How long did it take you to bench 300?

[BigDave666]

ill never bench 300

[blakbimmer]

ill never bench 300

You should never say never. Cliche, I know, but you'll progress slowly but surely.

I was benching 135 x 10 when I started out around 17 years old and moved up to about 225 x 10 in a year or so. My max then was around 300 pounds.

I've just recently started lifting seriously again and I'm benching 250 x 10 reps, which puts my max well over 300. Unfortunately without a spotter it's been hard for me to progress any further.

Spotters make a WORLD of difference.

[SteedLego]

It took me a solid year of going from 200 to 325 on my max. It is all about consistency. Just don't get discouraged...it WILL come.

[bake51]

Was stuck on 245 from ages 19-22. I am currently stuck on 275 for the past year.

Iv been stuck around 275-280 the past 4 months but my dumbbell flat press has gone up 15 pounds in a matter of 2 months so I tried 300 yesterday just for fun when I prob shouldn't have since I was sore but still couldn't get it.

[bake51]

It took me a solid year of going from 200 to 325 on my max. It is all about consistency. Just don't get discouraged...it WILL come.

I keep tellin my self it's gonna come an it will just takes time which can be longer than others

[buffman1993]

took me 5 years im current max is 275 most iv ever done was 305 took 6 months of hard work but i know i can do better.

[cespana]

I’m 140 pounds and when I was 18 it took me 7 months to go from 120 lbs 1 rep max to 270-280 1 rep max. Didn’t use steroids just creatine and protein shakes

[cespana]

Took me 8 months 9 months weighing 140-145 lbs. Took creatine and protein and lots of training. I’m an anomaly though

[Christopher1313]

Never done it in my life and won't ever, if you tell anybody you lift the first question is always how much can you bench, why is that

[Ghawk21]

Took me 8 months 9 months weighing 140-145 lbs. Took creatine and protein and lots of training. I’m an anomaly though

Why bump your previous bump of an old thread? Also odd you gave a new answer without anyone responding to you...

[FaIIen]

Why bump your previous bump of an old thread? Also odd you gave a new answer without anyone responding to you...

Low key humble brag, brah.

[Curmudgeon7]

Slightly longer than a year, my bench is probably around 230. Been a while since I checked my max though. Started with 75 for 3x5

[Ghawk21]

Slightly longer than a year, my bench is probably around 230. Been a while since I checked my max though. Started with 75 for 3x5

If your bench is 230(probably) how can you say you hit a 300 in slightly longer than a year?

[TheUnderdog83]

If your bench is 230(probably) how can you say you hit a 300 in slightly longer than a year?

I was wondering the same thing

[EliKoehn]

Just wondering how long it took some of you to get there? I'm around 280 right now and really wanna get there it just sucks it takes forever

Bumped, because I just got it.

About 3 years of benching at all, and about one year of seriously trying to improve.

[armies]

Your arm looks pretty big, no homo, you look strong af

[armies]

I have yet to hit 300. I haven't actually even attempted 1RM.

I am at 275x4 flat bench and 255x6 incline.

Started benching at 135 max at 150lbs in November 2009 now 180lbs July 2011.

You look huge though, wtf

[armies]

I am not even close. 225 x 1 now. when i started in october 2010, i could only do 135 a few times.

Wtf, but you look massive

[armies]

You should never say never. Cliche, I know, but you'll progress slowly but surely.

I was benching 135 x 10 when I started out around 17 years old and moved up to about 225 x 10 in a year or so. My max then was around 300 pounds.

I've just recently started lifting seriously again and I'm benching 250 x 10 reps, which puts my max well over 300. Unfortunately without a spotter it's been hard for me to progress any further.

Spotters make a WORLD of difference.

This, without a spotter it's just not the same, so I stick to dumbell presses and now I only rep out 135 lbs on the bench for very high reps. I estimate my 1 rep max to be 320 lbs at 160 lbs. The most I have ever bench pressed in the past is 460 lbs at 185 lbs, but I wasn't exactly ''natty'' back then, I'm 100% natty now, and have been since like the age of 30 or something, I'm 42 now

[armies]

Never done it in my life and won't ever, if you tell anybody you lift the first question is always how much can you bench, why is that

Because it represents the most important strength level, which is the punching power level, how much you bench is closely related to how hard you can punch. In a fight, how much you can deadlift or squat don't mean much