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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: mesmorph78 on September 09, 2011, 07:51:45 AM
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So Im in this store today ... got my stuff on my way out the security guy... tall 6'5 Albanian guy asks me how much..I can bench ..I answered the way I usually answer this dumb question.... "enough to get my chest like this" but this guy literally begs and begs eventually I said 425 lbs he says what is that in kg which is about 195 kg or there about .. he then replies is that all ? you are a lot bigger than me and bench 120 kgs I thought you benched 220 (600lbs)... ::)i just looked at him shaked my head and laughed and said not many bench casually bench 220kg.
I can safely say Ive never seen a guy and asked him how much he benched... no matter how big the guy is ... even pro size
what i might ask is if he has a standout bodypart that's amazing I might ask what exercises he finds most beneficial for that body part.
anyone else with any :
How much can you bench stories?
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I get that a lot, but bench isnt my good lift i tell them - deadlift is. They just look at me blankly as most of them dont know what a deadlift is.
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220 kg = 485 lbs.
Anyway, every time I get asked that question, I just say 'more than you, probably'. Gets 'em going. ;D
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This thread has all been a pack of lies.
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I don't think I've ever been asked how much I can bench - seriously. Probably because I'm too busy chatting to women and they don't give a shit about things like that.
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Working on the door I will get asked a lot. I just say X amount for X reps.
Most peopel who ask are curious and just interested so I will chat back briefly then try to change the subject after a brief exchange. It is very annoying talking about weights a lot. I get my fill in the gym so it is nice to talk about other stuff outside the gym.
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you didn't tell him that you are a gifted black natural for life bodybuilder?
:D
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Yes, those people are sickening...
They just wont quit untill you give them an amount of weight...then they beg for the reps with the said weight and so on..ending with
questions of the kind "do you take protein powder" and stuff like that.
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I'm too busy signing autographs for $20 a pop....
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I agree it is a stupid question. I never understood the ego behind lifting a certain number in weight unless someone is a powerlifter.
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Just lie and say a higher amount like everyone else does.
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i had some eldery man asking me today if i watched out for my heart, "yeah man, i see you are lifting, most people underestimate that part"
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Yes, those people are sickening...
They just wont quit untill you give them an amount of weight...then they beg for the reps with the said weight and so on..ending with
questions of the kind "do you take protein powder" and stuff like that.
;D
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120 kg
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a guy who benches 120kg disrespecting a 195kg bench? classic
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Yes, those people are sickening...
They just wont quit untill you give them an amount of weight...then they beg for the reps with the said weight and so on..ending with
questions of the kind "do you take protein powder" and stuff like that.
annoying..... very....
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a guy who benches 120kg disrespecting a 195kg bench? classic
I disrespect who?
And just in case I do, why not?
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I disrespect who?
And just in case I do, why not?
no friend, i meant the guy in the story benches 120kg and disrespects OP for "only" benching 195kg, which the guy will never achieve in his lifetime
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no friend, i meant the guy in the story benches 120kg and disrespects OP for "only" benching 195kg, which the guy will never achieve in his lifetime
oh okay than :)
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generally it's pretty easy to guess a guy's bench unless he's some freak
120kg bench = does he even lift
140-160kg = looking solid, he must lift
160-180 = whoa strong muscles!
180-200 = MONSTER!!!!!!
200+ = pro size
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Oh brother, this coming from the guy who made a thread about Nasser's bench press just a few weeks ago! Ironic.
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"About twice a year..." is a pretty good answer.
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generally it's pretty easy to guess a guy's bench unless he's some freak
120kg bench = does he even lift
140-160kg = looking solid, he must lift
160-180 = whoa strong muscles!
180-200 = MONSTER!!!!!!
200+ = pro size
Strength =/= size.
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generally it's pretty easy to guess a guy's bench unless he's some freak
120kg bench = does he even lift
140-160kg = looking solid, he must lift
160-180 = whoa strong muscles!
180-200 = MONSTER!!!!!!
200+ = pro size
37 years old never roided - 120 KG is heavy enough at least if you are taking more than one rep
If you are talking one rep i can report a max of 140
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Strength =/= size.
the more size, the more strength potential
the harder you train for strength the more you get out of the potential
at one point u need more size for more strength
EXCEPT SOME FREAKS I THINK THIS IS PRETTY TRUE
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we should , together, build a webpage with all the bullshits basic myths being regrouped in one place and exposed. It would become a reference, and all newbies worldwide would thanks us forever after consulting it.
