Is my bench increasing at a decent rate?

[mayadanielle]

34 M, 6'0, 196 lbs.

Started lifting exactly 3 months ago and could bench 125 for 5 reps starting out. Maxed out today at 210 for 1 rep.

Is this a decent increase for bench over 3 months? If not, what weight should I be at 3 months in going by my starting bench number?

 

[bugpowder]

@mayadanielle Dude those are awesome results. You couldn’t ask for better.

 

[mayadanielle]

@bugpowder That's good to hear. I'll keep sticking with my current program then.

 

[brinkley25]

@mayadanielle Very good

 

[lisa_c]

@mayadanielle Whatever you’re doing: Don’t. Stop. Thats some great results!

 

[pneuman777]

@mayadanielle Killing it took me 5 months to go from 135-225

 

[mayadanielle]

@pneuman777 90 lbs?! That's impressive! We seem to be on similar time scales...at what weight did you notice your progression start to slow?

 

[pneuman777]

@mayadanielle I hit 225 yesterday. So no slow yet. I write everything down their was two weeks where I got stuck at 205 bench 380 deadlifts and 380 squats. I took 5 days off healed up came back did 225 bench 400 squat 400 deadlift. Super hyped on mike mentzer dudes huge and extremely smart check him out

 

[dawn16]

@mayadanielle Hell yes that’s great progress! With 125 for 5 reps, a rough estimate of your 1RM at the time would be around 145, so based on that you’ve added nearly 70 pounds to your 1RM!

 

[mayadanielle]

@dawn16 How did you get the rough estimate for my starting 1RM?

 

[dawn16]

@mayadanielle A rough estimate is that a weight you can do a maximum of 5 times is 87% of your 1RM, so divide 125 by .87. If you look up “%1RM-Rep relationship” you’ll find a table with estimates. It’s obviously imperfect, and there will be a ton of variation from person to person, but overall it’s a cool tool!

 

[mayadanielle]

@dawn16 Awesome! Thanks for the info, I appreciate it!