>started to bench
>can barely 50
Is there hope for me fit? Is it possible to start this low?
>>34950021
Yes ffs
>>34950021
Everyone had to start somewhere, just make sure you are disciplined and keep pushing yourself. Record your lifts so you have a goal to aim for.
>tfw benching 85 with squats at 160
I feel so weak, but just remember
We're all gonna make it, brah
>>34950021
I started at 95 and made it up to 200 within a couple months. You can do it OP.
>>34950021
Don't fall for e-stats, my friend. I swear to god nobody on this board benched lmao1plate the 1st time they entered a gym. I think I started benching at 75lbs, if I remember correctly.
Eat a fuck ton and lift as heavy as you can, you can make it.
...CMON
>>34950034
>tfw OHP/BR both @ 85lbs and Deadlift @ 160
iktfb
>>34950051
Fat people can bench 185+ on their first day brah. It's all relative
>>34950021
Started with bar, doing lmao1pl8 now. Follow your dreams anon.
>>34950064
maaaaaybe bro but DYEL fatties I see sometimes bench less than a plate. I agree it's all relative though.
>tfw skelly for life
>>34950021
50kg is not bad
>>34950021
Lol first time I ever benched I was 13 and got 55 lbs. That sucks, how do people get this weak? Do you actually do nothing physical?
>>34950085
He means 50 lbs you dumb nigger
>>34950021
you can only bench 50lb??? LOL HELLO AUSCHWITZ!!!! holy shit i started as a skeletor who ate 1 meal a day and i started at 95x5. just give up now
>>34950051
Benched 205 first day
No troll. I was doing handstand push ups before that though
>>34950110
i hope not
Y...you count the bar, right?
>>34950021
I started with the bar and struggled with 10's on each side a couple days later (65lbs), now I'm at 390lbs. There is always hope, just believe in yourself. Bench is something that must be learned properly, once you learn how to bench properly your bench will increase substantially.
>>34950034
Tfw benching 135x5 with squats at 315 for 2. Fucking SL. The app is so nice though
>>34950214
How long did it take to get that far?
>>34950021
Don't ever get discouraged because someone can lift more than you, they once started where you are now.
Eat big, Lift heavy, and sleep well.
>>34950021
What's the rush?
>>34950179
How much is the bar?
>>34950239
Started at 16yrs 45lbs-85lbs
17: 135-185lbs
18: learned how to bench properly 185lbs-315lbs
19: 315lbs-355lbs
20: 355lbs-365lbs
21: 365lbs-385lbs
Stopped focusing on bench for big squat and deadlift.
22-25: 390lbs
wow, the is 45 lbs so I actually started at 95? I feel a lot better now lol
>>34950291
45lbs
>gymbro started going to the gym with me
>started off benching 65lb
>is now up to 115
i'm so proud
>>34950120
Yeah but you're still suck at lmaopl8 after a year and you're still a skelly so you can go fuck yourself mang.
>>34950297
>185 to 315 in a year
>learned to bench properly
you learned to cycle properly
>>34950297
Any tips on benching properly? Just retract shoulder blades and get an arch?
>>34950353
I had good coaching once I went into college by coming out of my shell asking guys with big benches to help me get a 315lbs bench. 315lbs was just 1RM not reps, I repped the 185lbs for sets of 10 before I got into 1RM training which was extremely foreign to me. You gotta remember I was a calenstinics fag in my teens watching all that DBZ. I only really got into weight lifting closer to 20 when some older coaches realized my potential.
The worst part is when you start that low and stall barely a month later
The lmao1pl8 is right in front of you but you can't get there for some reason, feels bad man
>>34950367
Learn the importance of pushing through your feet when benching, I didn't learn that until three years in. Grip position, consistent par bath. Depends on your goals desu senpai.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW_Sr0aV2Es
I'm stalled at 130. What should I do to improve it?
>>34950417
Fugg man, I know this feel exactly.
>Can't make it over 130
Just fucking kill me now f4m
>>34950467
Grow a pair.
First time I benched I was pinned by the bar. Took me forever to get to 135. Currently benching 275 3x5. You'll get there.
>>34950447
Thanks m8, my bar path is never as consistent as it should be
>>34950021
if you're stalling/stuck, drop the weight and watch form videos for cues on what you might be doing wrong. Bench is especially hard since the way you do is activates different muscles.
