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Thread: Can any healthy male bench 225lbs?

post 1566426641 11-16-2018, 05:58 PM
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Originally Posted By Dorich⏩
Your height plays a big role though. A taller guy with long arms AND small wrists will probably have more issues achieving it that fast. Well, most would, anyway.

And people often automatically equate short height to small frame size, which is ridiculous. I'm 184 cm tall and have very small wrists/ankles. I also know short people who have huge bones, really big wrists/ankles, meaning a large frame.

Frame size has NOTHING to do with height. There is no correlation, yet I see this error being made over and over again.
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OP, I drove 724 miles today and now I’m gonna try 105 DB’s for 20...wish me luck

Edit: FML only got 19
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post 1566426821 11-16-2018, 06:00 PM
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even with piss poor genetics...you can get 225 for at least 1


i'm tall, have awful pushing mechanics, long limbs, narrow frame, tiny wrists etc. if i can manage to rep 225 then most other lifters should be able too. Just a matter of time and actually lifting with a proper program in place.
post 1566427011 11-16-2018, 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted By AestheticGame⏩
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Very serious, actually.

You can see 6'2" guys with smaller wrists/ankles than a 5'6" guy.

Zero correlation. Zilch.

Smaller bones = smaller frame = less meat to go on those bones, both fat and muscle.

If you believe otherwise you are simply uninformed.
post 1566427141 11-16-2018, 06:04 PM
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just depends. how big is the person? how active is the person? what is the persons weight? freshmen year of highschool i benched 160lb for 1 rep at 110lbs. i was very active though, and did martial arts for over a decade and push ups were routine. i think it took me 2 years to finally hit 2 plates. not bad for that size/weight/age but i had friends significantly stronger. i also had a fat friend. never worked out. was just a big fat mfker. i told him he had potential bc of his forearm and calf size. we went to the gym to see his strength. he could do 405 for reps on bench we were still in highschool. after nearly 18 years of committing myself to weight training, my max is only 385lb for 1 rep @200lb manlet status. fml. it is what it is.
post 1566427221 11-16-2018, 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted By ekim16⏩
just depends. how big is the person? how active is the person? what is the persons weight? freshmen year of highschool i benched 160lb for 1 rep at 110lbs. i was very active though, and did martial arts for over a decade and push ups were routine. i think it took me 2 years to finally hit 2 plates. not bad for that size/weight/age but i had friends significantly stronger. i also had a fat friend. never worked out. was just a big fat mfker. i told him he had potential bc of his forearm and calf size. we went to the gym to see his strength. he could do 405 for reps on bench we were still in highschool. after nearly 18 years of committing myself to weight training, my max is only 385lb for 1 rep @200lb manlet status. fml. it is what it is.
In for vid on that 385...nice job
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post 1566427261 11-16-2018, 06:06 PM
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No way, especially without prior training.
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post 1566427501 11-16-2018, 06:10 PM
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The number 1 factor that predicts strength is muscle mass per unit height. All the twinks need to start eating and put on real mass. Your ancient ancestors would disown you pu$$sies if they saw you today.
post 1566427791 11-16-2018, 06:14 PM
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Most guys could reach it with proper training, but there's some guys who are super short and have ****ty strength genetics. There's also people with insanely long arms who could probably never bench it (but could probably deadlift a lot)
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post 1566428011 11-16-2018, 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted By maddog352002⏩
That's long ass arms. I can't get change out of the bottom of my pockets with out leaning over.
fml got bench leverage of piss and prosperity. Usually have to go with ring finger on the barbell olympic rings for best performance, anything closer quickly becomes too narrow.
post 1566431401 11-16-2018, 07:01 PM
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One rep should definitely be easily atainable for most. For easy reps, not so much.
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post 1566432761 11-16-2018, 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted By LaCosaNostra90⏩
Benching 225 is a pretty big number for most people (other than miscers of course thats just a warm up), id say less than 1% of all gym goers can bench 225 for reps
Dunno about for reps, but 5 per cent can get one rep with good form
post 1566433331 11-16-2018, 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted By bobbydigitaloa⏩
OP, I drove 724 miles today and now I’m gonna try 105 DB’s for 20...wish me luck

Edit: FML only got 19
See OP...I fuked up
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post 1566433631 11-16-2018, 07:24 PM
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The answer you are looking for is no.
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post 1566433841 11-16-2018, 07:27 PM
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I strongly believe a 225 bench press will remain out of reach for many men regardless of whether they workout or not.

