When you first started bodybuilding, what was your max bench press?
What is it now?
How long have you been bodybuilding?

By Anonymous ( - 142.204.82.2) on Sunday, March 12, 2000 - 02:10 am: Edit

I used to only bench like 135. Now I can bench about 160, I've been working out for about 7 months.

By M. Ruhl ( - 38.187.133.50) on Monday, March 13, 2000 - 02:24 am: Edit

I could only bench 135 when i started, 9 months later i can do 275. Did i mention i use matarazzo's rock and roll training method?

By Anonymous ( - 205.188.199.47) on Thursday, March 16, 2000 - 01:12 am: Edit

last year i maxed out at 85 pounds and about a month ago i put up 200

By slapnuts ( - 208.3.198.175) on Thursday, March 16, 2000 - 01:14 am: Edit

started at 135 now ican do 335 in less then 3 years

By Anonymous ( - 152.163.204.212) on Saturday, March 18, 2000 - 05:42 am: Edit

I started at about 135 and now I can get over 260, that was in three months.

By Anonymous ( - 206.172.130.72) on Saturday, March 18, 2000 - 07:29 am: Edit

When i started i could only bench 40lbs a year later i was benchin the VW, a year after that i was benching our mobile home and now i max out at 4 reps with a 747 jet

By Anonymous ( - 63.160.116.5) on Sunday, March 19, 2000 - 03:25 am: Edit

When I start lifting I was 100ibs now I lift 200 without any supplements even vitamins - my brother jack was in roids you can`t beleave what hi did he wan 140ibs bench & now he 350 in 6 month

By Anonymous ( - 199.174.55.254) on Tuesday, March 21, 2000 - 02:49 am: Edit

I went from 140 to 205 in about 2 months.

By Anonymous ( - 63.253.71.95) on Tuesday, March 21, 2000 - 04:53 am: Edit

How many reps at 50 before your muscles fail?

By Nate Dogg on Tuesday, March 21, 2000 - 05:16 am: Edit

Huh? I'm not quite sure what you're getting at. Can you please repeat the question in which all of us can understand. Thanks.

By Anonymous ( - 137.229.4.98) on Tuesday, March 21, 2000 - 05:54 am: Edit

it doesnt fucken matter! my chest is small but I can bench 315 6reps. I am a bodybuilder not a powerlifter size and strenght are not always related. remember this is bodybuilding.com

By Anonymous ( - 63.253.71.95) on Tuesday, March 21, 2000 - 06:11 am: Edit

Bench press at 50 pounds-How many repetitions can you do?

By Anonymous ( - 142.204.83.49) on Tuesday, March 21, 2000 - 06:38 am: Edit

I'm not a powerlifter either, I don't use extremely heavy weights, but I do see results, i rather concentrate on proper form than load up the bar. I don't like bench pressing, i rather use dumbells, so i'm not that great with barbell presses. I moved up only to about 175 recently for bench press with the bar.

By Nate Dogg on Tuesday, March 21, 2000 - 08:13 am: Edit

50 pounds? Why? I don't waste my time with such light weight. Even if I do it's only during warm ups when I do maybe 10 to 12 reps. Otherwise I try to do at least 6 to 8 reps with the heaviest weight I can possibly lift. And anon is right, it really doesn't matter. I could care less what other people bench.

By BVT ( - 63.24.12.254) on Tuesday, March 21, 2000 - 12:38 pm: Edit

I went from 185 for 10 reps to 235 for 10 reps in 8 weeks. Just regular working out and using Cytodyne ZMASS with Pinnacle Androstat6 Poppers. Hoping to hit 250 for 10 reps within a few weeks! Working out is so fun when you are gaining.

By BUBBA_TORKER on Sunday, April 02, 2000 - 01:27 am: Edit

I was 33 when I first started working out.
My first attempt was with 90 lbs...it seemed
like a ton...
Now 10 years later I'm 43 and have gotten 315lbs
for my max...I've never trained for strength..
My bench just improved with time and determination. For some this is nothing, but for
me and remembering where I started...300 lbs was
a goal I never dreamed possible...and now it
is a reality.....Keep on pumping

By Anonymous ( - 152.163.201.181) on Sunday, April 02, 2000 - 07:39 am: Edit

my best bench is 360 lbs. at a 240 lb bodyweight that's not a helluva lot for my size but i'm happy with it for now i'm shooting for 400 lbs. i'd like to get there by the end of this year but it's gonna be hard seems like from when i started i gained strength really fast until i hit 315 then the gains have come a lot slower but the weight doesn't really matter as long as you're lifting as heavy as you can and you're making gains don't let anyone discourage you . remember eat lift grow

By Rico ( - 207.150.6.176) on Sunday, April 02, 2000 - 08:58 am: Edit

When i first started I was benching max of 185 and
I worked hard and now I'm up to 250. I know it's
not alot but what I don't understand is I can't go
any higher. I've been at 250 for 2 months, what
can I do to break this rut. I appriciate anyone's
help.

