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post 1640340233 06-07-2021, 07:48 AM
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I think 3 plates. Its about the limit for people with chitty genetics, but obtainable for almost anyone willing to put in the work.
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Originally Posted By Kev1972⏩
Impressive?

Most high school football kids can press 225 lol.

For a gym bro? 225 is basic.

315 is normal.

405 is impressive.

If a guy is pressing 225 it better just be his warmup set or he better be doing 20 reps working on his endurance, otherwise he's not even a man. That's chick weight.
another fat heavy kunt bragging about his bench. Try cut to sub 15 and let's see you talk
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Originally Posted By lockdev⏩
Not sheriff troll or quarter reps.

Check your kg->lbs conversion canadabrah.

No way in hell anyone untrained reaches 225 within a month or two unless they're 250lbs+

Have legit been lifting 20 years and have never seen someone bench 495 in a public gym, and I used to work out at a hardcore bodybuilding gym. Have only seen 405 a couple of times.

225 for solid reps or 315x1 is the line for "respectable" in my opinion.

Miles may vary. Those are chump numbers in a powerlifter gym.
LOLWUT? My first time maxing out at 16 years old (untrained) I put up 205 @ 180 lbs. By the end of the semester I was putting up over 2 plates.
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Originally Posted By monster0ultra⏩
Just take a black guy and have him bench. He'll genetically be inclined to stay under 12% and has the natural test to simple linear progression to 3 plates without too much trouble.
Fair enough, black genes can’t be topped


People can brag about monster benches but really comes down to:

- big bench press
- low bf%
- natty


Pick two
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3 plates is a good bench. I have traveled for work for years, lived in several different areas and probably been to 200 different gyms in the last 10 years. ive only seen someone (other than myself) do 405+ on bench maybe, 3 or 4 times. 99% of the time people have less than 3 plates on the bar. The most i ever did (i am natty) was 495. i was 6'5 300lbs at the time. The truth is in the real world its pretty rare to see guys stack more than 3 plates on the bar.
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Originally Posted By MFarrar74⏩
3 plates is a good bench. I have traveled for work for years, lived in several different areas and probably been to 200 different gyms in the last 10 years. ive only seen someone (other than myself) do 405+ on bench maybe, 3 or 4 times. 99% of the time people have less than 3 plates on the bar. The most i ever did (i am natty) was 495. i was 6'5 300lbs at the time. The truth is in the real world its pretty rare to see guys stack more than 3 plates on the bar.
It's funny doing 4 plates for reps at planet fitness, especially since it's only 355 or so with the dumb smith machine. Everyone is mirin.
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holy chit balls at misc standards. The title says "Decent". Decent = anyone benching enough to show they've consistently worked out for 12 months IMHO because that puts you in the top 5-10% of the population. Depends on size, age, etc.
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Originally Posted By MFarrar74⏩
3 plates is a good bench. I have traveled for work for years, lived in several different areas and probably been to 200 different gyms in the last 10 years. ive only seen someone (other than myself) do 405+ on bench maybe, 3 or 4 times. 99% of the time people have less than 3 plates on the bar. The most i ever did (i am natty) was 495. i was 6'5 300lbs at the time. The truth is in the real world its pretty rare to see guys stack more than 3 plates on the bar.
I have never, not once, seen someone do a 3 plate bench that also didn't look like complete chit.

Either bloat lord lard ass

or

tree stump juiced manlet



Yes tons of top athletes can look good and pull it off, but it's a rarity
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Originally Posted By meanstringbean⏩
I have never, not once, seen someone do a 3 plate bench that also didn't look like complete chit.

Either bloat lord lard ass

or

tree stump juiced manlet



Yes tons of top athletes can look good and pull it off, but it's a rarity
So much cope in one post.
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In on fraud thread of the day.

Natty and sub 20% BF I would say ~225-245 is the highest most casual gym goers will ever touch. Depending on bodyweight 250-315 is serious lifter status, and 400+ is stronk AF for any natty under 300# BW.
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Originally Posted By HYDRAE⏩
So much cope in one post.
Nah, just reality. Most arent aesthetic.

If you think there are many natty , low body fat % people putting up 3 plates then you are completely disconnected from the real world. It's an impressive feat
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Originally Posted By monster0ultra⏩
How does it make you feel that a literal retard benches more than you?

