405 bench press

**Skyler** · 10-13-2010, 07:56 PM

Just wanted to brag a little bit! This has been my goal for a long time, and tonight I got it! I got one rep by myself, and one more forced rep. My ass came off the bench a couple inches, but I don't care, I moved the weight! I will clean up my form later!
Oh, and I weighed myself at 201.5, so I am benching a hair over double bodyweight!
Feel free to give me all the shit you want, nothing can kill my mood!

**gbrice75** · 10-13-2010, 08:02 PM

Great job bro! I'd like to get there someday! Struggled with 315 though... 1 rep, barely.

**HitIt** · 10-13-2010, 08:04 PM

awesome

BG · 10-13-2010, 08:06 PM

Looks like more then a couple inch's to me. Good job

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**F4iGuy** · 10-13-2010, 08:08 PM

Congrats. Time for a new goal.

**kelevra** · 10-13-2010, 08:17 PM

Very impressive for a 200 pounder.
Hell, Impressive for any body
I had to weigh 270 before I could get that.

**Skyler** · 10-13-2010, 08:20 PM

Thanks everyone! I still am in a bit of shock. i mean, i am not going to act like I am one of a kind, because there are other that weigh 201 that can get 405, and with better form than me. But when i started lifting 7 years ago, I weighed 135, and my max bench was 80lbs! I honestly never thought I would be able to break the 400 lbs barrier. And I am currently off cycle! I am just all smiles... Cloud 9 guys

**Shol'va** · 10-13-2010, 08:32 PM

Way to go there buckwheat. Enjoy the moment. Next stop...420

**LBSOMEIRON** · 10-13-2010, 09:09 PM

Im not sure if I can (or want) to get 405 anymore, but I look like I can.

Tis all that matters.

**LBSOMEIRON** · 10-13-2010, 09:14 PM

Originally Posted by BG

Looks like more then a couple inch's to me. Good job

.

That's what she said.

**Skyler** · 10-13-2010, 09:18 PM

If thats you in your avatar you look like you can bench more than 405!

**Knockout_Power** · 10-13-2010, 09:36 PM

so you decline press 405... heh

jk man, thats a ton of weight... good job

**V8Assassin** · 10-13-2010, 09:49 PM

Congrats! The only way to get stronger is by pushing yourself!!

**stack_it** · 10-13-2010, 10:15 PM

Great job sky but cal pushes 405lbs everytime he bangs a chic....

**LGM** · 10-13-2010, 10:35 PM

Originally Posted by stack_it

Great job sky but cal pushes 405lbs everytime he bangs a chic....

There goes my good nights sleep...

Congrats though bro! Very impressive for a 200 pounder!

**Nooomoto** · 10-14-2010, 09:21 AM

Excellent. I chased 405 for a LONG time. I now fear it might be my absolute max due to shoulder problems, though

**DSM4Life** · 10-14-2010, 09:23 AM

Wouldn't even try it. I get shoulder issues at 225.

**Gaspari1255** · 10-14-2010, 10:00 AM

Good Job! I am pretty damn close to that right now. But to be honest, i'm too scared to even attempt it. I stick to 315-350lbs for reps.

**gbrice75** · 10-14-2010, 10:11 AM

Originally Posted by LBSOMEIRON

Im not sure if I can (or want) to get 405 anymore, but I look like I can.

Tis all that matters.

^^^ this

Originally Posted by LBSOMEIRON

That's what she said.

Nice!!!

**bigboomer** · 10-14-2010, 01:23 PM

congrats my friend its a great feeling!

**Dont wanna be old** · 10-14-2010, 04:29 PM

405 lifted from any position is good .
Bench is very good .
Someone weighing 200 doing it is incredible IMO .

Grats
Dont wanna be old

**MACHINE5150** · 10-14-2010, 04:32 PM

Originally Posted by stack_it

Great job sky but cal pushes 405lbs everytime he bangs a chic....

hahahaha.. friggin hilarious

Great work Skyler.. i remember when i first repped 405 3x the whole gym stopped and looked at me.. i was 225lbs though.. VERY impressive to do that at 200.. great work man!!! Now your new goal is to rep it three times

**SomeRandomGuy** · 10-14-2010, 05:17 PM

Yeah, I got 405 at 200 lbs when I was 18. It took 2 years to get there, though. Now at 250lbs, I got 405 for 3 easy reps. On decline I've gotten 425 for 12 reps. My triceps are stronger than everything else

. Even with the back arch turning that into a decline press, it's still impressive. You're gonna f your back up if you do it all the time, though. I'd say instead of getting multiple reps, get a 405 pause press with your ass on the bench. That'd be more impressive in my book. Good work, though.

