its no contest or anything but i was just wondering for some of the men here how much can you, or how much do you benchpress rather and how long have you been training?
im currently lifting 70kg but i cant normally do more than 14reps in one go
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its no contest or anything but i was just wondering for some of the men here how much can you, or how much do you benchpress rather and how long have you been training?
im currently lifting 70kg but i cant normally do more than 14reps in one go
when I was working out, I could bench 100lbs around 5-10 depending how good the workout was
I do 20 reps wait a little bit, then do 20 more. I bench press about 50lbs lol. I dunno how much I can do, probably 75 if I tried hard lol.
EDIT: If samwhore can lift 100 I have no doubt I could do 100.
i never bench press just do weighted pushups, but now im all curious and shit lol
:wtf:WTF I find that sexist. I am older than you, and stronger than you, dont be jealous....Quote:
Originally Posted by Matt the Funk
all my weight lifting is done in the 100's
I am an exception, most girls my age couldnt even lift the 45lbs bar
Not to sound sexist, but I just think I could. I've been lifting weights since I was like 10. I do curls more than bench pressing. I curl 50lbsin each arm and do about 20reps wait abit repeat. I try not to strain my muscles too much either. But hey for all I know you could lift 10x what I could and be a champion weight lifter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Samwhore
I want you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Samwhore
Now.
so do i lol
ive always wanted to have hot sex with the devilQuote:
Originally Posted by The.Devil.Himself
were not talking about curls:pQuote:
Originally Posted by Matt the Funk
All I did in weight training was hang out at the bench, no one could spot me, I have to have the guys do it...
want to be my spotter?
WHAT ABOUT THE BONG MAN! :rastabong: look at the size of that thingQuote:
Originally Posted by Samwhore
devil, bong man, devil, bong man,Quote:
Originally Posted by bong_man
enee meene miney... devil, sorry, but the devil must have some pretty bad ass bongs
Yes i'd like to be your spotter. We can work out then smoke a fat blunt to relax afterwards.Quote:
Originally Posted by Samwhore
:jointsmile:Quote:
Originally Posted by Matt the Funk
Ill fall asleep midway during this relaxing time
What if the devil was there? Or maybe we could use bongmans bonggQuote:
Originally Posted by Samwhore
if the devil was there, sorry, id leave with himQuote:
Originally Posted by Matt the Funk
Oh well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Samwhore
im pretty sure if jesus was there youd leave me for himQuote:
Originally Posted by Matt the Funk
Nahh man jesus is sooo boring, he thinks he is all gang banger and shit, and he doesn't even smoke!Quote:
Originally Posted by Samwhore
If you can curl 50lb, you could definitely bench 100. Way more than 100 infact, unless all you're doing is curls and leaving all your other muscles alone.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Matt the Funk
A year ago, I could bench 225 15 times. Now that I have cancer, I'm trying to work everything back, so currently right now, I'm only benching 135 15 times. Not very impressive lmao.
But I'll be at my original mark again in 5 months I say.
I dunno why but curling is something I focus on more. I don't work out as much anymore either. But the most I ever remember bench pressing was 120 and I did it I think about 10 times. That was a while ago though. 225 is a lot haha.Quote:
Originally Posted by thcbongman
225 isn't really that much. You have to train a bit to reach that point, but I see guys in the gym that bench 315 as warm-ups. What they do at max is just sickening. These guys are simply huge.
But ya, man if you continue training, add some bench presses and such. It works your chest, triceps and shoulders in 1 sitting. Pretty efficient exercise. Curls is an isolation exercise, which would only work biceps and forearms, but nice if you want to make those pistons sharp, but it doesn't really add much unless workout triceps and shoulders for full arm definition. You should keep going. Curling 50 is definitely impressive, even when I was in prime shape, I couldn't recall lifting a 50lb with each arm. Damn.
I try :p But yeah, one of my dads co-workers, is this huge el salvidorian guy named george. He can bench like 500 and curls 100. But this guy is just HUGE, and I think he's been working out for a looong time.
Been workin' out for about 6 months, 17 years of age, Max on bench is 195 (Not a very big person, my max out when i started was about 110...)
well, it doesnt say anywhere that the devil does eitherQuote:
Originally Posted by Matt the Funk
If you were the devil, what would YOU be doing? Probably smoking.Quote:
Originally Posted by Samwhore
If I were the devil id be plotting my way into getting samwhore into hell with me..
IF I was the devil
i've been regularly lifting weights for a little over 3 monthes. keep in mind i don't have anyone to spot me, so i keep the weight a little lower than i want to for safety reasons. for bench press i do 3 sets of 7-10 reps at 145lbs.
i usually do 3 to 5 sets of around 10-15 reps at 100 lbs. otherwise my max is about 190.
i dont really try to benchpress much though, just to tone them pecs!
Another lady weighing in....
I used to bench 70-80 lbs. at my peak fitness level. Maybe 6 reps or so.
