question for naturally stong people...

_John_
_John_ Posts: 8,646 Member
edited February 24 in Chit-Chat
How much could you bench when you started lifting?

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  • _John_
    _John_ Posts: 8,646 Member
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  • Jacwhite22
    Jacwhite22 Posts: 7,007 Member
    ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHH

    First time in high school there was 135 on the bar and I threw it up a few times. Like 6?
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  • _John_
    _John_ Posts: 8,646 Member
    My wife weighs about 135, so I'm going with that... :blushing: :wink:

    A combination of the words "stun" and "dong," it literally means stunning penis but in practice is more often used in place of the word strong. When used in place of strong, stong either implies an association with or jokingly refers to a stunning penis or implies male dominance in general. Stong is a form of sexual innuendo and can be used as a noun or adjective.

    http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=stong

    how about a typo of the word strong?
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  • BigT555
    BigT555 Posts: 2,067 Member
    first time i benched EVER was in grade nine, managed to do 135 to the chest

    in gr 12 i managed 225 to the chest without ever seriously lifting weights but i was very involved in sports and i did do some weight training throughout highschool, but i didnt really know what i was doing in the gym at that time
  • TheRoadDog
    TheRoadDog Posts: 11,786 Member
    Seems like I was pressing about 240 lbs when I was playing football in the Marine Corps. Most I ever lifted was 305. I have no idea what I can press now. I have a Bowflex that says I am pressing 210, but I'm not sure how accurate it is.
  • WonderWhitney11
    WonderWhitney11 Posts: 78 Member
    Wow... when I was a freshman in high school... I could bench my weight. 145. And I'm a girl. Now, I'd probably be lucky to do 100, but I haven't tried a straight-up bench in a while.
  • MiloBloom83
    MiloBloom83 Posts: 2,724 Member
    Nice typo _john_...
  • _John_
    _John_ Posts: 8,646 Member
    Nice typo _john_...

    most of the time I throw enough in there on purpose to keep you people on your toes, but I just goofed this one.
  • BigT555
    BigT555 Posts: 2,067 Member
    Wow... when I was a freshman in high school... I could bench my weight. 145. And I'm a girl. Now, I'd probably be lucky to do 100, but I haven't tried a straight-up bench in a while.
    thats insanely strong for a girl at that age and weight, impressive
  • fivethreeone
    fivethreeone Posts: 8,196 Member
    I did 95# my first time benching (body weight 135), which I was pretty proud of.... but now I'm all ashamed by the 145# bench.

    Still gunning for big plates, myself.
  • Myhaloslipped
    Myhaloslipped Posts: 4,317 Member
    The bar. :sad: Now I am up to 105 only because I have been slacking off on my bench press lately.
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  • BigT555
    BigT555 Posts: 2,067 Member
    Also, as I'm not naturally strong (and certainly not on bench press), I have little else to contribute besides derailment.

    FWIW, I started at 125 for sets as a fully grown adult a few years ago. You read that correctly. Now capable of 245 for sets of eight. I have significant doubts about reaching 300.
    if you're popping off sets of 245 for 8 i think you'll be able to reach 300 with enough time and some hard work
  • _John_
    _John_ Posts: 8,646 Member
    Also, as I'm not naturally strong (and certainly not on bench press), I have little else to contribute besides derailment.

    FWIW, I started at 125 for sets as a fully grown adult a few years ago. You read that correctly. Now capable of 245 for sets of eight. I have significant doubts about reaching 300.

    that calculates to 304...I find myself the opposite of the calculators in that I can usually do a higher 1 RM than what the calculator predicts on 5-8 reps.
  • Jacwhite22
    Jacwhite22 Posts: 7,007 Member
    I did 95# my first time benching (body weight 135), which I was pretty proud of.... but now I'm all ashamed by the 145# bench.

    Still gunning for big plates, myself.

    ?? 135 is big plates
  • elprincipito
    elprincipito Posts: 1,200 Member
    well i consider myself strong for my size so i will answer. When I first started lifting seriously i benched the bar plus two ten plates on each side. I have always been about form though but I could also do two 25lbs plates on each side in a very crappy way.
  • Myhaloslipped
    Myhaloslipped Posts: 4,317 Member
    I saw a teenage guy in the gym this morning. He was fairly skinny, so I assumed he would be rather weak. He was lifting insane amounts of weight with a fair amount of ease! Holy crap, it was impressive!
  • trojan_bb
    trojan_bb Posts: 699 Member
    I saw a teenage guy in the gym this morning. He was fairly skinny, so I assumed he would be rather weak. He was lifting insane amounts of weight with a fair amount of ease! Holy crap, it was impressive!

    some football teens are insanely strong and they don't have developed physiques.

    If you can't put up 315 on bench and 500 on deadlift your first year lifting, you are not naturally strong. I sure wasnt. Many highschoolers put up those numbers their first year weightlifting. Those are the future competitive powerlifters.
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  • sc003ro
    sc003ro Posts: 227 Member
    I played football through college. I benched 185 as a freshman.....275 as a senior, 325 as a freshamn in college and 425 as a Sr in college and benched 225, 29 times preparing for football in Europe after college which never happened
  • Mitzki5
    Mitzki5 Posts: 482 Member
    I was 5'9" 150 lbs going into highschool. Was probably benching around 150. Left highschool 5'10" 225 lbs and could do 325 a few reps each time I tried.
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