How much do you bench press?

[mrRuckus]

Originally Posted by Mintyfresh
Personally I've been benching every other day for the past 2 years. I'm naturally pretty bulky and muscular and around 180 lbs. Yet despite all this I'm still only putting up 3 sets of 155 @ 10 reps before muscle failure.

okay, who's gonna get to this first.. Throttle, EFFORT, Espi, mrRuckus?

*takes bets*

If you worked me out every other day i'd probably crawl off your arms and down Alex's throat so as a muscle i could at least be put to use instead of being beaten into the ground like a slave. Alex at least allows me breaks and feeds me. And looks at me in the mirror and kisses me.

 

[speed dawg]

5'10", 200 lbs. Heed the following warning:

Back in my heyday about 2 years ago, I was weighing around 190 lbs., I could put up 270 2 or 3 times with good form. Then, my ego went thru the roof. The form went out the window, I wanted poundages. I started doing VERY low reps only with huge weight. Long story short, I developed a bigger left side of my chest and a torn right rotator cuff, when has handicapped my upper body development for over a year.

Now, I'm just now starting to get healed completely. I'm 26, and now have to use dumbbells and can't bring them down all the way.

Your body won't last forever. I say forget the heavy weight and stretch like crazy every workout, especially if you're just workout to stay in shape. Injuries suck, and are prevalent among bench pressers.

 

[Pakwah]

I dunno. i am about 145 and 5' 11"i usually can do 140x12
thats what my first rep is, than i usually will lower it to 120 or so and do 2 reps of 8-10. dunno where i stack.....

 

[synergy1]

most of you guys are skinnier than me ( 5' 10" - 180 lb) , and most of the guys at my gym, and most of you bench considerably more than they and I do.

 

[THE_ADDMAN]

5'6 165 lbs.

205x5 or so on incline bench. flat? not sure.

 

[Skilla_Staz]

5'9 150lbs

PR: 190x3
Currently: 170x5

Working on form...

 

[SamoJednom]

5'10" 190lbs 125x3x5 woo .

 

[TheNewGuy]

I weigh around 140 and bench 150x5, squat 185x5 and deadlift around 195x5.

 

[Quiksilver]

5'9 at 160lbs

I only do DB bench(incline, flat).

Up to 70s on both sides


incline is at 70lbsx7rx2s...

same thing for flat

doing dips with 195lbs(bw + 35) now

 

[blinkwatt]

Barbell;

-in three sets, 185x10,205x8,225x5(trying for 8),for some reason when I go barbell I only want to go heavy.

For some reason today I did 4 sets benching on the barbell,probably because this thread made me realize that I don't do 4 sets on the barbell often.

185x12,195x10,195x9(trying for 10),205x7(tyring for 8)

 

[danielzxc]

What the hell, 240lbs on the bench press ain't that much, and all it takes to reach 9% body fat is gentle dieting and cardio (9% is very lean but not out of this world). What's the problem with Salvatore's claim, I believe him...

-shaun

Dkkhead, it's that he reckons he's 215 at 9%. It's no big deal to be 215. But to be it at 9% -- at HIS height -- is one HELL of an achievement. One that few naturals in history have ever achieved -- and even those I would be skeptical of.

 

[danielzxc]

5'10", 200 lbs. Heed the following warning:

Back in my heyday about 2 years ago, I was weighing around 190 lbs., I could put up 270 2 or 3 times with good form. Then, my ego went thru the roof. The form went out the window, I wanted poundages. I started doing VERY low reps only with huge weight. Long story short, I developed a bigger left side of my chest and a torn right rotator cuff, when has handicapped my upper body development for over a year.

Now, I'm just now starting to get healed completely. I'm 26, and now have to use dumbbells and can't bring them down all the way.

Your body won't last forever. I say forget the heavy weight and stretch like crazy every workout, especially if you're just workout to stay in shape. Injuries suck, and are prevalent among bench pressers.

Good advice, but few will listen.

Bench is one of the most injury prone exercises you can do. I'd love to have a big bench, but when I think of the risks, FKK IT. Let the fat azz powerlifters get their kicks loading up the plates. I stick to higher reps. So what if i'll never bench 300.