>>34950479
Dude..
>slowly climb from just the bar to 115 focusing on form never jumping more than 5 pounds
>stall at 115lb for three sessions
>give it one last shot before deloading
>Fucking DESTROY the stall, feel invincible
>next BP session
>120 bruh lmao1pl8 just around the corner
>here we go!
>oh wow this feels heavy, but I can do it!
>fucking fail on the third rep of the first set.
>rollofshame.exe
>deload to 95lb
>the ride never ends.
>>34950447
>push through your feet
Fuck, I've been doing it wrong this entire time.
The bench is one of those catch 22 exercises.
Always makes me laugh when I see some big buff dude benching 225 but his rom is literally 1/8th of the skinny ass dude benching 85 right next to him on the other bench because the buff dude has a huge chest and the skinny dude is flat as a board and thus super low on the bench
I started same place if not a little bit weaker, yesterday I benched 175 for a 5x5 @ 170 bw.
Just gotta be consistent with eating/lifting/sleeping and you'll be repping body weight before you know it.
>>34950297
how much did you weigh for those lifts and how much do you weigh now
>>34950353
even if you're just adding 2.5lbs weekly you can get there in a year (and honestly, with a 185lbs bench you should be adding weight on a session by session basis, not weekly)
fucking /fit/ idiots know jack shit about how far a guy can take his lifts
/fit/ is it pathetic that im 6'7 and can only bench 185? I was going to the gym frequently like 4 months ago , but due to some personal issues I havent really been going. At all actually. Realistically how much strength do you think ill have lost?
>>34950813
>and honestly, with a 185lbs bench you should be adding weight on a session by session basis
l m a o
fucking /fit/ e-statting man
>>34950855
yes. pathetic
get up to 260lbs
bench 500
beat up manlets
>>34950752
Knowing is half the battle...
>>34950813
Now 189-191lbs >>34949698
>>34950021
who cares what numbers you bench? jesus fuck, this board is so retarded
any suggestions:
Can DB bench 30 - 32 kilo each hand.
( 132 lb.)
Went to barbell bench 1plate, it was so lopsided with my left arm being stronger and awkward and did 5 awful reps.
whats up with that?
Should I just stick with DB bench press?
>>34950870
>knowing is half the battle
Any squat advice?
>>34950858
wasn't even my main point
i delivered mathematical proof that it is possible to go from 185lbs to 315lbs on the bench in a year, by adding 2.5lbs to it on a weekly basis
i am scientifically right :^)
>>34950870
Nice bike.
Also, I forgot people of color use the internet too.
>>34950916
Learn proper valsalva maneuver, stay tight, don't be afraid to go deep, know when to exhale, be aware of your heels, learn to sit into the movement. Also squeeze the bar just as tight as if you were benching (creates better shelf, etc), I learned this wayy too late having fish hands on the bar for years.
>>34950955
Thanks. It's got totalled. The next two got stolen. Imagine that people stealing bikes from people of color, who aren't of color, lol.
>>34951143
Stop buying nice looking bikes.
>>34950021
i was you man, in 3-5 months i tripled it, 150 isnt much either but we will make it together
benched 102.5kg (226lb)
the other day
is this good
>>34952080
how much of a big guy are you
>>34950021
>start as a fatty at 90kg
>barely bench 30kg
>7 years later
>again at 90kg (winter bulking)
>bench 170kg
We're all gonna make it, brah. Don't ever lose hope.
>>34950051
>>34950064
Benched 110 as a hungry skeleton at 6'1 150. And I was jobless, just helping around normal city house. You western folks are really atrophied beyond imagination.
>>34950813
You add way more than that, while being a beginner. CNS adaptations.
>>34950021
You can stary anywhere. That's not what matters. What matters is how much you improve and that is done through hard work and consistency.
>>34950353
its called linear progression, and 315 is well within the natty limit.
not that i can give an objective opinion anyways, because i am just thirty for lotus' dick (no homo)
>>34951143
>stay tight,
>don't be afraid to go deep
>learn to sit into the movement
ooh bby.
don't make me blush
>>34952126
Its possible, but going from 185 to 315 without a single stall is rare as hell. Especially in someone who isn't particularly heavy and isn't gaining a ton of weight.
Add in Lotus' general retardation when it comes to training knowledge and it shouldn't be surprising that a lot of people think he's on cycle.