I am a metric conversion retard so I don't know how many kg that is.
so sam you curl 100?
i can only curl 80 on one bar...i can curl single 50lb dumbells and my bench sucks id prolly max at 115-120...i do bicep tricep forearms the most...lat pulldowns about 130 with those..seated close grip rows of which the weight i dont know..
sam ...all your things are in the 100s like squats i can imagine, but 100lb on a bar to curl is tough
I can bench 100, not curl,Quote:
Originally Posted by notransfer
Before I had to ease up on my exercising last month after I was in the hospital, I could bench 90, but the truth was that much weight was hard on my elbow and shoulder joints even through my muscles could handle it well. That's one bad thing about getting older. The muscles can sometimes keep up ahead of the joints once you've logged several decades of heavy physical activity. I'm taking glucosamine/chondroitin for the joint trouble, but I'm not yet allowed to get back in and work up to my previous weight levels.
I've been going to the gym for the last 10 years... my best bench is 318 for 3 reps. I am usally in the gym 5 to 6 days a week...
i max out at 285
I work with 190 right now give or take 15lbs., I do twelve reps seven sets, three diferent styles of bench(incline, decline, standard) My max is about 420 three reps however that was about a year ago and I was working with heaveier lbs. then. Been lifting for about 15 years, have been slackin the past couple years though.:pimp: My incline leg bench is at 1300lbs.
50 pounds in each hand??? i seriously doubt that... you must be using the wrong form or doing something wrong... there's no way you're benching only 120 but you can curl almost half that in each hand...Quote:
Originally Posted by notransfer
the way i bench is by using free weights in each hand instead of a bar because i have no spotter... i started w/ 50 (each hand) x 10, then 60 (each hand) x 10, 70 (each hand) x 10 and lately 75 (each hand) x as much as i can... if it's only a few, i'll drop back down to 65 and go for 10
and curling... i can barely do 10 reps of 70lbs on a straight bar (proper form, without bending my back) which is why i have a hard time believing someone that can only bench 120lbs can curl 50lbs in each hand...
Yeah, i'm 17 at 6'ft and been weight training for nearly 2 years...
I use to be 128lbs @ 12.5%BF (bodyfat)
Now currently; 168lbs @ 9%BF
Train for an hour, 4x a week at the gym...
My lifts vary alot;
Bench Press (Barbell): 200lbs x 2
Bench Press (Dumbells): 70lbs x 6
Deadlift: 365lbs x 4
For being such a frail frame and my age, i've built up alot of strength and mass I guess...
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I consider myself a genetic freak. The most ive ever weighed in my life was 171lbs. I consider myself an athlete first, and weightlifter second. So, taking athletics into consideration, bench pressing, and cheat curling are very low on my list when in training for competition. BTW, im an amateur boxer.
When you do exercised such as the bench press, cheater/true curls, triceps workouts, etc, you are really only working out small muscles, that have little to do with increased atheltic ability. Genreally, it is an ill concieved thought that lifting heavy weights makes you slow, and lifting light weights at high reps will increase speed. WRONG!!!!!!!!!! People have also been mislead to believe that lifting heavy weights for low reps will help you gain mass, while lifting low weight, higher reps will help you gain muscular definition. Again, WRONG!!!!!!!
My typical workout routine involves mostly olympic style power lifts, and the ultimate emphises on explosion. Remember, the way you train is the way you perform. Powercleans, cleanpresses, squats, snatches, dead lifts, weighted pullups, weighted dips, combined with my very own core strengthing workout are what i do in the gym. I do bench press, but only for max. I do dumbell press, and one arm dumbell press for chest workouts as well as 1arm, and behind the back clapping pushups. I work biceps, but only preacher curls, and wrestler curls. Also, ive aquired a personal preference for dumbells rather than bars.
The rest of my training will be running sand dunes, weighted sprints, bleachers, swimming, and of course actual boxing training.
Due to a really bad buldged disk , i was unable to workout for the last 7 monthes.
Im currently 155lbs. I have just been cleared to begin training. So Saturday i had to where my body is as of right now.
My max bench was 265, which was kinda depressing considering i was weighing 171 and benching 350. My Squat dropped from 530, to 360. My vertical reach took a monsterous hit form 41" to 31":( . I powercleaned 200lbs 3 times, but couldnt hit 225 once, when i cleaned 290 8 monthes ago:wtf:. Last but not least, i could once dead lift 625, now i could only barely do 400.
On the positive side, I could still knock of 35 pullups; down from all time best of 51 but still not bad at all, and do 10 clapping pullueps. Oh yeah, was able to do 8 dips with 100lbs weight, formerly doing 135 in sets of 6.
Bottom line is benching and curling mean jack shit unless your an offensive lineman. If you think because you can bench 300 and cheater curl 100lbs, your gonna be unstopable, your wrong. If you have really big biceps, chest, and shoulders, and think you have one punch knockout power, again your wrong.
Power= Force x Acceleration. Seventy five % of your total human body power comes from you lower body and core. Remember the more muscle mass you have, the more slow twitch muscle fibre you posess. That makes you unathletic.
Sorry to ramble on, i just thought i would shed some light on the subject.
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