Yep. My back workout is short but heavy. Lower back is messed up but not from lifting. From combat.
How rare is it to bench 225? (NFL Combine Standard)
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Yeah, I think that’s in general for most Black men with chest gains while legs(calves) are easier for other groups. I workout my calves and abs every workout.
I can’t. I haven’t lifted since I was in college. Even then, I could barely do 200 multiple times. I think I maxed around 250. I never liked how lifting weights made feel afterward. My strength was in my legs.
I’m strictly cardio and calisthenics now of days. I run at least two 5ks a week. Working on getting my overall pace down to 8 minutes per mile. I’m around 8:15 a mile right now.
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Everytime i've gone to the gym there is at least one other guy there working out with 4 plates on his bench.
It is not uncommon.
It's not normal. This goes super deep into it.
How Many People Can Bench 225? Our Statistical Analysis | Garage Gym Revisited
How many people can bench 225? ONE MILLION PEOPLE!
garagegymrevisited.com
Yeah there's always one or two guys that have 3 plates on the incline also but I'd say unless you're going to a specific muscle head gym then 75% of the guys in a regular gym aren't pushing up 225
It's not normal. This goes super deep into it.
How Many People Can Bench 225? Our Statistical Analysis | Garage Gym Revisited
How many people can bench 225? ONE MILLION PEOPLE!
He breaks it all the way down to people, I'm saying even in the active gym going community 225 is still not easy and something most men are pushing up. I just laugh at the comments from people who can push up 2, 3 and even 4 plates acting like 225 was never a goal for them
Back in my day only about 2 max was pushing 300, but 200 wasn't shit....225 all day long....
3 plates?
Are they doing balance exercises?
3 plates?
Gym terminology 3 plates means 3 plates on each side, like when Buk said 4 plates he was talking about 4 plates on each side
Most high school seniors that play sports can get 225. Pick a sport.
Video is correct but its misleading...it includes females for one and looks at total population figures which include people who have never stepped into a gym and never attempted a bench press...there are super strong farm laborers all over the world who can't bench that weight because they have never benched before...after a few times in the gym getting the form right and getting their body used to it, they would bench it with ease
Among men who actually go to the gym and do the bench press, 225 is not that rare at all
Among men who actually go to the gym and do the bench press, 225 is not that rare at all
Bruh, you've become a super cardio athlete. Well done!
Be sure to take care of these joints.
Appreciate that.
Yes, the joints do take a punishing. That’s why I only do two a week. I need recovery time. But also, being mindful of my shoe choice now. I got some real slick running shoes that reduces foot to ground impact.
Overall, my health is good. That’s what I really care about. Me improving my running times is me challenging myself, but also residual effects of caring about my health to an extended degree.
I was talking about 4 plates total
I ain't doing 4 on each side, thats a guaranteed permanent residence in Snap City.
Light weight baabaay!I was talking about 4 plates total
I ain't doing 4 on each side, thats a guaranteed permanent residence in Snap City.
Fuck every inch of that.
I was talking about 4 plates total
I ain't doing 4 on each side, thats a guaranteed permanent residence in Snap City.
we always say 2 plates, 3 plates, 4 plates...from your name I thought you was pushing big weight up like thatI don't think there's that many people who can bench 225, especially for reps. 10 years ago, I set a goal to bench 100lb dumbbells, it took me several months to get it. I've been back in the gym for a year now and I haven't seen 1 person use those 100's, not even for rowing. I've seen people bench 225 but it's usually for a low number of reps and don't go up from there.
I was just telling my family they don't make men like they used too. These young men are nowhere near as strong as I was even in more 30's and 40's. My daughter said "it's just for the Gram".
I was just telling my family they don't make men like they used too. These young men are nowhere near as strong as I was even in more 30's and 40's. My daughter said "it's just for the Gram".
Man i'm down from 230 to 205.
Its better on my joints and cardiovascular system at this age.
