I BENCHED 225lbs!!!

[crapstang]

Just keep at it. Eat, pick things up and put them down. Absolutely no reason to be disappointed in yourself if you stay with it. Only time to be mad at yourself is if you quit.

yup. I've just recently started benching, but I can notice a huge difference in how much I can lift just by how I ate that day.
I'm 5'11" and 142 lbs, so I've got some work to do.

[SEB]

Come 1st of the year, Im swelling the fuck up! Def miss having some guns & a chest. I have man titties now from not working out the past year. Thats the only thing that sucks about getting big. If you dont stay on top of it. It turns to FAT

[SS Junk]

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benched 170lbs today

damn it

Just keep at it. Eat, pick things up and put them down. Absolutely no reason to be disappointed in yourself if you stay with it. Only time to be mad at yourself is if you quit.

[crapstang]

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benched 170lbs today

damn it

[mustang_revival]

I benched 235 today, 3 times.

Solid Barg

[SLP96]

That's my workout bro

[GeorgeG.]

full ROM = DUMB..



normally i just un rack it.. move it down 2-3" ....make some noises.. and put it back on ...

wait.. is that NOT what i'm meant to do?????

you should be alright...I saw someone just last week on the leg press doing that. He had both sides filled with 45 lb plates too.

[03trubluGT]

I'm just happy to show up at the gym, pick things up and put them down. Any young cork soakers want to guffaw at that, let's see where you are after 40 with your greying comb over, paunch, plaid shirt and weed infested lawn.

44 here and still doing 275 for 5 reps reverse grip bench for triceps.

The gym only goes to 120lb dumbbells, so that's what I use for incline bench.

The problem is that they do feel heavier than they used to, and recovery isn't as quick as it used to be.

I'm actually weaning myself off the heavy stuff, there is no need at my age, except to feed the ego and keep up with the young kids.

[R1psycho]

If you're stuck on a certain weight what has always helped me is adding 10lbs and trying to go for the same amount of reps. It has worked very well into tricking my mind into doing more weight.

I'll try that. Thanks

[R1psycho]

If you have a spotter... Forced reps and negative = help a bunch... As long as your form is perfect. On bench form > weight..

I keep my form as clean as I can. I've always been a puss upper body, but I can throw 185 up for 10 which is a far cry from barely being able to lift just the bar 7 months ago.....lol. On the chest press machine I can push 260 for 8....it's a mental thing of not wanting to have my arms buckle and have the weight fall where everyone points and laughs. The last month I've been doing the incline and decline with dumbells to get my arms more stable and it's slowly coming around. Triceps are coming around finally

[White_lightning]

<------has the weakest flat bench ever! 185 kicked my ass last night

If you have a spotter... Forced reps and negative = help a bunch... As long as your form is perfect. On bench form > weight..

[SS Junk]

<------has the weakest flat bench ever! 185 kicked my ass last night

If you're stuck on a certain weight what has always helped me is adding 10lbs and trying to go for the same amount of reps. It has worked very well into tricking my mind into doing more weight.

[Z06killinsbf]

Lol at cork soakers. "I lika to soaka da corks"

[R1psycho]

<------has the weakest flat bench ever! 185 kicked my ass last night

[SS Junk]

I'm just happy to show up at the gym, pick things up and put them down. Any young cork soakers want to guffaw at that, let's see where you are after 40 with your greying comb over, paunch, plaid shirt and weed infested lawn.