By beavis ( - 204.151.114.18) on Sunday, April 02, 2000 - 02:36 pm: Edit

duh uh, hey beavis can you bench press your nuts??
Yea, yea butthead that's easy, I press my nuts against the bench in Buzzcuts class all the time....fartknocker.

By BIG-MEX! on Tuesday, April 04, 2000 - 02:08 am: Edit

When I first started I could only benchpress about 135lbs. and I weighted about 250lbs. I use to hate to do chest,but my workout partner would make me.He use to tell me that the strenght would come later just to make sure that I had good form and now (6yrs. later) I can bench 405lbs. for 6 reps. and have MAXED out at 500lbs for 1 good rep.and I now weight 325lbs

By BIG SHAWN ( - 199.43.32.21) on Thursday, April 06, 2000 - 01:16 pm: Edit

BIG MEX YOU KNOW DAM WELL YOU DID A TON OF JUICE OVER THE YEARS BECAUSE THERES NO WAY IN HELL YOU COULD MAKE THAT KIND OF JUMP YOU FRIGGIN JUICEHEAD

By whos yo daddy? ( - 12.79.43.233) on Thursday, April 20, 2000 - 03:02 am: Edit

im yo daddy! i only weigh 150 and i bench 350!!!

By shaggaholic ( - 203.88.255.121) on Saturday, April 22, 2000 - 08:38 pm: Edit

when u guys say that u cant bench 300,400lbs are yous including the bar weight as well, cause a proper barbell weighs around 40lbs...

By Anonymous ( - 149.99.197.163) on Thursday, April 27, 2000 - 02:26 am: Edit

I'm 15 and I'v been working out for 3 and a half months. I can bench press 155lbs on the decline without the barbell weight. thats just the weights not includeing the bar. Thats nothing to be proud of but I'm only 15.

By n_m ( - 62.252.236.104) on Thursday, April 27, 2000 - 03:26 am: Edit

15 year old anon, drop the declines man, the only thing you are excercising is your ego!!!

By JimSurma on Sunday, July 02, 2000 - 10:12 am: Edit

im 16 i can bench over 200 lbs but who cares..its not like im planning on going to Mr. Universe or worlds strongest man anytime soon.. i hvae my years ahead of me

By Cule toi ( - 24.112.158.233) on Monday, July 03, 2000 - 06:21 am: Edit

Im 8 and i weigh 112 pounds now.

When i started working out i weighed only 70 and could only bench the bar with difficulty. Now i add 2 45 pound plates on each side plus the bar. That`s 5 times 45 pounds but i cant calculate this yet =( havent learned it in school.

By Anonymous ( - 209.78.3.122) on Tuesday, July 11, 2000 - 03:18 am: Edit

I first started working out a year ago and i could only bench 130 and now with good training and supplements such as cell tech and nitro tech i put up 270 and im only 5'5" 140lbs

By TitanIron ( - 24.95.142.189) on Monday, August 21, 2000 - 10:04 pm: Edit

a couple of comments 1. you always include the 45lb weight of the bar 2. I find that decline presses work the chest better than flat. Oh yeah, I started out a year ago doin like 100lbs and now I do about 250 (DECLINED!!)

By Akicita ( - 63.254.140.208) on Tuesday, August 22, 2000 - 03:54 am: Edit

I have a question. I'm a 29-year-old male who's been lifting weights for only half a year now. At this point, what should an average bench press be for a guy like me? I honestly have no idea what's good. I use about 135 for 5-6 reps, but as far as a one rep max I have no idea what is average or good.

By John ( - 194.30.248.60) on Tuesday, August 22, 2000 - 12:09 pm: Edit

The National Strength and Conditioning Association has printed a book about estimating your one repetition maximum. So about your pounds and reps it says that if you can do 135 pounds for 5 reps, you can bench press 160 for 1.

By HITer ( - 195.200.13.176) on Tuesday, August 22, 2000 - 07:32 pm: Edit

Try using the 'Brzycki Formula' to predict your 1rep max.

Predicted 1RM = Weight Lifted/1.0278 - 0.278X

Where X = number of reps performed to failure

This formula is based on noted near linear relationship between the number of reps to failure and the percentage of maximum load. The relationship however is not quite linear beyond 10reps. Therefore the formula is only valid for predicting a 1RM when the number of reps to failure is less than 10.

Or if you don't want to use that then there is loads of 1RM charts on the net. So look at a variety to get a rough idea.

By Anonymous ( - 209.255.83.50) on Thursday, November 23, 2000 - 12:51 am: Edit

i can bench 3250

By Anonymous ( - 129.10.172.137) on Thursday, November 23, 2000 - 06:53 am: Edit

Oh ya! I can bench 3255 bitch!

