How much should I Bench?!?!

[DudeBuilder91]

How much should I be Bench Pressing. I am 14 years old i weigh 132 pounds and I am 5'11 in height. I would greatly appreciate your comments on how much I should be benching.

[high_standards]

it is impossible to accurately guess how much anyone can bench due to hormones, genetics, muscle compostition, and training methods. but if i had to guess i'd say you should be able to get close to your bodyweight unless you just started in which i'd say about 95 would be close.

[DudeBuilder91]

Alright, our system is different here i live in a foreign country. lol how much does your bench press bar weigh?

[FootballNut]

Just use a weight that challenges you, but that you can still control. AND GAIN WEIGHT, YOUR WAY TO SKINNY

[victormu]

Bar alone is about 20 KG or 45 Pounds.

[FootballNut]

bar weighs 45 lbs

[DudeBuilder91]

Ok so your saying that I should gain weight? Like eat alot and lift weights? Because i duno if 5'11 135 pounds for 14 yr old is skinny or big i dont know lol

[victormu]

read the stickies. YOU ARE TINY. You need to bulk up.

[FatKidsOnMopeds]

eat. lift. repeat. wow.

[DudeBuilder91]

Alright i'l try that thanks for the help

[AllBlacks]

Ok so your saying that I should gain weight? Like eat alot and lift weights? Because i duno if 5'11 135 pounds for 14 yr old is skinny or big i dont know lol

mate you are 14! at 5'11 thats dam big, id say. In my opinion i wouldnt say go all out with weights yet, maybe lots of bodyweight exercises for now and then increase what your eating slightly..but 14 i wouldnt be too concerned mate, good luck.

[BigJoex89]

Depends on your build. I've seen people who weightr 142 bench 225 for reps and others who cant do 135. Its all relativity theres not set range for you.

[victormu]

hey, some respect for the135's, we do try. But i think you should build up, since you are asking the question I assume you have rarely bench pressed. Gradually build up, start with the bar, and first get the form right. After a while, same day, increase the weight and repeat. To this until you find your challenge.

[Frodo16]

Just start with the bar and work up. There's no point jumping in right at the deepend. Nobody will look at you funny if you only have 5kg plates on each side.

[Lintford]

j00 r teh ghey.

[BigJoex89]

j00 r teh ghey.

Why do you always tear people down in various posts that don't know too much? Maybe you should reflect to when you were a newb and had no idea what bb was before you belittle another person, cause apparently you still have much to learn.

[Lintford]

How much should I bench, and gving no real stats, is pathetic.

[DudeBuilder91]

na man ive been goin gym for 5 mths first 2 weeks with a trainer i bench like 2wice a week and i bench 80 pounds i know i can do more but i bench only 80 because i do way more after bench liek dumbells and all those other machines in the gym

[victormu]

what exactly is your workout? Personally i try to avoid the machines.

[DudeBuilder91]

Alright this is my workout on arms and shoulders day: Get to gym, from school. Run treadmil for 20-30 mins and bike for 10 mins. then i stretch for a bit and do like 3 machines duno wat their caled they work bicep. Then i bench 3 sets of 10. Then i do like 4 diff workouts with dumbells 20 lbs with curls and 30 with the thing were u lay down n pull them up from ur side n make them touch. Then i do like 6-8 more machines i wish i knew wat they were called. Then i do like 3 sets of 10 pullups and pushups 3 sets of 20. Then i shoulder press. If it hasnt been 2hrs i bike some more. I go to the gym about 4 days a week i do arms n shoulders 2 of those days and 2 with chest and stomach.

[Bon]

Ok so your saying that I should gain weight? Like eat alot and lift weights? Because i duno if 5'11 135 pounds for 14 yr old is skinny or big i dont know lol

mate you are 14! at 5'11 thats dam big, id say.

He didn't mean big as in height...he meant overall bodysize. Lol, when you look at a pro bodybuilder, you don't say "damn! he is tall!".

5"11" 135 lbs is really small. Look at your body. Its not hard to tell if your big or small.
The other guys here are right. You might just wanna start out lifting the bar, then gradually increase until you get an idea of how much you can lift. Its generally a very good idea to have a spotter there for you when trying to find your max.

