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Seasick85
post Oct 13 2012, 12:17 PM

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I've been playing gym since 2008 up to now..around 3-4 years..

My bench press started from 40kg (include bar) x 10 reps in 2008, BW around 55kg during that time..

Now my current bench press routine is with current BW at 78kg:

1st set 94kg x 8 reps
2nd set 90kg x 8 reps
3rd set 85kg x 8 reps
4th set 60kg rep till failure

I've just started squatting and deadlifting last year so the poundages are not well develop yet..

Current fat is 25% now, so need to be careful to increase weight while minimizing fat intake..

Will post the video of me duin bench soon..Btw, I trained in KBS Putrajaya gym..

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Seasick85
post Nov 1 2012, 09:32 AM

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QUOTE(Dwango @ Nov 1 2012, 10:26 AM)
8 repetitions of 94kg? Damn you are one strong man.
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Now I've done 5 reps of 100kg bench smile.gif at bodyweight of 78kg..wish I could reach 10 reps then posted it here maybe..hehe..

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Seasick85
post Nov 1 2012, 10:26 AM

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QUOTE(Dwango @ Nov 1 2012, 11:15 AM)
60kg - 10 repetitions,

62.5 - 6 to 7 repetitions,

65kg - 2 to 3 repetitions

So you have managed to increase up to 100kg. Dang. If you can do 5 reps of 100kg, then I believe you will able to carry 102.5kg for 1 or 2 reps. Actually if you are able to carry 100kg even for 1 repetition, that is considered to be very good already since not many people can carry more than 80kg. Those who managed more than 80kg bench press are not the ones you want to mess with.
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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..

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Added on November 1, 2012, 10:28 am
QUOTE(darklight79 @ Nov 1 2012, 11:20 AM)
The bench press is pretty overrated for bodybuilding purposes imo. What are your goals people? Size? Strength? Do you all do anything else other than just the bench press for chest?
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Bro, 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..

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post Nov 1 2012, 11:16 AM

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QUOTE(darklight79 @ Nov 1 2012, 11:56 AM)
Wah.... I asked a simple question in a single sentence and I get such lengthy roundabout explanations. Lol. Why don't you just say..... I like to bench? >< Sheesh...
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Ok. I like to bench. full stop. lol biggrin.gif
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post Nov 4 2012, 07:15 AM

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QUOTE(whatdamn @ Nov 4 2012, 08:10 AM)
those skinny bars usually weigh around 7-8kg including the screw type locks at the ends.
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This one is fixed bar..smaller ones are 5kgs..bigger ones are 10kgs..


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post Feb 12 2013, 07:20 AM

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QUOTE(samou @ Feb 12 2013, 01:58 AM)
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 smile.gif

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?
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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..

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post Feb 12 2013, 07:22 AM

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QUOTE(johnd787 @ Feb 12 2013, 07:11 AM)
20kg for 10 reps.
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post Feb 12 2013, 11:43 PM

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QUOTE(joeblows @ Feb 12 2013, 11:31 PM)
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.
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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"..

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post Feb 15 2013, 12:01 PM

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QUOTE(zaxxshoxx @ Feb 15 2013, 10:50 AM)
quite happy to bench my own weight 85kg but surely aiming for more this year. man this bench pressing thing do make a man's ego sky rocket wherever they talk about this tongue.gif
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quite true.. i was wondering too why it doesn't work that way on squats n deadlifts.. blink.gif
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post Feb 15 2013, 12:08 PM

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QUOTE(samou @ Feb 14 2013, 04:27 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.
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You know, you're benching weight which is 1.25x bodyweight is quite good, for somebody training around 1yr++..

I've been training for 4 yrs+, and still can't get 1.5x bodyweight bench, currently at 110kg/78kg = 1.41x bodyweight only.. reason being the numbers not that high is probably due to excess fats n leg muscles which I gained recently from squats n deadlifts..

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post Feb 15 2013, 05:11 PM

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QUOTE(joeblows @ Feb 15 2013, 03:40 PM)

...the upper portion (last 25% of the rep near lockout) works delts more...

...guillotine press (placing the bar just under the neck with wide grips) is one of the best exercises to stimulate pec development but prepare to drop your weight waaaaaaaay down...

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Who agrees with these?
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post Feb 16 2013, 06:07 PM

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QUOTE(adix4 @ Feb 16 2013, 04:23 PM)


at 63ish or 64ish bw
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Nice one! 1.57x bodyweight smile.gif

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post Feb 17 2013, 12:27 AM

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QUOTE(samou @ Feb 17 2013, 01:22 AM)
When i just started lifting, i did guillotine presses for chest, but it worked my shoulders more than my chest. 

i did a lot of research about lifting, i always end up getting more confused, there's always different theories advocated by different reputable trainees that has good results to show for, nearly all of them has good scientific basis in being the "best" way. HIT, GHVT, HST, 5x5, 3x5, high rep, different splits, full body, upper lower, push pull, different frequency 3 day, 5 day, 2 day a week. Too many factors like recovery rate, diet, rate of protein synthesis, hormonal response, different forms stimulating different muscles in different intensity.

that's why i think at the end, it's really up to self-experimenting and to find out what's best for you, there's no universal method in getting the most gains, only some basic principles like, progressive overloading, below 90 sec TOT for hypertrophy, weight gains = calories in vs calorie out. but even in those principles there's many variables, such as the poundage increase can be more of a neurological adaptation rather than a muscle growth.

regarding in lifting techniques and form, people are built differently, yeah there might be studies out there showing the best exercise for maximum muscular activation using EMS, but the population that participated in those studies aren't large enough to represent all of us, there is simply too many variables to draw any absolute conclusion about the human body. That's why like most bodybuilders, kai greene, jay cutler, their forms are sometimes weird, a lot of times we see them doing partial reps, bodybuilding isn't so much about the lifting technique, it's about muscular stimulation, mind muscle connection, if jerking only a few inches in the bench press allows you to feel like you have your chest muscles fully working, then to me it's fine, given that the form won't cause any injuries.

sorry it's a little long sad.gif
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Agreed. It ain't long at all. I read it all. smile.gif
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post Feb 17 2013, 09:14 AM

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QUOTE(samou @ Feb 17 2013, 01:36 AM)
i wish i can gain more fat around my legs, i have small calves no matter how hard i hit them, my mom has really really tiny calves. i don't know much about lower body training, i do squat, but i have a serious lower back injury, i can squat only for like 120 x 5 max is that bad?  my legs can do more, but when my things reach around parallel, my lower back feels like squished jelly. And about deadlift, i only started deadlifting for about 1 month, once a week, i can do 150kg x 1. won't say it's good form but acceptable, full rom. is that good?
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Good is subjective. To others, 120kg x 5 squat n 150kg x 1 deadlift is considered good..to others it maybe just normal or bad..as long as you keep lifting n eat right, the numbers will go up eventually..tiny calves doesn't really effect squats n deadlifts..your quads n hams will determine ur squat n deadlift strength..btw, where do u train?

I can only squat like 110kg x 5 reps at most, my deadlift seems to be at 140kg but I don't intend to increase leg power due to lower back injuries i had recently..furthermore i hate leg days compared to bench days..lol..which explains why my bench numbers is higher compared to my squats n deadlifts..
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post Jun 26 2014, 02:55 PM

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Probably somewhere around 110-115kg for one rep max bench at 76-78kg body weight...
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post Jun 27 2014, 11:40 AM

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An old video of me at 76kg doing 115kg one rep max bench press... smile.gif



 

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