Great experience benching today

[Stark]

Just to show you once again how much the mind plays a roll in lifting your max.

After my disapointment of last weeks Friday bench - I thought I give it another shot today.
So again - warmed up and worked my way up to 100kg - that went easy so I thought well lets see if I can break my personal best today.
Asked a guy who has spotted me before to spot me and went straight for the 110kg - so again I tried to put everything into play what I learned over the past month - propper food stance the back keep it tight and the grip and took a deep breath.
To my great suprise when I took the weight off It feelt very very light - so I lowered it down to the my chest waited one second and pushed up which was super easy.
So easy that I actually checked the weight because It feelt like somebody has taken weight off.
So I went a step further and tried with 114kg this time I had to push hard but again I got it locked out.

Shows you again that if you have your mind set and everything works out you can lift more then u thought you could.
Now I know that that weight is nothing compared to my getbiggers here that bench 3 times the amount but for myself that was amazing and very satisfying.

[spinnis]

probably 90% of gymgoers never bench 100kg . probably even higher then that,  So good going starky!

I did 112.5kg for a few reps on close grip bench last tricep workout which Im very happy with!

and my friend did 160kg but lets ignore that lol.

[Stark]

probably 90% of gymgoers never bench 100kg . probably even higher then that,  So good going starky!

I did 112.5kg for a few reps on close grip bench last tricep workout which Im very happy with!

and my friend did 160kg but lets ignore that lol.

lol yeah I have some friends too that would give me a weak smile at my febal bench press.
But its a victory for me - since I can clearly remember the days when I was not able to bench 100kg - I'm going to work most of the time on 100kg now until I rep 10 more or less easy and the shoot for 120 - my ultimate goal is 140kg which I seriously though was fully out of question without drugs.

[#1 Klaus fan]

lol yeah I have some friends too that would give me a weak smile at my febal bench press.
But its a victory for me - since I can clearly remember the days when I was not able to bench 100kg - I'm going to work most of the time on 100kg now until I rep 10 more or less easy and the shoot for 120 - my ultimate goal is 140kg which I seriously though was fully out of question without drugs.

I think 140 kg is within reach for 95 % of healthy males in their lifetime if hard work is put into it. The more I train the more I realise my limitations (I have set some crazy goals for myself in the past) but on the other hand I realise more and more my potential on the long run too.

I have never benched more than exactly 100 kg, but did recently 5 reps with 90 kg close gripped. This year I'm shooting for 100 kg military press, the bench is only assistance for it. 

[Mars]

benching high numbers or not really depends on how long your arms are as well.

[spinnis]

benching high numbers or not really depends on how long your arms are as well.

to some extent yes,   Often only used as an excuse though.

Sean allan with probably the best chest in the amateur + ifbb , well in the world, comes to mind with his long ass arms and a super strong bencher

[Mars]

and you are born a great bencher or not, i dont believe you can become one.

[spinnis]

AND Bsa NEVER does flat benches apparently

[affeman]

to some extent yes,   Often only used as an excuse though.

Sean allan with probably the best chest in the amateur + ifbb , well in the world, comes to mind with his long ass arms and a super strong bencher

Having a good chest has NOTHING to do with being a strong bencher or not.

[Mars]

Having a good chest has NOTHING to do with being a strong bencher or not.

thats true, my chest is one of my strongest points but im not strong on benching.

[affeman]

thats true, my chest is one of my strongest points but im not strong on benching.

See Mars, that's what I'm talking about.

[Fury]

Real men dumbbell bench.

[spinnis]

Having a good chest has NOTHING to do with being a strong bencher or not.

Point being?   I thought everyone knew that.

What I was trying to say was, BSA has long ass arms and super strong bencher.

and the best chest in the world has ever seen, including crushing arnold.

[Mars]

sean allen crushing arnold oh brother..

[affeman]

Point being?   I thought everyone knew that.

What I was trying to say was, BSA has long ass arms and super strong bencher.

and the best chest in the world has ever seen, including crushing arnold.

Pics??

[spinnis]

sean allen crushing arnold oh brother..

Not just a little. Someone link the video when hes benching with his son, and pause the video when hes standing up, CRUSHED arnold chest and everyone in the world.

And his chest looks HUUUGE on a 300 pound guy, arnolds looked big in a 230 pound guy

[spinnis]

Pics??

I cant find the video when he was yelling at his son, Find that one and I show you =), Im just about to eat also brb,

someone find the video while im eating lol.

[affeman]

I cant find the video when he was yelling at his son, Find that one and I show you =), Im just about to eat also brb,

someone find the video while im eating lol.

[thewickedtruth]

proper benching involves more tris, delts, and back than it ever does chest...but that being said..

good job stark!

[spinnis]

Its like arnolds chest but Bigger and "fuller"!

[Mars]

its to an extent his chest is so big it almost starts to look as boobs. just like art atwoods.

[CalvinH]

Whats 114kg= in pounds?

[Tre]

benching high numbers or not really depends on how long your arms are as well.

Swede has very short arms. 

[spinnis]

Swede has very short arms. 

and im bencing 90 pounds more then my BW, and I consider it weak.  So whats your point?

[spinnis]

Whats 114kg= in pounds?

114 kilograms = 251pounds