Author Topic: New bench personal bench press (Read 5762 times)

mesmorph78 · « **on:** February 19, 2008, 01:12:49 PM »

went in the gym did
did
135 for 20
225 for 15
315 for 10
and then 405 for a single
all sets on my own no hands touching my bar
not bad for a 200lb guy single digit bf%

The Squadfather · « **Reply #1 on:** February 19, 2008, 01:20:13 PM »

good stuff man, i know that's a goal you've been shooting for, not starting anything here but do you have a clip of it, i believe you but it would be nice to see a clip for motivation.

mesmorph78 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 19, 2008, 01:23:10 PM »

no i didnt take my cam to the gym because i didnt plan to do it at all..
in fact i havent benched in a while been beatin up on the dumbells
just moved gyms his heviest par of dumbells is 130... too light for my heviest sets..
so for the last weeks ive been benching...
when i do film it i will throw it up like i always do

The Squadfather · « **Reply #3 on:** February 19, 2008, 01:32:41 PM »

Quote from: mesmorph78 on February 19, 2008, 01:23:10 PM

no i didnt take my cam to the gym because i didnt plan to do it at all..
in fact i havent benched in a while been beatin up on the dumbells
just moved gyms his heviest par of dumbells is 130... too light for my heviest sets..
so for the last weeks ive been benching...
when i do film it i will throw it up like i always do

good stuff man like i said, you're a strong bastard no doubt about it, that has to suck about the new gym i know how much you like heavy dumbbells.

mesmorph78 · « **Reply #4 on:** February 19, 2008, 01:43:13 PM »

yes it sucks he is gettin a pair of 170 and 180 made up...
which is good i love a challenge

ngm21084 · « **Reply #5 on:** February 19, 2008, 02:26:52 PM »

hey mes thats good stuff thats moving some good weight congrats i feel like an idiot for a guy whos around 200 (206) and not hitting 300 yet...almost.... another 30 pounds to go....so props bro

mesmorph78 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 20, 2008, 12:18:45 AM »

wsup man....
no need to feel anyway.... strength is relative....
there are guys 250lb who cant even bench 225 withought a spotter deadlifting it off them...
strength is relative
my thing is as long as you're pushing to failure good honest lifting no hands on bar pulling it off you
then poundage doesnt matter because your doing the best you can... and you arent cheating yourself and as time grown you get stronger

ngm21084 · « **Reply #7 on:** February 20, 2008, 03:34:19 AM »

yea man thanks for the sound advice i lift my ass off every time i hit the gym so i know ill get there....its about 8 months now since ive started lifting heavy and serious and when i started i could barely press 185 for one and i weighed ike 215 ...now im at 206 for weight and pressing 235 for 4 and 270 for one good one...so ive come a way but still more to go....congrats on your accomplishment

powerbomb · « **Reply #8 on:** February 20, 2008, 05:48:27 AM »

HELL YEAH! those are some killer numbers man. Congrats.

Bluto · « **Reply #9 on:** February 20, 2008, 08:08:49 AM »

congrats

pumpster · « **Reply #10 on:** February 20, 2008, 08:56:40 AM »

Very nice, congrats most don't get there. Even sweeter looking like a BB, unlike most guys with good benches weighing a ton with stomachs hanging out.

sinbad · « **Reply #11 on:** February 20, 2008, 09:52:17 AM »

Good stuff Mes, I did 315 for a solid 6 yesterday, then dropped back to 225 and did 20. It felt good, the weight went up easier than usual for some reason. Did you have a spotter for those sets?

