Author Topic: What's a respectable one rep max weight on Bench Press? (Read 7154 times)

#1 Klaus fan · « **Reply #50 on:** March 18, 2009, 05:52:18 PM »

Quote from: BB on March 18, 2009, 05:12:55 PM

I tend to go with the old stand of:

1.5 BW= Bench
2 BW= Squat
2 BW= Deadlift

Assuming one has a decent amount of training time and is relatively serious.

Deadlift is too easy. Bench is too hard.

Sam · « **Reply #51 on:** March 18, 2009, 05:54:54 PM »

Quote from: Grape Ape on March 18, 2009, 07:21:36 AM

That wouldn't be respectable, it would be phenomenal. Never training and hitting 225-250? Only if you're Herschel Walker.

Spoken for truth - the average non trainer male between 21 -40 would struggle with 150lbs.

Eyeball Chambers · « **Reply #52 on:** March 18, 2009, 06:12:17 PM »

Quote from: james001 on March 18, 2009, 06:10:37 PM

its a stupid question on a bodybuilding board.

all that should matter is a weight that allows you to properly contract the chest.. increasing its size over time.

that said.. if you cant very quickly work up to 315 on the bench weighing over 180 pounds... that sperm cell that fertilized your egg.. was supposed to contain a X chromosome.

I could kill you with my bare hands.

chaos · « **Reply #53 on:** March 18, 2009, 06:21:45 PM »

Quote from: RonPaulFan on March 18, 2009, 06:12:17 PM

I could kill you with my bare hands.

Could you do it with one hand and video with the other?

Eyeball Chambers · « **Reply #54 on:** March 18, 2009, 06:21:55 PM »

Quote from: james001 on March 18, 2009, 06:19:32 PM

I'm joking friend.

Eyeball Chambers · « **Reply #55 on:** March 18, 2009, 06:26:17 PM »

Quote from: chaos on March 18, 2009, 06:21:45 PM

Could you do it with one hand and video with the other?

We should work together, you could film. Your pointy head would add an extra element of horror to our snuff films.

chaos · « **Reply #56 on:** March 18, 2009, 06:29:05 PM »

Quote from: RonPaulFan on March 18, 2009, 06:26:17 PM

We should work together, you could film. Your pointy head would add an extra element of horror to our snuff films.

My pointy head and your sunken chest, along with james001 butt ugly face...... it would be quite the freak show.

Eyeball Chambers · « **Reply #57 on:** March 18, 2009, 06:30:05 PM »

Quote from: chaos on March 18, 2009, 06:29:05 PM

My pointy head and your sunken chest, along with james001 butt ugly face...... it would be quite the freak show.

HAHAHAH

Board_SHERIF · « **Reply #58 on:** March 18, 2009, 06:59:29 PM »

18 stone if you weigh less that 12 stone

brent2741 · « **Reply #59 on:** March 18, 2009, 07:04:08 PM »

Quote from: Board_SHERIF on March 18, 2009, 06:59:29 PM

18 stone if you weigh less that 12 stone

4 boulders if you weigh a couple pebbles

Eyeball Chambers · « **Reply #60 on:** March 18, 2009, 07:14:07 PM »

Quote from: james001 on March 18, 2009, 06:58:25 PM

forgive me.. a link to my myspace - www.myspace.com/flawedbrilliance

so you have *ammo* to make fun of me with

You look like Jean-Claude Van Damme if he was an inbred lumberjack.

Eyeball Chambers · « **Reply #61 on:** March 18, 2009, 07:16:20 PM »

Quote from: james001 on March 18, 2009, 07:14:56 PM

I do what I can

You're cool in my book.

You don't seem to be an internet tuff guy or schmoe, which is rare here.

Tre · « **Reply #62 on:** March 18, 2009, 07:16:42 PM »

1.5x bodyweight is a solid number

Eyeball Chambers · « **Reply #63 on:** March 18, 2009, 07:18:41 PM »

Quote from: james001 on March 18, 2009, 07:17:47 PM

you might want to take that book back...

Fuck da public library

Eyeball Chambers · « **Reply #64 on:** March 18, 2009, 07:24:42 PM »

Quote from: james001 on March 18, 2009, 07:20:00 PM

I dont know... I have the occasional fantasy about *the sexy librarian*

I like where this thread is going.

regmac · « **Reply #65 on:** March 18, 2009, 07:32:03 PM »

Nothing over 300 unless you are a pro powerlifter...but for bodybuilding there's no reason to try single reps!!!

Palpatine Q · « **Reply #66 on:** March 18, 2009, 07:42:30 PM »

Quote from: james001 on March 18, 2009, 06:58:25 PM

forgive me.. a link to my myspace - www.myspace.com/flawedbrilliance

so you have *ammo* to make fun of me with

You're a talented guy james, seriously.

That's some beautiful stuff

Earl1972 · « **Reply #67 on:** March 18, 2009, 09:07:13 PM »

Quote from: james001 on March 18, 2009, 06:58:25 PM

forgive me.. a link to my myspace - www.myspace.com/flawedbrilliance

so you have *ammo* to make fun of me with

seriously how do you get so many myspace friends?

E

gettinswole · « **Reply #68 on:** March 18, 2009, 10:57:33 PM »

Senior year of high school i could bench 295 at 135lbs. Right now im 165 and can bench 350 twice.

big man · « **Reply #69 on:** March 19, 2009, 12:33:10 AM »

Quote from: gettinswole on March 18, 2009, 10:57:33 PM

Senior year of high school i could bench 295 at 135lbs. Right now im 165 and can bench 350 twice.

Impressive. Surely a video is available or was you being sarcastic?

gettinswole · « **Reply #70 on:** March 19, 2009, 11:24:07 AM »

Quote from: big man on March 19, 2009, 12:33:10 AM

Impressive. Surely a video is available or was you being sarcastic?

i have a video of me benching 315 for 8 but my chip is not compatible with this laptop. ill try to upload it on another computer.

SHUTUPANDTRAIN · « **Reply #71 on:** March 19, 2009, 11:53:36 AM »

I always heard that it is 100lbs over your own body weight, now whether that is reps or max I don't know...

I also think how long you have been lifting factors into that equation somewhere, like 9 months-1 year...

mesmorph78 · « **Reply #72 on:** March 19, 2009, 01:39:50 PM »

315 is respectable

challenge · « **Reply #73 on:** March 19, 2009, 01:52:43 PM »

Everyone giving their opinion on a # are wrong.

Doesn't matter what you bench. What matters is the results on the muscles.

big man · « **Reply #74 on:** March 19, 2009, 11:34:23 PM »

Quote from: mesmorph78 on March 19, 2009, 01:39:50 PM

315 is respectable

Yep. Rarely do the 225 guys get any attention. 315 and your startin to talk the talk.