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Good weight in relation to body weight

  • 28-12-2005 2:15am
    #1
    accensi0n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,887 ✭✭✭


    Whats a fairly good weight to be benching in relation to your body weight?
    i.e. 1.5 * bodyweight......2 * bodyweight

    I can currently bench just above my own bodyweight but feel thats not very good.


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  • #2
    BrianD3
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,513 ✭✭✭BrianD3


    Benching your bodyweight is "nuthin to be ashamed of" according to this table
    http://home.comcast.net/~joandbryce/hwgdami.htm

    The table was produced by a prominent poster from the misc.fitness.weights newsgroup.


  • #3
    accensi0n
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,887 ✭✭✭accensi0n


    Thanks for the link man.

    Love the last one...HOLY S**T!!

    :)


  • #4
    incisor71
    Closed Accounts Posts: 281 ✭✭incisor71


    accensi0n wrote:
    I can currently bench just above my own bodyweight but feel thats not very good.
    Not very good? Ouch - I can't bench half my weight, no matter how damn hard I try. Lousy genetics. {Edit: or maybe it takes several years to achieve own-weight presses. Bah humbug!}


  • #5
    poobum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 592 ✭✭✭poobum


    your own bodyweight is very good! i weight 82 kgs and only bench 100kg! lik i think thats good! although i nvr bench realy but its still alot more then most people my age! your own weight isnt bad! dont fret over it!


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