Bench Press

[Chambewy20]

So with that in mind what is a level of good natural strength? I am a gym lifter, never wore a shirt or competed. I have always wanted to compete but never persued it. Now at 36 feel I may have missed out. I am a 250lb natural lifter with a "gym lift" of 475 on the bench, no pause, touch and go. Is this a good level of natural strength to even consider competing?

Definately an excellent lift, adding a shirt can bump that number up considerably but you will have to learn how to bench in it.

There's all kinds for records for all kinds of athletes in regards to bench, natural or not, single, double or triple ply, poly only, all that good stuff.

Just have to find or choose your niche and run with it.

 

[Powerlifting57]

Definately an excellent lift, adding a shirt can bump that number up considerably but you will have to learn how to bench in it.

There's all kinds for records for all kinds of athletes in regards to bench, natural or not, single, double or triple ply, poly only, all that good stuff.

Just have to find or choose your niche and run with it.

agreed, i would go to a meet raw just to get the feel of it, how it works, get the anxiety out that you feel the first time competing. Go back get a karins dd karinsxtremepower.com would be suggested. Learn the shirt as stated up farther it is not put it on bam 1000 lbs you have to learn the groove learn to get it set, were to touch, everything its like learning out to bench again also i would recomend getting a lever belt or a inzer economy belt to keep the shirt down as it has a tendensy to ride up.

 

[PL_Beast]

Too months ago i benched 520 raw....hmmm not bad considering that the record is 733. Im trying for 600 later this month we'll c what happens.
Ill post the pics as soon as i get home

 

[cwpick]

I have been looking into some of the meets in my area not too many raw bench meets. I would like to find a gym with some people who compete to help me out.

 

[Powerlifting57]

I have been looking into some of the meets in my area not too many raw bench meets. I would like to find a gym with some people who compete to help me out.

what state do you live in. You dont have to go to a specific raw meet you can lift raw at any meet.

 

[cwpick]

I live in St. Louis Missouri right now but if all goes well will be moving to Columbia Missouri.