Gym heads: What weight should an average natty be proud of benching

[Blessings]

1.5x your body weight

 

[klientel]

These metric system nikkas kill me...convert that shyt to pounds

this is an US forum

 

[Auger]

True. I have heard lifting double your body weight is a true show of strength

500lbs?

Bro who doing that regularly?

 

[calixprynce]

You're 125 lbs breh?
How?
@portcityplaya might even be heavier than you, and that boi is down to earth

 

[IsThatBrothaMouzone?]

Let's say a natty who's been working out consistently for a year.
My cousin brags all day about benching 75kg, I wanna tell him to STFU but since I'm
I let him cook

There's no magic number. Most people have certain lifts they'll be better at than others. The breh benching 150 kg probably hit 75 kg the first time he lifted at age 12. My bench always progressed fast but I could never get pass 100 kg without gaining a lot of mass. Some dudes can be super lean and lift crazy numbers

 

[Rev Leon Lonnie Love]

There's no magic number. Most people have certain lifts they'll be better at than others. The breh benching 150 kg probably hit 75 kg the first time he lifted at age 12. My bench always progressed fast but I could never get pass 100 kg without gaining a lot of mass. Some dudes can be super lean and lift crazy numbers

This is true. Your strongest muscle group will become apparent soon after a few months. I remember at my gym I was putting up deadlift squat and overhead press numbers most dudes bigger than me wouldnt try. Yet those same dudes easily benched way more than i could. I learnt that its cause my legs are my strongest muscle group so lifts that allowed me to use my legs were easier

 

[Gold]

strength is only relative to body weight to a certain extent. Ya'll take that shyt way too literally


I think any full grown man who can rep 2 plates (225lbs) is something to be proud of. Its not like they hopped outta bed benching that much, they had to train to get to that point. I go to the gym everyday, and most people are not high repping 225. They just arent

For me personally, I rep 3 plates (315lbs) in sets of 12-14 and when i'm getting down to sets of 4-6 i'm at 375.
My goal is to 3-rep max 405 before the end of the year. I'll put that on video if i can do it.

 

[Jalether]

500lbs?

Bro who doing that regularly?

That's why I said true/ultimate show of strenght. Although majority of the people doing that regularly are either professional athlete with freak genetics or steroid heads

 

[Deafheaven]

You're 125 lbs breh?
How?
@portcityplaya might even be heavier than you, and that boi is down to earth

im short af 5'4



This was years ago when some coli breh was trying to pull receipts on bw bench. Think he got exposed as a white weirdo tho ha

 

[Deafheaven]

That's why I said true/ultimate show of strenght. Although majority of the people doing that regularly are either professional athlete with freak genetics or steroid heads

When had a gym ego and was bulking I was able to do that once at 130 for 265 orm. I blew my back out something fierce for a day tho

 

[Another Man]

Dubs

 

[Another Man]

you dudes need to come up off these threads, post your biceps, post your arms, chest, lest see brolicness.

i forgot the weight im benching since i stopped going to the gym late last year but ever since i have maintained a small work out routine, which includes. 50 knuckle push ups minimum a day. it helps, i think i got some steady arms especially forearms like popeye forearms.

 

[Astroslik]

225

 

[Astroslik]

Depends on what you want your body to look like.

I went OD heavy on lifting weights in my 20s; now, in my 30s, aesthetically, i regret that shyt.

What do you mean? Are you super stiff and immobile or something? That big swole shyt isn’t really good for your heart, flexibility and cardio.

 

[Frump]

I rarely lifted except for once a week for about 4 or 5 months about 5 years ago but haven’t done it again until recently

Just started in February bought a bench press set (turned out to be good timing wirh quarantine) and after close to 5 months now I’m up to 185 the last month or so. have no idea If that’s good bad or average

but it all depends I guess on what you’re trying to get out of it? Are you doing it for vanity? Strength?

Also there’s tons of factors like people said size but also having long arms is a detriment to lifting heavy weights

Also depends on your build. I have long arms and a skinny frame so I’m looking for more of a lean muscular look I’d look weird getting beefy so for me it’s not just about trying to lift as heavy as possible