Your combine - bench press

[MHS831]

One rep on bench was 365, 1005 leg press.

That is getting it done. I was a college TE- Max: 1 x 310; 15 x 225. Legs--I have no idea--

Today 225 maybe 2

BUT, I am nearly 50, and back in the day, 300 was the golden mark for players. 400 on the squat.

Our OL was 275 on average.

Our DL was 250

Our TEs were 6 feet 3, 225.

[Lilsmitty09]

yeah bench press is easily the most overated lift. i saw some fat kid do 225 like 5 times, and he cant even run 1 lap around the track without passing out.

[MHS831]

Did this yesterday at the Y. Put up 6 of em. Goal is 12 by Summer.

That is Undrafted Free agent FS talk. 40 time?

[panthers04100]

Did this yesterday at the Y. Put up 6 of em. Goal is 12 by Summer.

which y?

[Darth Biscuit]

yeah bench press is easily the most overated lift. i saw some fat kid do 225 like 5 times, and he cant even run 1 lap around the track without passing out.

Well he may be fat, but he's obviously stronger than most... and that's the point. Whether or not he can run around the gym... he's 5 reps stronger than most people.

I get it when you guys are saying the bench is over-rated and over used... it is. But if done correctly as part of a balanced workout routine, it's a good lift.

Trust me, I see guys in the gym ALL THE TIME that go in, bench press for 30 minutes and leave... come back next day, repeat. That is stupid.

[MHS831]

Well he may be fat, but he's obviously stronger than most... and that's the point. Whether or not he can run around the gym... he's 5 reps stronger than most people.

I get it when you guys are saying the bench is over-rated and over used... it is. But if done correctly as part of a balanced workout routine, it's a good lift.

Trust me, I see guys in the gym ALL THE TIME that go in, bench press for 30 minutes and leave... come back next day, repeat. That is stupid.

I was a bench, ab, and curl dude. Walking around on sticks. Thought it would increase my blazing 4.85 speed.

The bench press for DL and OL is important if they use it in drills. Actually, reverse bench presses are arguably more advantagoeus because the intitial contact is with arms extended. Of course, you hear all sides. Glad to be a spectator now.

[Kettle]

I'd be surprised if I can even do my body weight(6' 2", 200 lbs) with this thrice broken, boomerang shaped collarbone of mine.

[panthers04100]

21 now .. I just started back lifting 2 weeks ago and I could only get 7 then.

theres no way you went up 14 reps in 2 weeks

[lightsout]

225 max reps: (freshman year of college) 20. Now, maybe 5.

1 rep max bench: (freshman year of college) 350. Now, maybe 235-245

Leg press, 1 rep max: (freshman year of college) 1450. Now, MAYBE 1,000.

Basically...a few years of not lifting like I used to made me a puss. :(

[The Saw]

30.

And I run a 2 second 40.

[CatMan72]

Hmmmm .... simple physics with one exception. You failed to include that longer arms also means the body can accumulate more muscle mass and therefore, exert more force to move the mass to its final resting spot ... above the bar.

So why do scouts, coaches and GM's have a chart that helps them calculate strength based on arm length? They don't factor in mass, it's simply arm length and number of reps @ 225.

I get what you're saying about having more surface area allowing you to build more mass, but all things being equal the guy with the shorter arms can bench more weight, because he has to move the weight a shorter distance.

[Zod]

I can do 10 on the decline bench. Only 6 on the flat bench. That normal?

[Seal (SmittyIsOurSavior)]

Not gonna lie, I can't bench 225. Not even close probably.

But then again, I'm like 5'10 and 135.

[Darth Biscuit]

I can do 10 on the decline bench. Only 6 on the flat bench. That normal?

Yep... Easier on decline harder on incline.