By Chris on Wednesday, January 03, 2001 - 01:57 am: Edit

When i first started i struggled with 40 pounds.That was when i was 12.Im now 15 and do 260.The best thing i do is that i can dead lift 475 pounds without much hassle. Im 5 8 and 182 pounds.Oh yeah im 15 now

By mike h on Sunday, January 07, 2001 - 03:53 am: Edit

i used to bench about 30 kilos for 10 reps when i was 15 no i do 110 kilos for 8 now and iam 16. (2.2lbs to every one kilo)

By Anonymous ( - 4.54.30.194) on Sunday, January 14, 2001 - 04:59 am: Edit

when i was a kid i used to urinate behind the couch.

By Anonymous ( - 24.2.219.54) on Wednesday, January 17, 2001 - 12:50 am: Edit

I just started weight training after about a 15 year layoff. Due to form and just being out of shape, I could only bench 145lbs my first day. It has only been 2 months and I just benched 205lbs. Your muscles do have a memory (even after 15 years) and bounce back. Hope this is incentive to keep us all going! Thanks

By big j ( - 24.247.15.40) on Saturday, February 24, 2001 - 06:07 am: Edit

CHECK THIS i am 15 weigh 124lbs. and max bench 175lbs.! yes, because I sir, I am the gym sock suck'en monkey man! ooppss forgot to mention that i am 5'8 and only 3% body fat... So good.

By Anonymous ( - 207.218.245.7) on Wednesday, March 14, 2001 - 07:56 am: Edit

tell me when you can bench twice your weight and I might actually be impressed

By Anonymous ( - 205.188.198.176) on Thursday, March 15, 2001 - 10:03 pm: Edit

i am 18 5'8 175 and bench 230. I dont use creatine or any of that shit, just eat and lift. It will come.

By T T T ( - 12.88.120.96) on Friday, March 16, 2001 - 06:33 am: Edit

The most I ever did was
460 but now Im only doing 360 because I prefer getting a good 2 or 3 reps every time I do this weight instead of only 1 rep.

By Anonymous (64.12.102.29) on Wednesday, April 25, 2001 - 05:52 am: Edit

i am 15 years old when i started a year ago i benched about 135 now i bench about 225

By fballplayer (64.209.134.135) on Tuesday, June 05, 2001 - 10:39 am: Edit

I started at about 100 pounds and after a year and a half of lifting (only seriously the last 6 months) I am up to 250, Supplements only. nothin huge but Im workin on it.

By Paul21 (208.28.116.59) on Wednesday, June 06, 2001 - 01:53 am: Edit

When I was 227lbs I was able to INCLINE 315lbs for reps (8 - 10). Flat bench who knows, who cares. The majority of your chest is upper and I always hit that first. I am significantly lighter now, and only able to do 275 - 295lbs for reps.
TTT -getting 2 or 3 reps is still doing very little for you. Try cutting the weight down, and doing 5 - 8 reps.
fballplayer -150lb increase in a year in a half is a huge gain..........

By Anonymous (64.20.58.114) on Monday, July 09, 2001 - 10:14 pm: Edit

I work out 7 times a week , and take several injections of steriods, and human growth hormone weekley. I can bench press a very impresive 6 lbs for 2 sets of 1

By BB (206.161.86.184) on Tuesday, July 10, 2001 - 08:09 am: Edit

This is why this board sucks! Well not all of it but god damn why is this sit on here?

By Anonymous (213.122.180.125) on Monday, July 16, 2001 - 02:47 am: Edit

i think most of you in here are billy bull shiters .. no more than hillbillies, i can push your mumas up and down my knob.that is heavy enough for me

By Anonymous (24.4.252.114) on Tuesday, July 24, 2001 - 03:52 am: Edit

I can bench 190 max, 14, 160 lbs...Can anyone give me some advice to increase my bench?

By basta (64.12.104.173) on Wednesday, August 01, 2001 - 07:01 am: Edit

when i first started maybe 70
now 250
ive been lifting seriously for about 2 years

By Anonymous (63.62.231.62) on Saturday, August 11, 2001 - 07:53 am: Edit

some of you guys think that benching 250 or so (which isnt a lot in the first place) is even more amazing on the decline...well heres a news flash...decline bench pressing is easier than flat...and flat is easier than incline...so get that straight before you go around thinkin that benching a lot on decline is some wonderous feat.... idiots

By Mikeyjoe (152.163.205.78) on Tuesday, September 04, 2001 - 07:24 am: Edit

I just have a question. What has this world come to? Even my friends are like this. One kid says "I'll kick your ass," then the other kid says "No you won't, how much can you bench press?!"
I don't mean to waste up space, I just thought I'd bring that up.