mesmorph78 · « **Reply #12 on:** February 20, 2008, 11:12:29 AM »

thx for the shoutouts
i only have someone unrack the bar.. from there is all me....
all the way down to my chest and up...
i dont beleive in ...spotting once the bar is unracked.. if some touched the bar during the rep you didnt do it by yourself.. i see guys daily doin that i remember seein a guy bench 315 for 12 reps with his pate deadlifting it off him... i decided to volunteer to spot him next set with 315.... unracked the bar... and he didnt even get one... i had to pull the wight off him and rack it ...after which i said u just did for 12 now u cant do one... why because ur friend was doing all the work..
thats why you dont see many guys doing dumbells... because its harder to get help and you have to do it yourself

mass 04 · « **Reply #13 on:** February 20, 2008, 11:18:09 AM »

awesome job. You'll be hitting 495 soon.

ngm21084 · « **Reply #14 on:** February 20, 2008, 11:19:49 AM »

mes i dont know what it is but when i bench with a bb i own the bar and pretty much have never use spotters for anything but i absolutely blow ass hole at db presses....i just suck at pushing out the first rep....i really dont do much db work for chest presses because of it...

mesmorph78 · « **Reply #15 on:** February 20, 2008, 12:08:33 PM »

i dunno about 495 just yet that 405 was heaaaavy
...

dumbell presses are a bitch compared to bench but my bench went up after i started doin them i hated them at first but i slowly built my poundage up on them... i do dumbells now more often than bench.... so if u wanna get ur chest and chest pressing strength up i would recommend dumbell presses totally
.. here is a thread i posted of me doin some dumbell presses
http://www.getbig.com/boards/index.php?topic=178582.0

ngm21084 · « **Reply #16 on:** February 20, 2008, 12:25:19 PM »

hey mes thanks for the link man thats some pretty inspiring shit....good work man...

mesmorph78 · « **Reply #17 on:** February 20, 2008, 12:34:03 PM »

thx man...
i would say to u incorporate dumbell presses...
even if u have go lighter than ur bench press because dumbells are heavier.. as long as ur going to failure you are putting in the work... and ur bench will increase...

Geo · « **Reply #18 on:** February 20, 2008, 12:51:07 PM »

nice work on the 405

The Squadfather · « **Reply #19 on:** February 20, 2008, 12:59:15 PM »

what do you think is more beneficial for the barbell flat bench Meso, DB inclines or DB flats?

JasonH · « **Reply #20 on:** February 20, 2008, 01:22:12 PM »

Nice lifting Meso - even the 315 for 10 is impressive because it was probably done with excellent form and you don't see many guys doing those bench numbers with good form. It'll be a long time before I'm hitting four plates on bench. $:-\$

kevcat · « **Reply #21 on:** February 20, 2008, 02:34:16 PM »

Wow thats heavy liftin man.Youre right about strength Mes.I wont ever probably reach that, but i give my all every time i hit the gym and thats what matters

I personally never BB bench becos it irritates my shoulders.DBs i feel alot more in the chest also.But damn 170s??? haha

mesmorph78 · « **Reply #22 on:** February 20, 2008, 04:47:13 PM »

most benificial to my bench i would say is flat dumbell press...
which i do after inclines.... on dumbell day..
they are bitch hard when it gets heavy
but these are what brought my bench up.. because i always used to do incline dumbell.. presses because i dont really like incline barbell presses. they hit my delts too much but yes id definetly say heavy flat dumbell presses helped ...a lot
wsup kev why do you say you probaly wont ever press that heavy... i never put a cap on what i can do like that... i just keep going... and seein all heavy weights as a challenge.... one day i hope to lift 200's may be 10 yrs from now or 5 yrs thats cool.. lifting is a life long thing for me... so its all good
as long as your going to failure for you thats all that matters.. keep up the good job man

thewickedtruth · « **Reply #23 on:** February 21, 2008, 08:28:10 AM »

awesome shit man! feels good to be pushing 4 wheels doesn't it!

haider · « **Reply #24 on:** February 21, 2008, 08:31:47 AM »

Quote from: thewickedtruth on February 21, 2008, 08:28:10 AM

awesome shit man! feels good to be pushing 4 wheels doesn't it!

I hope to be able to squat that by the end of the year