Whoa! Nevermind! You are only 16! [censored] boy, you aren't even done growing yet at all! That is more than I was benching at 16. At that weight, you will be benching 300 in no time. Keep working, slowly with a good spotter, and you will get there. Do you do weighted dips? They have really helped my max bench. You should try them. And remember, don't neglect the negative portion of the movement, make it slow and deliberate and concentrate on it. It is a power builder for sure!

Actually I'm turning 16 in April. I haven't tried weighted dips yet. I'll have to do that. Don't worry about the negative portion. I never try to rush weightlifting. Like you say slow and deliberate. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Geeze some of you guys can move some weight. At the moment my max bench would probably be about 220, but these days I haven't gone below 5 reps for ages so I don't really know. My best for bench was about 245, deadlift 407 and squat was 340. Back then I weighed about 160 but these days I am around 170-175.

That wouldn't be in kgs would it! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

I joined a gym and started lifing when I was 11.Been on and off ever since.

Maybe I was too young to start hitting weights so hard. Left me shaped wierd...

I am 6 foot tall. 340 pounds. 60 inch chest 44 inch waist 30 inch inseam. Getting fitted for a tux is fun. I look like Mr. Incredible at the begining of the movie when he is all out of shape... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Nowadays I just throw the kids around for exercise...

HEAVY,Yeah well no one's gonna walk up and say you're "shaped wierd" to your face!

matches your screenname too.. LOL

True that. Not called Heavy for nothing. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

44" waist.....stop stucking in! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

holy i just noticed..
his waist is thicker than my Chest! LOL

NEVER!!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />



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I'm really a 42.....but the 44's feel sooo nice... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />

WOW! You ARE a big boy, aren't ya!!!

I lift off and on. It’s been a while though. We have an olympic bench/bar/weights. We have a ton of other professional weightlifting gear in our basement too, got it cheap. I’ll letcha in on a little secret where to get it cheap. School auctions. Some equipment we only paid $1 for. It would cost hundreds new. Sometimes it’s in ok shape, sometimes it might need some minor painting or recushioning. You can get some really good deals though. Just look in your local paper where the auctions are. Ever now and then a school will get rid of some old equipment.

Because of my essential tremors I couldn’t ever bench very much, but I could leg press 1000 pounds. That much weight hurt my spine though, so I usually would do 500-700 pounds 10-15 times. I didn’t need to train or practice for it, I just tried one day and my legs are naturally that strong.


I hate clothes shopping too. Especially pants. Every brand of the same size fits different. At least shirts fit right. I’m 6’1” 300 lbs 50” chest, 42” waist, 32” inseam. Dockers for instance, I have to buy a size 46 to have them fit right with enough leg and seat room.