What's a bigger deal 300 or 315 bench?

[BOWTECH]

The amount of weight you lift dosen't mean shit. It's how your physique looks. If a guys weighs 330 and puts up 550 on the bench but he's got a gut and fat ass. I have more respect for the guy weighing 200 putting up 315 and he's ripped.

 

[bignate73]

3 plates looks cool...so what? you'll be the coolest guy lifting 3 plates....that people might have paid attention to.

IMO,the weight that you worked hardest to get to is the most important. generally you'll have some time where you are stuck on a weight and it drives you nuts to beat it. That weight is the most important.

congrats on getting 275. keep the upward climb going and hopefully you'll breeze past 300.

 

[blut wump]

Goals are important to progression but the sad thing about goals is that they are history once you've achieved them. If you've spent a long while fixating on 300 then that's the one that's a big deal to you. A three-plate lift can just as easily be two plates plus a lot of change whereas 300 is still 300. For me the three plates was a biggie and mental milestone, though.

Congrats on your new PR.

 

[bigcountry61]

The amount of weight you lift dosen't mean shit. It's how your physique looks. If a guys weighs 330 and puts up 550 on the bench but he's got a gut and fat ass. I have more respect for the guy weighing 200 putting up 315 and he's ripped.

It depends what u do and what ur goals are. I am an offensive lineman i am not lifting to get ripped I am lifting to get strong. I am pretty muscular tho for a 300 #er 15%bf

 

[mekannik]

The amount of weight you lift dosen't mean shit. It's how your physique looks. If a guys weighs 330 and puts up 550 on the bench but he's got a gut and fat ass. I have more respect for the guy weighing 200 putting up 315 and he's ripped.

Good luck with that statement at a David Tate seminar.

 

[b fold the truth]

The amount of weight you lift dosen't mean shit. It's how your physique looks. If a guys weighs 330 and puts up 550 on the bench but he's got a gut and fat ass. I have more respect for the guy weighing 200 putting up 315 and he's ripped.

How would YOU feel if I turned your statement around and said...

What you look like doesn't mean XXXX if you can't put up 550 on the bench. He may look good but is weak as a kitten and who wants to go through life wondering if a stiff breeze or hair dryer is going blow him over when he walks around.

What you have said, or at least the way that you have put it...it insulting.

 

[Scotsman]

3 plates here is 308 lbs...140 kilos.

Damn metric plates, making it look easy and shit.LOL

Hope all is well for you under the Cyprus sun.

Cheers,
Scotsman

 

[gstacker]

good job on the 275, id have to say once your in the 300 club you got some status but i voted 315 you dont want to be peicing together your max jus throw some plates on and hit it

 

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Just my personal opinion, based on what i have seen. The body weight of the person compaired to the weight he's throwing up is whats impressive. Its more impressive to see 160 pounder throw up 3 plates than say a 200+ lbd person throwing up 3 plates. jmo...congrats on 275

 

[steig]

To me 300 is the bigger deal. I have not benched 300 yet but I'm working towards that goal. I only weigh 153 so the idea of benching close to twice my body weight is driving me. A training partner from several years ago believed you couldn't be considered strong until you bench and squat twice your body weight and deadlift 3 times your weight. That has stuck with me is what I continue to work towards.