>finally hit 1pl8 bench after 2 months of lifting
>excited and happy with my progress
>see teenagers benching 2.5pl8 and up without spotters
going to die
Why do you compare yourself to others man?
You hit YOUR goal. Be fucking proud.
>>35003113
HAHAHAHAHAHA
>mfw 150kg squat
>mfw 160kg deadlift
>mfw 70kg bench
It's bullshit
>>35003144
Same here with shitty bench
4pl8 squat
5.5pl8 dl
90kg bench
just..
>>35003165
cant even imagine how disproportionate u must be
>>35003144
>>35003165
Do incline bench you retards
>>35003113
yeah, well, an infant is stronger than an adult rat.
Age doesn't matter.
>>35003144
>tfw 110 squat 140 dl
>do 95 bench
>go to snap city
T-Rex mode is not so bad anyway.
>>35003176
how often should i do incline over regular bench? tried it for the first time yesterday and could barely hit my OHP max
>>35003113
Only person you should be trying to be better than is the man you were yesterday.
>>35003144
u know SS is a meme right?
>>35003274
I never did SS technically, that's why my stats are shit.
>>35003176
The only incline bench I can do is in the smith machine because of my poverty gym.
Is that ok?
>only benching 1pl8 after 2 months
You're correct about feeling bad
>>35003113
how much kg is 1pl8?
>>35004683
60kg
>>35004771
aight, thanks
>>35004683
60kg. 20kg bar + 1x20kg plate on either side.
>>35004814
>counting the bar
>>35004809
How the fuck is it 40kg
>>35003144
Nice 150 half squat.
5'3" 125 lbs 210 lb bench
>>35004814
>not accounting for the holes in the plates
It's more like 55kg
>>35004831
2x20kg = 40kg
>>35003143
because lifting is suppose to be the one thing I have that normies don't.
and now here they are lifting twoce as much as me.
>>35004683
135 lbs
bar is counted
>>35004911
>because lifting is suppose to be the one thing I have that normies don't
back to /r9k/
>>35004832
>5'3
>>35004937
no, never going back
>>35004832
>5'3
>125 lbs
how unfortunate, i know instagram sluts who are heavier than you
>>35004911
Just remeber that normies stop after highschool or college. They eventually get fat and cant even walk a mile. Stick to it bro, soon enough you will make it
Really OP? This has to be bait. I was benching 1.5pl8 for reps the first time I walked into a gym.
>>35004838
Wat
>>35006381
Really? I was benching 2pl8 for reps the day i walked out of my moms womb.
>>35003113
Keep at it m80, Rome wasn't built in a day.
>>35003113
Everybody goes up at their own pace
different genetics, different starting points ect. All you can do is work to improve yourself personally.
I have a friend with really bad genetics, he's the only member of his siblings expected to live past 50, one died at 27 just this year, he's a skinny twig, 5'10" and sub 60kg. I managed to get him benching up to 35kilos, it took months to get him to even that level.
>>35006381
I'll bet you're fatter than fucking shit too
>>35003113
I watched 2 skinny probably 130lb high school kids squat 275 atg squats with no warm ups. I died alittle.
>been lifting for two months now
>still only bench 75 pounds
kill me
>>35004832
>5' 3
ho ho, no amount of lifting will make up for this.
also, your bench sucks, little man.
>tfw 240lb bench
why can't i just be strong brehs
>>35006496
haha thanks for trying to cheer my up with your joke but no one is that weak
>>35006494
this is what kills me
>>35006467
damn. I have a friend who ways like 110 or something. the dude almost looks anorexic. would love to help him stop being a skelly, but I dont think he wants to stop.
faggot never texted me back when I invited him to hang out
fuck you Josh R
you're not german, YOUR SKIN IS DARKER THAN MINE FOR FUCKS SAKE
>>35006594
leave
>>35006467
>, he's the only member of his siblings expected to live past 50, one died at 27 just this year,
That's pretty sad and you're a good guy for being his gym-bro
>>35003144
210 deadlift 165 squat and 95 pause bench, it's piss
I can't even bench 1pl8 as a 1rm, but I can do a 2.5pl8 deadlift to 1rm.
