What Is A Good Bench Press?
I've just started lifting 4 weeks ago and currently benching 170lbs. What weight should I be aiming to lift for my height and weight??? I'm 6ft2 and weigh 210?
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09-22-2006, 05:16 PM #1Registered User
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What Is A Good Bench Press?
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09-22-2006, 05:29 PM #2Weapon of choice
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Next week 175 lbs would be considered good, the week after that 180 lbs would be good.
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09-22-2006, 06:10 PM #3Banned
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try to bench a minimum of your own bodyweight i would say.
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09-22-2006, 11:16 PM #4Registered User
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more then you've done so far is usually what I hope for.
"I keep a bottle of testosterone sitting on a triple-layer bench shirt in the back of my gym, but I have yet to see it bench 5 pounds"
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09-23-2006, 12:14 AM #5Here's beer
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It's all relative.
You are already stronger than the average guy. If you press 250lbs, you'll be stronger than the average gym goer. At 300lbs you will be one of the strongest benchers in any average gym gym. At 400lbs, you will be a bench god to most people. However, you would still be light weight to an elite bencher your weight."A stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand."
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09-23-2006, 07:01 AM #6Registered User
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that seems about rightOriginally Posted by Mr Beermax bench 325X1 315 Video ( http://www.youtube.com/user/jbrink2007?feature=chclk#p/u/0/kKFFPplNQ4c )
max squat 380X1
max deadlift 465X1
DL 420 vid from a long time ago ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZkRDZPBm4w )
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09-23-2006, 07:02 AM #7pow! right in the kisser
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your joking right???Originally Posted by PainfulPleasure-TEAM COLEMAN-
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09-23-2006, 08:11 AM #8Registered User
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3 plates. at the least.
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09-23-2006, 08:28 AM #9Reality Check
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Well ...
A "Good" bench press?
One that you don't accidentally drop on your chest or neck. ;-)
Seriously ... at 6'2" and bodyweight in the ~ 200 pound range, a bodyweight bench press isn't bad at all ... puts you in the "athletic" category (Joe Average off the street probably can't bench his bodyweight).
3 plates, or the 300 pound range, will be very good if you're natural ... will likely take you a few years of training to achieve.
If you can get up to double bodyweight raw and natural, that's fantastic. I've been training lifetime natural for 30 years and can't do that ... I'm 6'3", 250 and the best I can push is 385.
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09-23-2006, 09:15 AM #10Geek Giving Crappy Advice
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DelD,
As some others have already stated, a "good" bench press determines on who you compare yourself to. Personally, I bench 200 at a bodyweight of 160. If you compare me to the average guy on the street (including non-lifters), I am somewhat strong. If you compare to me to the average gym lifter, I am normal. If you compare me to serious lifters (such as most of the people on this forum), I am below average. And if you compare me to elite powerlifters, my lift is an absolute joke.
As a short term goal, shoot to bench your bodyweight. Once you've done this, you can say "Hey, I'm stronger than the average dude!"
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09-23-2006, 12:22 PM #11
I agree that it is all relative. If you are getting into weight training as a lifestyle, the bodyweight goal is a good start. Polling people that are non gymgoers or even casual ones, and a bw bench is a lofty goal for them. Once you hit your bw, just keep striving to improve it from there.
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09-23-2006, 03:09 PM #12Registered User
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as long as you're progressively moving up in weight you're going in the right direction imo, not too much need to worry about a "good" lift
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09-23-2006, 03:51 PM #13Registered User
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In my opinion , this is the good bench press...
http://www.celestialstudios.ca/~jjam...ench-Press.gif75kg class
Competition lifts -Oct 14th, 2006 90kg class
Squat 550lbs
Bench 396lbs
Deadlift 540lbs
Oly Comps :
86kg Snatch/ 110kg C&J
Training Log: http://www.saskpowerlifting.ca/~jjamie/wordpress/
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09-23-2006, 04:47 PM #14cruisin' low
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agreedOriginally Posted by fr0stbyte
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09-23-2006, 05:18 PM #15Banned
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are we talking about repping or max here? i'm 5'7", 165 and my max is 240 and think that's decent. but yesterday, when i went to lift, i saw this asian dude who was 5'5" probably around maybe 170 bench 315x10 without a spotter. he was probably cambodian, those guys are strong.
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09-23-2006, 05:20 PM #16AdDiCtEd2IrOn
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I think a GOOD bench press is 1.5x your body weight...anything over that is just straight AWESOME! Like Doc Iron said, 2x your weight is just awesome and most will never touch that...atleast natural!
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09-24-2006, 01:11 PM #17Registered User
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you just beat me to it. i was gonna say that once you hit your body weight you have taken your first step in becoming strong. once you hit 1.5 times your body weight you got a really decent bench. 2 times is awesome and would be your first step on the path to elite.Originally Posted by gymratluke
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09-25-2006, 02:16 AM #18Registered User
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Best bench press performance is...
I weight about 200lbs and I can bench press flat raw 460lbs. I can also rep out 410 for 2 sets of 3 reps.
Dinos
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09-25-2006, 07:23 PM #19Former 130 lb skinnyboy!
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Originally Posted by DelD1981
For 4 weeks of lifting you are doing more than well IMO.5'11 @ 220lbs.
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09-25-2006, 07:40 PM #20Former 130 lb skinnyboy!
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A good bench press for someone who has been training for a while would be 1.5 x BW IMO.
5'11 @ 220lbs.
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09-25-2006, 07:46 PM #21Registered User
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How many reps? Is this a max?Originally Posted by DelD1981
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09-25-2006, 07:48 PM #22Banned
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are you joking!!!!!!!????? lolOriginally Posted by FOOTBALL FAN
i meant he should try to bench his own bodyweight first since he obviously cant
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09-26-2006, 10:41 AM #23Registered User
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sorry to but in ( noob )
you all missed the fact that he's a month in training.
DUDE don't rush it take your time
i just posted something like this to a young guy. when i was 19 i hit 300 rm and 400 squat (training for comp.) thenblew out my knee
i was droped
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05-26-2017, 09:03 PM #24Registered User
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Idiots Who dont know ****
400 pounds is a joke to eliter powerlifters? The USPA record is 427. So yeah shut up. Only person a 400 pound bench is a joke to is a avid steriod user and those *******s cant compete in the USPA events so who cares. 400 bench at anything up to the 272 weight class is great.
Best bench press performance is...
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