14 lb per month of lockdown (benchpress)

[Honkey_Kong]

Because of lockdown I didn't do benchpress for 4 months straight.

My bench had been 204 lbs before lockdown.

Getting back to the gym after lockdown, my bench was down by 55 lb. So I lost about 14 lb per month from my bench press.

I was hoping that 2020 would be the first year I ever benched 100 kg but that's now pushed forward to this year.

I'm hoping it takes me a lot less than 4 months to regain the strength I lost over those 4 months. If I had a training partner I'd get them to lift the bar out for me for heavy negatives. I might be able to lift out 209 lb by myself for a heavy negative. The bench press station has a safety barrier to stop the bar resting on my chest.

Dude, I hope you're not even considering using steroids.

[Fluidic Kimbo]

Dude, I hope you're not even considering using steroids.

Test P 50mg EOD
Tren A 150mg EOD
Dbol 50mg daily (only in the first week)
Var 80mg daily
Clen 20mcg daily
T3 20mcg daily

That would help. I might be done with steroids though. Not sure yet.

[Honkey_Kong]

Test P 50mg EOD
Tren A 150mg EOD
Dbol 50mg daily (only in the first week)
Var 80mg daily
Clen 20mcg daily
T3 20mcg daily

That would help. I might be done with steroids though. Not sure yet.

Dude benching 100kg is not very much weight. The fact that you can't do it naturally indicates that there is something seriously wrong with your training, diet, ability to rest or a combination of them. I get that you're short, but you've got a lot of room for improvement naturally. I'd stay away from gear, if I were you. At least try to reach some accomplishments without any.

[Fluidic Kimbo]

Dude benching 100kg is not very much weight. The fact that you can't do it naturally indicates that there is something seriously wrong with your training, diet, ability to rest or a combination of them. I get that you're short, but you've got a lot of room for improvement naturally. I'd stay away from gear, if I were you. At least try to reach some accomplishments without any.

Look I know people like to cling to words like ectomorph, endomorph, mesomorph to try rationalise why they are either unwilling or unable to try harder in their hobby of weightlifting, but just to give a little of my own background here:

I'm in my 30's right now, but I've been the same height since I was about 17 or 18. When I started training in Thai boxing at the age of 17, I stood on the weighing scales and it went back and forth between 49 and 50 kilograms (i.e. between 108 -110 lbs). Standing at a height of 5'3", this gave me a BMI of 19.5 (which is just a little bit above the minimum BMI of 18.5 for a healthy person).

I had great success competing in Thai Boxing with a BMI of 19.5, even though ironically all my opponents were a tiny bit taller than me. I was able to do 83 press-up's (which I still think is a pretty decent number).

I never really liked terms like ectomorph, endomorph, mesomorph but if you were gonna adhere one of them to me then I'd go with ectomorph.

So then I started taking steroids when I was 21. I quickly went from 52kg right up to 60kg (almost a 20% increase in bodyweight). Ten years went by and I did steroids on and off while continuing weightlifting. Right now I weigh about 72 - 73 kg, and so this gives me a BMI of 28, so a doctor would classify me as overweight since my BMI is over 25. I'm not staying that I'm built of solid muscle.... I definitely have fat deposits, and lockdown has given me just a tiny bit of a belly, but overall I think I'm in decent shape.

With a BMI of 28, I'm able to run 5km in about 25 minutes. My record for running 5km is around about 22:50, but I was about 5 - 10 kg lighter when I ran that fast. If in the future I were to lose 15 - 20 kg, then I reckon I'd be a very decent runner, and I could probably compete in Thai boxing again, but I think I like being the shape I am, and I like being strong(er). My life isn't all about competitive sport, I do other shit too.

With the shape of my body and how I'm put together as a result of my genetics, puberty, etc., benching 100kg would be quite a feat for me. I'm hoping I pull it off this year.