Whats a repectable bench press for a guy thats lifted for 2 years

[dodgersfan80]

Well Im 220 lbs and my 1rm on bench is 265

[ishanm]

whats with all the ppl with low self esteem these days. tj2000, little big man, is this the next one?

dude, get rid of that frown in ur topic, get some dignity, and just train balls to the wall. essentially, become a man.

[dodgersfan80]

whats with all the ppl with low self esteem these days. tj2000, little big man, is this the next one?

dude, get rid of that frown in ur topic, get some dignity, and just train balls to the wall. essentially, become a man.

ummmmm, iactually do train balls to the wall, im a little embarrassed of my max bench so that makes me a cry baby?

[keepshruggin]

Well, you're 25 years old. It's time to figure out that what others think of your lifts is irrelavant. If I told you that that weight was fantastic, would you stop trying to get stronger? And if I told you that the weight was pathetic, does that motivate you any more than you already were? Just keep lifting, get stronger at your own pace, and don't worry too much about the numbers.

[jpars]

the first thing i have learned since i have been lifting hard

- everyone lies about how much weight they lift to make you feel weaker

the second thing ive learned

-lift for yourself, not for others

the third thing ive learned

-the bench press is not the end all be all of lifting weights.


ive got a friend, probably 170-180 pounds if that. got on roids (yes at 18, i think d bol) and puts up 265. i ccan only put up 250, at 255. this kid used to barely be able to do 135. popped some roids and can bench more then me. loved to talk about it and give me ****. could NEVER get him to lift with me


long story short


caught him at our local 24 hour fitness, a few chicks i knew from our old high school were there, talked to them awhile. he was doing concentration curls thinking hes badass.

i walk over and squat 365 8 times and then 415 twice. hes speechless, i dont talk to him and leave.

hung out with those girls that night




moral of story? NO IDEA

lift for yourself and keep your chin up

[dparm99]

moral of story?

Big squat = more pussy
or
BB.com teen's lifts > everyone else's lifts.

[passerby]

i walk over and squat 365 8 times and then 415 twice. hes speechless, i dont talk to him and leave.

hung out with those girls that night

lol owned

[jpars]

Big squat = more pussy
or
BB.com teen's lifts > everyone else's lifts.

no, i do squat that much. i dont inflate my numbers and that i swear by my life.

if i did inflate, you think id have my 250 pound bench max in my signuture?

(i weigh 250-255 right now)

[paul_v]

I think a good goal is to be able to bench 1.5 times your bodyweight. So in my case I weigh 215-220 and should be benching 330. I have no idea what my 1rm is though since I never have a spotter.

[ThickAsABrick]

If it's that important to you, set a goal of what you'd like to bench and develop an action plan to get there.
Focus on how far you've come and where you are going, not where you are now.

[lachy]

I have more respect for people who have higher squats, and in turn I place more importance on this lift. I also am serious about deadlifts but only do them once a week due to strain on the CNS .

To the OP, Don't worry about the lifts in peoples sigs, 50% probly don't do squats or deads and double their bench for the e-stats anyway, that is a good bench and nothing to be embarresed about.

[user4694231324]

im 205 and my 1rm is 335

[segment]

I'm 174 and I'm currently working on 185x5 for BB Bench. BB Bench seems to own me as I hate the fact that the left and right hand cannot move independantly such as with DBs.

Segment

[Eddy_Mc]

Ask yourself this are you getting bigger, are you happy with the progress you have made, train with your brain not your EGO(I was not taking at you BTW), do not worry what others think, you are in competition with yourself no one else.

Eddy

[gecko2424]

no, i do squat that much. i dont inflate my numbers and that i swear by my life.

if i did inflate, you think id have my 250 pound bench max in my signuture?

(i weigh 250-255 right now)

I'd like to see a video of a 415 ATG squat by an 18 year old. Please set one up.

If you do one then give the peace sign at the end, I'll paypal you $5

[ajzoot]

It's pretty decent. Don't forget there are a lot of E-stats around here, and most of the 15 year olds don't bench 315 for 8 reps.

Keep up the training and make sure you're doing all that you can. If in 6 months you've put on only 10lbs to your bench but know you did everything you could diet, training and rest wise you'll feel good about yourself.

[project2501]

Whats a repectable bench press for a guy thats lifted for 2 years?
Well Im 220 lbs and my 1rm on bench is 265

flat bench is respectable. incline bench is somewhat respectable. but, i always feel dirty when i do decline bench cause my junk is all out in the open.

[Charlie Brown]

I would say 250ish give or take 30 lbs

[Charlie Brown]

I'd like to see a video of a 415 ATG squat by an 18 year old. Please set one up.