>>34952137
>without a single stall is rare as hell.
you could stall a couple times and still make it within the span of a year.
just accept lotus is the natty king we need, not the natty king we deserve.
>started at 20kg
>8 months later struggling to do 70kg for more than 2 reps
PLS HALP
>>34950813
yes, LPing your bench to 315 from 185 inside of a year is just that easy
regardless he meant 185 for sets of 10 to 315x1, not 185 1rm to 315 1rm which is easily possible for a decent presser with a good diet
You'll be alright I started at a 95lb bench when I was 270lbs.
>>34950021
I started at 75 six months ago and I've already put 100 on that. You can do it, bud.
With good form and all your calories and protons, you can probably add 5 pounds per week. You'll feel pathetic for a while, but you'll get up there.
Who cares how weak you are at the beginning. You're acknowledging you're weak and working on it. What else are you supposed to do? Just lift and eat well and you'll be fine
>>34950021
is that pounds or kg? are you a woman or a man?
all depends friendo. I started at 40kg bench.
>>34950021
50kg is good for a beginner. Just keep going and you will reach a good milestone in no time.
>>34950021
i started 1 months ago
bench 65kg
squat 90kg
dl 80kg
never did ohp, because im scared
>>34954251
>never did ohp, because im scared
>>34954251
Don't be afraid of ohp. It took me a month and half to get my form descent at first but it is definitely worth it. One of the best shoulder exercise out there
>>34954251
you can do it anon!
>>34954222
>>34954259
>avatarfagging on fit
just fuck off to /v/ or /a/
>>34954299
>being this new
>>34953951
>yes, LPing your bench to 315 from 185 inside of a year is just that easy
no one said it was easy
that's why most of you doubt it
because you're pussies and aren't capable of putting in anywhere near enough work to come close to those numbers in that timespan
>>34950021
I had the same problem.I tried to deadliftthe bar the other day and I couldn't even budge it. My dad had to help me set it up on milkcrates now I can't even move the fucking thing. How can I progress?
>>34950021
Are you guys talking about lbs or kgs?
>>34956194
kbs
>>34950021
know how u feel. Been lifting since march and I can only bench 165 and squat 220.
>>34950021
OP, seriously. Do one hand barbell bench press as an accessory. That shit took my bench from 90lbs to 220lbs in 8 months of lifting. I did those for 2x5 (each arm) twice a week.
>>34956194
The KGB
>>34956530
If you can't even lift at least 10 gb, you're not going to make it.
>>34950034
Holy shit dude, are you me?!?!?!
>>34950906
I'm the opposite. I rock on the bar, but my DB press is just messy.
As far as fixing your BB press, try doing 1 or 2 sets with a spotter on the bench at any weight, then finishing your press with DB.
>>34956606
Your bench should go from 90lbs to 220lbs without any accessory. What the fuck kind of program are you doing that doesn't allow you to bench 220 after 8 month?
tfw i still only bench 80 kg as 1RM after 1 year of lifting and doing SL
Been lifting for about 10 months now, first half with brosplit, second with ss.
>180cm tall
>Went from 55kg - 70kg in bodyweight
>13kg bench to 52.5kg
mfw when all my friends who are starting out, outlifts me in every exercise on their first workouts
>>34950021
When I first benched 35kg seemed heavy as fuck.
Now I do 70kg for reps :)
Took quite a long time to reach it because I was inconsitent and had several times where i stopped lifting for a month or two. but eventually I got there. Just keep it up. And if you cant find time to lift anymore, just start again as soon as possible.
>>34950110
50 poons, he's in London
>>34950021
Definitely
>be skeleton
>want to get stronger
>ask dad for help
>gives me Body for Life workout
>doesn't know shit about diet so I just keep eating what I always eat which is about 1.5k calories
>don't know shit about rest so I get my usual 3.5-5 hours of sleep
>dumbbell bench goes from 40lbs to 50lbs over 3 months before I get sick of no progress and quit
>settle in to doing calisthenics programs like 100 push ups, 200 sit ups, etc
>years pass
>start lurking /fit/
>read the sticky
>understand diet
>understand importance of sleep
>start Stronglifts
>begin benching 45lbs because I haven't lifted in years and don't know what I'm capable of
>continue progression
>now 2.5 months in and benching 140lbs
>still haven't stalled yet
No doubt my calisthenics helped me establish a basis of fitness I didn't have when I tried body for life years ago but my poor diet and sleep habits were also no doubt limiting me.
