Whats the most ur ever benched?

[starkind]

280 lb here, most of the guys in my platoon 320-340 tho

400 was like kewl

[Patriam1066]

315

At 280 currently, working back to it

[starkind]

315 pretty respectable.

I think... r now 30... maybe lol? Which is pretty good considering my current condition.

No shame in starting with the bar if necessary.

[Tethler]

180 when I was in high school. Haven't picked up a free weight since, except to move it out of my way.

[Tunabros]

starkind is capping so hard that it's just sad

[starkind]

Tunabros!!! you are super ez to summon )

[Nocht]

Tuna is gonna get scouted by the NBA with dunks like that.

[Skarne]

335

[Jibartik]

I like to sit on park benches.

[unsunghero]

2 and a half plates on each side for 3 reps (I never try max bc no spotter), I hate doing math to figure out the weight. Bench is my weakest lift, don’t really have much motivation to ever improve it. My chest has always been borderline too big (compared to, say, delts and arms aesthetically) to the point where I completely stop lifting chest for weeks at a time to try to make it shrink, while also increasing lifts on other things too (called a body re-composition)

I also don’t lift chest the optimal way. I do flat back, when arched back is better. I can’t seem to “get” arched back. But it’s no biggie, because it’s more about aesthetics for me

Edit: God I wish I could lift, 2 more weeks of lost progress

[starkind]

Ya I never liked benching max. Probably benched 200 like 10 reps to warm up through a bigger chest/arms routine. Never really tried to improve it. Just felt good to occasionally throw some benches in. Like 280 was my max ever when we were working out together and curious who could really push.

Imo. Holding a plank is better overall health wise.

[unsunghero]

Strength is interesting because it doesn’t always correlate to size. For an individual it’s almost impossible for someone to get stronger without also getting bigger, but that doesn’t mean that someone big is also someone strong, or that someone small is not strong

I don’t think we truly understand strength still, and just chalk it up to “genetics” + better training. But to go along with the “genetics” explanation, I think it has to do partly with attachment points of bones, muscles, and ligaments. Leverage is everything when it comes to moving weight. For example try moving something with a pulley system, then position one of the pulley’s 1 inch higher or lower than it was an all of a sudden the system can’t move the weight with the same amount of force. I wonder if strength phenoms just have attachment points for the skeletal-muscular physiology that are advantageous for that lift

I personally like seeing someone who doesn’t appear big be freakishly strong, like this little Asian power lifter. Will have to skip along in the vid to see the lifts, I can’t link at a certain time on my phone. He hides a camera in the gym and films dudes bigger than him walking over and being like “HTF is that little guy benching that?”

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=l84vmuuuHRg

[Homesteaded]

200

[starkind]

200 is super respectable imo thats like a healthy amount for sure

for like STR score, i think muscle density and metabolism has a lot to do with it, I worked hard to get up to a 280

I also did a ton of planks and bodyweight pushups which is more endurance than strength and i had crazy endurance i could hold a plank for like over 30 minutes or something stupid, i could have probably gone a lot longer but i got bored and wasn't ordered to )

[unsunghero]

200 is super respectable imo thats like a healthy amount for sure

for like STR score, i think muscle density and metabolism has a lot to do with it, I worked hard to get up to a 280

I also did a ton of planks and bodyweight pushups which is more endurance than strength and i had crazy endurance i could hold a plank for like over 30 minutes or something stupid, i could have probably gone a lot longer but i got bored and wasn't ordered to )

30 min is crazy good

I fuckin hate planks. I thought I could hold one through a full song but couldn’t at my body weight of 210ish lbs. Core/abs I slack way too much with which is bad because they are important

I suggest to cutters in my job to try holding a plank instead lol. It’s a way to still feel pain and get that endorphin rush that boosts mood from hurting the body but in a healthier way. I doubt any of them try though

[starkind]

30 min is crazy good

I fuckin hate planks. I thought I could hold one through a full song but couldn’t at my body weight of 210ish lbs. Core/abs I slack way too much with which is bad because they are important

I suggest to cutters in my job to try holding a plank instead lol. It’s a way to still feel pain and get that endorphin rush that boosts mood from hurting the body but in a healthier way. I doubt any of them try though

yeah good idea actually!

world record is like 9 hrs apparently.

has a lot more to do with abs i guess i was always super strong at crunches situps leglifts and stuff

[Ooloo]

Wow that little asian guy benching 410 is insane. It doesn't even look real watching that, like... something is off?? It's uncanny. Props to that dude.

[Skarne]

Strength is interesting because it doesn’t always correlate to size. For an individual it’s almost impossible for someone to get stronger without also getting bigger, but that doesn’t mean that someone big is also someone strong, or that someone small is not strong

I don’t think we truly understand strength still, and just chalk it up to “genetics” + better training. But to go along with the “genetics” explanation, I think it has to do partly with attachment points of bones, muscles, and ligaments. Leverage is everything when it comes to moving weight. For example try moving something with a pulley system, then position one of the pulley’s 1 inch higher or lower than it was an all of a sudden the system can’t move the weight with the same amount of force. I wonder if strength phenoms just have attachment points for the skeletal-muscular physiology that are advantageous for that lift

I personally like seeing someone who doesn’t appear big be freakishly strong, like this little Asian power lifter. Will have to skip along in the vid to see the lifts, I can’t link at a certain time on my phone. He hides a camera in the gym and films dudes bigger than him walking over and being like “HTF is that little guy benching that?”

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=l84vmuuuHRg

That is impressive. I was expecting his form to be all fucked up but actually he has good form. He doesn’t look like he could bench that, pretty crazy.

[starkind]

Ya that guy is crazy OP. Really cool video.

[Arteker]

on my 20s if i recall right my record was 160 kgs for about 9 minutes think thats 340lbs not sure on the math.
With 61 now just 100kgs . it`s sad what age do to ur body:mad:

[Gravydoo II]

ima call some of you next time i go out in the boat.. you can paddle for long ass periods of time it sounds like. Yes, the engine is going to fuck up just deal with it.

[Toxigen]

320 max at about 195 lbs

you nerds need grip strength