A question I never thought of before...

[malestrom]

I'm surprised I never thought of this before...



...but if someone says they can "bench 200", does that include the weight of the bar or just the plates?

Cause I've always said I can benchpress about 200 pounds, but that's because I only count the plates (2 45's and a 10 on each side). What is the official take on this?

Maybe I'm actually benching 245 since the olympic bar weighs 45 pounds.

 

[-k2]

you count the bar

so yes, you are actually 45lbs stronger then you thought you were.

hows that for good news.

 

[[look]aRhino]

lucky stiff.

I wish I could just wake up one morning and discover I bench 45 more lbs than i actually do.

I have to do it the hard way. its taken me about 5 months, but I can bench 185 from 85.

Rhino

 

[madgame]

Well u should definetly count the bar too, I mean it'd be bull**** to say I bench 200 when the actual weight u can bench is 245, but a couple of guys I know (including a real gymhead lol) dont count the bar when they mention how much they can bench. But imo counting the weight of the bar is just logical.

 

[DJBen]

Lots of pro's dont count the bar when talking casually, but when it comes down to stats, all of a sudden theres an extra 50 odd lbs that have made their way in somewhere

pft... lucky bloke finding out he can lift an extra 20-odd bags of sugar