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09-09-2005, 11:17 PM
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Re: Benching your own weight once
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[ QUOTE ] Just got back from the gym: I measured and weighed in: 6'5" with sneakers on and 212 pounds. I was able to bench 160 twice, but I struggled with 170 on there. [/ QUOTE ] Nice job. It's a start! [/ QUOTE ] Man my muscles are torn up. Oucchhh Not from the two bench presses, but from all the other crap I did. 
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#62
09-09-2005, 11:27 PM
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Re: Benching your own weight once
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Just got back from the gym: I measured and weighed in: 6'5" with sneakers on and 212 pounds. I was able to bench 160 twice, but I struggled with 170 on there. [/ QUOTE ] Nice job. It's a start! [/ QUOTE ] Man my muscles are torn up. Oucchhh Not from the two bench presses, but from all the other crap I did. [/ QUOTE ] that happens in the beginning. make sure you rest but get back in there before u lose your motivation.
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#63
09-09-2005, 11:29 PM
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Re: Benching your own weight once
I play football and we have an excellent weight training program at my school. I'm 16, 240, 6'2, and my max at our last testing session was 305lbs. Its more of a mental obstacle than you think.
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#64
09-10-2005, 12:55 AM
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I play football and we have an excellent weight training program at my school. I'm 16, 240, 6'2, and my max at our last testing session was 305lbs. Its more of a mental obstacle than you think. [/ QUOTE ] Nice lift, 305 at 16 is solid. Keep it up and you'll see 400 soon
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#66
09-10-2005, 05:38 AM
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Re: Benching your own weight once
Less is more. Especially for non-steroid takers, give yourself time to recover, and don't do too many sets. Don't work to failure or work on the nerve. And eat and rest enough. It's a lot harder to get strong quickly without dumping some bad habits and picking up some new ones, especially if you're not a kid anymore.
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#68
09-10-2005, 08:23 AM
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The truly elite feat is a 2X bodyweight bench but that is usually only seen from competitive lifters and may be what you are thinking of. [/ QUOTE ] I have a hard time believing this is really that elite. My senior year in high school, after having only trained in the gym six months, I benched over twice my weight. (I weighed 180 and benched 2 reps of 375.) I was on a hardcore lifting routine for wrestling season, but if I was able to do it with less than 6 mos training, I can't imagine it's all that elite.
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#69
09-10-2005, 09:05 AM
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I think you guys are exaggerating. for someone who's never benched anything before, it can take a hell of a lot longer than 3 months to bench your body weight. [/ QUOTE ] i think 3 months if a fairly good estimate btw, there is a guy at the local gold's i used to go to, he held a record i believe cause he was 180 and could push 540.....so sick.
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#70
09-10-2005, 12:27 PM
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Re: Benching your own weight once
This is an interesting thread with some good insight.
To the OP - you need to decide what you want to do - do you want to be really strong or look like you are in great shape(be well built) because the two are not entirely the same. I am 5' 10'' and weigh 173. I am what's known as a hardgainer(I have trouble getting as big as I want). I am as serious as I can be about training while working full time and bringing up a nine year old with my wife who also works full time. Currently, I am working toward gaining about 8-9 lbs but in the process I know I will lose some definition, because I am going to have to stop doing as much cardio and focus on eating and recovery. Heck I need to eat 3,000 healthy calories a day to accomplish this. Right now I have 8.8% body fat and my sets for bench (4 sets 8-10 reps)are at 195. I am into week four of an eight week program and have already lost some definition but I know I am getting stronger, just waiting to see some noticeable size gains. If you stick with it you should see some huge improvements over the short term, the trick will be to be as determined as you are now when the improvements slow down. Talk to a good trainer and keep at it, you will feel better, have more energy and be healthier. All of which means you will likely play better poker!!!
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