Of course, someone who weighs 315, and doesn't workout, will be able to bench this I'm sure. The same can't be said for a moderately fit/ trained bro weighing 185.

Teenagers here have no idea just how heavy a 225 bench press here.
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post 1566434071 11-16-2018, 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted By Dorich⏩
Very serious, actually.

You can see 6'2" guys with smaller wrists/ankles than a 5'6" guy.

Zero correlation. Zilch.

Smaller bones = smaller frame = less meat to go on those bones, both fat and muscle.

If you believe otherwise you are simply uninformed.
Taller guys are stretched out. Obviously we look like we have very long limbs (strong no homo), because we are tall. However, stand next to manlet, and the size difference is apparent. Wrist size has little correlation to height IMO though. Manlets simply have a higher correlation of Bull Dog-like builds. I've also seen tall guys with these builds, and they are referred to as Bears.
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post 1566435011 11-16-2018, 07:42 PM
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All comes down to work ethic. I am 5’9 natty 180 pounds and been lifting since 2011. I just benched 270 this week as my max. Nearly 1.5x bodyweight. I guess that’s good. I’m aiming for 315 and I’m confident I can eventually get that as long as I’m consistent and don’t get injured
post 1566435741 11-16-2018, 07:51 PM
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Probably atleast 99% of men who train and eat to get a strong bench press can get to 225 natty.

Probably closer to 99.9% honestly. However, for people who don't train or lift weights, I'd say less than 1% could put up 225. The ones that could bench 225 without training are probably fat as hell
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Originally Posted By DASBUNKER⏩
Interdasting... elbows can touch my hip bones just hanging on the side normally, not sure if thats average but feels like fkn orangutan arms.
yea that's long arms for sure. You might wanna check out Chad Wesley Smith's bench videos it's five videos long but he covers several key parts on benching which helped me big time.

Chad Wesley Smith is a championship strongman and well in the 2000lb club. He coaches alot of successful powerlifters including the women's 52kg world champ


Originally Posted By bobbydigitaloa⏩
See OP...I fuked up
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post 1566437231 11-16-2018, 08:10 PM
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Most men can't reach 225. Most men are shorter than 5'9" too.
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Originally Posted By LaCosaNostra90⏩
Benching 225 is a pretty big number for most people (other than miscers of course thats just a warm up), id say less than 1% of all gym goers can bench 225 for reps
Thats because most gym goers have retarded routines and consistency.If you dont **** around, everyone can get a 225 bench.
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Yes, easily.
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Originally Posted By DASBUNKER⏩
but do you have long arms and small wrists? would definitely be hard to get to 315lbs with these attributes.
This is me.

Interestingly, I am stronger on DB bench presses than BB bench presses. Any bro science behind this?
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if you've been lifting for longer than 1.5 yrs and can't bench 225,i got bad news for you
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Originally Posted By aleeboy⏩
This is me.

Interestingly, I am stronger on DB bench presses than BB bench presses. Any bro science behind this?
Confused on the question.

Are you saying you can DB press 115 in each hand and can't BB press 225?
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Originally Posted By aleeboy⏩
This is me.

Interestingly, I am stronger on DB bench presses than BB bench presses. Any bro science behind this?
Yeah, bad ROM. if you 1/4 rep the db you will think your stronger. Post video to prove me wrong.
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Can barely hit 185 or so for 1 rep. Even 1 plate struggle with good form and feeling comfortable. Meanwhile squat 3 plates for 2 reps easy, good form and deadlift 4 easy with good form. Not sure why my ratios are so off but its annoying. I just cant get comfortable on a bench, even after some coaching. Just hate it.
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This is a stupid fukking question and you should be red.
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