What do you think my max is?

[Ceros]

I weight about 155lb and am about 7% bodyfat. I've like never benched, but I always hear people going around saying what their bench max is...I tried to see how many push-ups I could do the other day and I did 75. I figured that might be some indication of what my max is, because it seems like that same kind of movement and motion as benching.

 

[dhawkins]

That is no indication. No one will be able to give you an accurate estimate. Go to the gym and bench, thats the only way you will be able to tell or atleast give us enough information to make an educated guess.

 

[YoungIntricateMuscle]

its probably like 190, but on the other hand you may just have short arms and are very skinny which allow you to do so much pushups, and doing body weight exercises good doesn't mean you can lift weights good unless you are a gymnasts where most gymnasts who have trained more then 10 years and never weight lifted before end up benching twice their bodyweight. My dad is 5ft 4, 146 lbs, 5% bodyfat and he can do 100 pushups and max bench 240 pounds.

 

[ZGzaZ]

the most accurate estimate you will get is mine, and it is 169.4.

Have a great day.

 

[ZGzaZ]

its probably like 190, but on the other hand you may just have short arms and are very skinny which allow you to do so much pushups, and doing body weight exercises good doesn't mean you can lift weights good unless you are a gymnasts where most gymnasts who have trained more then 10 years and never weight lifted before end up benching twice their bodyweight. My dad is 5ft 4, 146 lbs, 5% bodyfat and he can do 100 pushups and max bench 240 pounds.

i highly doubt your pops is 5% BF...

 

[Ceros]

Ok, ok thanks for the help...but I heard that alot of benching is also to do with tecnique and breathing so my first couple times probably won't be a great indicater as to what my max is. But hopefully it's at least my body weight at some point (155). I should go to the weight room at my school in like a week or so and I'll try to max out when I'm there. And I'll post my outcomes on here.

 

[Tweakle]

I would start at 405 and work up from there. Collars and spotters optional

 

[mudbone5150]

I would start at 405 and work up from there. Collars and spotters optional

Don't forget the cell tech and the wife beater.

 

[silver_shadow]

I would start at 405 and work up from there. Collars and spotters optional

how many spotters?

i never squatted, so one day i took the stairs to get to the office - 9 floors + the basement x30 steps = 300 steps. so now i figure i can squat 1200 without a spotter... i just shift my ass a little and i'm done.

 

[Ceros]

I'm talking about bench here...