Ladies, what do you bench press?
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Excellent work, everyone. individual progress is the most important part of all this.
My 1RM is 128. I'm chasing 135 by the end of the year, but I don't know if I'll make it.0 -
Agreed. CarlydogsMom, you are stronger than you think. There are women out there with a 1RM bench under 50 pounds.CarlydogsMom wrote: »OMG, you all are so impressive. I just started a couple weeks ago, my 1RM was something like 50 pounds (!!), and my first bench press rep set after a few other upper body exercises over the past 10 days, my trainer had me press I think.....yeah, the 50 pounds (the bar and two dinky little 2.5-lb plates!) for my 5x5. That's it so far for me!!! What inspiration, though--I would love to see me get up to 100 lbs or more. My upper body is so weak....obviously....
2.5 lbs on each side is still more than so many other people out there are even willing to press. Be proud that you're doing it and know that you'll get stronger in time.
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This is so awesome! I hope one day I can bench press like Dora!0
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Just curious what women consider to be the goal in bench pressing? Like I have always been told since a kid A guy should be able to bench his own weight for 10 reps...Took me a long time to hit 200lbs for 10 reps but I did, Not sure if there was any truth to this but it always gave me something to shoot for. Anyways What should women be shooting for?
BTW some great lifts on here Girls!!!!0 -
I got a neurological disease in 2011 which affects my balance, so it is no longer safe for me to carry plates from the rack to the bench. My stats are for machine bench with thumbless grip. First set of 8@66 kg=145 lbs. Next 3 sets of 8@ 61 kg= 135 lbs.
I've de-loaded recently after taking a month off exercise following a nerve transplant in one of my ankles. Four months ago I was benching 3x8@66 kg.0 -
my PR is very very very low at 90x2
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redfisher1974 wrote: »Just curious what women consider to be the goal in bench pressing? Like I have always been told since a kid A guy should be able to bench his own weight for 10 reps...Took me a long time to hit 200lbs for 10 reps but I did, Not sure if there was any truth to this but it always gave me something to shoot for. Anyways What should women be shooting for?
BTW some great lifts on here Girls!!!!
The best you can. Whatever that is.
I don't know if I could bench my body weigh 10 times- 10 reps is a lot (least to me. I'd be happier putting up 215 once than 160 ten times.
Depends on your goal- just shoot for "the best I can do" and you keep setting new milestones- that's the thing with lifting- there is always more weight to add.
Even if I got to 160 x 10 reps- I'd make a new goal- 175 x 10. A goal is just a single tiny point... on a long line of training.
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Last night I completed 45x10, 75x8, 90x4
Hoping to hit 100 soon
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Bench is my best lift. I'm also doing about 105 for reps right now.0
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I did 18 reps at 63lbs (85% if my 1RM) this morning0
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155# is my PR, 150 is my normal # I work up to... started focusing on my bench this summer, tried it for the first time about a year ago and at that time my 1 rm was 95#. I was just in a USAPL meet this weekend and the top bench was 175# for a woman (even though there were squats in the 350+ ranges, many 300+ DL's and a 420 DL). The next highest was me, and mine sucked, quite frankly. I think it's just something a lot of women need to work on more than the lower body stuff.0
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Just want to say you ladies rock. I'm pretty much a beginner, and just started stronglifts Nov 2. Started 5x5 at 30 lb, and as of last night doing 5x5 at 50 lbs. My deadlift is at 80 lbs, and OH press is at 40.0
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Bench is my weakest lift. I have monkey arms that favour deadlifting. My best in contest is 121lbs at 121lbs bw. My best touch and go in the gym is 130lbs at 122lbs bw.
Typically in a meet I'm one of the first to bench because the weight is one of the lowest and one of the last to deadlift because it's one of the highest. A lot is dependent upon your body structure.0 -
That actually sounds good, spreads out the rest for the money maker lift.juliewatkin wrote: »Bench is my weakest lift. I have monkey arms that favour deadlifting. My best in contest is 121lbs at 121lbs bw. My best touch and go in the gym is 130lbs at 122lbs bw.
Typically in a meet I'm one of the first to bench because the weight is one of the lowest and one of the last to deadlift because it's one of the highest. A lot is dependent upon your body structure.
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That actually sounds good, spreads out the rest for the money maker lift.juliewatkin wrote: »Bench is my weakest lift. I have monkey arms that favour deadlifting. My best in contest is 121lbs at 121lbs bw. My best touch and go in the gym is 130lbs at 122lbs bw.
Typically in a meet I'm one of the first to bench because the weight is one of the lowest and one of the last to deadlift because it's one of the highest. A lot is dependent upon your body structure.
That's right That's where I pull up in the pack.
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redfisher1974 wrote: »Just curious what women consider to be the goal in bench pressing? Like I have always been told since a kid A guy should be able to bench his own weight for 10 reps...Took me a long time to hit 200lbs for 10 reps but I did, Not sure if there was any truth to this but it always gave me something to shoot for. Anyways What should women be shooting for?
BTW some great lifts on here Girls!!!!
The best you can. Whatever that is.
I don't know if I could bench my body weigh 10 times- 10 reps is a lot (least to me. I'd be happier putting up 215 once than 160 ten times.
Depends on your goal- just shoot for "the best I can do" and you keep setting new milestones- that's the thing with lifting- there is always more weight to add.
Even if I got to 160 x 10 reps- I'd make a new goal- 175 x 10. A goal is just a single tiny point... on a long line of training.
Sounds good, You're right more weight is a means to no end! keep up the great work!
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ok now im depressed as hell.0
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my best after 3 years is pretty much the starting weight of a chick half my height and weight.0
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It happens. My trainer's brother has a client. Beautiful amazon of a woman. Comes in full make up, hair did, cutesy nike training outfit.my best after 3 years is pretty much the starting weight of a chick half my height and weight.
Squat warmup is 225. She doesn't look like she lifts at all. I see her and go... aw hell naw. Push harder.
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Everybody here is really strong! Great job.0
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Fantastic numbers! Another monkey armed bencher here, finally broke through a long plateau and hit 145 for a single.0
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After dealing with a torn rotator cuff for most of the year, I'm up to 70lbs x 5 sets/5 reps.0
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ForecasterJason wrote: »
Agreed. CarlydogsMom, you are stronger than you think. There are women out there with a 1RM bench under 50 pounds.CarlydogsMom wrote: »OMG, you all are so impressive. I just started a couple weeks ago, my 1RM was something like 50 pounds (!!), and my first bench press rep set after a few other upper body exercises over the past 10 days, my trainer had me press I think.....yeah, the 50 pounds (the bar and two dinky little 2.5-lb plates!) for my 5x5. That's it so far for me!!! What inspiration, though--I would love to see me get up to 100 lbs or more. My upper body is so weak....obviously....
2.5 lbs on each side is still more than so many other people out there are even willing to press. Be proud that you're doing it and know that you'll get stronger in time.
Thanks, MrM27 and ForecasterJason! I'm really having a great time, and will continue to check in with results--0
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