Benched 275 Tonight

FrankWhite27330
FrankWhite27330 Posts: 316 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Thought I would share. started the gym May 6th 2015 Tonight I benched 275 1 rep after working up to that number.. (i also benched yesterday too)
Thanks!!!!
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  • DaddieCat
    DaddieCat Posts: 3,643 Member
    Congrats!
  • FrankWhite27330
    FrankWhite27330 Posts: 316 Member
    Thanks Man, I started with 1 set 95lb then 135 then 185 then 225 then 275 Sets of 3 each.. with 1 rep of 275

  • DaddieCat
    DaddieCat Posts: 3,643 Member
    Sounds like a logical pyramid to a one rep max. Good job. I'm currently focusing on getting my dead numbers up as I feel that lift is lagging for me currently. Slow and steady.
  • FrankWhite27330
    FrankWhite27330 Posts: 316 Member
    Sad to say... I bench more then I squat hahaha dont feel bad
  • Willbenchforcupcakes
    Willbenchforcupcakes Posts: 4,955 Member
    Niiiiiiiiiiiice! I'm knocking on the door of 200 myself. Soon.
  • beatua1
    beatua1 Posts: 98 Member
    Congrats, that is awesome. I have been doing SL5x5 (doing 4 sets of 5 though due to 750 calorie deficit) for a while now, did 4x5 at 240 last. I'm looking forward to 275.

    I would encourage you to work on your squat, so many benefits. I started squatting at 135 5 months ago and did 4x5 at 300 last.
  • FrankWhite27330
    FrankWhite27330 Posts: 316 Member
    Knees hurt. Guess they are weak. I been riding the bike though. Did 14.7 miles saturday. Rode to work and around town and back

    Squats 225 right now...
  • FrankWhite27330
    FrankWhite27330 Posts: 316 Member
    Iron_Miss_Canada wrote: »
    Niiiiiiiiiiiice! I'm knocking on the door of 200 myself. Soon.

    Good work... my wife benches 135 pretty easy couple sets of 5. She should try going heavy too soon
  • McCloud33
    McCloud33 Posts: 959 Member
    That's awesome! congrats! I'm lagging around 240-250 from my 1rm on bench.
  • giantrobot_powerlifting
    giantrobot_powerlifting Posts: 2,598 Member
    FrankWhite27330 wrote: »
    Knees hurt. Guess they are weak. I been riding the bike though. Did 14.7 miles saturday. Rode to work and around town and back

    Squats 225 right now...
    Knees sleeves. You wont regret it.

    Congrats on the bench.
  • FrankWhite27330
    FrankWhite27330 Posts: 316 Member
    Knee sleeves sound good yeah.. I can leg press some but them squats are rough on my knees. Guess my form is jacked too..
  • piperdown44
    piperdown44 Posts: 958 Member
    Solid bench!
  • FrankWhite27330
    FrankWhite27330 Posts: 316 Member
    Wife recorded me rep ping 325 deadlifts and that form sucks too
  • FrankWhite27330
    FrankWhite27330 Posts: 316 Member
    Thanks everyone.... at the moment I also on a diet. Trying to maintain 1900 calories
  • James4784
    James4784 Posts: 24 Member
    Good bench! If you don't mind me asking what's you current body Weight? :smile:
  • FitGirl0123
    FitGirl0123 Posts: 1,273 Member
    Heck yeah, good job!
  • FrankWhite27330
    FrankWhite27330 Posts: 316 Member
    I'm 222

