Whadda you bench?

[Joey D]

Originally Posted by Tina

In high school my sister was friends with a girl that could pick me up and bench me (125lbs) I was pretty impressed by that, she made it look like it was a piece a cake too. She was kinda scarey though.

I would like to pick you up and bench you too. What a good mental pic I just had.

[goosecock]

sorry, #3. less weight and perfect form is better than super heavy weight and horrible form. simplified

[ON1WHEEL]

I want to know what people deadlift in here as well. :YEAH

[Joey D]

Originally Posted by goosecock

i dont want to get into a huge arguement/discussion about this stuff here but just some words of advice for you all. 1 those andro poppers by pinnacle are a joke, as are most supplements. yes they have the right ingrediants but at such small doses. i dont remember who said they were taking this stuff but i would quit now. yo would have to do pretty much a whole bottle in a day or 2 to get the results you want. if you want a real ph buy some before the ban goes into effect. and if you dont know what im talking about dont buy anything. i cant stress enough that PH are not a joke. you need experience, supervision, and a good offcycle plan. i see lots of people buying m1t and not having any plans except taking it and growing. DONT BUY PH UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING. i only say this because if your reading this you probably want to get bigger and this is the easyest way. 2 be careful of creatine, i have bad kidneys and never touch the stuff. make sure you drink alot of water and dont go overboard, 3 weight matters not,(unless you are a powerlifter) arnold schwarzenegger would do dumbell flys with 60 lbs, i do them with 45 on incline! there are tons of people in the gym doin 60 or more. without form and a good contraction your just moving weights. well i already said more than i planned. ill try to answer questions if yall have any. dont take the easy way to muscle unless your willing to risk your liver, kidney, heart or a number of anything else giving out

Great points, except that cigarettes, booze, and coke has more than likely already ruined the whole kidney, liver, heart, etc. So whats a little creatine gonna hurt?

[goosecock]

the straw that broke the camels back..... trust me i know from experiance, kidney problems are a bitch.

[Saxton]

Originally Posted by ON1WHEEL

I want to know what people deadlift in here as well. :YEAH

Straight leg deads, but 275 for 3, cept I cheated a bit inadvertantly. It's too much weight for me, I just tried to do it anyways.

I know those numbers are low. Keep in mind that's straight leg though, I've never even done regular dls

[RedlineJimmy]

Time for the pics mucho-men...put up or shut up!

[criznash]

Originally Posted by Rumpshaker

That would be the false grip I was talkin about. Same grip I use for a lot of lifts now. And I still can't believe nobody has hit on protein yet. The most important supplement out of all of them.

thats a given y bother

[Saxton]

Originally Posted by RedlineJimmy

Time for the pics mucho-men...put up or shut up!

Most gyms won't allow cameras, but I can assure you I'm not lying.

[Saxton]

Let me rephrase: Golds Gym won't allow cameras

And in addition, I'd have posted up much more respectible numbers if I weren't telling the truth. 225 for 3 is embarrassing. This may discourage people who aren't there yet, and I never really understood this at first either, but I find, and most of my friends find, that when you're capable of doing a certain weight. It's no longer good enough. I always thought 200 lbs was the shit when I could only do 175, then, at 200, 225 was awesome. Now I know that even 300 isn't that great, but I sure would like to get there. When I finally do, 315: get those 3 plates on there...etc.

[cal]

deadlift 365, stiffleg deads (SLDL) at 315x6

i use false grip too, it helps keep the weight off your wrists (broke my wrist in 00 and had to use this) and ive sprained them a bunch of times so using regular grip puts too much stress on the bones and can force them to separate (push from each other)

[150grl]

Originally Posted by Saxton

Sorry, I can't help but say something else about this...Probably not even 1% of the male population can do 2 times their body weight. Time and a half is a rarity even at the gym. I can't think of any person I've personally seen do 2X, but I have read about it. My two gym partners are close, one's 216/415 bench, and the one's 150/~290 bench

Ok maybe not many can do twice their weight. Maybe jsut b/c of the ppl I am friends with I see it more than most. But a guy benching 225 that weighs 150 shouldn't be a "rarity". And no offense not trying to be mean but why don't you try breathing in your pic. Might look a little more natural

[150grl]

Originally Posted by gixxer0.6g

What the fuk are you smoking? I think it's damn near impossible to bench twice your weight. Sure you'll have exceptions, but as you are able to lift more weight, you're also going to be building more muscle/gaining weight. I've found the best way to increase your max is to actually gain weight. About creatine, I've been on it a few times and it just shoots your cardiovascular to hell. I usally run 5-10 miles and when I was on creatine I could barely do a mile.

