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    225/135 Max-Rep Bench Press "Club"

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    • Posts: 660 Member
      Maurice Clarett's 1rm was around 405 and he could barely hit 225X20
    • Posts: 796 Member
      edited November 2014
      uconnwinsnc1 wrote: »
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      225 is NFL combine, 185 is NBA combine.
      Thanks for the information. I didn't play sports in HS, I skated and snowboarded.
    • Posts: 902 Member
      No_Finish_Line wrote: »
      interested to see how you do. Looks like I could play in the NBA then (if I was like 2 foot taller lol)

      NBA players have significantly longer arms so they don't have good leverage to do a high weight bench press. Monta Ellis and Kevin Durant are two super star talents that can't bench 185 even once.
    • Posts: 796 Member
      BenjaminMFP88 wrote: »
      Maurice Clarett's 1rm was around 405 and he could barely hit 225X20
      Thanks, no way I'd hit 225x20 then.
    • Posts: 5,575 Member
      edited November 2014
      When I last benched 275 my 225 was about 8 or 9 on my 3rd set of the pyramid on rep workouts. If you can do 225 I tip my hat to you! :D
    • Posts: 902 Member
      edited November 2014
      https://youtube.com/watch?v=g3rRURjZsKI
    • Posts: 3,661 Member
      uconnwinsnc1 wrote: »
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      NBA players have significantly longer arms so they don't have good leverage to do a high weight bench press. Monta Ellis and Kevin Durant are two super star talents that can't bench 185 even once.

      excellent point
    • Posts: 796 Member
      edited November 2014
      uconnwinsnc1 wrote: »
      https://youtube.com/watch?v=g3rRURjZsKI

      Thanks for that.

      Actually, coming off this high volume program may be a good time to test it after all.
    • Posts: 614 Member
      Good luck! hit it and let us know.
    • Posts: 796 Member
      redfisher1974 wrote: »
      Good luck! hit it and let us know.

      Thanks much!
    • Posts: 7,166 Member
      What are we looking for here? The average woman on the street probably would have a hard time doing 65lbs for 8-10 reps. Or are you thinking the average regular weight lifting woman? I could do 8-10 reps at probably 95lbs, but I think I'm slightly stronger on bench then most. 135 is an eventual 1-rep goal of mine.
    • Posts: 796 Member
      BusyRaeNOTBusty wrote: »
      What are we looking for here? The average woman on the street probably would have a hard time doing 65lbs for 8-10 reps. Or are you thinking the average regular weight lifting woman? I could do 8-10 reps at probably 95lbs, but I think I'm slightly stronger on bench then most. 135 is an eventual 1-rep goal of mine.
      Well, I wanted to be inclusive and I didn't want this thread to be just about the boys and I just, well, randomly picked 135#s. :)
    • Posts: 614 Member
      NHL is 150, Maybe look up the WNBA to see what it is.
    • Posts: 19
      Candito benching 325×1 and 225×around 20 i think at 185. But bench is his weakest lift his squat verry good... whats your stats op?
      Btw i am benching 110 :)
    • Posts: 796 Member
      onasaz wrote: »
      Candito benching 325×1 and 225×around 20 i think at 185. But bench is his weakest lift his squat verry good... whats your stats op?
      Btw i am benching 110 :)
      I'm a taller than Johnny C.

      From my profile:

      Height: 5'11"
      SW: 199 pounds; 18% bf (03-23-2014)
      CW: 196 pounds; 10.20% bf (10-22-2014)
      GW: 205~ more muscle (hopefully by: 03-23-2015)
      Calories: 3,551 - or as much as I want (Maintenance)

      1RM (As of 09-2014)
      Bench: 275
      Squat: 285
      DL: 395
    • Posts: 796 Member
      herrspoons wrote: »
      I'm a member of the long arms club. My bench 1RM is 225.

      So... Uh... Yeah.
      To be a member of the long arms club, how long does one's arms need to be?
    • Posts: 5,575 Member
      civilizedworm wrote: »
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      To be a member of the long arms club, how long does one's arms need to be?