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37 years old never roided - 120 KG is heavy enough at least if you are taking more than one rep
If you are talking one rep i can report a max of 140
well depends how many reps over one rep you mean
3x120kg with controlled negative and pause at chest i can do, but no real muscle development yet, this takes more weight and strength for most people, like 3x140kg or more
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"About twice a year..." is a pretty good answer.
I might need to use this one
;D
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Just lie and say a higher amount like everyone else does.
intresting never considered this
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intresting never considered this
Just ask their max then go with a higher amount ;D
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Just ask their max then go with a higher amount ;D
;D
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People everywhere keep asking me: "How much do you skull crush ?" ?
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How much ya bench? I don't have enough fingers and toes to count the number of times I've been asked it. Now that I'm older the audience I associate with doesn't care to ask so the frequency has gone way down. Still, in my 20s the question was rampant. I was honest in my answer, but it was never about the answer I gave it was always about the follow-up comparison:
"Well, my brother in law benches (insert number here)."
"My neighbor's sister's boyfriend's uncle benches (insert number here)."
"In college I could bench 50lbs more than you."
"Do you know (insert random guy's name here)? He benches (insert number here) and that's more than you bench."
"That's pretty good, but my step Mom's best friend's cousin's neighbor has a house guest that knowws a chick that met a guy that benches (insert number here)."
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nobody ever asks me how much i bench :-[
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Just lie and say a higher amount like everyone else does.
If it's a little guy asking the question, I tell him the truth. If it's a big Mfer, I tell him my Getbig poundage.
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Respond to that question with...
Bench? Oh no, I'm strictly a power walker, won my class this year even.
Bench?...... with weights?........ ahhhhh no way.
How much do i bench? Very little.
How much do i bench? schpincter says what!?
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Bar for 500.
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(http://p1.xhamster.com/000/006/398/208_1000.jpg)
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I straight faced lie to people and say 600 and try to pass it as the truth.
if they believe i let them spread the word. if they call me out for lying I admit it.
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i always get the ... "You look like you work-out" while they do the standing Bench press motion ::) ::)
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A friend of mine, when asked this question would just reply "How much do you weigh?"
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How much ya bench? I don't have enough fingers and toes to count the number of times I've been asked it. Now that I'm older the audience I associate with doesn't care to ask so the frequency has gone way down. Still, in my 20s the question was rampant. I was honest in my answer, but it was never about the answer I gave it was always about the follow-up comparison:
"Well, my brother in law benches (insert number here)."
"My neighbor's sister's boyfriend's uncle benches (insert number here)."
"In college I could bench 50lbs more than you."
"Do you know (insert random guy's name here)? He benches (insert number here) and that's more than you bench."
"That's pretty good, but my step Mom's best friend's cousin's neighbor has a house guest that knowws a chick that met a guy that benches (insert number here)."
hahhaahha i get that a lot ....
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why are they insecure, ur the one avoiding the question and denying doing steroids
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Alot of the time its the mentally frail who ask this question and they always follow it up by the typical 'thats all' type of statement, which signifies what I already assumed about them. Then at that point you realize this person will always act insecure and passive aggressive around you due to the tremendous inferiority they feel, and its not worth even communicating with the waste of skin and space.
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Jesus for a guy who can bench 485, some little guy really owned your mind.
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Respond to that question with...
Bench? Oh no, I'm strictly a power walker, won my class this year even.
Bench?...... with weights?........ ahhhhh no way.
How much do i bench? Very little.
How much do i bench? schpincter says what!?
Lol, got a friend who is a county cop and works in the jail. He is a big boy and is always being asked by the inmates (guests) how much he can bench. He always answers that he does not lift weights, but swims laps and does water aerobics on occasion.
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I might need to use this one
;D
Another good reply is just "Bench? Oh I just do pushups..." or some shit like that. They are usually trying to take you down a peg so don't even give them the op.
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I get asked all the time about my lifts. It's what happens when you fill out a 2xl. 8)
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How much ya bench? I don't have enough fingers and toes to count the number of times I've been asked it. Now that I'm older the audience I associate with doesn't care to ask so the frequency has gone way down. Still, in my 20s the question was rampant. I was honest in my answer, but it was never about the answer I gave it was always about the follow-up comparison:
"Well, my brother in law benches (insert number here)."
