hey, ive seen some charts over time about.."are you poor, average, good, excellent, alpha" for lifting. Im not one of those freaks on benching, im a bodybuilder, not powerlifter, or anything of that sort.
But i was looking for something (calculator, chart etc...) that says what the average bench should be for your age, weight and what not.
Anything of that sort, please post. REPS
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Thread: Average bench for age REPS
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01-11-2008, 02:42 PM #1
Average bench for age REPS
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01-11-2008, 02:43 PM #2
well i found one
http://www.criticalbench.com/benchpress-ratings.htm
anymore, ill still pass reps out
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01-11-2008, 04:05 PM #17
Let's be serious for once (none of us both are used to it, I know, but bear with me ) - bench is as worthy a test of strength as inclines, o/h presses, dips, rows or chins - it's a basic upper body compound that uses lots of muscles and gets a lot of weight moved.
Problem is that people tend to think bench >>>>> inclines, o/h presses, dips, rows or chins, while in fact the relation is more or less bench=inclines, o/h presses, dips, rows or chins in terms of how much they're worth (they simply all test different things, bench tests mid/lower pecs, front delts and triceps, in varying proportions).
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01-11-2008, 04:07 PM #18
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01-11-2008, 04:13 PM #20
Well, when in life do you bend over to pull something to your waist? (unless you've been reading some Kamasutra of course)
Pretty much all the big compounds preached around as "funcional" get very little carryover to the real world. As a matter of fact, one of the lifts that gets the most carryover to the real world in terms of neurological adaptation is the curl! (seen as that's how people usually carry boxes and stuff around)
Of course all lifts get some carryover in terms of muscles used, just not in terms of the way they are used.
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01-11-2008, 04:25 PM #21
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I've been saying that curls are the most functional exercise I use here for years. But guys always just laughed at me. They do help with heavy loads and they increased my snatching/manhandling strength. Benchpressing is a good test for football lineman's pushing strength but that's about it in my book. Most of the lifts billed as functional have always been pure bull**** in my book. Bentover rows and deadlifts are at the top of that list.
Last edited by DiamondDelts; 01-11-2008 at 04:31 PM.
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01-11-2008, 04:29 PM #22
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01-11-2008, 05:35 PM #23
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i was curious, because i might go to a competition....its a for fun one. I was curious.
As i said guys. I am not a huge "i bench a lot" guy. I only work out my chest twice a week.
and to whoever asked aout my stack.....i put on 5 pounds. Id say 4 of muscle. i havent been on that for awhile now. Im still taking sizeon though, and White Flood instead of sp250. Ive out on another 2 pounds in the past few weeks. Im looking to gain 3 more by the end of january.
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