Bench Press weight

[Aphex]

Hi there 2 questions

What kind of weight are ppl bench pressing and how much do u weigh ?

A guy of 8 stone (beginner) with one spotter, says he presses 230 pounds about 16 stone. True or False ?

I say erm False

 

[moneyman]

its hard to say because i know some lil ass dude who are strong as hell

 

[Aphex]

Well hes 17 just, and like a stick insect

 

[dolfe1]

its hard to say because i know some lil ass dude who are strong as hell

I don't see a 115lb 17yr old kid pressing 230.

 

[Turbo1]

Hi there 2 questions

What kind of weight are ppl bench pressing and how much do u weigh ?

A guy of 8 stone (beginner) with one spotter, says he presses 230 pounds about 16 stone. True or False ?

I say erm False

Uhh whats this talk about stone??? I'm confused.

 

[supirman]

at 16 I benched 315, but I weighed 195. At 21 I benched 440 @ 210. Benching is easy for me b/c I'm a midget (5'7).

I was a football coach last fall and one of our players is very small but very strong. He's 17, 5'5 120 lbs. He benched 260 at the lifting meet this winter. So it is certainly possible, some people are just really strong.

 

[Neodavid]

Who could trust any kid that age... (grin)

But there was a freak kid, like 7 years old who coud lift 100lbs. He was picking the couch up for his mother to vacuum under. His Dad has him lifting, and is a Coach and a strength athlete.

There is a gene dubbed the 'strength' gene that all Olympic athletes have. If this kid had it, maybe he could lift double his weight, the the only guys I've ever seen do that don't look like sticks.

So if 16 stone is 230, a stone is about 14.35 lbs?

Hi there 2 questions

What kind of weight are ppl bench pressing and how much do u weigh ?

A guy of 8 stone (beginner) with one spotter, says he presses 230 pounds about 16 stone. True or False ?

I say erm False

 

[Aphex]

yea a stone is about 14 pounds UK weight, sorry to confuse you. But as far as a kid lifting 16 stone in a press, I just cannot see it happenning.

 

[RH81]

405lbs,I weigh 260lbs.Not great next to somes stats on here,but I've only been working out for two years.Though I could shoulder press 335lbs before my accident,that was my strongest lift.