how much can you bench?

[jrpilot]

Hello,

How much can you bench press....I ask this because me and my friends belong to a gym and we just started 2 months ago...I used to be able to get 250 lbs (113 kgs) up 5X no problem but am now down to 220 lbs (100 kgs) 5X..so just curious as to how much you can bench press..if you don't know what it is well then you probally don't lift...

remember no smart a$$ answers

[Craig.]

Before my neck problems, i used to goto the gym regular basis, and have been working out since i was 12. Not a big person never have been, but i could easily bench 300lbs. However i havent been in a while and i only lift dumb bells and do push-ups, so with the neck problems and that, prob not 300 anymore.

[jrpilot]

300 is my goal senior year but I am not sure if I want to be "big" I want to keep my built body but don't want to be some huge dude...I don't no if you can be big and be a pilot...also I am not skinny

[Craig.]

well i was doing 300 and i only weighed 150lbs. Why people assume you need to be huge to be strong is beyond me. I am naturally strong, i discovered i still am when i threw my sister across the room(messing around) with one arm the other week. You can workout in two ways. One that increases size, or one that increases muscle tone. Ask your Gym teacher or a trainer at the gym for the best way for toning if you dont want to be big.

[Anti-Societys Snake]

It is unn healty to be the size of a body builder.

I bench 100 pounds (I'm 14) and cand dead lift 160 pounds.

But I don't work out often.

[Craig.]

One thing you should know. You shouldnt be lifting heavy till your 16, its not good for your growth plates. And can cause injury.

[chomp_rock]

I can bench 220lbs, I used to hit 260 but I hurt my elbow while doing parkour and even 220 really hurts :-/.

[Anti-Societys Snake]

One thing you should know. You shouldnt be lifting heavy till your 16, its not good for your growth plates. And can cause injury.

When I sya I don't wooork out much... that means I don't at all. I did once and That was easy for me to lift. Having a wood burner does alot for streangth.  ;)

[TacitBlue]

My policy on lifting things is that I dont do it unless I am trapped under something.

[Anti-Societys Snake]

hahahahahaha

[Smoke2much]

I don't bench press. Excersise is bad for you.  I rely on nicotine to keep away illness and I look really cool when I smoke.

[eno]

I can just about lift the bench ......... does that count?

[Hagar]

I don't bench press. Excersise is bad for you.

I concur with that statement. As a sprightly 62 year-old the most strenuous exercise I've ever done is to go for a brisk walk. Forget all this jogging, weightlifting & whatever else. There is always the risk that you could seriously injure yourself by doing it. I often look in amazement at all these fitness freaks jogging alongside the main road & covered in sweat. Not only are they jarring every joint in thier body by running on the paved surface, they're inhaling all the traffic fumes. Please don't try telling me that's good for anyone.

When it comes to fitness I reckon I could still show you youngsters a thing or two when it comes down to real physical hard graft. I've proved that many times before.

[Scottler]

One day, all of you health nuts are going to look mighty silly...lying in hospital beds dying of nothing.

[Craig.]

Considering that just about everyone i know is currently dying of the flu, and i remain uneffected. I think i will stick with staying healthy