can you!?

3/16/2010 11:49:14 PM

can you!?

3/16/2010 11:49:37 PM

depends on if we're measuring in pounds or kilograms.

3/16/2010 11:50:05 PM

yes

in HS as a sophomore I maxed at like 20 pounds more than I weighed.

3/16/2010 11:50:20 PM

Depends on what planet I am on.

3/16/2010 11:50:39 PM

yes 10 times

Well at least the last time I tried.

3/16/2010 11:51:32 PM

Yes, but only two reps.

According to NC State guidelines, you should be able to bench 1.2x your own weight 10x.

3/16/2010 11:52:05 PM

Yes. I assume I still can considering I'm in better shape now than I was the last time I was lifting regularly.

Actually it should be easier now that I don't have a bum shoulder anymore. I honestly haven't even attempted it in well over a year. Maybe I'll do it at the gym tomorrow.

3/16/2010 11:53:42 PM

haha

yes

3/16/2010 11:53:49 PM

yes

3/16/2010 11:54:58 PM

yes, much more.

3/16/2010 11:55:05 PM

not unless i weigh as much as the bar

3/16/2010 11:58:57 PM

yes

3/16/2010 11:59:28 PM

^^ You've gotta want it!

3/17/2010 12:00:00 AM

Probably as a max.

3/17/2010 12:00:43 AM

Quote :

"you should be able to bench 1.2x your own weight 10x"

Beyond Fitness used to require their personal trainers to be able to bench 150% of their body weight, yet they only had to be able to squat their body weight 10 times. what a horrible test of physical fitness.

3/17/2010 12:02:04 AM

205, i feel like thats a fatty number, but i dont look fat

3/17/2010 12:02:13 AM

I can bench YOUR body weight.

3/17/2010 12:04:59 AM

Quote :

"Beyond Fitness used to require their personal trainers to be able to bench 150% of their body weight, yet they only had to be able to squat their body weight 10 times. what a horrible test of physical fitness."

Yeah that's pretty shitty.

3/17/2010 12:05:58 AM

Yayus!

3/17/2010 12:06:25 AM

^^ Look, guys in the gym are supposed to have huge shoulders, chest, and arms. Chicken legs are perfectly acceptable.

Spontaneous ftw.

[Edited on March 17, 2010 at 12:07 AM. Reason : l]

3/17/2010 12:07:16 AM

1.44 times as much actually

3/17/2010 12:10:39 AM

no.

3/17/2010 3:15:20 AM

Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha yeah right. I'm a huge motherfucker (and I don't mean muscular).

3/17/2010 3:18:49 AM

haha these days? maybe one or two solid reps



haven't worked out regularly in a good while, whilst working at a bar, and i'm not a small guy to begin with

[Edited on March 17, 2010 at 3:43 AM. Reason : 6'3", probably ~250lbs]

3/17/2010 3:21:10 AM

yes.

3/17/2010 3:24:50 AM

My cock can bench my own body weight. GET SOME BITCHES.

3/17/2010 3:25:24 AM

160? lightweight. i know. but i can do it at least 15 times

3/17/2010 3:25:58 AM

Quote :

"Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha yeah right. I'm a huge motherf------ (and I don't mean muscular)."

3/17/2010 3:32:18 AM

Hell ya, I got jacked on deployment. All we did was fly and lift weights....and drink

3/17/2010 3:34:38 AM

i hit the gym everyday. bitches try to fuck with me when im in the zone but these skanks dont affect me because im jacked as fuck! I just finished the rest of my protein shake and im hitting th epunching bag as i type..

3/17/2010 3:36:18 AM

si senor

3/17/2010 3:36:21 AM

V8

3/17/2010 3:39:06 AM

fornicate females....acquire currency

3/17/2010 3:40:00 AM

no human bench their own weight

its physically impossible

3/17/2010 4:16:40 AM

^ Are you fuckin retarded? Fail of the epic variety.

3/17/2010 4:24:04 AM

I have generally been a puss, but I finally did this about 4 months ago, now I can get 5-6 reps. Partly b/c I lost weight, partly b/c I got much stronger.

3/17/2010 7:30:02 AM

course

3/17/2010 7:32:38 AM

hahaha no.

3/17/2010 7:54:57 AM

Quote :

"Beyond Fitness used to require their personal trainers to be able to bench 150% of their body weight, yet they only had to be able to squat their body weight 10 times. what a horrible test of physical fitness."

haha wow yea. Although I shouldnt talk, I need to get my squat numbers back up. I've been slacking big time since the holidays overall.

Anyway, in regards to the thread, yes. My warmup on bench is 10x my body weight. My 2 rep max is only at 150% body weight right now though . In HS my max was close to 2x my weight but I weighed less then and was working out like crazy for wrestling. I do definitely have the advantage of being a smaller guy though.

[Edited on March 17, 2010 at 8:38 AM. Reason : ]

3/17/2010 8:35:58 AM

Quote :

"no human bench their own weight its physically impossible"

3/17/2010 8:48:59 AM

Hah! I couldn't even bench my cat's body weight, much less my own fat ass.

3/17/2010 8:50:26 AM

don't think it counts as a troll thread if no one is getting riled up or making an attempt to. I could see an attempt at humor but not trolling

[Edited on March 17, 2010 at 8:52 AM. Reason : ]

3/17/2010 8:52:00 AM

i can bench press 1.3x my body weight 7 times last time i maxxed out

3/17/2010 8:54:25 AM

Quote :

"yes 10 times Well at least the last time I tried."

You can lift 10 times your body weight? Are you an ant?

3/17/2010 9:36:16 AM

my google image search for a pic from the snl "how much you bench?" skit ( when emilio estevez hosted early nineties) turned up zero fruitful results

3/17/2010 9:43:51 AM

good lord no

3/17/2010 9:50:32 AM

high school doesn't count

i benched twice my body weight, 5 times in high school

I wouldn't even get under that much weight right now

3/17/2010 9:52:02 AM

Hell yes.

3/17/2010 9:54:03 AM

It's been years since I actually bench pressed, but I'm quite certain I could get up 200 lbs several times.

I do that Rocky 4 workout yo!

3/17/2010 9:54:05 AM