Most people can't bench their own weight. It's not as easy as some people would like to think. I've gone up and down from 150 to 200 (dropped some after losing weight from food poisoning) in the past year, and I've been lifting since '99 or so. I'm 6' and 182lbs. It takes a lot of training to get to that point. Anyone who says it's easy doesn't know what the hell he's talking about.
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Lifer
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Sorry, perhaps I need to post more than just a few words sometimes.
The average person doesn't need to bench their weight. If one is interested in weight lifting and wants a well balanced body, I think having upper body strenght is important, and as a general rule of thumb, you want to work to at least being able to bench your weight.
I haven't met anyone who can bench their own weight without training. It will take some time, but it's not that hard of a goal to reach.
That's a much, must better post, and I completely agree with it. Most people after more rigorous training and proper diet/nutrition (which is very, very important) will be able to bench their own weight after a few months.
I was mainly addressing the people that say it's easy for most people to instantly be able to bench 100%+ of their own weight (or do it in < 1 month, which was what I was referencing in my OP), which is pretty preposterous.
Originally posted by: supafly
Thanks, I think
Anyway, like I said, go slow and keep it up.
thats my problem. i dont keep it up. i hate always thinking im the weakest, atleast i am in my friends basement right now and not in the college gym like last time i did. but i thiknk im gunna try and keep it up till i go to school, only issue is that i work 6:30-6 or so every weekday so its difficult to go in sore. although working will make me sore itself.
Check out these tips from a pro on bench pressing http://thefitshow.com/week3/milos_chest_small.htm
He gives some very good tips such as proper form, and that using the heaviest weight you can doesnt give you results.
He gives some very good tips such as proper form, and that using the heaviest weight you can doesnt give you results.
TraumaRN
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I managed 165 about a month ago and that was without doing bench presses for about a year...when I used to swim on a team I could bench 235lbs and I only weighed 175 at the time, I'm up to 190 and I bet if I worked at it a few weeks I could get back to 235
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Lifer
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Originally posted by: nourdmrolNMT1
Originally posted by: supafly
Thanks, I think
Anyway, like I said, go slow and keep it up.
thats my problem. i dont keep it up. i hate always thinking im the weakest, atleast i am in my friends basement right now and not in the college gym like last time i did. but i thiknk im gunna try and keep it up till i go to school, only issue is that i work 6:30-6 or so every weekday so its difficult to go in sore. although working will make me sore itself.
I know it can feel intimidating, but you gotta remember - every one else at the gym had to start somewhere. Some of them may have been skin & bones, some may have been all fat. I should know - I used to weigh 250, cut my fat down to 160 and then bulked up to 195. I felt that was too much upkeep for my schedule, so I am down to 180 right now.
It took a lot of time and hard work, but it's worth it.
Sticking to it is the hardest part, but my reward is feeling good and and liking what I see in the mirror.
According to some, you should easily be able to benchpress 106% of your bodyweight.
I am not part of the 'some' with that idea. Good job and keep up the hard work. You will be hurting tomorrow.[/quote]
For someone who hasn't lifted in years, it will be hard. For someone who has lifted for years, lifing even 106% of your bodyweight is cake.
It's good that he's trying. Most people don't even do that.
I guess a lot of it is genetics. If you've been lifting since 1999 and you think it takes a lot of training just to bench your own weight, then you must be genetically disadvantaged.
I'm about your weight and I do 275 lbs. And even that isn't going to impress people. There are people my weight who can bench 400+ lbs.
If you were to walk into any gym and try to tell a guy that benching his own weight is very hard, he'd laugh at you. For someone who lifts weights, it's not hard at all.
It really wasn't meant to bash him. She doesn't do a few sets of 6-8 with it.
Anyway. I just glanced at the thread but people seem to miss this is not his "max".
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