Max Bench

• cruiser_96

  

  mucalum49;1611913 wrote:Couple years ago I did 275x3 which was the most I ever did. Googled a 1 rep max calculator and that said it's 300.25.
  
  ...

  in 2007 or 2008, this was me. Haven't returned.
• pmoney25

  

  In my prime 255. I was about 190 at the time. I'm 6'3 with long arms so bench was never my strong suit plus I was a basketball player and never wanted to bulk up.
  
  Now I'd be lucky to get my weight. 225. I mainly do cardio, low weight ,high reps.
• vdubb96

  

  Seems like everyone (even ETB ) is stronger than CC so far. Good work Fellas!
• Zoltan

  BR1986FB;1611959 wrote:Amen brother. I know a lot of dudes who are half my size and much shorter than me that can press a lot more weight. Easier to push the bar 3 inches when you have T-Rex arms than it is for someone like me with monkey arms. All about leverage.

  I'm 5'9 with pretty short arms so that was never a problem for me! I was always just amazed that this guy who was the same height, almost same weight, and weaker than me could look alot more ripped.
• BR1986FB

  Zoltan;1611972 wrote:I'm 5'9 with pretty short arms so that was never a problem for me! I was always just amazed that this guy who was the same height, almost same weight, and weaker than me could look alot more ripped.

  Looking ripped is all about diet. Not saying you eat poorly but that, along with genetics, plays a part. I can eat super strict and will never get razor ripped. Skin is too thick.
• dlazz

  justincredible;1611915 wrote:I haven't benched since I was in high school.

  Likewise
• Belly35

  

  380 grams per round....
  
  Old man strength ..... Unknown ....
• redstreak one

  

  BR1986FB;1611959 wrote:Amen brother. I know a lot of dudes who are half my size and much shorter than me that can press a lot more weight. Easier to push the bar 3 inches when you have T-Rex arms than it is for someone like me with monkey arms. All about leverage.

  Br, sounds like my weight and conditioning coach in college! He always ripped on me (6'5" 280) for not being as strong as a lot of the other linemen. I played DT. He always bragged on those guys you described that was only moving the weight 6 inches because their chest was so thick and their T-rex arms! lol He wouldnt laught to hard when I easily beat their blocks because the couldnt reach me! I loved pointing that out to him also!
  
  One time he had a lift off, who could do the most weight in 3 reps. He condition was you had to grip the bar inside that smooth small line on the bar. Now for T-rex arms that was their normal grip, for me it was probably 2 to 3 inches inside my grip. Basically I was doing a close grip while they were benching! I tried pointing that out but he didnt want to hear it!
• BR1986FB

  redstreak one;1611992 wrote:Br, sounds like my weight and conditioning coach in college! He always ripped on me (6'5" 280) for not being as strong as a lot of the other linemen. I played DT. He always bragged on those guys you described that was only moving the weight 6 inches because their chest was so thick and their T-rex arms! lol He wouldnt laught to hard when I easily beat their blocks because the couldnt reach me! I loved pointing that out to him also!
  
  One time he had a lift off, who could do the most weight in 3 reps. He condition was you had to grip the bar inside that smooth small line on the bar. Now for T-rex arms that was their normal grip, for me it was probably 2 to 3 inches inside my grip. Basically I was doing a close grip while they were benching! I tried pointing that out but he didnt want to hear it!

  Sounds like your coach didn't know much about the science of lifting.
  
  Those little guys can usually move a lot of weight due to that leverage.
  
  That's why many time you see offensive guards at the NFL Combine putting up ridiculous reps with 225 lbs. They have that "T-Rex Syndrome" where your RT/LT's have longer arms, to keep away defenders (O-Linemen in your case) and usually don't have big bench numbers. If an offensive tackle is putting up big reps on the bench, it's a bit of a red flag because defenders might be able to get into his upper body much easier than a longer armed version.
• vdubb96

  

  Belly35;1611989 wrote:380 grams per round....
  
  Old man strength ..... Unknown ....

  Cool story mo fo
• TedSheckler

  

  255
  
  ...with my dick.
• vdubb96

  

  TedSheckler;1612012 wrote:255
  
  ...with my dick.

  Pssssssshhhhhh yeah right
• jmog

  Highest I got in high school was 375, I weighed 185. Did sets of 8+ on 250.
  
  Now, nearly 20 years later with a torn rotator cuff and broken opposite shoulder in my past I would be lucky to get my weight up once (195).
• ernest_t_bass

  

  vdubb96;1611966 wrote:Seems like everyone (even ETB ) is stronger than CC so far. Good work Fellas!

  I don't "heavy" train that much. I'd like to, but finding the person to heavy train with is the hard part. I was heavy training in the fall (first time in probably 5+ years), and I quickly got to 235, my highest ever. Then both guys I was working out with went and had kids! #ruraltownproblems.
• sportchampps

  250 4 times never really tried to max though. It wasn't part of our weight room program for soccer.
• derek bomar

  

  360 last time I tried a 1-rep.
• vdubb96

  

  ernest_t_bass;1612024 wrote:I don't "heavy" train that much. I'd like to, but finding the person to heavy train with is the hard part. I was heavy training in the fall (first time in probably 5+ years), and I quickly got to 235, my highest ever. Then both guys I was working out with went and had kids! #ruraltownproblems.

  I lift at lunch with my Service Director, who lifts heavy. Thats the only reason I've gotten mine up as high as it is. Which is a lot for me. P90X and all that stuff got me in shape and lean but didn't prepare me to lift heavy thats for sure.
• vdubb96

  

  sportchampps;1612025 wrote:250 4 times never really tried to max though. It wasn't part of our weight room program for soccer.

  I bet you can squat as much as Holly Mangold though!
• Ironman92

  

  I never was a big lifter at all. Honestly my max was only around 225-230.
• sportchampps

  Haha I don't think I ever even attempted a squat. I went to Reynoldsburg and at the time we had one of the best weight room and trainers in the whole state. I know Michigan actually interviewed our strength coach for their football program but he declined the job because his son was still in high school.
• believer

  

  
• superman

  425 last time I maxed.
• believer

  

  
• fish82

  

  325
  
  in 1983 lol
• captvern

  435 was the highest I've ever got. Now I am around 400 but mostly do high rep stuff.