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So when someone asks you how much you can bench press do you just tell them just the weight that is on the bar or do you also include the weight of the bar?

include the bar....it aint lifting itself!

but isnt comparing press weight a straight thing?

i wasn't comparing.....just straight people do ask these things...

Teacherguy saidi wasn't comparing.....just straight people do ask these things...

I knew it! ...

well ok then i'm at 165 lbs thats 3 sets of 8-10...i would like to find a good spotter so that i could do more because right now i workout on my own

I do not max out. I lost some strength from all the running im doing so I just maintain 225-265. I think the most I benched was 285 without a spotter. That was a while ago. However I did come in first my gyms benchpress competition.

I mainly work out with dumbbells, so I don't really have an answer when someone asks me. I think maxing out is stupid anyway, real good way of getting a hernia.

Remember gentlemen, it's not necessarily how much you lift, it's how much your muscles think you are lifting.

Caslon4000 said
but isnt comparing press weight a straight thing?

haha gay people don't do that to? lol well even though you answered the thread question already, I'm really happy with how much I've put up lately so I'm just going to say 4 sets, 8-10 reps of 135 (with no help for the first time today actually) and for being a little twinky asian who weighs 127lbs that felt pretty good to FINALLY be able to use the 45 lbs weights on each side

beachbum248 said[quote][cite]Caslon4000 said[/cite]
but isnt comparing press weight a straight thing?

haha gay people don't do that to? lol well even though you answered the thread question already, I'm really happy with how much I've put up lately so I'm just going to say 4 sets, 8-10 reps of 135 (with no help for the first time today actually) and for being a little twinky asian who weighs 127lbs that felt pretty good to FINALLY be able to use the 45 lbs weights on each side [/quote]

yay for the asian guys. i have surpassed my goal, that is to press my weight. i am now at 180. that's 2 45 plates on each side. and it doesn't include the weight of the bar obvs.

and it's 3 sets of 6 reps.

You're about 45 pounds over your bodyweight; most barbells are 45 lbs.

Caslon4000 saidinclude the bar....it aint lifting itself!

LOL

however much I can do 20 reps with...maybe 120 + the bar. I don't believe in heavy weights, I think # of reps is more important...and form.

On bench - I usually do three sets of ten or twelve. The bars at my club are conventional 45 lb. bars. I start with an easy set of 10 at 135 lbs. Then, another set at 175 lbs. and finally one last set at 185 lbs. I rest less than one minute between sets. I also do three sets of nine other lifts - but that's another thread!

I always bench after meals.

I think that when someone asks you how much you bench they are asking what is the heaviest possible weight you can lift, not the amount that you train with.

I don't even know what the heaviest possible weight I can bench is; I'm too afraid of getting hurt to try to max out. That's a game for young, stupid meatheads.

Chizzad saidI ask them bitches how much they squat Why is it always bench? Oh but yeah you freaking include the bar......but stupid not to!

That's always what *I* ask. But that's 'cause I hurt my shoulder and am still recovering. Can bench a little more than I weigh. I can SQUAT more than 2.5 times what I weigh (365).

Squats are fun.

I can bench 160 not much compared to other guys but hey it's way more then 100% my body weight.

I can bench my weight and that's pretty much all I ever wanted to be able to do. If I'm able to tack on another 30 lbs or so, I'll probably stop there.

Have a massive chest ain't gonna do much for me in my next duathlon! Now squats on the other hand...

I can put up 180 three times, including the bar in the weight. I weigh 150 so i dont think thats too bad.

I also know that 'maxing out' can fuck you up if you dont warm up right. I've seen quite a few of my dumb-ass str8 friends do this in hs and college and hurt themselves, but im sure us gays arent any better. One tried to do it without a spot when no one was around, he couldnt rock it off and had to roll it over his balls. It hurt him pretty bad, but he prob deserved it.

I am with Chizzad...I ask how much someone squats...thats when most realize they dont squat!!!!

Chizzad saidI ask them bitches how much they squat Why is it always bench? Oh but yeah you freaking include the bar......but stupid not to!

LMAO you read my mind! "Shut up and squat!"

If some dude ever asks me how much I bench, I'm going to stick with my standard reply...


















"Your mom."

100 kilograms on a good day.

I can't remember the last time someone asked me. I don't bench, strictly speaking. I use dumbbells for that kind of pressing movement.

Others have responded here with whether to include the bar (yes) and how much it weighs (45lbs for an olympic barbell). But some folks press using a Smith Machine. In that case, the bar probably weighs much less--it's 14lbs at my gym--because it's attached to cables that are attached to counterbalances.

yes, when you tell someone how much you bench, you always include the bar weight...duh.....you are lifting the weight of the bar. that being said the olympic bad weight that you bench with is 45lbs. if you do 4 45 plates, 2 on each side you are lifting 180+45 so you are benching 225.

hope that helps

who gives a shiot...it's how u look in a speedo that counts!

If I'm lifting consistently for a few weeks I usually do 4 sets of 8 o 12 or so on the flat bench press and usually my fourth set is 275 on a good day (spotter required). On a bad day probably 205. Only thing I do is take a cup of tea before I hit the gym and am sure I have a full belly of food or something.

I can't really do bench press with dumb bells due to a bad shoulder but I can do incline bench using dumb bells and for those I usually get up to 85 per arm with no spotter.