Keep at it because I definitely started as low as one possibly can.
>>34958638
the only person you are competing with is yourself
>>34958851
Sorry, but what you were doing was not calisthenics.
>>34958907
And the universe.
And group think.
And the bodybuilding.com forums.
P U S S Y
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Is it possible that some people just has shitty genes in that sense, with nerv system or something?
I'm femanon, I look more muscular than most other women at my gym, but my bench press sucks. I find it hard to get it up. It weir how some old grannies has same weights in bench press than I do.
Also, I can bench press up to 180kg but can't squat shit. How is that even possible?
Could it be that my nerv system just isn't suitable for weightlifitng, even though I can gain muscle pretty well.
>inb4 fat, I weigh 57kg
>>34950749
Eat more you faggot
>tfw making prs every session due to the sheer calorie intake
>>34959442
>my bench press sucks
>I can bench press up to 180kg
So which one is it?
>>34959678
oh my god hahaha
I meant leg press. sorry my bad
>>34959442
SHIT FORM, SHIT MOBILITY
>TFW rotator cuff injury
>TFW stuck in 205 hell
JUST
>>34959837
how do I fix this
50kg or 50lb? Fuck I started a month ago and I've just moved onto 40kg 3×8 bench, ah least I'm progressing
>>34950055
God I used to fucking hate OHP. Turns out I wasn't progressing because my form was horrible and I wasn't exploding(not sure if that helps).
>>34958638
13
Kg
Benchpress
What the fuck man
Weigh 54kg (lol) I can now do 22.5kg DBs for 8 reps. I was on 15kg DBs 2 and a half months ago. Im finding it hard to progress with having no fucking BBs in my gym other than the smith. I cant move gym because I can walk to this one and dont have a car yet. Will only using dumbbells for bench limit me or give me or be good? Check isn't progressing very well in terms of mass.
>>34960184
*chest
>tfw sprained a wrist maybe a month and a half ago
>Virtually healed and don't notice it except when I bench
>Get really nervous because it starts hurting
It will eventually get better, right?
>>34960184
>weigh 54kg
>chest isn't progressing in terms of mass
lol, no shit, eat more
>>34960257
haha fair point
>>34951671
>nigger
>buying bikes
Kek
>>34960184
Start counting calories and eat more, I only have dbs and I'm benching 65kg at the moment. You're only having issues advancing because of poor diet.
>>34960316
Will do man thanks
>>34950870
>shitty fixie
>not even using clipless pedals
If you're going to brag about something don't have such a shit bike
>>34950021
Of course
I was just able to bench de bar for 5 reps when I started. Six months later I am benching 150 lbs for 5 reps. Long way to go tho.
It's just a matter of time, food and rest m8. Don't worry.
>>34952152
learn correct form, i guarantee you're not doing it properly.
Learn Linear progression.
>>34959705
Stop leg pressing.
Even skinyfat manlets can leg press 4+plates.
I forget what percentage of the weight you're actually pushing, but it's not a lot.
Just squat more frequently and eat.
>>34950906
>Should I just stick with DB bench press?
No, do barbell more you fucking cunt, you just need a bit more practice, shouldnt take long
>bench 130
>squat 110
>i can almost dunk
i don't undertsand. if i put any more weight on my squats my knees feel like they are going to explode. what are so weak in my legs? they dont even look small proportionally
> tfw finally making progress on the bench from empty bar
> tfw when after 3 montha of lifting, anything over 110 lbs causes insane amounts of shoulder pain
Honestly, I have no idea what to do. Its that pain that detered me from lifting and made me stop for a while. I started lifting again after a few months and after working back up to that weight, its still fucking there.
>>34950064
Benched 115 first day as a fat ass. Fuck this meme
>>34962034
I benched 65 on the first day as a skeletor, Meme confirmed.
>>34961661
Learn how to bench properly, or fuck up and have arthritis in your 30s.
>>34961661
Are your arms straight out, like a right angle with your sides, like you're forming a cross?
If so, stop that, because it fucks up your shoulders. Other than that, you might've just pulled something and have a rampant inflammatory situation now. Do light weights as you allow them to heal.
