Finally did it

[virgelhabekott]

@dontreallyknow I'm fine at 265 I'm 5'7 180 pounds if I can bench 100 lbs 9ver my body weight I'm good .I'm hitting 265x3 225 is almost at 10 reps

 

[seekingrighteousness]

@dontreallyknow 7/8 years?!

 

[dontreallyknow]

@seekingrighteousness Yeah, what about it? I’m not a strength athlete, and barbell Bench has never been a main exercise, I’ve always preferred dumbells (for which i use 35kg)

 

[dontreallyknow]

@catinherhat I enjoy life, and lift intermittently. I deserve half-decent results, if I gave 100%, I’d get more out of it - so you see me complaining

 

[swanny]

@dontreallyknow That's great! My strength goes up a decent amount whenever I focus on it. My best is 290 so far. Never focused on it a whole bunch but am starting to now

 

[gator6343]

@dontreallyknow What was your max when you first started?

 

[dontreallyknow]

@gator6343 Probably the bar plus 15 a side? I can’t remember

 

[dawn16]

@dontreallyknow

 

[brandim]

@dontreallyknow Awesome! I can only use dumbbells and wonder for those who can bar bell two plates what kind of weight are you using you dumbbells. Like are you using dumbbells too and how heavy are you going when you hit two plates on the barbell?

 

[dontreallyknow]

@brandim For reference, I max out at 35kg dumbells for 3-4 reps. Never attempted a 1RM due to not having a spot. I would guess 37.5kg

 

[brandim]

@dontreallyknow Wow thanks I’ve been trying to find someone who can tell me this precise information for a while. since I don’t have a barbell at home but currently I’m using 75 lbs for decent reps and I wonder how much it equates to a bench press. Thanks again!

 

[dontreallyknow]

@brandim Remember that’s just me though, and I’m stronger on DBs than Barbells

 

[kutnikoffs]

@dontreallyknow I hit this at 16

 

[dontreallyknow]

@kutnikoffs You’re hard