Insecure guys and the how much can you bench question???

[Natural Man]

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.

[purenaturalstrength]

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

[mesmorph78]

"About twice a year..." is a pretty good answer.

I might need to use this one
 

[chess315]

Just lie and say a higher amount like everyone else does.

intresting never considered this

[CalvinH]

intresting never considered this

Just ask their max then go with a higher amount

[mesmorph78]

Just ask their max then go with a higher amount

[Dr Dutch]

People everywhere keep asking me: "How much do you skull crush ?" ?

[Man of Steel]

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)."

[purenaturalstrength]

nobody ever asks me how much i bench 

[kiwiol]

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.

[D.O.U.P]

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!?

[#1 Klaus fan]

Bar for 500.

[Tito24]

[Nirvana]

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.

[Nails]

i always get the ... "You look like you work-out" while they do the standing Bench press motion  

[Reeves]

A friend of mine, when asked this question would just reply "How much do you weigh?"

[mesmorph78]

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 ....

[apply85]

why are they insecure, ur the one avoiding the question and denying doing steroids

[BILL ANVIL]

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.

[Immortal_Technique]

Jesus for a guy who can bench 485, some little guy really owned your mind.

[Power]

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.

[StanZoLOL]

I might need to use this one
 

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.

[deadz]

I get asked all the time about my lifts. It's what happens when you fill out a 2xl.

[evandatp]

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?

[oldtimer1]

The best answer I ever  heard a bodybuilder give is, " I don't bench when I work out so I don't know."