Kills me, I should be at a 1+1/4th pl8 bench by now. My arms shake and I have been stuck at 30-35lbs for a month now without the weight bulging or getting any easier. I can just about press more than I can bench.
you guys should all consider benching twice or even three times per week. once a week isn't enough for optimal strength gains.
>everyone here having similar problems
well what are we gonna do bruhs
I used to have the same problem with legs being strong and upper being weak af.
I just started eating more and training legs a little less and doing pushups whenever not in the gym.
Bench went up 40 pounds in 2 weeks doing this.
>>35003165
impossible.
>>35006910
too bad im cutting
maybe ill just cheat every other day i guess
[spoiler]i do that already[/spoiler]
do spoilers work?
>>35006944
Why TF are you cutting familia? You are WEAK AF.
>>35006431
Lmao i benched 3 plates as a mere sperm cell faggot
>>35006954
i am 225 pounds, 5'9.5 (with shoes on)
>>35003113
Keep at it op you will go far
>>35006997
>35006997
thanks
>>35006986
Lmao i was benching 4pl8s when you where being swallowed by your dad
>>35003176
please tell me what that fixes you mongoloid
>>35006575
>1.68x BW sucks
>>35007701
I incline benched 5 plates before your dad kissed his first boyfriend
>>35007747
I shoulder pressed 2pl8s while your dad was being diddled by micheal jackson
>>35007714
Your weak ass chest nigger
>>35003113
Those guys you see in the gym benching 2 or more plates? The cool, 'normie' guys? Let me clue you in on them-
Most of them have been lifting since freshmen year of high school or 8th grade even.
I know a few of these guys at my uni, in fact- I asked them how long they had lifted, figuring it was 2 years or so, but they had actually been lifting for 5-7 years.
Now it's not so impressive for them to be putting up 275 while weighing 200 lbs at 6'2", when they've been lifting for 10-20 times as long as you have.
>>35003144
>>35003165
Quarter reps, quarter reps everywhere
>ITT SS fags
>>35007728
>measuring in anything but raw numbers
>>35007835
Are you aware that strength is nearly at a 1:1 ratio with muscle cross sectional area?
Thus a person A with 50% the cross sectional area of person B in his pectorals is objectively stronger than person B as long as his bench press is over 50% of person B?
That example is a bit hard pressed. It's much easier to look at it this way: who's stronger, a 125 pounder benching 210 or a 210 pounder benching 275?
The 125 pounder is a hell of a lot stronger, and imagine how much stronger he'll be than the 210 once he adds another 20 pounds of muscle.
>>35004601
I mean what if he started with the fucking bar lol
>>35007927
>mfw imagining this happening but with the bar only
>>35004832
Nice, bro. Congrats. You look good.
>>35003113
>mfw 210kg deadlift
>mfw 180kg squat
>mfw 100kg bench
JUST... FUCK MY SHIT UP.
>>35008041
Those are typical powerlifting or athlete numbers
*cough*
Wait, you must be a 110 kilo fatty
>>35008073
>implying fat can exert force into the bar making the lift easier
Get out normie.
>>35008084
That's not what I mean. I mean that if he were to lose all that fat, he could actually be a half decent athlete with his strength.
See what a 4 plate squat and 5 plate deadlift can you do for a 70kg athlete, it's quite impressive.
/fit/ breeds strongfat neckbeards with no athletic ability
>>35004911
>lifting
>not a normie activity
>>35008041
>220kg deadlift
>180kg squat
>165kg bench
>mfw
>>35008095
He mean ACTUAL lifting, normies dont do actual lifting senpai.
>>35008095
>>35008111
Yes... they do. You think Zyzz posted on /r9k/?
