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Thread: How many times can you bench press 2 plates/225lbs with good form? (poll)

post 1617047681 09-19-2020, 10:58 PM
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How many times can you bench press 2 plates/225lbs with good form? (poll)

How many times can you bench press 2 plates (225lbs) with good form?

Was just watching some NFL combine beasts repping 225lbs like if its their warm up. The record is 51. The lowest is about 4. Average is probably 20-30 or 30-40 depending on the NFL player's position. Keep in mind these guys have extremely good genetics, train their whole lives, and they NEED to be huge for their sport as they get paid millions.

So if you can't bench anywhere near these guys, thats completely fine

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Just did 225x8 today. Not in a strength training phase atm, hoping to move more towards power building this winter.

Goal is 315 1RM at some point.
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None never will bench that for even one rep :/

Wonder what would be the weight amount for someone my size to compare to for reps
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post 1617048131 09-19-2020, 11:06 PM
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right now? like 8-10 probably. Haven't trained with a barbell since Feb

back in 2015-2017, around 16-20 depending on where I was in a training cycle
Awesome pics. Great size. Look thick. Solid. Tight. Keep us all posted on your continued progress with any new progress pics or vid clips. Show us what you got man. Wanna see how freakin' huge, solid, thick and tight you can get. Thanks for the motivation.
post 1617048391 09-19-2020, 11:09 PM
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Originally Posted By KathleenRyan⏩
Just did 225x8 today. Not in a strength training phase atm, hoping to move more towards power building this winter.

Goal is 315 1RM at some point.
Whats your current 1RM?
post 1617048591 09-19-2020, 11:13 PM
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Originally Posted By lancefraudd⏩
Whats your current 1RM?
I did 265lb a couple months ago. I'm in the process of buying a house and moving, plus dealing with constraints of working out in a one bedroom 3rd floor apartment.

This winter I'll have a proper power cage setup and a real garage gym, I'm going to start focusing on heavier weights then.

Edit: Was 265 not 270, my bad.
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post 1617048721 09-19-2020, 11:16 PM
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Damn, 10 minutes in and we already have 2 people who can bench more than most NFL linebackers. Strong miscers ITT
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Originally Posted By KathleenRyan⏩
I did 265lb a couple months ago. I'm in the process of buying a house and moving, plus dealing with constraints of working out in a one bedroom 3rd floor apartment.

This winter I'll have a proper power cage setup and a real garage gym, I'm going to start focusing on heavier weights then.

Edit: Was 265 not 270, my bad.
Sounds good best of luck. 3 plates is a good milestone, great milestone actually
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Originally Posted By lancefraudd⏩
Sounds good best of luck. 3 plates is a good milestone, great milestone actually
I feel like for a 5'6 natty manlet that's a pretty solid goal.

Plus, my dad was big into weightlifting as well, and according to him his lifetime PR was 315x2. He was 5'10 and probably around 220lb though when he did that too, so I'll feel pretty happy/proud with myself if I can do something similar with significantly less body mass.
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I could do low 20s for chit NFL reps back when I was a mid 400s bencher, never liked high rep benching
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lol maybe 100 if i can just bounce it off my chest like that.
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post 1617049081 09-19-2020, 11:23 PM
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in my "prime" which was never that impressive, I think I could do 2, but even then I doubt it was good form.

I'm currently a zero. But down a good amount of weight so ok with that as I get older.

I can do 75+ chinups in a 20 min work out session, so i'll give myself a bonus point for dat chit
Just trying hard to not be a fat sack-o-chit.

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post 1617049171 09-19-2020, 11:25 PM
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Originally Posted By Baylorballs⏩
in my "prime" which was never that impressive, I think I could do 2, but even then I doubt it was good form.

I'm currently a zero. But down a good amount of weight so ok with that as I get older.

I can do 75+ chinups in a 20 min work out session, so i'll give myself a bonus point for dat chit
What you're doing now sounds pretty great for longevity and good functional/everyday strength. Just casual, smart exercising.
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post 1617049331 09-19-2020, 11:29 PM
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23-25 reps at 225-230 lbs
post 1617049381 09-19-2020, 11:30 PM
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Last time I tried was over a year ago, 23.
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post 1617049411 09-19-2020, 11:31 PM
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Originally Posted By KathleenRyan⏩
What you're doing now sounds pretty great for longevity and good functional/everyday strength. Just casual, smart exercising.
das it mane.

I do miss the gym since i cancelled back in April, but body weight exercised are powerful. pushups x 200 and squats x 200 get some solid results.
Just trying hard to not be a fat sack-o-chit.

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Right now at my super low eight after quarantine? 5 maybe.

204lbs I was at 12-15
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Originally Posted By nm1891⏩
Last time I tried was over a year ago, 23.
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Originally Posted By Baylorballs⏩
in my "prime" which was never that impressive, I think I could do 2, but even then I doubt it was good form.

I'm currently a zero. But down a good amount of weight so ok with that as I get older.

I can do 75+ chinups in a 20 min work out session, so i'll give myself a bonus point for dat chit
2 is respectable for sure
75 chin ups is also amazing
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At my best I could do 3-4 reps at 225. That was a period in my life where I was so strict about traning and diet. I started from very skinny, keep in mind, I didn't have any bloat strength. Now after years of depression and very sporadic weight training I doubt I could put up 175 even once.
I don't rep back
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Originally Posted By Lollaff⏩
At my best I could do 3-4 reps at 225. That was a period in my life where I was so strict about traning and diet. I started from very skinny, keep in mind, I didn't have any bloat strength. Now after years of depression and very sporadic weight training I doubt I could put up 175 even once.
You can and will get through this. There was a period of severe depression where I ate like crap and got to 120kg of fat and didn't train at all and slept the whole day.

Take it baby steps at a time. I started by going to the gym with a friend once every 2 days. I was so demotivated I was just going through the motions and trying to get it over and done with. Eventually after a few weeks, my mood lifted, the depressive episodes weakened, I got stronger and leaner, people started to give compliments and I built positive momentum.

I wish you the best, depression is fkn awful
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About 8 is my current max at 72kgs
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Originally Posted By untranslatedZA⏩
About 8 is my current max at 72kgs
Do you compete in powerlifting?
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Originally Posted By lancefraudd⏩
Do you compete in powerlifting?
I used to. But focused on work and hiking mostly the past 4-5 years. Because of lockdown I got motivated to train properly again and will be looking to compete at a casual level in December and next year.

I think powerlifting has changed so much in the past 5-10 years that I couldnt realistically ever be competitive. What used to be a really good total wouldnt place me other than last in a US or EU even.
I mean jesus, there are 18 year olds with 2000lbs total raw in the 105kg weight class. Guys in the 74kg weight class squatting regularly squat 240+kg, benching 170kg, deading 240kg at minimum. If I just focused on gaining towards my "height class" which is the 83kg division then id need to squat at least 260, bench 160 and dead 260kgs to evn be remotely competitive.

And I am turning 33 so recovery isnt what it used to be.
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I guess its time to start training again.
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