Bench Press

[twick]

I dont want to make any one mad but since we are talking about bench press i have been diong cardio and have stopped eating as many carbs as normal im losing wieght and my bench has dropped like 10 - 20 pounds is that normal

[gorgon2k]

Originally Posted by Linebacker

Height: 6'2 215 Age: 17
40yd: 4.5 sec
Bench: 330 Squat: 450 + easy
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i want to see this 40yd dash on video. thats about the time of some nfl RBs.

[Papasmurf]

Its part of the HS football rule. You take the time your gym teacher clocked you at using his watch, and then subtract .3 off of it.

[amazing-spiderman]

Mulefootball, yes, the same thing happens to me. I weigh 150 and can put up 210 (I'm satisfied with that number and my progress), yet I don't appear huge or strong at all. And this other guy who probably weights 160 looks decenty bigger than me, but he's never been to the gym a day in his life and I'm guessing he probably couldn't even put up his body weight. It's annoying how everyone assumes he's stronger than me, like one time we were playing this group tug of war and we were on the same side and we won, and everyone assumed he was the reason we won. I'd just want people to give me some credit sometimes!

Anyway, I agree that doing a 1-rep max test using only 1-rep is bad because of safety reasons and because it's a lot harder to make a judgment call on how much weight you should use.

[Caferacer]

Originally Posted by twick

I dont want to make any one mad but since we are talking about bench press i have been diong cardio and have stopped eating as many carbs as normal im losing wieght and my bench has dropped like 10 - 20 pounds is that normal

You're carb depleted so yes it is normal.

[Taekwondo Guy]

i cut out the BS

[VBigNate]

bench press. speak of the devil, i just maxed out today before i take a week off and start a whole new bulk phase after cutting 50 pounds, when i was 270 i benched 370 today i weighed 220 and benched 370, which proves you can stay strong and lose wieght at the same time, yes i did lose some strength but it came back very fast when i started eating right! so eat eat eat! and not junk food crap!

[Papasmurf]

Originally Posted by BUFFLURP

So you are telling me a 450lb obese guy should easily do 350lbs on the bench? no way. Body weight has nothing to do with your strength directly.

It is based on your bodies design. Some bodies are designed to push things better than others. Some are designed to pull things better.

sue, if you are in shape and have been lifting for a few years, the guy that weighs 200 and is 6'ft should be able to do more than the guy that is 180 and 6'ft. but, still I have a friend who is 6'2" like me weighs 200 lbs, and can do 345. Now, at the point to where i weighed 10 more lbs, could i do 120 more lbs on bench? no way. It's all your bodies design. Weight is no way a direct factor to how much you can lift in any given excercise.

Its related to lean muscle mass.