>inb4 he played WoW
>>35004911
>using the term 'normies', ironically or not
Kill yourself
>>35007870
>who's stronger
>the person who lifts less
>or the person who lifts more
275>210. Raw numbers are the only thing that matters unless you're at a competitive level.
>>35008194
So if I bring a car jack to the gym and perform a deadlift with it, I'm stronger than everyone else?
If I bring a set of pectorals with a mass of 5 kg and my little friend's are only 2kg, yet we max out with the same weight on chest flies, are we really equal in strength?
Bringing larger muscles to the gym is like bringing a car jack. More muscle mass= more motor units and stored energy- you're basically getting a cheat, like a car jack or bench shirt, in the form of more mass.
The smaller guy's strength comes from a honed CNS and insane coordination, whereas the bigger guy's comes from hunks of meat.
The person who moves the most weight with the least motor units is the strongest. They're doing more with what they have, and they have even more strength potential if they gain muscle.
>>35008355
A- am I being trolled here?
>>35008355
>>35007870
Is this real life?
Can't say that I can relate. I benched 315x2 at 198 when I was 22.
>>35008355
kill yourself, manlet
>lifting for years
>only bench 1 pleight for reps
>>35008355
lmao okay now that was good bait
>>35008355
So get more fucking motor units then faggot
>>35008372
No desu, I can see why you would laugh at what I'm saying though.
There's the cube-square law though, right? Doesn't that mean that ants who carry 1000x their bodyweight aren't really stronger than humans who carry 3x bodyweight?
Well sure, the cube-square law does apply to humans too, but the magnitude of disparity in a 250 lb man versus a 150 lb man is nowhere year that of a man and an ant.
So the 150 lb man who benches 2 plates is stronger than the 250 lb man who benches 3 plates.
The 250 lb man has almost twice the motor units but considerably less strength per motor unit than the 150 lb man.
Two fiddy is weaker
>>35008385
Keep crying about the fact that you'll never run a sub 11 second 100m dash or dunk, faggot.
>>35008403
When I accumulate more motor units, I'll be as strong as Matt Ogus or Candito
My chest and shoulders will be car jacks
>>35008355
I don't know if more mass necessarily means more motor units
>>35008408
kill yourself, manlet
>>35008408
>The 250 lb man has almost twice the motor units but considerably less strength per motor unit than the 150 lb man. Two fiddy is weaker
>implying strength is defined as how much weight lifted compared to how much you weight
Strength: Physical strength is the measure of an animal's exertion of force on physical objects. Increasing physical strength is the goal of strength training.
mr two fiddy is stronger, despite lifting less compared to his bodyweight than mr 150 manlet.
Dont try to argue semantics to your advantage faggot.
>>35008408
> Doesn't that mean that ants who carry 1000x their bodyweight aren't really stronger than humans who carry 3x bodyweight?
You're a retard. Ants lift 50x their bodyweight, not 1000, and insects in general are only so strong because of their small size. If you made them human-sized they would crumble their own weight.
>>35008408
But we're not talking about strength of individual motor units...
>>35008384
Ok...
>>35008436
>>35008433
>>35008430
>>35008429
>>35008414
Listen. Would you buy a weed whacker that weighs 5 lbs and is 90% effective at killing weeds or a 15 lb weed whacker that is also 100% effective?
Ignore the potential delt gains from carrying the heavier weed whacker.
They have the same price.
Which would you purchase?
>>35008384
Don't brag. I benched 3plate at 19 when I weighed 185lbs.
>>35008453
kill yourself, manlet
>>35008453
I get your point but you're trying to redefine strength you dumbass
>>35008453
the thing that's 100% effective, of course. what a dumb fucking question.
>>35008453
>Im a small underdeveloped male and i have to make up for my shitty lifts by comparing myself to how much ants lift compared to their bodyweights
>>35008453
>>35008471
You literally compare yourself to insects, we can tell you know how fucking tiny and shit you are. Get off fit.
