Poll of the Day > How much do you benchlift and how long have you been benching?

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I bench 135lb, been benching for just under two months. Hoping to hit 150lb by the end of next month.

136lb, hoping to hit 151lb by the end of the month :-)

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There's something weird about all this guy's topics that rubs me the wrong way and I can't explain it. They're usually pretty inoffensive but they've got big bluPython vibes or something

Does anyone else feel this way or just me

about a year before covid I started using weight machines and free weights at a local gym with a friend. I'm 270 btw (about 220 in peak shape), but also built like an ogre.

I was surprised I could still max out the weight on legs and shoulder machines, but my bench had dropped significantly, I believe I topped out at 240 (might have been 220).

Curls also dropped a bunch (probably the most significant) though I can't remember the weight level I ended on on those. I used to be able to do 1 armed pull ups (at 240), and climb automated walls until they were completely horizontal (at the Metreon in SJ).

I think, due to my size/mass and general strength, I could get my bench back up pretty fast if I worked out regularly, but I don't have the motivation for that, and i'm far from a gym now. I'm getting up there in age though, so I would imagine eventually all of that will start to go down.

My legs were always amazing though and even without using them a ton anymore, they still look toned/pure muscle and like I said can max out the machines.

Wish I did have a gym closer, but not gonna spend the money (nor do I have the space) to build my own.

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420 lbs
Been benching for 69 years

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The most I've benched was 175 which was last year I think. I was working out regularly for a little less than a year consistently. I also weighed about 135 so I was pretty happy with it. It's been too long since I worked out now so I probably couldn't do higher than 155.

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