I'm 15 years old, and I can only bench press 180lbs, and I'm 5'11 and curl 50lbs with one arm. I got a new bench since all I had to increase my bench press by last year was 70lbs max. The problem is that it's an olympic bench and my feet can't entirely reach the ground. I sort of have to get on my tiptoes, does this affect my benching? Since I don't have my feet on the ground and all.

You cant curl 50 lbs with one arm...But yeah. IT doesn't matter. ALot of guys who have been benchpressing for years don't e ven rest there feet on the ground. THey have them in a kneeling position so there back doesn't arch and **** up. It will help your bench press.

i think it does matter because if you cant get that last rep up then you can dig your feet into the ground and it seems to kind of stabalize you or help you and about your feet not touching ground get some of your weights and stack them up so that your feet will be on something flat.

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I'm 15 years old, and I can only bench press 180lbs, and I'm 5'11 and curl 50lbs with one arm. I got a new bench since all I had to increase my bench press by last year was 70lbs max. The problem is that it's an olympic bench and my feet can't entirely reach the ground. I sort of have to get on my tiptoes, does this affect my benching? Since I don't have my feet on the ground and all.


how much you weigh?

as long as u have got someone to spot you it wont matter and will actually help your form and development in the long run.

lol I doubt you can curl 50 pounds ith 1 arm

You cant curl 50 lbs with one arm...But yeah. IT doesn't matter. ALot of guys who have been benchpressing for years don't e ven rest there feet on the ground. THey have them in a kneeling position so there back doesn't arch and **** up. It will help your bench press.


jus cause your pus ass cant do it doesnt mean every1 cant do it

if my skinny as arm can curl a 40 pound weight then that means mostly anybody could, it really ****ed my arm up though and my elbow was badly sore, prolly due to me not curling it right or sumthing, imma righty and could only use my right with the 40, my left is completely ****, my wrist would prolly fall off trying to do it with my left...

this thread just proves that smokin' spends way too much time on the computer and little to no time in the gym. in high scool when I first made the j.v. football team my freshman year, I couldn't punch myself out of a wet paper bag. that was over ten years ago. now that I'm in the military, on arm day, I finish with a 50lb set on biceps to 8. Like Versatile2k6 said, juts cuz you can't, doesn't mean others can't. stop posting and get your 'dustin diamond' looking ass in the gym.

Get some cinderblocks or some plates and put you're feet on those. It might feel uncomfortable at first, but you'll get used to it.

Try benching with your feet on the top of the bench. It helps me lift more and keeps your back from arching. It is totally believable he can curl 50 lbs with one arm. I could curl 60 lb db when I was powerlifting. Now I am just getting back into it after 2 years off and struggle with 40 lbs. I have had to start using 25 lbs for 12 reps.

Try benching with your feet on the top of the bench. It helps me lift more and keeps your back from arching. It is totally believable he can curl 50 lbs with one arm. I could curl 60 lb db when I was powerlifting. Now I am just getting back into it after 2 years off and struggle with 40 lbs. I have had to start using 25 lbs for 12 reps.

yeah once i started putting my feet on top of the bench and stopped arching my back i started getting much better results

I dont lift weights but i thought 50 pounds sounds like a lot for one arm.

Putting your feet on the bench is gonna lead you to injuries. It's very easy to tip over if you use heavy weight. And there's nothing wrong with an arch. With that, you use more power from your legs and lift more weight.

A kid who can bench 180 can curl 50 lbs with one arm. LOL. Sure he can. This proves that JDizzle is a skinny nerd who doesn't go to the gym. Why do you follow me around anyways? **** man..

Curling 50 is definately possible. When I used to weight lift and I maxed at 185 lbs. on the bench press but I could only curl 40 lbs. But at the time I didn't curl a lot. So it's definately possible.

