what percent of your body weight can you bench press?

[Meathead57]

i bench 275 at 135 pounds im guessing thats in the 200 + category!

[groverman1]

130%

[sin]

171% 2X bodyweight here i come.

[Meathead57]

SIn HEy man good luck w/ the 2x its a great feeling when you reach it!!

[Swellin]

Nothing like keeping an ancient thread alive....
163% 345 @212 before starting cycle. I have moved away from the flat bench for the last 6 weeks. I will see what I have in a couple of weeks.


BTW...did anybopdy else notice there was no 160-170% bracket in the poll?

[Hellhawk1717]

Thanks here is a pic of me hitting over 600 last March

http://www.geocities.com/xdecieverx/pljay.html

**** man!:eek

You can bench 350 pounds more than I can squat!:lol


Oh, by the way I can bench about 120% of my weight

[ShYnE[sK]]

166% here

[scrawnymofo]

I just started training a year ago and I weighed 205lbs and could only bench 175 for 85%. Yes, I know a total fat a$$. A year later I weigh 170lbs and can bench 235 for 138%. A gain of 52%. I will get 200% someday.

[docflock]

good thread. i always heard that a good measure of strength is if you could squat 2 times your weight and bench 1.5 times your weight.

[Elliot]

**** i can only bench 1x my body weight.. which is 235.. but for a year worth of trainin i think thats decent.. maybe not..

[JDMSilviaSpecR]

I weighed 175 and put up 430 on bench a year ago.

[Benches505]

5 ft 9 238lbs 505x1 max Lil over 200 but chest is my strong point.

[fritz2435]

165 bench 275, only there's no 160-170% choice. Whats up w/ that?

[TheOak182]

Props to anyone who can bench twice their weight!!!

[big daddy k de]

Benched 405 at just under 200

[ssdboxer]

I weigh 175 and last time i maxed out at 315. That was about 6 months ago and when i did that i could only hit 225 10 times, but now i can put it up 12-15 times so im pretty sure that im between 80-90%.

[PoPpaPaQ]

161% .. seems to be about the average.

[LACBodybuilder]

I can bench press 315 at 195lbs, which is 162%. But a guy at my gym weighs about 290 and ive seen him get 650 once clean, and do 10 reps reverse grip with 405 with ease. He is a ****ing monster.

[Paranoid]

I hover between 160-170%.

[the hulkster]

Hey Powerlifter Jay I think I seen you lift at the arnold classic this year. I was gonna try and say what's up if that was you but I didn't know for sure.


Whatcha gonna do....

[goodtobeapimp]

480@235 (raw) a little over 200%

[cbpumped]

about a month ago I did 355 for two reps. 5'8 200lbs.

[g8rz1]

When I turned 40 I was overweight and out of shape. I figured I'd better start some strength training before it's too late. Now I'm 42 yrs, 5' 6", 143 lbs. I bench 290 (just over double body weight). 300 is around the corner. Lifetime drug free.

[pal]

120% About 195/200 lb bench at 160/165lb bodyweight!

[pal]

And welcome to the board G8rz1!!

[big daddy k de]

ok i need to chang my stat... i cut alittle so i am 190lbs and got my bench to 415

[Benches505]

200% plus /off cycle

[Recoverybuff]

I'm 42 years old. 1 rep Max is 350...I weigh 168 lbs. Not bad, eh? M-One-T has helped a lot.

[RJstrong]

234% I benched 551 @ 235lbs. June 19, 2004 A.P.F Florida State

[Fat Guy]

425 raw (no super shirts) bench Devided by 306lbs. body weight equals 139%. 6'1" tall
425/306=1.3888 * 100=138.88= 139%
I was reading many of the post in here and I all I have to say is WOW!

[63190]

1RM/body weight 205/190=107%
Any way that's raw- no super shirt, sleeves, wrist wraps. And I've got a hurt shoulder. Before I hurt it, I was at 280/195=143%

[GETSOME]

171%

[IronReload04]

weight is 215 and i bench 330

[smhart75]

160 lbs, max 250...im guessing 155%