Bench Press more than your body weight.

[farmerlee]

I weigh around 200lbs, the most i've ever benched is 257lbs for a single.

[jodar]

I can't do it, but I've only been working out for about 6 weeks.

I've got friends who aren't even what I'd consider heavy workout guys (they stay fit though and lift occasionally) that can do a little over their BW.

First time lifter's probably won't be able to, but like others mentioned, it shouldn't take long.

I am hopeful that by the end of april or may I'll be able to press a little over my BW.

[Andrew99]

bw 185lbs, max bench 240 lbs

[HoosierBoy]

if yo'uve been training for quite some time and can't bench your bw, your routine and or diet is ****ed

but if you just starting, nothign to worry about.

Yeah? What if you don't bench press? I don't, and have no idea if I could bench press my bw.

[small swoledier]

dode i bench 295 when i was 14. i only weighed 193. i'd b well past three hundred by now if i hadnt screwed up my rotator and been out since last june.

[u.demartino]

the only people i know that cant bench their own weight are noobs at the gym, but it isnt that way for long. once you get the stabiliser muscles built up, you get up to your body weight quickly.


btw im 153lbs and rep 230 on my last set

[rockstr56]

I weigh around 135 during wrestling. I recently benched 145, but im new to weightlifting

[Jeffbelittle]

I weigh 122, and I do 3x5 120 lbs

[OMFGItsZwadie]

When I was first timer . I started at 120. Now I'm at 150 just started 2 months ago

[BionicMan2K11]

Greetings. I don't know if this is the right topic to be talking about here, but don't know where else to talk about this. However, I'm curious to know, who in here can bench press more weights than your body weight? For instance, right now I weight 155lbs but my max I can bench is 170lbs. Most people for some reason think it is immpossible to bench more weights than your body weight.

Thanks.

Back in my young years! I could triple my bodyweight on the bench press. So it is possible to be able to bench more than your bodyweight.
My suggestion! Use a powerlifting training formula.

[joen63]

Almost anybody who has been lifting for a few months should be able to bench their body weight. Doubling your body weight should be the real goal, for long term.

[OhioBoy21]

Bench 1.5 times body weight crew checking in

[davisj3537]

This topic has been absolutely driven into the ground, much less e stat bumping 9yr old threads. Closed