>>35008484
At least I have chicken...
>>35006467
what disease does he have?
>>35004832
>>35007802
I actually go legal IPF depth, not even barely legal.
>>35003113
>worried about meme numbers
>not lifting and making progress
K... keep me posted
>>35003113
mfw
squat 110kg
deadllift 150kg
bench 105
tfw 3x5 stats
183/78
bench 92kg
squat 110kg
OHP 57kg
deadlift 165kg (1x5)
>>35003113
>squat 105kgx5
>feeling bretty good
>record myself to check my form just for the fuck of it
>not squatting to parallel
kill me
>>35004809
nice m8 b8 i r8 it an 8/8
>>35007802
>deadlift
>quarter rep
>mfw i tore my pec 3 years ago and its still holding me back to this day
>>35009359
>I actually go legal IPF depth, not even barely legal.
>IPF depth
>IPF
squat 110kg(atg, highbar)
bench 80kg
deadlift 185kg
kill me
>>35003165
When I started:
Bench: only the bar, struggling
DL: 2 plate
Squat: 0.5 plate
Now:
Bench: 2 plate
DL: 3 plate
Squat: 1.5 plate
And I only do ONE chest exercise (bench), my routine is back-oriented. What the fuck, chest?
>>35010063
Back improves every lift
>>35009924
Dyel newfag detected or what?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Pw9biyOlODM
>ipf
>not strict on depth
Pick 1
>tfw was transitioning from sedentary skinnyfat mode
>got my lifts up from 135 deadlift 115 squat 95 bench to 210 deadlift 195 squat and 165 bench in around a month and a half
>got a bad flu, couldn't eat or do shit for three weeks
>go to the gym today since i am feeling a bit better
>165 deadlift
>135 squat
>140 bench
Come fucking on i was making good progress, i fucking hate this shit...
>>35010424
Lbs btw lel
>>35004863
oh yeah now one plate means its 2 plates.
you shithole
>>35003143
This
Compare to how much you could lift 2 months ago
>>35004962
>>35005661
>>35006575
why even mention his height u jealous dyels, lets see some pics with your stats, your all 6'5 210 pounds 10% bf right?
>tfw 180lb bench
>tfw 155lb squat
>tfw 240lb deadlift
Kill me, the squat is hard.
>>35010306
That there hardtime gear- singlet, knee sleeves and belt- not to mention the drugs he's on- he would only be squatting 495 raw and natty
>>35011974
This is bait. Do not respond.
>been lifting for 4 months
>OHP is only 180 (for reps)
Just kill me now
>>35011985
It's true though .
Singlet=20 lbs
Belt= 20 lbs
sleeves= 20 lbs
Steroids= 20% edge from added mass and CNS
So really he might have squatted 550 raw and natty, but gear and 'gear' bumps him up to 720.
>>35005700
>the suffering of others keeps me going
>surely im better than them :^)
enjoy an unfulfilling life
>>35012207
It's not.
Singlet = 0lbs
Belt = possibly 45lbs or over
Sleeves = 0 - 2.5lbs
Jesse Norris is a natural lifter, he's been drug tested and competes in the international powerlifting federation.
He's natural until one of his many many many drug tests prove otherwise.
>>35012062
FUCK you just described me except i only ohp 150 kg
we're not going to make it
>>35004832
I'm 5'6 and 130 and that looks exactly like my body if I cut for a month
it's scary how similar you are
>>35012409
If you think tight clothes don't add to your lifts you're delusional or never tried it.
When I wear underarmor tights on my legs or torso it adds to every one of my lifts.
Sleeves simulate an additional fascial layer on your quads and absorb energy, giving more to your stretch reflex on the squat. As long as they are reasonably tight, to IPF standards, you can get them right enough to increase your lifts.
If you think Norris is natty, then Kali Muscle and Mike O'Hearn and Usain Bolt are also 100% natty
>>35012468
I compete, singlets add jack shit. They aren't that tight, you're not allowed supportive underwear in competition so I'm not denying tight clothes may add to the lift but definitely not 20lbs. Definitely not even 2lbs.