If you do one then give the peace sign at the end, I'll paypal you $5

If hes 250 its not that hard to beleive. I have a friend at 17 who can atg 415 and a few others just below him at real high 300s

[PoW]

August this year makes two years lifting for me and my 1rm is 330. Started at 115x8, which put my 1rm probably about 155 if I was lucky.

[John Prophet]

actually thats pretty respectable.....I lifted on and off for like 23 years and my best bench was like 225x2, lol.....then last year it went up to 322.5

read my post here http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=875844


progress stalls soemtimes but if you keep working and searching for ways to improve and learn, eventually youll figure out how to improve

TRUST me bro...having anything RESEMBLING poor self esteem at 25 is senseless...because you are still very young and have plenty of improvement up ahead of you

besides, when you are my age (39) you will still be worried about what you bench and what you look like anyway, lol...to want to perform at your best is a natural thing so there is some pressure there...but dont let it get into worrying etc

look at it this way.....count ALL the guys in your gym.....where does that 265 put you??? in my gym youd be in the top 1/3rd or 1/4th anyway

[45BIG]

Well Im 220 lbs and my 1rm on bench is 265

Tough to say. There are a lot of factors that come into play when assessing a max. With no disrespect intended, after two years of dedicated lifting, I think a respectable lift for a guy your size would be around 350 pounds. Again this is all relative to what you are hoping to achieve. If altering the way you look is more important than the amount of weight you are lifting than it really doesn't matter as long as you are comfortable with your progress.

[Andrew.Cook]

look at it this way.....count ALL the guys in your gym.....where does that 265 put you??? in my gym youd be in the top 1/3rd or 1/4th anyway

Put him at #2 in my gym

[WowWeakForum]

Well Im 220 lbs and my 1rm on bench is 265

2 years ? About 300

Unless you're a teenybopper, then I'd say 250

[SwagMorris]

I'd like to see a video of a 415 ATG squat by an 18 year old. Please set one up.

If you do one then give the peace sign at the end, I'll paypal you $5

There was a kid in my high school who was my size but could squat 615 at 17 years old, so it's not that hard to believe. Especially when that guy weighs 250.

[Andrew.Cook]

I think this particular thread brings up this supposed myth that you are just goign to keep getting stronger and stronger at some kind of linear rate forever. Look, there really aren't that many guys (who are natural) that are pressing above 300lbs. The even bigger trick is to maintain that strength for years and years. It seems to me that life comes and goes and you get these people who say things like "I used to bench 300lbs." Well, great, Al Bundy. There are very few people that are going to hit a 400lb natural bench, very few who are going to hit a 400lb squat one time, let alone 3. Sure, everyone "knows a guy" and there are some people on here that are very strong... but look at your audience! We would have serious issues as a community of weight lifters if NOBODY around here was strong. Point is that 260 is respectable. I don't see too many guys in the gyms that I frequent hitting that kind of weight. I have had the distinct honor of lifting all over the country in many different gyms, and those marks that are held as the golden chalice (300lb squat, 300 bench, 400 deadlift) is pretty rare. Time to put the e-stats aside, and look at reality. You can all be strong, but for the most part, bodybuilders train in a fashion that really inhibits good strength gains. I wouldn't think twice about seeing a big guy benching 225. I wouldn't call him weak, and I wouldn't try to tell him how strong he should be. Look at some of the guys that have been lifting for a long time. I'm not sure they are touting 500lb bench presses, 600lb squats for reps or 700lb deads. But get to be John's age and see if you are as strong as he is... regardless of where most of you are now, I'll bet 90% of you wouldn't be close to him when you hit 35, let alone 39.

[Ragnar13]

Asking us what is respectable is kinda pointless. I mean 265 at a bodyweight of 250. Well if you 5'2, it is probably less effort than if you were 6'8. (Long arms make it more difficult) Are you happy? Did you start at 105x5 and work up, then damn that's good. If you started at 240 and after 2 years are at 265, then you need to reevalute the workout. Keep training and the numbers will go up! But you definatelly do not need the opinions of all of us on a forum to decide if your bench is respectable. You can decide.

And before anyone slams on me, I have not tried a one rep max in around 4-5 years. This morning I got 225x17. (Was trying for 20, just not in the cards)
I use 245 for sets of 6-8 on incline. Big deal. There are plenty of guys here using 3 pies a side on incline, so I got a way to go.

Unless your using your max as a measure of now and then checking again in 3-4 months, don't sweat it.

[Bigdolf]

After two years of lifting I was almost 17, weighing about 210, and I was able to max out at 325.

[Zane >>>> God]

After two years of lifting I was 7, weighing pinpoint exactly 286, and maxed at 625. No spotters.

[ThickAsABrick]

After two years of lifting I was 7, weighing pinpoint exactly 286, and maxed at 625. No spotters.

We're not talking about barbell curls, dude. Stop being so modest.