**Skyler** · 10-14-2010, 07:40 PM

I think by this winter I will definately be able to do a "perfect" 405. One thing I have noticed about myself is that my bench goes up the most when I can get a weight with my ass off the bench first. Like, instead of trying to do every single set competition perfect, I will do every set perfect, then start to make it a little easier on myself by lifting my ass a bit when I am getting close to maxing, or trying a new max. Once i can get a new weight like that, I think its a mix of my body knowing how to move it, and me being more mentally confident, because it only takes a couple weeks for me to be able to do that same weight with my ass down, then just a couple more weeks for me to be able to do a "perfect" set but bringing it down controlled, touching it with a slight pause, then pressing it to lock out.
If i try the other route, and try to up my max by doing perfect form and perfect sets every time, I will be stuck at the same weight forever.

I am confident that within the next couple months sometime, I will be able to do 405 for a "perfect" set.
Thanks for all the comments and support guys! If this was a video on youtube, I would never hear the end of it about my ass coming up. All the 110lb guys that bench press slightly more than their gaming remotes would be telling me how much I suck because this wasn't competition quality, lol.

Once i can get this more confidently, and with more control, I will be that douche bag in the gym that gets someone to record it, and I will post a video.

Thanks again!

**Ernst** · 10-14-2010, 08:02 PM

Nice work. Congratulations!

**SomeRandomGuy** · 10-14-2010, 09:40 PM

Try just getting a huge arch in your back with feet tucked behind as far as possible and push into the ground with them flat on the floor. It will still turn it into somewhat more of a decline, and that's what powerlifters do. That and they use an extra wide grip so the bar isn't travelling as far, too

. The other thing I see people do is bounce 405. It's a scary sight to see 405 bounce off someone's sternum. Yeah they were fine that time, but what happens next time?

**Skyler** · 10-14-2010, 10:02 PM

Oh i am very strict about never bouncing weight, no matter what. I would rather have to turn it into a forced rep, or just have it pulled off me, then try to use it as a tool to test the flexability of my sternum, lol.

I have tried a huge arch, and right as i am about to lift, or as soon as I unrack it, my hips will start to lock up, or my lower back will lock up big time. I have been told that this will stop if I practice more, though.

**SomeRandomGuy** · 10-15-2010, 04:08 PM

By lock up, do mean cramp up? I've had that. When I do heavy reps, sometimes I have to stop, not because the weight is too heavy, but because my low back cramps.

**live2liftt** · 05-08-2011, 07:55 AM

Originally Posted by SomeRandomGuy

Yeah, I got 405 at 200 lbs when I was 18. It took 2 years to get there, though. Now at 250lbs, I got 405 for 3 easy reps. On decline I've gotten 425 for 12 reps. My triceps are stronger than everything else

. Even with the back arch turning that into a decline press, it's still impressive. You're gonna f your back up if you do it all the time, though. I'd say instead of getting multiple reps, get a 405 pause press with your ass on the bench. That'd be more impressive in my book. Good work, though.

Sorry to open up old threads but I really wanna know how you managed such a lift after only 2 years and at 18 years old?!? 405 is my target before I'm 20 so I've got like 18 months to go and can only do like 225 so basicaly I need to add 10lbs /month for the next 18 months. Do you think that's possible? Thanks in advance!

**quarry206** · 05-08-2011, 02:40 PM

Originally Posted by Skyler

Just wanted to brag a little bit! This has been my goal for a long time, and tonight I got it! I got one rep by myself, and one more forced rep. My ass came off the bench a couple inches, but I don't care, I moved the weight! I will clean up my form later!
Oh, and I weighed myself at 201.5, so I am benching a hair over double bodyweight!
Feel free to give me all the shit you want, nothing can kill my mood!

i am going to warn you of one bad thing... at your weight and strength, you are only going to keep going LOL

I was your same weight when i did it for the first time too.. it really drives you to realize that you can do twice your body weight, keep pushing it will shock you, and everybody else to see what you can do.

great job

--------------------shit I just realized this is a year old bumped thread by somebody.. my bad

**stack_it** · 05-08-2011, 04:42 PM

Originally Posted by quarry206

i am going to warn you of one bad thing... at your weight and strength, you are only going to keep going LOL

I was your same weight when i did it for the first time too.. it really drives you to realize that you can do twice your body weight, keep pushing it will shock you, and everybody else to see what you can do.

great job

--------------------shit I just realized this is a year old bumped thread by somebody.. my bad

Did you realize you gave advise to a banned member too? Lol

**dec11** · 05-08-2011, 05:02 PM

Originally Posted by stack_it

Did you realize you gave advise to a banned member too? Lol

hehehe, face palm moment at its best

**quarry206** · 05-08-2011, 07:17 PM

Originally Posted by stack_it

Did you realize you gave advise to a banned member too? Lol

haha nah i just read it and was like wow ok i'll write a reply, and then after it posted i realized, dang this is old as crap why did the person before me bump it

**DSM4Life** · 05-09-2011, 04:37 AM

Originally Posted by quarry206

haha nah i just read it and was like wow ok i'll write a reply, and then after it posted i realized, dang this is old as crap why did the person before me bump it

For that i am working on getting you banned.

**boz** · 05-09-2011, 09:16 AM

Well done mate u should be very proud of yourself.

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