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Thread: What’s the most you’ve ever bench pressed, versus what you can bench right now?

post 10000120172 04-10-2026, 08:00 AM
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What’s the most you’ve ever bench pressed, versus what you can bench right now?

At my peak in 2017, I could bench 225 for 2 repetitions. Now, I can only bench about 135 for 10 repetitions

What about you?
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post 10000120176 04-10-2026, 08:03 AM
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My best ever bloatmaxxed was 270 for 5, at a lean bodyweight was 225 for 7.

I havent lifted in a long time, I could probably do a set with 135.
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post 10000120178 04-10-2026, 08:05 AM
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300 lbs, and now like 225
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post 10000120188 04-10-2026, 08:15 AM
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Have 335 @ 182lbs on video and in comp, never hit that treefiddy and never will at this point.

Could probably get an ugly 315 if I wanted to fuck up my elbows for weeks.
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post 10000120189 04-10-2026, 08:16 AM
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My best was 185.

I never was a strong bencher
post 10000120194 04-10-2026, 08:22 AM
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285 2 weeks ago. But the winter lean bulk is coming to an end so 300 will have to wait I guess. 255 4x5 yesterday. Rarely try for a 1RM due to lifting solo in my home gym.
post 10000120197 04-10-2026, 08:23 AM
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I could bench 700 for half a rep, now I bench 12 for 6000 reps


Maybe try some consistent rep comparisons
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post 10000120213 04-10-2026, 08:36 AM
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Right now I'm at my peak, 315 for a clean triple; Not the most impressive considering my bw, but I'm pushing for an eventual 3.50 plates
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post 10000120222 04-10-2026, 08:48 AM
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post 10000120243 04-10-2026, 09:09 AM
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125 lb DBs for 6 reps

Vs now

105 lb DBs for 8 reps
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post 10000120248 04-10-2026, 09:11 AM
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260 nowadays probably 225
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post 10000120256 04-10-2026, 09:18 AM
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275 -1 in my late 40’s . Was doing 225-5 to 6 reps any day of the week . After 3.5 years off I started up back in May of last year and by September was benching 225-2 .
All I wanted was to bench 225 when I hit 65 years old , as I don’t think statistically there are many senior citizens hitting 225 lol.
Unfortunately my tendonitis went for chit when I removed my old concrete and brick chimney last October, and now I can’t bench literally anything.
Maybe next year
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post 10000120263 04-10-2026, 09:20 AM
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Only ever pushed to 315 once, elbows felt it days later despite moving easily

Last flat bench before moving off of volume to Blood and Guts was 225 for 4x8

Incline bench only now
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post 10000120289 04-10-2026, 09:41 AM
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At peak could hit around 405lbs.

Currently hitting 365lbs for 4 or 5 reps on a good day.
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post 10000120294 04-10-2026, 09:44 AM
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275 is the most I've have done for a single.

I haven't tested for a while but I'm confident I could get 240. 250 would be a 50/50 proposition. I can maintain 240 to 250 pretty easily, but effort it takes to get my max higher goes up really fast.
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post 10000120301 04-10-2026, 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted By MajorTendonitis⏩
275 -1 in my late 40’s . Was doing 225-5 to 6 reps any day of the week . After 3.5 years off I started up back in May of last year and by September was benching 225-2 .
All I wanted was to bench 225 when I hit 65 years old , as I don’t think statistically there are many senior citizens hitting 225 lol.
Unfortunately my tendonitis went for chit when I removed my old concrete and brick chimney last October, and now I can’t bench literally anything.
Maybe next year
Sounds like you have tendonitis in a major way.
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post 10000120308 04-10-2026, 10:09 AM
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Best lift: 275lb for probably 1 single rep

current: Haven't bench pressed in months srs
post 10000120310 04-10-2026, 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted By AceCorona⏩
At my peak in 2017, I could bench 225 for 2 repetitions. Now, I can only bench about 135 for 10 repetitions

What about you?
lol same at the same time line

peak natty dreamer bulk 2017 at 235 lbs i could bench 2 plates for 2

now im stuck at 1 plate +10 lbs for 6 reps at body weight of 200
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Originally Posted By LargePeter⏩
Only ever pushed to 315 once, elbows felt it days later despite moving easily

Last flat bench before moving off of volume to Blood and Guts was 225 for 4x8

Incline bench only now
Lmao lil pete has been taking steroids for over a decade and cant evwn hit 315. LOL
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post 10000120322 04-10-2026, 10:38 AM
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405 for 1 rep but I was on steroids.

Test and d bol.

This was 15 years ago.

Naturally 315 for a rep.

Now maybe 205lbs.
post 10000120334 04-10-2026, 11:00 AM
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275, was never great at bench and have wrist issues so now I stick with db’s
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post 10000120348 04-10-2026, 11:24 AM
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The most I've ever done was exactly 300 lbs and I did it last week. One rep
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Originally Posted By TheParish⏩
The most I've ever done was exactly 300 lbs and I did it last week. One rep
I had this really strong day where I got 225-9 . Only did that once and have no idea why I had so much extra strength. As a matter of fact the first two reps felt like I was benching literally nothing , very strange look .

Anyways I tried 315 and nope . I believe if I hadn’t burnt myself out with a bunch of sets that day that I would have gotten 300 though .
I did a 280 but don’t even count it , as my form was terrible with my butt off the bench . I could do 275 clean , so I count that
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2023 I did my last meet. Raw and drug free and under 198 lbs.

364 bench
495 SQ
495 DL

I was in the 50-59 masters group. (I was 56 and weighed in at 191).
Today, i still pull and SQ that easily, but cannot go over 225 bench until healed (bad tear). But at this point, why bother? Turning 60 in June.

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315 in 2014

And now I do 185 for reps
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All time max was 275. Right now probably 225. Been sick as fuk so I'm slowly building back up. Gonna start bulking again once I get my life back in check and try and hit the holy 3 plates.
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Originally Posted By MarioMiami305⏩
Lmao lil pete has been taking steroids for over a decade and cant evwn hit 315. LOL
I'm not a powerlifter and I started test 2.5 years ago; benched 315 when I was 24.
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I hit 3 plates at 25, I'm 51 now and have not maxed out since my 20's. I do 5 sets of 185 x 15 to start push day, hurt my shoulder 2 years ago and decided to go low weight high reps since I'm fucking old now
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Originally Posted By nothingshocking⏩
I hit 3 plates at 25, I'm 51 now and have not maxed out since my 20's. I do 5 sets of 185 x 15 to start push day, hurt my shoulder 2 years ago and decided to go low weight high reps since I'm fucking old now
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