A kid who can bench 180 can curl 50 lbs with one arm. LOL. Sure he can. This proves that JDizzle is a skinny nerd who doesn't go to the gym. Why do you follow me around anyways? **** man..


keep talking **** 'Screech'...I have nothing to prove to you. look at your post count. the biggest muscle on your body is your mouth and fingers. I'm 6'6", 245. If you don't believe me...that is your problem. Like I said, quit taking the internet posting so seriously and get your ass in the gym and lift some weight.

keep talking **** 'Screech'...I have nothing to prove to you. look at your post count. the biggest muscle on your body is your mouth and fingers. I'm 6'", 245. If you don't believe me...that is your problem. Like I said, quit taking the internet posting so seriously and get your ass in the gym and lift some weight.

hahaha......

keep talking **** 'Screech'...I have nothing to prove to you. look at your post count. the biggest muscle on your body is your mouth and fingers. I'm 6'6", 245. If you don't believe me...that is your problem. Like I said, quit taking the internet posting so seriously and get your ass in the gym and lift some weight.

Quit following me around *****boy. IT seems every one of my damn posts is then followed by a lame ass queer response by you. Get of my balls.

And by the way calling me 'screech' doesn't hurt me at all. i know how good looking i am i don't need some fool who hasn't even posted his pic picking me apart. and you're 6'6'' 245....****in' big goof lol.

I'm 6'0'' 175 ... u like that ****?

keep talking **** 'Screech'...I have nothing to prove to you. look at your post count. the biggest muscle on your body is your mouth and fingers. I'm 6'6", 245. If you don't believe me...that is your problem. Like I said, quit taking the internet posting so seriously and get your ass in the gym and lift some weight.


he jus mad cause hhe cant do it, so every1 cant do it. i think u should shut him up with a video like i did with that 1 guy that doubted i could bench 230.

LOL Funny thread. I'm with Smokin. Those numbers are way out of proportion, strength-wise. 50 lb one-arm curls, and 180 bench press don't equal out. Unless your biceps are twice the size of your triceps, which is opposite how they should be. I do 40 lb one-arm curls, isolated (not standing and cheating/leaning) and that's a fairly hard set, and I rep with 245 on the bench.

Rarely do I see anyone doing one-arm curls with 50s. If so, it's a big dude who can bench a HELL of a lot more than 180. So yeah, something's out of whack. Or he's doing one cheat curl with a 50 lb dumbell... hehe, maybe he's talking about that.

Exactly. A buddy of mine has been working out for 2 years and he has the above type of numbers. He's got a 195 bench and he can't ****in' lift 50 with one arm. It's a bunch of bull**** to say you have an 180 lb bench and a 50 lb curl.

I can curl 50lbs with one arm but it's my max (I started lifting when I was 14). My friend Albert can curl 65lbs with one arm he's 5'10 15, and weighs around 165. My forearms are pretty big, I'd say they're around 13 inches around or they might be bigger. I've got big muscles, but I'm just not that strong for some reason.

By the way what's a cheat curl? I don't swing my arms or anything, I keep them straight. Go ahead and don't beleive me if you don't want to but that's your problem, I don't have a video camera but my freind Kevin does so I'll try to borrow his cellphone. Right now I was trying to do 50lbs but I couldn't for some reason, I was only able to do 43lbs.

My friend kevin is skinny as hell but he can curl 40lbs.


I do one arm curls like this:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=0-YjjPWCGuw

Except I don't bend my arms to the side like this guy, I keep my arms straight.


Picture of my forearm:

http://www.virginmobileusa.com/media/Pic%201jpg-27.jpg

It doesn't look that big in that pic, but trust me they're alot bigger in real life.

I was going to post a pic. of my upper arm, but my bro is in the shower so I gotta wait to use the mirror.

LOL Funny thread. I'm with Smokin. Those numbers are way out of proportion, strength-wise. 50 lb one-arm curls, and 180 bench press don't equal out. Unless your biceps are twice the size of your triceps, which is opposite how they should be. I do 40 lb one-arm curls, isolated (not standing and cheating/leaning) and that's a fairly hard set, and I rep with 245 on the bench.