And im also only reasonably juiced now
bruh...
do you know how many people there are in the world?
over 7.5 Billion....
and you talking about nikkas in high school in the US that play football?
look up statistics and how they work please before you post shyt like this
The most I can get is 185
I usually do 10 reps of 10 with 1 plate to warm up then 10 reps of 5 with 2 plates right after. I'm 185 and damn near 40.
225 is a whole lot of weight for most people and even most male gym goers. Not because it's incredibly difficult to get to the point where an average male could push it, but because most guys and probably most guys in gyms aren't really spending a whole lot of time on trying to get there. I think it's something a much larger percentage if guys could do if they put in the work, but without doing that, 8 out of 10 guys are gonna struggle. It's like running a mile or doing 40 pushups You'd think everyone can do it, but by far, most people (grown folks at least)are gonna gassed and stopping after less than half a mile...cause most people ain't putting in that work.
I don't do weights anymore, but used to a lot for 20+ years, and except for in the high school weight room, I don't think I ever had to wait to use a bench....there was always one free.
High school, we had to wait...
I don't do weights anymore, but used to a lot for 20+ years, and except for in the high school weight room, I don't think I ever had to wait to use a bench....there was always one free.
High school, we had to wait...
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As a high school senior I had 9 reps of 225 at the regional combine
I first hit 2 plates somewhere in my mid 20s and can still do 2 plates to this day at 54yrs old.
I've always wanted to hit 3 plates but never quite got there, and the older i get, the less I care about the numbers.
most workouts i tend to go up to 265-285 and pyramid back down
Every few weeks i'll bench heavy just to 'test myself' and see where I'm at.
fact is, i've always been more of a dumbbell bench presser
Have not pushed up 100lb dumbbells in over a year, yet i know for a fact i can still hit the 100s for 2-3 reps.
that part about developing your back and triceps is spot on. Bench press is not just a chest exercise.
I've always wanted to hit 3 plates but never quite got there, and the older i get, the less I care about the numbers.
most workouts i tend to go up to 265-285 and pyramid back down
Every few weeks i'll bench heavy just to 'test myself' and see where I'm at.
fact is, i've always been more of a dumbbell bench presser
Have not pushed up 100lb dumbbells in over a year, yet i know for a fact i can still hit the 100s for 2-3 reps.
that part about developing your back and triceps is spot on. Bench press is not just a chest exercise.
I'm 53 and about to get back in the gym for most things like deadlifts and squats I don't plan on going above 225 but for bench press I still would like to eventually like to get up to 315
you sound like me
I love to deadlift and do the other compound movements
difference is, with age, i just train smarter, take more time/days off, sometimes lift moderate weights, etc
You are messing around in the neck area doing bench press which isn't a natural movement. It creates an arm bar left or right, you have to be careful to keep your neck still. It is similar to Chauvin putting his knee on your neck.
The same thing with squats, loading weights on your shoulder which compresses your spinal disc, bad idea. They can bulge out into the spinal cord. I would do leg presses in a machine or plyometrics. Once the disc in your spine become compressed or foraminal narrowing, it causes all kinds of problems. You can become paralyzed and not even know it.
Trying to walk around as the Terminator is not always a good thing, unless you need the bulk and are gettting paid, I would use these machines sparingly.
The same thing with squats, loading weights on your shoulder which compresses your spinal disc, bad idea. They can bulge out into the spinal cord. I would do leg presses in a machine or plyometrics. Once the disc in your spine become compressed or foraminal narrowing, it causes all kinds of problems. You can become paralyzed and not even know it.
Trying to walk around as the Terminator is not always a good thing, unless you need the bulk and are gettting paid, I would use these machines sparingly.
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I recall a similar stat about worlds population that can bench over 300lbs. My best friend and I use to train to reach that weight, he did but I gave up.
I havent bench pressed over 200lbs since high school maybe a few times after. I can probably get a good 185lbs right now if I tried at my current weight of 199lbs. I do more pull exercise than I do pushing these days.
I havent bench pressed over 200lbs since high school maybe a few times after. I can probably get a good 185lbs right now if I tried at my current weight of 199lbs. I do more pull exercise than I do pushing these days.
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