Your combine - bench press

[Snake]

Me and my 38" arms agree.

Damn that is an advantage. I'm 5' 11" and have a 32" reach.

[CatMan72]

My all-time 1 rep max was 450, never tried to see how many times I could rep 225 back in the day.

I can walk into a gym right now and do 15 reps of 315 (broken into 3 sets of 5 reps with rest in between) but I'm not sure how many times I could bang out 225 with no rest?

Don't ask me what my 40 time would be, LOL

[CatMan72]

8-10 reps, having LONG arms is a problem on bench....

Yeah, long arms = bad news.

I'm just shy of 6'7" and have long arms... went to a few power lifting meets back in the day and watched barrel-chested guys with t-rex arms bench much more than me, because they only had to move the bar 6 inches.

[theedaddy]

you are right, i lifted with those types.... "hey lets bench".....no thanks i work the whole body, "LETS BENCH!!!!!!". meat-heads...

[Zod]

and even when they bench they don't do it right. drop it real fast, bounce of the chest and push it up. lol

[theedaddy]

o yes, thee spring move..... dont tell them that, they are "lifting" it......

[Darth Biscuit]

Last July I was maxing 305 and did 225 14 times with no spotter, at the time I was 6'0" and 215... since my rotator cuff tear and surgery I can't lift more than 5 lbs. until April 15... :(

[Darth Biscuit]

and even when they bench they don't do it right. drop it real fast, bounce of the chest and push it up. lol

I used to see these idiots all the time... if it's bouncing you're doin it wrong... I've also seen a lot of guys doing 1/2 presses and think they're doin something.

A good way to tell is see if they do any incline presses.. usually not. When I could get 14 @ 225 on flat bench I could do 8 @ 225 on incline.

[Mother Grabber]

Can I answer this 20 years ago?

[theedaddy]

i have found thee way is single hand LBs, do around 100+ each arm/side, then you are strong...

[Mother Grabber]

Dumbbells are so much harder than a bar.

[thalilbear02]

When I was playing high school football? 5-6 times. Now? Maybe once.

[Johnny Rockets]

225lb? You are talking per side right?

[Johnny Rockets]

Last July I was maxing 305 and did 225 14 times with no spotter, at the time I was 6'0" and 215... since my rotator cuff tear and surgery I can't lift more than 5 lbs. until April 15... :(

I feel your pain ....last time I was at the gym (1/5/11) I was on my last rep of a preacher curl and heard a loud "snap" and watched my bicep shoot up to my shoulder like it was the space shuttle Discovery taking off. Seems my bicep did not like being attached to my bone anymore. Worst experience of my life.

After a $25K surgery that left half my arm numb for life most likely, I now get to go to physical therapy 3 times a week to learn how to do fun things like open and close my hand. In about 3 months I will begin weight training with 1lb. dumbells that will most likely be pink. Yipee!

I will never try to max out in weight training again. Especially not on the bench press....saw a guy detach his pec muscle one time doing that. Nastiest thing I have ever seen.