all the bench press exercises I do are with dumbbells and I haven't maxxed out in like 10 years so I have no idea. Though I weigh 200lbs right now and I've never put up that much weight. At this point I'd guess no.

3/17/2010 9:59:12 AM

yeah, i haven't lifted heavy in close to a year

last time i did, my elbow started giving me problems

3/17/2010 10:01:29 AM

I was 10 lbs away from benching twice my body weight in college and law school.

I personally think I'm in better shape now, but don't think I could come close to that since I don't really lift heavy weights anymore.

3/17/2010 10:03:48 AM

The majority of my workouts these days consist of working around the yard. Moving logs, chopping wood, and pushing a wheel barrel around

3/17/2010 10:04:34 AM

and throwing dick

3/17/2010 10:05:16 AM

wow i never thought about this because i used to weigh a little more and also used to not bench as much but im only like 30 pounds away from being able to do this and i just havent really pushed it alot lately. i could probably get there in a month or so. maybe that will be my new max

3/17/2010 10:07:13 AM

Yes, I could do close to 2x if I didn't have massive tree trunk legs

In HS when I was juicing I was 230 and lifted 350

Now I'm 180 and do 225, could probably max 250

3/17/2010 10:07:54 AM

yes, but no more than 4 reps. i used to do 1.2x my weight for 10 or more reps. with age - getting fatter and weaker at the same time

3/17/2010 10:08:31 AM

<----inflamed rotator cuff

3/17/2010 10:16:21 AM

my bench max is increasing and my weight is decreasing, so hopefully the 2 will meet soon

3/17/2010 10:21:01 AM

i have no idea. i'm guessing no.

3/17/2010 10:27:53 AM

^^^ that's what all the pussies say.

3/17/2010 11:05:02 AM

well, i'm just repeating what my doctor told me

3/17/2010 11:06:02 AM

a lot of yesses in here.



i cant

i benched 215 once but I need a little help from my spotter, and at the time i was like 217

for some reason i haven't been able to get back up there, 205 is my max. I was 214 this mroning

3/17/2010 11:06:27 AM

hahahahahahahahahaha

*breath*

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

no, i cannot

3/17/2010 11:06:45 AM

nope i'm a punk bitch and i'm extremely weak

3/17/2010 11:10:59 AM

I can do about 90% right now.

3/17/2010 11:11:32 AM

Quote :

"Yes, I could do close to 2x if I didn't have massive tree trunk legs In HS when I was juicing I was 230 and lifted 350 Now I'm 180 and do 225, could probably max 250"

Haha, Slave Famous juiced up for flute practice.

3/17/2010 12:02:50 PM

I can't and I'll never be able to. I have a horrible elbow. It's all I can do to press two 55 lb dumbbells and keep my arm stabilized...

[Edited on March 17, 2010 at 12:04 PM. Reason : x]

3/17/2010 12:04:15 PM

I could in high school when I threw shot put. But now I am weak like woman. And I'm glad. No more dyke arms.

3/17/2010 12:06:18 PM

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3/17/2010 12:42:51 PM

no human bench their own weight

its physically impossible

3/17/2010 3:25:09 PM

Yes.

My goal for the winter was to get my bench back up to 225, but my elbow crapped out when I hit 220 and now I have to sit it out for 3 weeks.

3/17/2010 3:26:26 PM

probably not anymore, lost the muscle memory.

In high school I weighed 130 and benched 200 though. now I weigh like 170ish but I doubt I could bench that now

3/17/2010 3:36:08 PM

Quote :

"nope i'm a punk bitch and i'm extremely weak"

3/17/2010 3:40:01 PM

Yes, and here is proof:

3/17/2010 7:40:01 PM

I haven't done a 1RM on flat barbell bench in a long time, as it hurts my rotator cuffs, but I'm probably around 140-150% of my bodyweight right now.

Once upon a time (college and shortly thereafter), I did 192% of my bodyweight (350 lbs at 182 lb bodyweight). Oh well, it was cool to have done it once...my joints won't withstand that kind of beating anymore, and I don't really care to have my life revolve around exercise quite to that extent anymore, either (partially because it isn't as much fun when you're off pace from what you used to be able to do, know it's impossible to ever get back to that level, and have pain when you really push it on chest or shoulder exercises).


I figured that most grown men who aren't fat would be able to press their bodyweight once, though, even if they don't work out. I guess not so much.

3/17/2010 7:58:04 PM

once upon a time i could, but i was in a freak accident a while back an now have a supremely gimped up elbow. according to the doctor i'm lucky to be using it at all. now, i'm a supreme puss when it comes to feats of strength, and I throw like a girl.

3/17/2010 8:09:23 PM

I do not like the horror stories in this thread.

3/17/2010 8:11:55 PM

I benched 345 ten times at a weight of 275 before I started dieting this winter. A few years ago when I was at my leanest, I was able to bench 315 ten times at a weight of 230. Fatass me was benching about 1.25 times my bodyweight while not-so-fatass me was benching 1.35 times my bodyweight. The difference in my squat numbers is even more lopsided. All the more reason for me to go on a serious diet.

I changed up my lifting style to focus on time-under tension, and I'm only capable of benching my bodyweight. I guess another way of looking at this is that letting the weight rest on my joints at certain portions of the movement increased my lifting capacity by 20%. The difference is even more pronounced with squats. I feel like I'm getting a better workout by never locking out on any exercises, so I'm going to continue lifting in this fashion.

3/17/2010 8:14:44 PM

Herculean people ITT.

3/17/2010 8:15:59 PM

yes

first time I ever did a 1RM in 8th or 9th grade I benched my own weight at 95 lbs

3/17/2010 8:21:40 PM

no human bench their own weight

its physically impossible

3/17/2010 8:36:22 PM

o rly

3/17/2010 8:41:19 PM

^^ Tell me more.

3/17/2010 9:08:55 PM

yes

3/17/2010 9:09:31 PM

fuck no

3/17/2010 9:15:50 PM

If I could bench my body weight I probably wouldn't be my body weight.

3/17/2010 9:40:58 PM

Oh shit, you divided by zero.

3/17/2010 9:42:34 PM

^^ha, but yeah same here.

3/17/2010 9:51:01 PM