those skinny bars usually weigh around 7-8kg including the screw type locks at the ends.

This one is fixed bar..smaller ones are 5kgs..bigger ones are 10kgs..

then i have 48 kgs bench press for 5 reps .. haha ..

Usually in bodybuilding.com forums, i feel so weak compared to them for being able to bench 100 kg for one rep, now here, suddenly i feel so strong .

i don't quite understand, over western countries, a 80 kg guy benching 120 + for reps is common, here in malaysia most of gym rats i know can barely bench their own weight for more than 6 reps. is it climate? diet? or genetics?

qué la aguja del peso sigue anclado en un solo punto? Si ha probado todas las mane

This post has been edited by johnd787: Feb 16 2014, 10:33 PM

Hey you,

There's no need to understand, just keep lift n stop belittling other people bench stats here, ok bro? 100kg for one rep is nothing i can tell.. but it doesn't help u, doesn't help me, or anybody, inspiring people to keep lifting is more important..

Peace

This post has been edited by Seasick85: Feb 12 2013, 07:36 AM

Keep on lifting!

pretty legit question, imo.

ive been wondering for years, and i pinned down the answer on standards, and partly genes.

the standard of bbing is definitely higher in the US compared to any other countries

i also agree with seasick. 100kg x 1 is pretty average here.

1RM 120kg. No spotter. As in literally no spotter. Gym solo during this draught Hard to go higher without. Haish

15kg each side

2.5kg each side

Everyone has to start from somewhere...

100kg for one rep, no spotter, perfect form 1/2" above chest is not that common IMHO.

A lot of guys I see in TF J33 load up the smith with 2 plates+, do a couple of "quarter reps" (basically look like they're having a seizure while their spotter carries 1/3 of the weights) and then later walk around with chest puffed up like a gorilla thinking that they Arnold.

Same for squats.

Now that's what you called "**** rep".. actually, they are better off with 1 or 1.5 plate doing one rep, no spotter, perfect form 1/2" above chest, not bouncing etc.. might be better for "overall growth"..

This post has been edited by Seasick85: Feb 12 2013, 11:43 PM

i seriously do not have even the tiniest intention to belittle anyone here, i don't why you see it that way, i am not one bit proud of my bench weight. I'm just comparing the general weight trainers in US and Malaysia in relative to my level. Plus i didn't state out my body weight, height, age, number of years that I've trained, i can be a 25 year old 120 kg male, and 100 kg is definitely weak in that case. in fact, I'm 19 years old, 80 kgs, 6 feet tall, trained for about a year and a half, still think i'm belittling?

IMO even if there's people showing off, i don't see the problem with it, i think it's pretty functional in terms being a form of motivation, people showing what they've achieved, so people can understand more on where they stand in among general lifters, the limits to what they can achieve. Yeah it sucks, it might hurt your ego, but to me that's how things work, the strong oppresses so that the weak have to work harder to be strong.

i used to think that there's a need to touch your chest, but as long as you're engaging most of the chest muscle fibers, because different people have different leverage, people with long arms will be highly disadvantaged. it's bodybuilding, it's not really that much about the ROM and weight, as long as the muscles are stimulated sufficiently with the ideal range of time under tension, hypertrophy will occur. despite having long arms, i still let the weight touch my chest, getting my front delts and more triceps worked, killing 3 birds with one stone

benching 100kg or more in one rep is not really hard..... if can bench at least 3 x100kg or more than is ok already unless u weigh 100kg already..
(btw, one of the WORLD's strongman died because he was benching and the bar slipped and hit his head .... ...

A strongman has died after suffering severe head injuries in a freak weightlifting accident.

Tony Leigh, 47, is thought to have been lifting weights on a bench press when a bar slipped and hit him in the face at a gym in Tilbury, Essex ..>>taken from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12...falls-face.html


..no spotter at that time...so guys if u really wanna bench heavy , find a spotter or use a power rack.. )

if want to bench heavy do it at least 3-5 x per rep..if want to tone go for 10-12 , more than that you are wasting enegy and time..

for those with weak left arms or right arms depending on genetics.. better do DB press often to equate your arms' strength..
just for info.. deadlift and squat is better for overall power.. as you are working everybit of your muscles to lift.. try deadlift 500kg if anyone dares.. but pls wear a belt and do it properly..

LOL

Im currently staying in the UK, as far as I can see, people here are more knowledgeable, even for beginners, I can see that they did alot of research instead of listening to broscience (well, not all of them), almost all of them focus on compound movements and progressive overload, and atleast they know how to count calories. Some people here dont even know what is calories, and keep asking how to get big chest and biceps, you get the drill.

Gosh..