For all the ppl who go to the gym

[Xhoshi]

I don't bench press much...last time i tried my max. was in 9th grade, it was 155lbs in 4 reps. I was prbably 125-130lbs.

Right now I'm 17 years old, 154 lbs., and i only do push ups, elevated V sits, leg ups, and sit ups, and isometric exercises.

I can do 94 pushups on average without resting within a minute.

[jdmarcus59]

when I was working out, I could bench 100lbs around 5-10 depending how good the workout was

you can only bench 100lbs? I,am sorry but are you a girl?

[Samwhore]

you can only bench 100lbs? I,am sorry but are you a girl?

Yes.

[dankman]

last time i maxed out was a year ago and i had 135 but ive been working out for like 3 weeks now i do mostly pecks cuz im hella fat and im trying to get rid of my tits but yah i could probably put up 165 or maybe alittle more i dont know i need to work on that

[LaidZeppelin]

i only weigh about 135 and when i was lifting my heaviest I could bench about 150lbs. i was pretty proud but i havent lifteed in a couple months im sure i could do about 10 reps of 120 tho

[thcbongman]

last time i maxed out was a year ago and i had 135 but ive been working out for like 3 weeks now i do mostly pecks cuz im hella fat and im trying to get rid of my tits but yah i could probably put up 165 or maybe alittle more i dont know i need to work on that

That won't do much to get rid of your tits. It'll make your chest stronger, and keep future fat off it. Spot reduction is a myth. There's no predictable way to get rid of fat in certain places.

It's inevitable, but run, bike, or box. You have to some aerobic to get rid of the fat.

[Grade A]

I weight 140 and bench 155 for 4-6 reps when I'm adding mass. When I'm trying for endurance, I'll do 130-135 for 8-12.

[Headin2KONA]

Let's see..to start I weigh about 173 and i'm 6'2..19 years old..I've been lifting weights for about 2 months now..before that I was just doing pushups and jump roping...i'm up to about 165 10x benchpress..70's if i'm using dumbbells... but it's only recently that i've gotten to the point where i'm gaining strength rapidly..there was a decent period of being too weak to really work out the chest...i'd say within a month i'll be doing 15lbs over my body weight 10x..so about 190..

What supplements do you take if any? I usually get stoned then take 2 scoops of N.O Xplode before my workout..it gets me focused as hell while still staying hyper enough to lift..I was taking Nitrix for a bit but that shit works TOO well on me..my veins will start bulging ridiculously out of my arms and my whole arms will start tingling..

[Grade A]

What supplements do you take if any? I usually get stoned then take 2 scoops of N.O Xplode before my workout..it gets me focused as hell while still staying hyper enough to lift..I was taking Nitrix for a bit but that shit works TOO well on me..my veins will start bulging ridiculously out of my arms and my whole arms will start tingling..

The only supplement I use is Optimum Nutrition Whey Protein pre and post workout. Otherwise, I eat chicken, eggs, steak, tuna, oatmeal, whole grain rice, and whole wheat bread like it's my job. I either drink green tea or Bolthouse Farms cappuccino drink (it has 10g of protein and provides caffeine for a boost) 20-15 minutes before my workout.

[Grade A]

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.

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.

I agree with most of what you said. It's all what you're shooting for. I'm the same way, I only do compound or functional lifts except when I want to isolate biceps or triceps. I'm very interested in boxing too. Although, I'm having a hard time finding a boxing gym around my area, anyway. I was on a power building routine (new muscle group every day, 5-8 total sets, 4-6 reps, 5 days a week) for the last 8 weeks, but I think I'm looking to switch it up. I was doing deads, squats, weighted dips, weighted pullups, lunges, stiff leg deadlifts, bench, military barbell press. All that good shit. I saw a major increase in my strength (my squat went from 225x8 to 345x6), but I lost quite a bit of speed.

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!!!!!!!

I don't agree with that, because I've tried it and saw the results for myself.


What does your typical routine look like?