Bench Press vs. Height and Weight

[10kzerhusen]

When you say 130, does that mean like in the 130's or 130 even? And if it is 130, does that mean you are sometimes in the high 120's?

i am anywhere from 128-130..it varies by day
and il post a vid within a week when i have someone to spot me (without touching the bar)
how do you post vids on this site?

[10kzerhusen]

i am surprised to see that i am the first to call bull****.
if you can do it id be thoroughly impressed. but 230 and 130 seems highly unlikely. unless you are literally all chest. i would like to see a vid

il post a vid within a week when i have someone to spot me (without touching the bar)
how do you post vids on this site?

[shortguy722]

pretty sure height DOES have something to do w/ it.

but still 130 doing 230 is impressive in its own right.

theres a guy at my gym thats like.. 5'3" ish and prob like 140-150 and he puts up 3 plates each side. guy is literally a SQUARE... but even him going full ROM and hitting his chest he only really looks like he's moving the bar a total of like 10 inches

[Kamaraz]

about the squatting.. if 2 people of way different heights go parallel, it's technically the same, right?

[Nasri1990]

I am 17 year old male at 5'5" and 130lbs. My max bench press is 230 lbs and I keep working on it. Where do I compare with other people? Also, kids at school say that the only reason i can do so much is because I have shorter arms than them so i don't have to lift the bar as far, thus making it easier for me. Is this true or is it just an excuse for the taller people?

Yea its true. Smaller arms makes bench pressing more easier. This is a fact and could be one of the reasons why you can lift more

[munkyy]

OP ur doin better than me. I'm 145 @ 230 max bench. You're definately going to be way ahead of me by the time you hit my weight.

[divmotru]

uh my brother is 17 and we weight aalmost the same but he bit taller than me He could bech 200+,not sure if you know this but bodybuilding and strength are two diffrent things.

age:16
There is no way there will be a legit video and I'm not reffering to him fraudin his height but I seriously doubt he can bench 230 at 130lbs...and if your brother weighs 130 and can bench 230 please post vids and ill take back what i said

[Adrenolin]

age:16
There is no way there will be a legit video and I'm not reffering to him fraudin his height but I seriously doubt he can bench 230 at 130lbs...and if your brother weighs 130 and can bench 230 please post vids and ill take back what i said

its about the equivalent lb x lb of me benching 405 at 230....easily possible.

[Adrenolin]

il post a vid within a week when i have someone to spot me (without touching the bar)
how do you post vids on this site?

post it on youtube and then provide a link in a thread over here...

[Dilate]

thats pretty impressive. good genetics man.

[scarboro]

if OP posts a vid of this with a pause at the bottom, no spotter (obv) and no bounce, i will put pictures of my attempts to fellate myself on misc and *****, along with all my personal and financial details (srs)

It's not out of the realm of possibility so you might want to back off on that fellatio attempt.
If he arches like mad then it's possible.
Flat backed full ROM would make it quite impressive.

[crunchfit]

At the same weight, a shorter guy would have more mass on his chest/tris.

Obviously. But a 6' person with the same build as a 5' person is obviously going to weigh more than the 5' person, so it still doesn't change anything.

I mean, you could say the same about your average IFBB pro (around 5'11) and Lee Priest (around 5'4). Lee Priest is above your average IFBB pro proportionately (and I mean average, the ones people don't hear of, not Ronnie, etc.), but a less built pro of greater height will have more mass.

[NJMscle]

I'm kind of tall and I really don't have problems benching. I think being shorter would make it a little easier but nothing dramatic.

[yochilllllllll]

I am 17 year old male at 5'5" and 130lbs. My max bench press is 230 lbs and I keep working on it. Where do I compare with other people? Also, kids at school say that the only reason i can do so much is because I have shorter arms than them so i don't have to lift the bar as far, thus making it easier for me. Is this true or is it just an excuse for the taller people?

idk the answer man but jesus christ im 135 and i struggle benching 140. good work

[divmotru]

uh my brother is 17 and we weight aalmost the same but he bit taller than me He could bech 200+,not sure if you know this but bodybuilding and strength are two diffrent things.

still waiting on any video of 130 benching 230...

[10kzerhusen]

still waiting on any video of 130 benching 230...

srry man..i havent gotten around to it yet
been busy as hell..playin hockey 6 days a week and school and ****
il post it.just give me a lil more time

[CallmeKing]

This thread is worthless without a video

Anyway Im 5'7 150 got 225x6 2 days ago.

[gergallicious]

i want to see vids.

[Marcoccia]

I find I have problems benching. When I go to unrack the bar at the tallest clip my arms are almost at 90 degrees. Adding to the fact that my wingspan is 6'8" it doesn't help with moving weight. Btw my max is unknown cause I've just gotten back from a 10mo shoulder injury so I'm mainly benching 185 for reps right now.

[eyellsac]

srry man..i havent gotten around to it yet
been busy as hell..playin hockey 6 days a week and school and ****
il post it.just give me a lil more time

Atleast your camera isnt broken.

[oasis1]

I repped 255 at 145 lb. Been lifting for 4 yearss
Height-5.3

Yea i feel you man i hate when kids say you have shorters arms thats why you lift that much. Its a bull**** excuse

[Shortstop36]

dam 230 at 130...


I did 210 max at 140 1 month ago but urs is rediculous, dam dog good ****

[10kzerhusen]

I repped 255 at 145 lb. Been lifting for 4 yearss
Height-5.3

Yea i feel you man i hate when kids say you have shorters arms thats why you lift that much. Its a bull**** excuse

yea thats good man and i hear so much **** about it in school about how its because i have shorter arms...the way i see it is that weight is weight
and for my height and weight, benching 100 over is pretty good
i have been working out for about 2 years now...really started getting into benching in february 2009 and im kinda at a plateau right now.....

[BEhave]

A guy that is 6'1 and 130 probably won't be able to bench 230 tohugh. Just saying.

[hotshot9819]

VERY GOOD OP, the best I ever did was 235x5 @140. Pyramid and sets of three reps with negatives can explode those muscles so much more. From what I have heard, is that muscles tear deeper and better when going on the way DOWN with heavy weight and slow!

[pummel]

im.5'8.and.160.and.i.max.215...good.work.bro

spacebarsbroken

[Sanders21]

And here I was happy about my 195 max today.

[Chommer]

lol @ people who think its impossible to bench 230 at 130 pounds. there are guys on here who bench 300 pounds over their body weight.

strong jealousy in this thread

[Adrenolin]

lol @ people who think its impossible to bench 230 at 130 pounds. there are guys on here who bench 300 pounds over their body weight.

strong jealousy in this thread

not in the teen section...

There is no jealousy op has yet to prove his lift. And even then, its only 230lbs I can practically curl that.

[daemon2k]

in for vid