Not smoking anything but thanks- I can name 4 ppl off the top of my head that can bench twice their weight but anyway. Yeah all bodybuilders eat before they begin to cut to get stronger.

[korbar]

Putting 3 plates on the bench is such a good feeling. Hopefully in the next year I will be adding my fourth plate, but I don't think it will be natural.

[Saxton]

Originally Posted by 150grl

Ok maybe not many can do twice their weight. Maybe jsut b/c of the ppl I am friends with I see it more than most. But a guy benching 225 that weighs 150 shouldn't be a "rarity". And no offense not trying to be mean but why don't you try breathing in your pic. Might look a little more natural

That's just what I look like; my genetics gave me flat traps. I put it up because I thought the eyes looked like something out of Doom 3. It was completely unedited. I may throw a different one up later when I'm unoccupied by other stupid shit I get myself involved in.
But...in anycase.
You make it sound like this stuff is a walk in the park. And if you really could do 150, congrats, that's pretty good for the fairer sex. But let me ask you? Did you weigh 100lbs? Not unless you were 4 foot 8 I submit. I don't know how tall you are, but I'd guess your body weight was in the 130's or 140's at the time. So, to implicate what you're saying, you should be able to bench 210-280? I'm also willing to bet you couldn't even lift that much weight off the rack.
I'm not trying to be mean to you either, and I don't know your friends, or if they're really as strong as you claim, but from experience, I know that most people at the gym aren't even as strong as I am, and my numbers are not impressive. The general population can't even bench one time their bodyweight.

[Saxton]

Originally Posted by korbar

Putting 3 plates on the bench is such a good feeling. Hopefully in the next year I will be adding my fourth plate, but I don't think it will be natural.

You can do it. I always talk my friend up. Maybe because he's too humble, but he can put on 4, and it draws attention from everywhere in the gym. It's not super high, but it's something we don't see a lot in our gym. The bar starts to flap some when he picks it off the rack at that point...cool stuff.

[goosecock]

150grl im guessing you have alot of friends who are very short with short arms and a good size chest. i have lifted with a guy "big dan" who due to his porportions only had to move the bar about six inches to complete a rep. he could use tremendous amounts of weight due to his proportions. i have long arms on a 6'2 frame and have to move the bar nearly 2 feet. because of my proportions i will struggle doing 215 6 times on incline where he could warm up with that. plus some people are just naturaly strong. but im guessing at least 3 of the 4 people your thinking of are very stubby (medical term) or "on the juice"

[goosecock]

the biggest bench ive seen is by a friend of mine robb. he does strongman compitions, including the latest national in atlanta (gnc show of strength). he will put 455 on flat bench and pump out 8 perfect form, squatting over 700, and he will do 225 for reps on shoulder press. its amazing watching him work out.

[Saxton]

Originally Posted by goosecock

150grl im guessing you have alot of friends who are very short with short arms and a good size chest. i have lifted with a guy "big dan" who due to his porportions only had to move the bar about six inches to complete a rep. he could use tremendous amounts of weight due to his proportions. i have long arms on a 6'2 frame and have to move the bar nearly 2 feet. because of my proportions i will struggle doing 215 6 times on incline where he could warm up with that. plus some people are just naturaly strong. but im guessing at least 3 of the 4 people your thinking of are very stubby (medical term) or "on the juice"

Good call. I've seen the same on both accounts. Personally, I don't envy people that can lift big weight, but have a ROM of only a few inches. The strongest girl I've seen bench, moved 175 for about 4 inches...

[Saxton]

Forgot to add: People that either bounce it, or in reference to the recent incline press comment. Personally, I go down to the base of my neck/upper chest. I've seen dingbats barely go down to their foreheads. And others, that arch their backs so much, it turns into a flat bench.

As an aside, my incline is sorely lacking