"My neighbor's sister's boyfriend's uncle benches (insert number here)."
"In college I could bench 50lbs more than you."
"Do you know (insert random guy's name here)? He benches (insert number here) and that's more than you bench."
"That's pretty good, but my step Mom's best friend's cousin's neighbor has a house guest that knowws a chick that met a guy that benches (insert number here)."
That's all very well, but how many crosses can you bear?
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The best answer I ever heard a bodybuilder give is, " I don't bench when I work out so I don't know."
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The best answer I ever heard a bodybuilder give is, " I don't bench when I work out so I don't know."
ha ha ha
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"About twice a year..." is a pretty good answer.
ahaha
this I will have to remember
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I get asked all the time about my lifts. It's what happens when you fill out a 2xl. 8)
What do you mean by "filling out". ;) I use xxl shirts too, xl shirts are too small after multiple washes, some are instantly too small. I'm not that big by the way. ;D
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I heard a guy the other week say that he leg pressed 6,000 pounds...
I asked, was it a full rep, or a 2 inch ROM...
Sometimes, man, Sometimes...
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I always tell them how many times I do 225 just because it sounds better
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What do you mean by "filling out". ;) I use xxl shirts too, xl shirts are too small after multiple washes, some are instantly too small. I'm not that big by the way. ;D
Maybe you fill them out with fat. I fill them out with my shoulders, back, and chest.
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who cares if people ask how much u can bench. just humor them
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Maybe you fill them out with fat. I fill them out with my shoulders, back, and chest.
My chest measures 47 1/4" and arms 16 3/4". What aboot you?
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My chest measures 47 1/4" and arms 16 3/4". What aboot you?
52" chest, never measured my arms. You lose.
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:'(
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So Im in this store today ... got my stuff on my way out the security guy... tall 6'5 Albanian guy asks me how much..I can bench ..I answered the way I usually answer this dumb question.... "enough to get my chest like this" but this guy literally begs and begs eventually I said 425 lbs he says what is that in kg which is about 195 kg or there about .. he then replies is that all ? you are a lot bigger than me and bench 120 kgs I thought you benched 220 (600lbs)... ::)i just looked at him shaked my head and laughed and said not many bench casually bench 220kg.
I can safely say Ive never seen a guy and asked him how much he benched... no matter how big the guy is ... even pro size
what i might ask is if he has a standout bodypart that's amazing I might ask what exercises he finds most beneficial for that body part.
anyone else with any :
How much can you bench stories?
You should tell him "I never bench - I only train my legs at the gym" :D
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Why "safely" say?
Tell him "I don't bench, it destroys the rotator cuff tendons"
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Jesus was a competitor in the first Worlds Strongest Man contest. His favourite events were the yoke walk for distance, and the crucifix hold for time.
Not much is mentioned about his bench pressing ability.
He was also on a zero carb diet for 40 days..
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I heard a guy the other week say that he leg pressed 6,000 pounds...I asked, was it a full rep, or a 2 inch ROM...Sometimes, man, Sometimes...
I hate that....guys who count up all the plates, calculate the poundage, brag about it, yet u NEVER see them squat. NEVER.
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I hate that....guys who count up all the plates, calculate the poundage, brag about it, yet u NEVER see them squat. NEVER.
Lots of guys like this in the gym load up the machine with all the weights they can find.... Then proceed to do literally 2 inch reps ... No exaggeration .... Some don't even remove the safety catch so you know they are not even doing 1/8th of the movement . After then you will see them at the squat rack bareley managing 225 .... Makes me laugh... But that's how guys are all ego... And those guys never make good progress
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195kg at what are you?15 stone? Is phenominal , any secrets?
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Its like this geezer at my gym, he s about 210 lbs, benches 120kg for 20, squats 145kg for 20,deads 225kg for 10 and ive seen him shoulder press the 50kg dbs for 15!!!!(altho im sure thats below average for getbig its good for my gym)
Some people,its not fair :'( :'( :'( :'(
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195kg at what are you?15 stone? Is phenominal , any secrets?
