The average weight ladies bench

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  • Miss_james1990
    Miss_james1990 Posts: 214 Member
    Haha yes you've certainly hit the nail on the head!! There is definitely something about approaching that bar!! I used to nervously walk over but now I do it like I own that **** lol
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    I've never tried the whole 1rm think I'll have ago tonight! If I'm honest when starting I never really looked into it as just wanted to lift to shift lbs but slowly I'm becoming obsessed with the idea of lifting weights! Someone suggested a really good app programme so ill be heading to the gym later armed with that lol

    Don't. 1RM are for bragging rights and have no real training effect. It's more strain on your tendons and ligaments than you need right now. Stick to progressing on your 5 rep program (if that's what you're doing). There are online calculators that will convert your 5 rep max into a theoretical 1RM if you're curious.
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    I've never tried the whole 1rm think I'll have ago tonight! If I'm honest when starting I never really looked into it as just wanted to lift to shift lbs but slowly I'm becoming obsessed with the idea of lifting weights! Someone suggested a really good app programme so ill be heading to the gym later armed with that lol

    Don't. 1RM are for bragging rights and have no real training effect. It's more strain on your tendons and ligaments than you need right now. Stick to progressing on your 5 rep program (if that's what you're doing). There are online calculators that will convert your 5 rep max into a theoretical 1RM if you're curious.

    ^truth

    I've spent a lot of downtime rehabbing from problems caused by 1RM attempts throughout my life. Any benefits from them are more than offset by the possibility of problems from them.

    (Don't tell the bros I said this though...or they'll revoke my bro-card.)
  • Chaskavitch
    Chaskavitch Posts: 172 Member
    I'm 5'5", 135 lbs, and I do 12/10/8 reps of 95/105/115 most of the time for bench. I just did a 1RM of 145 last week, though, which was awesome, because it is the first time I've benched more than I weigh :) My sister is 5'6", 145/150 lbs, and she put up 165, and probably could have done more. We have always had strong upper bodies and big shoulders, though, and we've been lifting pretty consistently for the last 6 or 8 months.

    I've found that it is easier to increase your weights incrementally. If you're doing the same weight for all 3 of your sets, try adding an extra 5 or 10 lbs for your first set, then go back down for your 2nd and 3rd. Do that for a few chest days, then add the weight for your 1st AND 2nd set.
  • juliewatkin
    juliewatkin Posts: 764 Member
    A lot of your abilities will also be dictated by your build. I've been competing for years and have yet to progress past 130 on bench (at 125). However, I can deadlift like a rock star. My monkey arms that make deadlifting so easy for me, make bench difficult.

    Just keep banging away at it.
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    I've never tried the whole 1rm think I'll have ago tonight! If I'm honest when starting I never really looked into it as just wanted to lift to shift lbs but slowly I'm becoming obsessed with the idea of lifting weights! Someone suggested a really good app programme so ill be heading to the gym later armed with that lol

    Don't. 1RM are for bragging rights and have no real training effect. It's more strain on your tendons and ligaments than you need right now. Stick to progressing on your 5 rep program (if that's what you're doing). There are online calculators that will convert your 5 rep max into a theoretical 1RM if you're curious.

    totally this. don't try for a "true" 1RM. like dav said, do a max set of 2-5 and calculate your 1rm.

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