QUOTE(Seasick85 @ Nov 1 2012, 10:26 AM)
My one rep max is around 108-110kg i suppose..did it last week with a spotter..his hands only touch the bar..you can see my video at bench press thread duin 110kg lift..for me if I increase 2.5kg the rep reduced to 1.. eg bench 100kg for 5 reps, 105kg for 3 reps, and 110 for 1 rep..around that..maybe you're still new to 65kg that's y you only get 2-3 reps..suppose you can get 7-8 reps for 65kg if you can do 60kg for 10 reps..maybe bcoz you didn't do it correctly? Partial bench? You form? All that counts..
60kg is pretty good already..i been at your level before even lower when first started I only managed to do 40kg x 10 reps..after increasing muscle size n strength only i managed to improved..and did a lot of research on bp too..
here in forum got a lot of powerful benchers especially darklight, pedro etc..their numbers are even greater than mine..but they worked hard for it..everybody worked hard for it..so you should do that as well n never give up..
My goal is to increase strength and bench press is one of my best lifts..followed by squat n deadlift since i'm new to it..
Gudluck!
Added on November 1, 2012, 10:28 amBro, maybe its been overrated sometimes..but its good for those whose looking into some motivations for building strength so that somebody else can give advise to try out squats n deadlifts after they improve their benches..same goes for me..
My 2 cents

Not sure if it's my incorrect form or something else that I can't perform 7 to 8 repetitions for 65kg but I suppose it's down to my strength. I don't do partial bench press ie. bar not lowered down all the way to the chest etc. All are good clean repetitions, good form with the 10 repetitions of 60kg.
I understand bench press is not the only thing that people do when they are into body building, but one has to understand not everyone are into bodybuilding when they go to the gym. Some just go to the gym to keep fit, to maintain the body's physique and to build strength along the way, not necessarily to build muscles or get a bigger body etc. I view bench press as an indication of a person's strength, generally. The more one is able to bench press, the stronger he is. Of course, strength can be gauged in many areas, but bench press is a good indication of one's strength in my book.
Not too sure about the over-rated comment about bench press but if it's solely bodybuilding then it may well be over-rated since there are many other forms of exercise other than bench press for body building - the back, biceps, triceps, calf, thigh etc.