And that lbs added to your lift will only be the squat.
If you don't believe Jesse Norris is a natural you've got a case of extremely jealousy going on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LYDvDNIhP0
>>35012409
If you think someone is natty just because they pass drug tests you may have a genuine learning disability
>>35012510
>mount_stupid.jpg
>>35003113
I can only bench 22.5kg Dumbbells. Started in June on 10kg Dumbbells srs. It's not about where you start.
>>35012485
I'm not denying that he works hard as fuck, like all the other guys I mentioned, but hard work alone doesn't give you a 200+ lb edge on square over your non-competing former football buddy gym rats.
713 squat at 19 years old natty? Come on
>>35008454
Don't brag. I benched 3plate at 16 when I weighed 172lbs.
>>35012553
I benched 335 at 154 when I was 17
Don't be a braggart
>>35012553
Don't brag. I benched 3plate at 13 when I weighed 159lbs.
>>35012553
I benched 6 plates for reps with my dick at 12 years old and ascended to a higher plain of reality at 13.
By 15 I was creating mass from nothingness and finally hit a 10e^1000 plate bench
>>35012563
>>35012565
Don't brag. I benched 3plate at 10 when I weighed 146lbs.
>>35012587
Don't brag. I benched 3plate at 7 when I weighed 133lbs.
>>35012550
He's a very stubby man, wide bone structure and some of the best genetics in the world.
His skeletal structure is his biggest advantage, the bigger the bones the more muscle you can pack on your frame, and the more muscle the more you lift.
He has an advantage of having a very stocky build and not too tall so his proportions benefit him when lifting as the ROM is reduced.
I believe he is natural until proven otherwise, nobody can claim he roiss without evidence seeing as he's the top of the top and judges and drug testers are very hard on him
>>35012597
Don't brag. I benched 3plate at 4 when I weighed 120lbs.
>>35012614
Don't brag. I benched 3plate when I exploded out of my mom's butt at 107lbs.
>>35003339
Thats fine but I find it better to do more reps with the smith machine and add more weight than as if its just a bar, with incline you should be able to do you max twice the amount of reps as before
>>35012943
>recommending any machine ever
im not in the mood to insult you, so ill leave it at that
>>35012991
Mount stupid
>>35012943
Op here, late reply but I appreciate it.
Maybe I'll try stealing the power rack and using that with an adjustable bench. I'm fairly certain I'll piss someone off but whatever gets my bench up.
>>35013019
you're not op faggot
also enjoy your nogainz and injuries Machine Babby
My aim is to hit 1pl8 for reps by Christmas.
Started with the bar in May, did 50 for 3x8 on friday, 52.5 for 5x5 today. 5x5 mondays, 3x8 fridays.
I can do it right brahs?
>>35013085
yes anon
it will be a long and hard journey, but you will make it
congrats on your current progress.
>mfw i started with the smith machine bench
>mfw couldn't even lift the bar when i started
no homo
>>35008149
Fuck off
>>35003113
How much ia 1pl8 anyway? A 45 on each side?
>>35013170
yes
>>35013085
Holy fuck, are you me? Started the exact same time and I have the exact same goal.
Just did 125lbs 5x5 today. Only have to add 10 more pounds, and then I'll finally be benching lmao1pl8.
>>35013249
congrats my man
>>35013064
I am OP of that post... What?
Also kirill uses the smith machine for bench and he benches 335kg (world record ALL TIME)
Get fugged
>>35003195
ARE u like 11 years old lol
>>35013266
>using the term op incorrectly
>some faggot i've never heard of cheats on bench
good for him
please get a trip code so i can filter you
>>35004911
Guess what.
Your good looking friends are better than you at halo too.
>>35013305
Are you autistic?
Kirill broke the all time world record bench press the other day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJGRY5AiHLk
Enlighten me, how is he cheating?