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Alright this is my workout on arms and shoulders day: Get to gym, from school. Run treadmil for 20-30 mins and bike for 10 mins. then i stretch for a bit and do like 3 machines duno wat their caled they work bicep. Then i bench 3 sets of 10. Then i do like 4 diff workouts with dumbells 20 lbs with curls and 30 with the thing were u lay down n pull them up from ur side n make them touch. Then i do like 6-8 more machines i wish i knew wat they were called. Then i do like 3 sets of 10 pullups and pushups 3 sets of 20. Then i shoulder press. If it hasnt been 2hrs i bike some more. I go to the gym about 4 days a week i do arms n shoulders 2 of those days and 2 with chest and stomach.

Where are your leg workouts? You're saying you got to the gym, so unless you have some disfiguring injury, there's no excuse for not working out your legs.
You shouldn't do the running and biking before your routine workout. And no stretching before either. That stuff should all be done at the end of the workout.
Hmm, overall theres a lot that is bad about that "routine" you just posted. I would advise that you search these forums for real workout routines. Rippetoes is the general recommendation. Ill provide you with the link. Bill Starrs 5x5 is also recommened but i can't find the link for that right now
Rippetoes -
http://www.forum.bodybuilding.com/sh...etoes+write+up

[Contract Killer]

you should be pushin out reps with 405

[DudeBuilder91]

He didn't mean big as in height...he meant overall bodysize. Lol, when you look at a pro bodybuilder, you don't say "damn! he is tall!".

5"11" 135 lbs is really small. Look at your body. Its not hard to tell if your big or small.
The other guys here are right. You might just wanna start out lifting the bar, then gradually increase until you get an idea of how much you can lift. Its generally a very good idea to have a spotter there for you when trying to find your max.

Yea my friend who is 14 yrs old he is like 5'3-5'4 hes short lol he benches as much as me

[FOOTBALL FAN]

trippy theres been 2 threads like this today for some reason yours is more popular and to be honest its too vague a question there is no bench mark

[victormu]

I might be wrong, but you are over training. Way too much. Cardio and lifting on the same day? Dont do that, you are hurting your lifts, specially by putting Cardio first. 2 hrs is too much, hold back to 1 hr 1.30 max. And you dont need that much cardio, you need to get bigger first, worry abuot the cardio after you are done with bulking.

[_Lifter4Life_]

You should be benching an airplane, deadlifting a huge tree out of the ground..and just so you don't make another tread on how much you should be squatting..ahh I wont go their

Lifter,

[DudeBuilder91]

I might be wrong, but you are over training. Way too much. Cardio and lifting on the same day? Dont do that, you are hurting your lifts, specially by putting Cardio first. 2 hrs is too much, hold back to 1 hr 1.30 max. And you dont need that much cardio, you need to get bigger first, worry abuot the cardio after you are done with bulking.

Yea i know i shouldn be doing that much cardio. I got a lil tiny bit of belly fat that i want to get rid of thats y i do that much cardio so i can eventualy start training to get abs. Yes i know i cant cut and bulk at the same time i just try to keep it kind of equal like i will loose my belly fat but stil lift.

[FOOTBALL FAN]

I might be wrong, but you are over training. Way too much. Cardio and lifting on the same day? Dont do that, you are hurting your lifts, specially by putting Cardio first. 2 hrs is too much, hold back to 1 hr 1.30 max. And you dont need that much cardio, you need to get bigger first, worry abuot the cardio after you are done with bulking.

cardio and lifting on the same day is ok as long as your eating right, your right though cardio after your workout would be much more productive and if your skinny then you definately dont want to be doing that much 30mins tops would be fine whilst bulking

[DudeBuilder91]

Bon reason why i don't fit legs in is because i injured my knees by doing squats he called it "overuse injury" so for the moment no leg work . So your saying that i should do my cardio after the workout? i guess i'l try that im going to the gym in about an hour for today neway

[jayjace]

lift what you can.. not what people telll you to lift.