[ezmer777]

Originally Posted by seahag

I got my first set of weights when I was 9 and lifted religiously till about the age of 19. I was reading muscle and fitness, taking Weider supplements... that tasted awefull...the works, 5 days a week. I got married young to a very sedentary women who could cook and got real fat and out of shape. The marriage ended years ago but the bad eating habit didn't and while I lost a considerable ammount of weight after the divorce I haven't trained with much discipline since my teens. I've been back in the gym for two weeks now...finally getting to the point where recovery takes place in a day instead of a week...and got my bench back up to 300 already ...but everyone should be able to bench their weight right?..so its not that big a deal. I'm a big guy though and when I was very fit, working in an iron foundry about seven years ago, I was only able to get down to 250 lbs. I consider that my ideal weight since I was back to wearing the size pants I wore in high school where my football playing wieght was 215.
BTW is that your picture ezmer?...If so you must be pro huh?

hee hee, I wish!!! No that is pro BB Lee Priest, one of my main motiviational role models in the BB world...he is only 5'4" and is an awesome BB...His arms when in contest condition measure 21"...man that is big and the same as most pro guys who are 8" taller than him....

I don't think everyone should "automatically" be able to bench their own weight right off the bat, with training sure, but if you (not you) are 300lbs and have never lifted I dont think it is reasonable to expect them to be able to bench that much right away....I've lifted on and off since I was 21 (34 now)...and the last lay off was 7 months, when I got back into it in Feb this year I had a hard time lifting 135 x 10, and now I am up to 215 x 8....(not much when compared to others but it is all relative anyway)