How much weight did you have to benchpress before you noticed a significant change in you physique?

[StormRider]

At what point did you start thinking your physique was looking good while admiring yourself in the mirror?

 

[MustISO]

12 beers

 

[StageLeft]

Depends so much on bodyfat, but high 100's probably. It's really too dependent on height/weight though to give a general answer.

 

[Turkish]

I bench 225 lbs x 10 Well, I haven't benched in 3 weeks so I am sure it has dropped some. I am 6'3", 218 lbs.

 

[StormRider]

I'm doing about 185 now and I don't see any real change. I still look like Samo Hung.

 

[Conky]

250-300 for 10 reps. :beer:

 

[Turkish]

Originally posted by: Crazyfool
250-300 for 10 reps. :beer:

you can do 300 x 10? How much you weigh? Bodyfat?

 

[blackdogdeek]

i think a better determinant would be percentage of body weight, not just an empirical weight.

still though, body fat is the best determinant.

 

[olds]

I started in HS at 110# because that's all I had. I was cut but not buff and weighed 155. It was the 70's so not many people were buff.
In the Army we had a nice weight room. I was 185 and benching 245. I got up to 300 but then I weighed 210 after the Army.

 

[StormRider]

I'm a fatty

 

[blackdogdeek]

Originally posted by: StormRider
I'm a fatty

if you do more cardio and lose more fat, you'll notice your chest more in the mirror.

 

[Turkish]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
I started in HS at 110# because that's all I had. I was cut but not buff and weighed 155. It was the 70's so not many people were buff.
In the Army we had a nice weight room. I was 185 and benching 245. I got up to 300 but then I weighed 210 after the Army.

Is this a common problem in the army: gaining weight? Or did you mean you began gaining weight after you left the army?

 

[Conky]

Originally posted by: The Boss

Originally posted by: Crazyfool
250-300 for 10 reps. :beer:

you can do 300 x 10? How much you weigh? Bodyfat?

I've gone as high as 440 for reps. 250-300 was when I noticed a difference. I was about 225(@6'4") when I did that and probably average to below average bodyfat. I used to work out A LOT.

I can still do 300lbs for reps but my bodyfat is currently above average :beer: right now so I focus on aerobics more as I am about as big as I wanna be muscle-wise.

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: MustISO
12 beers

:thumbsup: :laugh:

 

[Landroval]

Are you doing other exercises, too?

 

[StormRider]

Originally posted by: Landroval
Are you doing other exercises, too?

No, not really. Are you trying to ask if my right forearm is bigger than my left forearm?

 

[theNEOone]

hard to tell really. unless you're taking pictures and keeping close track of your progress, you might not even notice a change because you slowly get used to your 'new' body. if you're already fit, it becomes even more difficult to monitor.

since we're posting bench stats...225x2 (legs raised on bench)

i weigh 138.

 

[Turkish]

Originally posted by: theNEOone
hard to tell really. unless you're taking pictures and keeping close track of your progress, you might not even notice a change because you slowly get used to your 'new' body. if you're already fit, it becomes even more difficult to monitor.

since we're posting bench stats...225x2 (legs raised on bench)

i weigh 138.

you weigh 80 lbs less than me :Q

 

[StormRider]

I did buy a yoga DVD but I haven't gotten into it yet. I want to start jogging a little again but I haven't gotten comfortable enough at my neighborhood to start doing it. I like to run in the dark so no one will see me. I wish there was some circular path to run -- instead, I live in a dead end street and I would have to go out into a busy road. Plus, I'm so fat now that jogging would be hard. My weight balooned when I started working at my current job and when I injured my ankle that forced me to stop jogging.

 

[Landroval]

Originally posted by: StormRider

Originally posted by: Landroval
Are you doing other exercises, too?

No, not really. Are you trying to ask if my right forearm is bigger than my left forearm?

I was just pointing out that, while doing BP is a great start, you might want to do some other things as well. Probably the most important for you to notice a difference would be to make some moderate changes in your diet (track what you eat and reduce calories, not necessarily drastically). Of course, a few hours of fenzied masturbation each day will definitely burn some calories, as long as you don't try to eat whipped cream off yourself as compensation

 

[Landroval]

Originally posted by: StormRider
I did buy a yoga DVD but I haven't gotten into it yet. I want to start jogging a little again but I haven't gotten comfortable enough at my neighborhood to start doing it. I like to run in the dark so no one will see me. I wish there was some circular path to run -- instead, I live in a dead end street and I would have to go out into a busy road. Plus, I'm so fat now that jogging would be hard. My weight balooned when I started working at my current job and when I injured my ankle that forced me to stop jogging.

Take an evening walk - it's great exercise and won't be too hard on your joints.

 

[Row1and]

mmm...... i don't know. i have lost about 10 pounds of muscle~

 

[Rapidskies]

Bench Press has nothing to do with how good of shape your in. There are alot of fatboys out there that can bench quite a bit but would have a hard time running a mile. My Gym teacher in highschool is a great example he was 5'5" weighed 250ish and was pretty round, but that guy could bench 400ish. As others pointed out the lower your fat % the better shape you will be in.

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: The Boss

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
I started in HS at 110# because that's all I had. I was cut but not buff and weighed 155. It was the 70's so not many people were buff.
In the Army we had a nice weight room. I was 185 and benching 245. I got up to 300 but then I weighed 210 after the Army.

Is this a common problem in the army: gaining weight? Or did you mean you began gaining weight after you left the army?

Both. I gained muscle in the Army and fat after as I got older and less active.

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: Crazyfool
250-300 for 10 reps. :beer:

Stop showing off By the time a person can do 250 or 300 for reps they have well above average muscle mass.