Retard strength is real boyo
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Originally Posted By meanstringbean⏩
I have never, not once, seen someone do a 3 plate bench that also didn't look like complete chit.
Originally Posted By 78novacaine⏩
Natty and sub 20% BF I would say ~225-245 is the highest most casual gym goers will ever touch. Depending on bodyweight 250-315 is serious lifter status
LOL
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Please. There's nothing to be ashamed of if you bench in the mid-200's, but 315 is definitely achievable for an average size male with sub 20% body fat. You guys need to stop lifting at Curves.
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Originally Posted By TyGuy505⏩
3 plates will get me to look. 2 plates is better than 90% of the population so I guess that’s decent



~95 lbs
so 1 plate that I do isn’t too shabby at 135 and body weight of 100
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Originally Posted By VoxExMachina⏩
LOL
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Please. There's nothing to be ashamed of if you bench in the mid-200's, but 315 is definitely achievable for an average size male with sub 20% body fat. You guys need to stop lifting at Curves.
Stronk reading comprehension. Never said it wasn't achievable, just that unless you have top tier genetics you have to actually put some serious effort and execution into training to get there. Your average 3-4 day a week gym bro that spends more time chit chatting than lifting (aka casual gym goers) is never gonna touch a 3 plate bench.
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If you can bench 225 for reps then you have my respect. Depending on your size, i may not be in awe and may not stop and admire but to me it means that you have been lifting and there is hope.

If you can do 315+ then i may stop and admire your gains.
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Majority of people never end up hitting 2 plates, so that's like my standard of srs or notsrs. 225 for 10 reps is a decent bench, but when you get to 3 plates, it's like alright, this dude is the real deal.
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Originally Posted By 78novacaine⏩
Stronk reading comprehension. Never said it wasn't achievable, just that unless you have top tier genetics you have to actually put some serious effort and execution into training to get there. Your average 3-4 day a week gym bro that spends more time chit chatting than lifting (aka casual gym goers) is never gonna touch a 3 plate bench.
If you talk then you're a fukin idiot, but i lift 3 or 4 days a week and at my peak i could bench 315 for a few reps around 14%bf and my bench is chit
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was happy when i hit 100lb db bp, but i know most miscers curl that...
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Originally Posted By SmillironS⏩


https://youtu.be/-wGMofp1UC0

500 lb close grip natty... it’s very possible he knows somebody that can traditional bench that natty.

Edit: on mobile, if video doesn’t work will rep to whoever fixes it.

Edit 2.0 - fixed
what is this twilight zone where nobody else is commenting on a casual, no spotter 500lb bench by a miscer lol
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Bunch of frauds and bloatloards ITT that don't seem to understand the difference between decent and impressive. I'd say being able to rep 225 is decent. Or like someone else said, 1.5xbw 1rm is decent.
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Originally Posted By Ratfish⏩
what is this twilight zone where nobody else is commenting on a casual, no spotter 500lb bench by a miscer lol
Bro it’s the misc, quick to insult but slow to compliment. Appreciate ya though.
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Waiting to see someone thats not fat post a decent bench, anyone fat can bench big, i've been fat and its easy. Where are the people sub 13% or lower?
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Originally Posted By Ratfish⏩
what is this twilight zone where nobody else is commenting on a casual, no spotter 500lb bench by a miscer lol
he’s 6’8 has acromegaly, and weighs as much as the weight he lifts. I know a guy who did the same at 220 6’0

it’s like a girl with elephantitis bragging about big ass
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Originally Posted By SmillironS⏩


https://youtu.be/-wGMofp1UC0

500 lb close grip natty... it’s very possible he knows somebody that can traditional bench that natty.

Edit: on mobile, if video doesn’t work will rep to whoever fixes it.

Edit 2.0 - fixed
Just seen this, mirin. Whats your max?
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Originally Posted By bfdehewdbyywhn⏩
he’s 6’8 has acromegaly, and weighs as much as the weight he lifts. I know a guy who did the same at 220 6’0
literally none of what you said was true lol
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Originally Posted By insidemane⏩
Waiting to see someone thats not fat post a decent bench, anyone fat can bench big, i've been fat and its easy
A 500lbs bench natty is absurd regardless of how much you weigh. I think Smirillon weighs around 300ish which makes it a 1.5-1.6x bodyweight benchpress.
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Originally Posted By Ratfish⏩
literally none of what you said was true lol
should’ve said you were not a bald coper
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Originally Posted By insidemane⏩
Just seen this, mirin. Whats your max?
585 close grip but it didn’t get recorded. Was about 6 months after this. My gyms been closed for over a year so I’ve been bodyweight exercises ever since. I’m sure I’ve lost a ton of ground.
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