      I guess long enough to make your bench suck but you DL shine.
    • Posts: 796 Member
      Wheelhouse15 wrote: »
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      I guess long enough to make your bench suck but you DL shine.
      Lol. Nice. I can blame my sucky dl on my stubby arms.
    • Posts: 12,950 Member
      yopeeps025 wrote: »
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      Now it is more its at 245 but I can also do 195x10. Those calculators always are not on for me. Makes no sense.

      225 was a big obstacle for me to get through.
      *kitten* I wish.

      I can move 245 once.
      185x10 though? I think I'm maxing with that somewhere around 6 or 7, I will drop rep 8 on me. This is why bench pisses me off.
    • Posts: 12,950 Member
      civilizedworm wrote: »
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      I'm a taller than Johnny C.

      From my profile:

      Height: 5'11"
      SW: 199 pounds; 18% bf (03-23-2014)
      CW: 196 pounds; 10.20% bf (10-22-2014)
      GW: 205~ more muscle (hopefully by: 03-23-2015)
      Calories: 3,551 - or as much as I want (Maintenance)

      1RM (As of 09-2014)
      Bench: 275
      Squat: 285
      DL: 395
      ????

      You coming off an injury? I may have missed that.
    • Posts: 796 Member
      dbmata wrote: »
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      ????

      You coming off an injury? I may have missed that.

      Me dbmata?

      If so, yeah sorta injured.
    • Posts: 12,950 Member
      yeah, you.

      That explains the squat so close to the bench. Hope that gets up there for ya.
    • Posts: 5,575 Member
      dbmata wrote: »
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      *kitten* I wish.

      I can move 245 once.
      185x10 though? I think I'm maxing with that somewhere around 6 or 7, I will drop rep 8 on me. This is why bench pisses me off.

      You hate bench? Take a number and get in line. :grumble: ;)
    • Posts: 796 Member
      edited November 2014
      dbmata wrote: »
      yeah, you.

      That explains the squat so close to the bench. Hope that gets up there for ya.
      I appreciate that... however, nope its not an injury -- well not a recent injury (an older one sorta) -- which is partly to blame for that.

      I've got this knee thing (Osgood Slaughter) that pains me (still does) and scared me from quad training for many years. I should squat with my arms.
    • Posts: 796 Member
      edited November 2014
      When I was a young buck, the only training method I knew was a linear method. Did that for years. (We're talking 1990 - 2000 or thereabouts.) Every week I'd go for a new PR on the bench. Meet it, raise it by 10 pounds. Those 2.5 pound plates was a surrender to me.

      At one time I was benching 245 for four sets of 8.

      I am way too old and decrepit to do that now. Maybe.

      Which is another reason why again I am intrigued to try this out.
    • Posts: 12,950 Member
      civilizedworm wrote: »
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      I appreciate that... however, nope its not an injury -- well not a recent injury (an older one sorta) -- which is partly to blame for that.

      I've got this knee thing (Osgood Slaughter) that pains me (still does) and scared me from quad training for many years. I should squat with my arms.
      Read up on it, that sucks. Sorry.
    • Posts: 796 Member
      edited November 2014
      dbmata wrote: »
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      Read up on it, that sucks. Sorry.
      Again thanks... but really I have only myself to blame.

      I really got into a comfort zone back then and didn't want to learn how to train through the pain, but this time around I committed myself to squatting. My numbers aren't very impressive, but I have my form dead-nuts and the weight I can move does makes me happy.

      At least I am not "partial guy" at the gym who winks his knees and calls it day at the same weight.
    • Posts: 18,771 Member
      Hmm my max in recent history was about 275 so I'm gonna guess you get 225x6-7 (that's what I did at the time). Good luck. Going for 300 in about a month, wish me luck too.
    • Posts: 18,771 Member
      edited November 2014
      SpecialSundae wrote: »
      Despite the fact that I can go for reps at 60kg, I think this thread is just a bit too douchey for me.

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      What an odd post, talking about bench press in the Fitness&Exercise forum is douchey? This is the least douchey thread I've read all day. Weird.
    • Posts: 18,771 Member
      dbmata wrote: »
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      ????

      You coming off an injury? I may have missed that.

      You think that's bad? My DL is about 200lbs better than my squat.
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