When you first started training how long did it take you to Bench 225

[joelocal]

   I can't. I recently suffered 3rd degree burns to my back and neck when I accidentally caught my mullet on fire
    while cooking a batch of meth.

I didn't know you lived in San Bernadino or Riverside

[Special Ed]

I ran track in 11th grade. A guy bet me $5 that I couldn't bench 60 lbs on the Universal machine. He was 5'2 and 125 lbs and had just done it 10 times. I took the bet and couldn't budge the weight. I started lifting between 11th and 12th grade (16 years old). My brother wouldn't let me join his gym until I could press 135 which took about 4-5 months. I benched 200 lbs at the end of 12th grade and think my first 225 lb lift was my freshman semester in college, so I'd say between 15-18 months.

[FinnPilot]

No, I did a chest artical in that issue when I was 17.

Hmm, so what you're saying is that when you were 17, you wrote an article where you claimed that you did a 400lb bench at 18? Besides being a superhuman, you can also see the future?

If you have access to the 1980 or 81 Muscle Digest, the one with Tim Belknap on the cover after winning the America, there's a chest artical I did that state I did a 400lb bench at 18. Bix has it.

[Special Ed]

If you have access to the 1980 or 81 Muscle Digest, the one with Tim Belknap on the cover after winning the America, there's a chest artical I did that state I did a 400lb bench at 18. Bix has it.

In all fairness Joe, if you don't have the Youtube clip of you benching 400 back in 1932, no one will believe you.

[joelocal]

Hmm, so what you're saying is that when you were 17, you wrote an article where you claimed that you did a 400lb bench at 18? Besides being a superhuman, you can also see the future?

The pictures in the artical were taken when I was 17. I didn't write the artical.

[joelocal]

In all fairness Joe, if you don't have the Youtube clip of you benching 400 back in 1932, no one will believe you.

Yeah, I know. I guess I could give all the credible names and contact #'s I want, but if it's not on youtube, I'm lieing.......but then again If I did the lifts on youtube, I'd be accused of using fake plates  *sigh*

[Special Ed]

Yeah, I know. I guess I could give all the credible names and contact #'s I want, but if it's not on youtube, I'm lieing.......but then again If I did the lifts on youtube, I'd be accused of using fake plates  *sigh*

Joe, your only option is to contact DaddyWaddy, have him transform you into a reptilian and then meet up with gh15 and his time machine to travel back to 1932 and videotape yourself benching 400. Don't forget the videocamera and be sure no one catches you. You could possibly disrupt the whole time-space continuum for all eternity! Good luck and Godspeed!

[joelocal]

Joe, your only option is to contact DaddyWaddy, have him transform you into a reptilian and then meet up with gh15 and his time machine to travel back to 1932 and videotape yourself benching 400. Don't forget the videocamera and be sure no one catches you. You could possibly disrupt the whole time-space continuum for all eternity! Good luck and Godspeed!

LOL  hahahahah!

[Triple-H_2005]

Can't remember, but I broke the BP record at my high school when I was a sophmore, the record was held by a senior at that time who weighed 225 and did 375, I broke it at 165 and did 395.

Okay, sophomore = 15 or 16 years old.

If you have access to the 1980 or 81 Muscle Digest, the one with Tim Belknap on the cover after winning the America, there's a chest artical I did that state I did a 400lb bench at 18. Bix has it.

So it took you 2-3 years to add 5 lbs to your bench?

You're not exactly building a good case for yourself, here. 

[freespirit]

5 minutes

[peroni]

i love this threats. 

Jason Cutler benched 240 on the first day he stepped into a gym at 14. 

And that's still what he can bench all these years later.

[CalvinH]

I tried it a few times and got 3 reps before my shoulder really started hurting. I can't even lower the weight to an inch above my chest without hearing a rubbing sound in shoulder joint. I try to bench before I train shoulders in the week but even though I can move 315 its not working my chest. Not worth screwing up my shoulder to jump 40 lbs. I am narrow across my shoulders and need to strengthen that. I can't BB press more than 145 for more than 3 sets at 10-12 reps.

Ahh..didn't know how bad it hurt your shoulders.315 should hurt a little if your not a freak

[Man of Steel]

When I started lifting at 17 I couldn't press an empty Olympic bar.   

[mass 04]

   I can't. I recently suffered 3rd degree burns to my back and neck when I accidentally caught my mullet on fire
    while cooking a batch of meth.

I laughed for 5 minutes after reading this for some reason.

[Hedgehog]

About 10 months?

What I recall from it, is that I had been training with 180-210 frequently, triples and shit, looking back at it, probably a pretty good build up for a PB try.

Then I was able to lift both 225 and then 235. Which kinda annoyed me for some reason, 225 went up a little too easy.

[Ursus]

3 and a half months after i started i was doin 200lbsx5

thought i was a monster lol. looking back they werent paused on teh chest, th no bounce and only the first 3 touched my chest i dont 200x5 on my 18th birthday

[Matt C]

i love this threats. 

Jason Cutler benched 240 on the first day he stepped into a gym at 14. 

315. 

As for me, it took me almost exactly a year to hit 225, and five years from that point to hit 325, and a year later, it remains a very slow process for me to gain anything on my bench press.

[gordiano]

17 yrs old.

[FinnPilot]

17 yrs old.

That's a great answer. Especially if the question was "At which age you first lifted 225?", which it wasn't

[TrueGrit]

I benched the bar for 3 sets of 15

[mrgut]

About a year.