How much can you bench press?

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I have my son working out with me now. He is just beginning to do free weights and is catching on pretty quickly. I'm keeping him off the heavy weights for a while until he gets a little older. Last night he wanted to try and max out on bench. I wanted to tell him no but I couldn't resist testing his strength this one time. He only weighs140 lbs and is 12 years old. I know that's a little young to start on trying to max out on the bench so I made sure he understood we won't be doing this too often. Anyway he benched 150 lbs. I was a bit suprised because he just finished 4 sets of higher rep benches. I think he did pretty good for a beginner.

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Be carefull doing the weights too soon, it can affect his growth so I've heard.
 
It can affect his bones. Because they are still growing and not quite solid yet. I am pretty careful with him with the weights. It was probably a one time thing till he gets older.
 
150lbs at only 12? That's pretty damn good. Look at my stats, I was 15 doing like 160.
 
I agree...that is dang good. My natural max on bench before working out was 155 and that was in the 8th grade..., and last I checked, that's atleast a few years after 12 years of age. ;)
 
1 year
 
damn good though lol. i could barely do 150 for 6 before i started working out. that changed in about 6 weeks though.
 
He is in 6th grade .Anyway, I'm not going to push him too much. I don't want him to burn out on it because he started so young.
Later guys.
 
Height - 5' 7"
Weight - 145 lbs
Max Bench - 140 lbs, but I lift 4 sets of 10 reps of 100 lbs when I lift.
 
Age: 15
Hight: 6'4"
weight: 'round 250 or somethin', been ages since I checked.
Bench: 'round 250 or somethin'
 
Hi,

I'm a skinny basket ball player, 6foot 1 aroudn 155 pounds...
My coach tell me to train but I dont know why but I'm just not motivated!
So anyway the first time I tried to bench well it was on a machine(the bar weights nothing) and I put around 100 pounds...! But the problem is I got so much long arms...enhance LONG!
 
Just put down 155 yesterday, and boy am I feeling it. Geez, I can barely open up doors.
 
Been doing wimpy workouts lately. I am back down to 390 again. Ohh well. Maybe I'm getting too old for this stuff.........................nah.
 
I meant my workouts have been wimpy since summer. Too much to do and not enough time for good workouts. I was at 420 before summer. If I keep dropping at this rate I will be below 350 by summers end.
 
bench press.......i don't bench press it stunts your growth. But i left weights up to 30 lbs per arm. And leg strength 300 lbs..
 
You lay down on a bench and compress your arms up and down while holding a barbell with weights on it.
 
the_undrtaker89
bench press.......i don't bench press it stunts your growth. But i left weights up to 30 lbs per arm. And leg strength 300 lbs..
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How do bench presses stunt your growth?
 
I am 6'1 and weigh an astonishing 160lbs (on my good days), very long arms. However, I have been working out lately and made 230lbs. Nothing compared to some of these big boys, but I was rather proud of myself :p
 
skunk
I am 6'1 and weigh an astonishing 160lbs (on my good days), very long arms. However, I have been working out lately and made 230lbs. Nothing compared to some of these big boys, but I was rather proud of myself :p
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Watch it. Bench pressing will stunt your growth. (or so I've heard)
 
This is my definition of physical fitness for the average male; be able to bench press your own body-weight. That said, I can lift approximately 130 (my weight almost to the pound).
 
i suck. i need to hit the gym again before track starts. i havent worked out in a longass time. since last school year. maybe with that hiatus, my muslces will have had time to total rejuvenation. now i can get like super strong(er) again and stuff...

ramble ramble.

whatever. lol, peace.
 
hey dgb, how old are you?

just wondering.
 
Focusing too much on bench press will turn you into a hunch back or so I've heard and read on alot of bodybuilding forums.
 
Omero
This is my definition of physical fitness for the average male; be able to bench press your own body-weight. That said, I can lift approximately 130 (my weight almost to the pound).
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Sounds more like an excuse than a definition.
 
i'm not such a bench-presser, far too skinny for that :lol:

heigth: almost 6'2"
Weight: 147 lbs
maximum untill now: 121lbs

i started bench-pressing just a few months ago, so hopefully it will be a little bit more in the near future :grumpy:
 
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