future]

i dont think its so much a factor of jealousy, i agree to an extent.......like i said b4 on this forum...i was an alout bodybuilder and shirts arent for us, but now im switchin over, i still wanna lift raw, cuz i feel its me liftin not some shirt.....but thats just me.....once i get into competin seriously, i know ill be investin in shirts and suits

[PainThriller]

Originally posted by powerlifter18
it seems like the first person thats gonna hit 1000 pounds on the bench will have the newest, tightest, most expensive bench shirt on. Im not against bench shirts totally, but this is just getting ridiculous.

Originally posted by britt72
i agree

Oh please shut the **** up when it comes to this goddamn topic. Ill bet neither of you have used any kind of shirt in the past, doubt you know what your talking about. It's how powerlifting has evolved, if you cant handle it then get the **** out of this forum. This has been argued so many friggen times and nobody ever wins the argument. It's an uphill battle, there is no right or wrong answer. And anyway, this dude did it in a single poly and those are pretty close to RAW if you know anything. That in a single poly is very respectable, but all lifters should be respected for whatever equipment they wear. This is such an easy thing to avoid, if you dont agree with equipment, lift in a RAW fed. If you like equipment, lift in a fed that allows whatever kind of equipment. Choose a fed and SHUT THE **** UP ABOUT IT! Good job BTW bro, thats an awesome bench press. Youll be in the 600 club in no time.

[britt72]

"That happened awhile ago bro. You're talking about Muscle and Fitness right?
Scott Mendleson will break 1,000 soon, if everything goes right for him."
this was posted by heisman
then i (britt72) agreed

yo pain i wasnt agreeing with the above poster i already made a thread about how shirted benching is essential for powerlifting,(i myself lift raw like you) but i was agreeing with heisman

i know that raw- and or shirted lifting is very arguable and ends up in one big circle, but the fact is shirted lifting is what competitive powerlifting is about, but it really is what peoples beliefs are, i lift raw because thats what im good at and use to, much like you ,i might try shirted in the near future, anyway

good job on deadlifting 500, 405 on the bench will be ures in no time

later

[PainThriller]

Originally posted by britt72
"That happened awhile ago bro. You're talking about Muscle and Fitness right?
Scott Mendleson will break 1,000 soon, if everything goes right for him."
this was posted by heisman
then i (britt72) agreed

yo pain i wasnt agreeing with the above poster i already made a thread about how shirted benching is essential for powerlifting,(i myself lift raw like you) but i was agreeing with heisman

i know that raw- and or shirted lifting is very arguable and ends up in one big circle, but the fact is shirted lifting is what competitive powerlifting is about, but it really is what peoples beliefs are, i lift raw because thats what im good at and use to, much like you ,i might try shirted in the near future, anyway

good job on deadlifting 500, 405 on the bench will be ures in no time

later

Sorry for the misunderstanding dude.

[britt72]

no need to apologize i know what you were goin at, i would have done the same