Bro... What ya Benchin??

stayxtrue
stayxtrue Posts: 1,186 Member
edited October 2024 in Chit-Chat
I think we have heard this time and time again.. It seems that the epitome of strength is who can Bench the most!!! Oh man this is a load of garbage!!!!

I was speaking to my Cousin last night who was telling me he can bench 85+ kgs, But when I asked him his other strength he was like na I just concentrate on building strength, by this he means he is just trying to increase his bench press and not a whole lot more.. He cant even do a simple unassisted dip or Chinup..

I may not be able to Bench anywhere near that much, but my all round Body strength is way more advanced than what he has. I am doing 30-40kg added weight dips and now adding weight to my widegrip pullups. Too me this is what strength and fitness is..

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  • albinogorilla
    albinogorilla Posts: 1,055 Member
    Sad really..........I haven't tried to see what my max bench is in years.
    Dont care.
    Deadlift is the real measure of a man anyway, everyone knows that.........
  • MaximalLife
    MaximalLife Posts: 2,447 Member
    I was maxing out at just under 350, but after losing the weight?
    280... :grumble:

    I've lost so much strength, but it's still nice being fit.
  • snookumss
    snookumss Posts: 1,451 Member
    HA HA. Thats why I train Squat, Bench & Deadlift. Although, I love the bench the most. Its the one all the idiots use to compare and the only one I am REALLY good at. They say "I got my bench to 250, its a pretty good bench."... so did I. So then I make regular babies cry :D If they only used their brains, trained other parts of their bodies and thought about how bench is only one of many ways to measure...
  • stayxtrue
    stayxtrue Posts: 1,186 Member
    Sad really..........I haven't tried to see what my max bench is in years.
    Dont care.
    Deadlift is the real measure of a man anyway, everyone knows that.........


    Couldnt agree with you more! My gym is full of people who just come in sit on the bench for an our, maybe do a few biceps curls then bugger off... It honestly just makes them look like they have no idea what they are doing
  • Lift_hard_eat_big
    Lift_hard_eat_big Posts: 2,278 Member
    I don't max 1 rep often, last week though, I did hit 285 for 3 reps
  • Banrion
    Banrion Posts: 157 Member
    Bench: 220lbs....what really sad is I can bench that, but I can only do like 12 chin-ups and I want to die!
  • Rompa_87
    Rompa_87 Posts: 291 Member
    I'm currently 78kg and can bench 95kg.

    However, I only do bench every now and then to check progress. As I do iron distance triathlons I tend to focus more on bodyweight explosive exercises like muscle ups and levers for upper body strength.
  • WifeNMama
    WifeNMama Posts: 2,876 Member
    I'm a certified wimp but I will be changing that now that I have the equipment to do so. I just want every day stuff to be easier, throw my growing boys around without wrecking my back. :-P and basically not turn into one of the bottom heavy pears that run in my family.
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