Also you're using
Original Poster incorrectly, I am the Origonal Poster of that specific comment.
Newfags...
>>35013350
just stop
>>35013375
Replying to bait? Sure.
>>35013396
looks as if i've won another argument on 4chan.
too bad it wasn't much of a challenge.
>>35013170
That's now how you read the sticky
>>35013309
>implying i play halo
well technically you're right i guess. kek
>used to struggle doing bench 5x5 at 115lbs
>stop benching for a couple months do pushups daily working my way up to 50 in a row.
>go back to benching
>can now bench 185 at 3x12
Probably would have gotten better results without taking a break from bench but the gym I stayed at over the summer didn't have a bench. I did dumbells tho.
>>35013494
I've noticed this before too.
One day ill be benching 160, then next time i go the the gym i get stuck under the bar at 100.
and when i dont bench for a week and then come back ill be benching 160 again.
>>35003113
>under 19
>benching 120kg +
pick one, unless he's fat
>>35013494
how the fuck can a gym not have a bench?
>>35014355
There's an 18 year old who posted on /fit/ who achieved a 245x5x5 at 165 bodyweight on bench after 4 months
He hasn't posted since July I think...
There's also another guy with a 275 bench that is 17-18 who posted in April and then later this past summer- he looks like Jon Snow, if anyone remembers...
So it's very possible for natty guys to have a high bench in a short time, as frustrating as it is to DYEL cunts like me
>>35015114
Those guys by the way had sub par squads and deads- maybe 250 and 335 squat respectively and 335 / 405 deadlift
>>35015187
>sub par squad
>>35003144
>>35003165
Do pause bench and a high volume day. Heavy curls, triceps and back work is helpfull as well. And most important, focus more on bench than lower body for a while.
The barbell weights 20 kilos? Really? I thought it was like 7 at most.
>3x8 Dips on 83kg Bodyweight +10kg
>OHP 3x10 at 40kg
>Cable Flys at 35kg
>Bench stalling at 50kg for months
What is this disrespect? All my Lifts go up exponentially, except for the bench. Give me another month and my Bicep curl will be higher than my bench.
>>35015525
test
>>35015525
ahem test complete
what do you curl? i have no idea what people curl on average..
i just started doing curls a few weeks ago....i do 25.
please don't laugh
>>35015409
>thinking 7 kilos for a 2 meter steel rod
>>35015550
I curl 40kg at 3x10 followed by 4-5x12 at 12,5kg-15kg
Side note: I could do more but I have some sort of injury in both Forearms which makes it painful as sin to even grab the bar
>>35015610
>curling 90 lbs for 10 reps
>i couldn't do 40 for 5 reps
going to die
>nice job man
>wow man that was a great lift
>for
>your
>size
>>35015634
I hope you do know the 40kg is performed on an EZ-Bar while the other Bicep exercise is Hammercurls with 15kg in each hand. It's not that much, my friend.
It's just genetics, hit them arms hard and the rest will follow. We are all going to make it brahs.
>started with 4kg Hammercurls back in the day
>>35015709
oh shit
okay
i use 25s in each hand....this changes everything.
too bad i already ordered a helium tank
Apparently my bench form is shit. What am I doing wrong?
>>35015823
>struggling this much with 1pl8
wew
>>35015848
well yeah. if i was experienced i wouldnt need to be asking for form help on the easiest lift.
duh
>>35015823
From here it looks like you need to narrow your grip a bit more. And don't come off the bench when you reach the top of the move.
>>35003226
>Saving thumbnails
>>35007773
I was rowing 3 pl8 when time was still young. Get on my metaphysical level.
>>35015823
narrower grip and retract the fuckin scapula
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ5iCcKzg2Q
>>35015848
Everyone starts from somewhere, stop being the stereotypical faggot on /fit/ who either barely lifts or doesn't at all.
>>35008024
If you can't bench your body weight, you get no help.