    Lost 42 lbs
  • BhangraPrince
    BhangraPrince Posts: 123 Member
    nice bench..i would love to get there. starting out @ 115 age 43
  • FrankWhite27330
    FrankWhite27330 Posts: 316 Member
    edited November 2015
    Took
    me a few months. You will get there.. progressive overload
  • youngmomtaz
    youngmomtaz Posts: 1,075 Member
    That is awesome!! Congrats and keep it up!!
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Woot! Nice work.
  • riffraff2112
    riffraff2112 Posts: 1,756 Member
    that is a pretty solid number. congrats.
    I am thinking if you are working out with 225 (3 sets of 10), you definitely got 300 in ya. Be careful and don't hurt yourself chasing a number though, had a few friends do that. At my age, I stopped trying to do 1 rep max...but I love to hear others push themselves. Awesome.
  • ryanflebbe
    ryanflebbe Posts: 188 Member
    Good job. Have you lifted heavy before? I mean are you regaining strength or did you just start lifting this year? If you just started those are impressive gains in strength.
    I agree with knee wraps or sleeves, and get form coaching from someone knowledgeable. With the popularity of powerlifting and an explosion in crossfit and the Olympic lifts, there are more people than ever teaching and doing these basic lifts so it should be easy to find good coaching.
    Don't ignore REAL knee dysfunction that makes squatting a detrimental exercise. Most people can squat ok, but you always hear the "don't blame your knees because you want an excuse not to squat" people, when some with real orthopedic problems shouldn't squat, or leg press or whatever. Most will find knee improvement, not aggrivation, with squatting though. Keep it up.
  • FrankWhite27330
    FrankWhite27330 Posts: 316 Member
    Never lifted heavy before... 7 or 8 years ago I went to the gym some but never really got into it like now. This is my first ever attempt squatting deadlifting and free weights in general. So yeah I am sure these are newbie gains. I want to hit the 1000 lb mark combined weight in 3 main lifts by next winter. 300 bench 300 squat and 400 deadlift. I am less then 25 pounds away from. Two of them.. Squats are my weakness.. I don't use straps or chalk or gloves I Just got a belt... so I'm a new guy to all this..
  • McCloud33
    McCloud33 Posts: 959 Member
    FrankWhite27330 wrote: »
    Never lifted heavy before... 7 or 8 years ago I went to the gym some but never really got into it like now. This is my first ever attempt squatting deadlifting and free weights in general. So yeah I am sure these are newbie gains. I want to hit the 1000 lb mark combined weight in 3 main lifts by next winter. 300 bench 300 squat and 400 deadlift. I am less then 25 pounds away from. Two of them.. Squats are my weakness.. I don't use straps or chalk or gloves I Just got a belt... so I'm a new guy to all this..

    I'd definitely try and get your squat form right and work on that. It's going to be much easier to add 50-100lbs on your current squat number than it will be to jump another 25lbs in the bench. At a BW of 222, a 225lb squat isn't even at the "novice" level on the strength standards chart. I know those are somewhat arbitrary, but when you're between "advanced" and "elite" on your other two lifts and squat is that far behind...
  • ovidnine
    ovidnine Posts: 314 Member
    Awesome job man! 275 is an impressive push!
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    Not too far from the 300 club!!
  • FrankWhite27330
    FrankWhite27330 Posts: 316 Member
    Thanks everyone..
  • TiberiusClaudis
    TiberiusClaudis Posts: 423 Member
    Nicely done!
  • ryanflebbe
    ryanflebbe Posts: 188 Member
    McCloud33 wrote: »
    FrankWhite27330 wrote: »
    Never lifted heavy before... 7 or 8 years ago I went to the gym some but never really got into it like now. This is my first ever attempt squatting deadlifting and free weights in general. So yeah I am sure these are newbie gains. I want to hit the 1000 lb mark combined weight in 3 main lifts by next winter. 300 bench 300 squat and 400 deadlift. I am less then 25 pounds away from. Two of them.. Squats are my weakness.. I don't use straps or chalk or gloves I Just got a belt... so I'm a new guy to all this..

    I'd definitely try and get your squat form right and work on that. It's going to be much easier to add 50-100lbs on your current squat number than it will be to jump another 25lbs in the bench. At a BW of 222, a 225lb squat isn't even at the "novice" level on the strength standards chart. I know those are somewhat arbitrary, but when you're between "advanced" and "elite" on your other two lifts and squat is that far behind...

    Haha, maybe getting to 300 will be harder. Maybe not. Those are big jumps in strength in the bench. I dont think his squat and deadlift are that bad, it's just his bench is so strong for only lifting 6mo.

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