What did you bench when you first started lifting ?

[haploid]

Well? There are plenty of "how much do you bench?" threads around; here's one a little different.

How much was your 1RM and work set benchpress for the first month ever of serious weight training ?

 

[Atomic Punk]

#175 lbs. First time I ever touched a regular straight Olympic Bar. I was 15 at the time. Funny thing is, I don't work out with much more than that now-17 years later. Not that I havn't made any progress, just that I don't lift heavy on Bench anymore, due to Shoulder & Elbow injuries. I've hit #375 for 3 reps. My personal best ever.

 

[string_bean00]

When I first started I figured I could bench the 100 pounds I have in my basement.

I failed utterly.

I think I weighed 155-160 at the time.

 

[Cuthbert]

<100 lbs

 

[lavi]

~80@115lbs

 

[psychedout]

I can recall the very first time I ever benched. 95x8. And I think I stopped the bar 4-5 inches above my chest lol.

 

[JT Iron]

I started when I was 13 and I benched the bar for about 10 reps. How's that for great genetics.

 

[Sub-Zero]

im still working on musclemind bullshit blah blah, but ive been a member of my gym for about 2 weeks, and lifting for less than a month so i guess what i do now is it...

the most ive ever done is 165x5 when i was really psyched up, close to the beginning, but now this is what my last bench (thursday) looked like:

95x12
115x10
135x8
155x6

ive never maxed

 

[super_rice]

200...

a bit too late to start deadlifting. since i have started, i don't bench much more, as i've fallen out of love with the bench and madly in love with the deads

 

[ippon]

My natural chest strength sucks. I was 12 years old at about 95-100 lbs.. I think I would do like 75 for 6-8 reps for a w orkout. So maybe I could get 90-95 lbs for 1.