Advice: Any shoulder pain that feels like it is 'deep inside' the shoulder, for God's sakes, stop benching. Or stop going as low, and start taking a narrower grip.

 

[simon]

So many people get injured benching because they don't know how to do it properly. A safe bench press involves you arching your back, pinching your shoulder blades together, squeezing your lats, using leg drive etc etc. It's a whole body exercise, but over the years it's been bastardised by bodybuilders so that it puts a lot more pressure on the shoulders than it was ever meant to. It's also prudent to ditch the flat bench and go for incline because it reduces the strain on the shoulders.

Of course, it's critical to maintain good, proper form and not be stupid with the amount of weight you use.

 

[Flyer]

So many people get injured benching because they don't know how to do it properly. A safe bench press involves you arching your back, pinching your shoulder blades together, squeezing your lats, using leg drive etc etc. It's a whole body exercise, but over the years it's been bastardised by bodybuilders so that it puts a lot more pressure on the shoulders than it was ever meant to. It's also prudent to ditch the flat bench and go for incline because it reduces the strain on the shoulders.

Of course, it's critical to maintain good, proper form and not be stupid with the amount of weight you use.

Got a question.
by logic, am i correct to say that incline bench and flat bench doesnt work the same area of the pecs does it?

i.e. you'd still need to do both types of benching.. am i correct?

 

[Throttle]

the two different positions emphasize different parts of your pecs. the whole muscle gets worked either way. if you do both (as so many gym rats are inclined to do) you beat to hell the parts emphasized by both, which is counterproductive.

 

[mrRuckus]

Dkkhead, it's that he reckons he's 215 at 9%. It's no big deal to be 215. But to be it at 9% -- at HIS height -- is one HELL of an achievement. One that few naturals in history have ever achieved -- and even those I would be skeptical of.

Um. What? It's pretty common.

the two different positions emphasize different parts of your pecs. the whole muscle gets worked either way. if you do both (as so many gym rats are inclined to do) you beat to hell the parts emphasized by both, which is counterproductive.

I don't really see why people have to do flat bench if it's dangerous. There's incline, decline (both bb and db) and dips and even varying degrees of incline and decline. There's plenty of alternative to doing something potentially unhealthy and still being able to build all aspects of a big, strong chest.

And I never believe anybody's bench weights because I rarely see people going very low when they bench. Or their curl numbers for that matter since nearly everyone OBVIOUSLY uses their back for it.

 

[Flyer]

Um. What? It's pretty common.





I don't really see why people have to do flat bench if it's dangerous. There's incline, decline (both bb and db) and dips and even varying degrees of incline and decline. There's plenty of alternative to doing something potentially unhealthy and still being able to build all aspects of a big, strong chest.

And I never believe anybody's bench weights because I rarely see people going very low when they bench. Or their curl numbers for that matter since nearly everyone OBVIOUSLY uses their back for it.

how low are you talking about?
till the bar hits your chest low or chin level low..?

 

[lookyoung]

Um. What? It's pretty common.

I don't really see why people have to do flat bench if it's dangerous. There's incline, decline (both bb and db) and dips and even varying degrees of incline and decline.

I disagree with this statement. I think incline and decline can be just as dangerous if not more dangerous than Flat bench.

And I never believe anybody's bench weights because I rarely see people going very low when they bench. Or their curl numbers for that matter since nearly everyone OBVIOUSLY uses their back for it.

How much do you bench? Do you workout? On the flatbench I see most people touching there chest.

 

[shaunuk]

Dkkhead, it's that he reckons he's 215 at 9%. It's no big deal to be 215. But to be it at 9% -- at HIS height -- is one HELL of an achievement. One that few naturals in history have ever achieved -- and even those I would be skeptical of.

Mate, a muscular 215 is no big deal even for someone who is 5'8. And 9%, again, is nothing to shout about. However, they are decent numbers, and I bet Salvatore looks great.

-shaun

 

[Skilla_Staz]

At 5'9, 215 w/ 9% bf, it's very respectable. Difficult? Eh, yeah. Unheard of? Absolutely not.