Drugs my man but like one of the words in the thread title - IN-FUCKIN-SECURE he is
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195kg at what are you?15 stone? Is phenominal , any secrets?
wouldnt say its phenomenal ... and I hover between 15 1/2 and 16
no secret genetics... and very hard training...
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wouldnt say its phenomenal ... and I hover between 15 1/2 and 16
no secret genetics... and very hard training...
When did u last weigh yourself tho....hard to believe that's all u weigh.
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I look at the up and down with disdain, say, "more than you..do you even lift?", and walk away while making sure I flair my lats and tighten my glutes.
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yeah I weighed myself a couple weeks ago... 15.6
i have very tiny joints ... i probably look more than i weigh
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I look at the up and down with disdain, say, "more than you..do you even lift?", and walk away while making sure I flair my lats and tighten my glutes.
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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This guy came up to me at my doctor's as I was
being anally raped paying my bill.
"Three?" he asked.
I didn't acknowledge him.
"Three?" he asked again. I realized he was talking to me.
"Say again?" I said. He smelled like piss.
"Three hundred. I bet you can bench way over 300, 'cause I can do 250, and ... ," he pointed to himself, pointed to me, then held his hands out very wide.
"I don't know," I told him. "I only do dips. Always have."
He looked like a tweeker, so reading his expressions was tricky. Still, I think his eyes bugged out even more than usual and he sounded incredulous enough when he said, "No way! You're putting me on, cuz!"
I smiled, gathered my paperwork and started toward the door before I said, "We wouldn't want that now, would we?" :D
I tell other people I just do push-ups and other bullshit, like, "Gee, I don't know. I stopped caring about the weight once I got over 5 bills." Ask a stupid question ...
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This guy came up to me at my doctor's as I was being anally raped paying my bill.
"Three?" he asked.
I didn't acknowledge him.
"Three?" he asked again. I realized he was talking to me.
"Say again?" I said. He smelled like piss.
"Three hundred. I bet you can bench way over 300, 'cause I can do 250, and ... ," he pointed to himself, pointed to me, then held his hands out very wide.
"I don't know," I told him. "I only do dips. Always have."
He looked like a tweeker, so reading his expressions was tricky. Still, I think his eyes bugged out even more than usual and he sounded incredulous enough when he said, "No way! You're putting me on, cuz!"
I smiled, gathered my paperwork and started toward the door before I said, "We wouldn't want that now, would we?" :D
I tell other people I just do push-ups and other bullshit, like, "Gee, I don't know. I stopped caring about the weight once I got over 5 bills." Ask a stupid question ...
;D ;D
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it happen alllll the time when some friend of my friends see me for the first time and all they can say is damn bro how much do you bench?? then they say they know some guy that can bench 600lbs or something.. fucking anoying shit lol
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a skinny guy started talking to me out of the blue how he does rock climbing and how my biceps are worthless for that
i'm like lol wtf, my arms aren't even 16" and you already need to make yourself feel better somehow?
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a skinny guy started talking to me out of the blue how he does rock climbing and how my biceps are worthless for that
i'm like lol wtf, my arms aren't even 16" and you already need to make yourself feel better somehow?
yes people do that all the time all that muscle I bet you cant run...
Ive had actually run a few races and embarrassed people....
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yes people do that all the time all that muscle I bet you cant run...
Ive had actually run a few races and embarrassed people....
qft
squats are the exercise of gods. you can do squats to become a better race car driver.
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yes people do that all the time all that muscle I bet you cant run...
Ive had actually run a few races and embarrassed people....
when stuff like this happens i sometimes pull out my phone where i'm in the picture with ronnie coleman and they're all like "STEROIDS!!!!!!!!"
i say "ha! you think man made steroids can match God's hand? every tool at the doors is on sterois and they look like shit! ronnie was just put on this earth to be the best bodybuilder the world has ever seen and prophecize the word of the Lord. fear not because god has a plan for each and everyone of you he said, all you gotta do is keep the faith and accept your calling"
they get confused because i say it with a straight face
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I bench 225 - like it is a ton.
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Both the poster and Albanian suck at math. 220 kg = 484 lbs
600 lbs = 272.72 kg
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Both the poster and Albanian suck at math. 220 kg = 484 lbs
600 lbs = 272.72 kg
yes i know i mde a mistake .... someone pointed it out...
Im not totally perfect..i guess
8)