Rarely do I see anyone doing one-arm curls with 50s. If so, it's a big dude who can bench a HELL of a lot more than 180. So yeah, something's out of whack. Or he's doing one cheat curl with a 50 lb dumbell... hehe, maybe he's talking about that.


i used to do it in high school. at the age of 17 :eek:

i used to do it in high school. at the age of 17 :eek:

Full isolation sets with each arm? Impressive, if so. Either way, you weren't benching only 180 and one-arm curling 50s. That's the point.

Quit following me around *****boy. IT seems every one of my damn posts is then followed by a lame ass queer response by you. Get of my balls.

And by the way calling me 'screech' doesn't hurt me at all. i know how good looking i am i don't need some fool who hasn't even posted his pic picking me apart. and you're 6'6'' 245....****in' big goof lol.

I'm 6'0'' 175 ... u like that ****?


well, I'm done arguing over this. I know what I can do and I see all sorts of people who are strong in one area and weak in others. anything is possible in the weight room if you are focused and dedicated. besides...I'm pretty quick for my size...I hit the bag regularly and play pick up hoops whenever I can on top of my weight lifting. lol...6'0', 175...thats alright if you like to play tennis, but I don't LIKE it as you mentioned. I'll leave you alone smokin...I rarely post anymore anyhow.

A kid who can bench 180 can curl 50 lbs with one arm. LOL. Sure he can. This proves that JDizzle is a skinny nerd who doesn't go to the gym. Why do you follow me around anyways? **** man..


I can only bench 150 - 160 and curl 40's. U know nothing about weightlifting man.

plus just cuz u cant do it doesnt mean others cant. It's genetics.

Word to genetics. There were guys at my old gym who were repping 225 bench 10-12 times while curling with 30 lbs...and they had HUGE biceps. So it matters on genetics. Some are strong but look small and some people are big who are weak.

To the thread starter, take a vid next time to prove these guys wrong.

plus just cuz u cant do it doesnt mean others cant. It's genetics.


thats what i was sayin jus cause he's a week ***** doesnt mean every1 is

thats what i was sayin jus cause he's a week ***** doesnt mean every1 isI'm guessing you don't like Smokin'? :D

I'm guessing you don't like Smokin'? :D


no,that ***** owe's me 15billion points but the ***** dont wanna pay for it. as u can c in his custom title

Lol, ok cool.

that's nothing. my friend chris who is about 5' 7'' 185 curled my friend mike who is about 150lbs with one arm. mike had him in an armbar and chris just stood up and curled mike up with his one arm and dropped him.

Word to genetics. There were guys at my old gym who were repping 225 bench 10-12 times while curling with 30 lbs...and they had HUGE biceps. So it matters on genetics. Some are strong but look small and some people are big who are weak.

To the thread starter, take a vid next time to prove these guys wrong.


I'll try but I gotta borrow someone's phone or something cause I don't have a vid. camera on my phone. That's how my friend Alex and David are (Both 15) my friend Alex Bench presses 230 and my friend David benches 280, yet they can only curl 50lbs with one arm like me.

I've got big muscles, but I'm just not that strong for some reason.

There's a component of lifting that used to be called neuromuscular programming. I don't know what they're calling it these days. It's training your brain to recruit the most amount of muscle fibers as possible to increase your strength without increasing your size. Powerlifters work on this, getting big AND increasing muscle recruitment. EDIT: I remember now. The thinking at the time was that it was accomplished through "super-slow reps," like 5-10 seconds up and 10-20 seconds down, with about half your max rep weight, and rep it out until you hit your physical pain threshhold. Very painful but it works great. Many bodybuilders do not work on this; it is possible to be big and not as strong as someone else with the same sized muscles. NMP can be trained in other ways, I'm sure: a male gymnast would be an excellent example of someone with a low-profile (efficient) physique -- opposite a powerlifter's build -- but excellent NMP.

Those guys who haul airplanes around in harnesses and bend nails with their fingers have highly-developed NMP.

BTW what's a cheat curl?

The ***** way. Bending or bucking your body to "jump" the weight up at the weak point(s) of the movement. Bad form.

A cheat curl is also when you start humping air to bring up the weight :D

A cheat curl is also when you start humping air to bring up the weight :D
lol so that's what it is. I don't do that, I've done it before but I was messing around.

JDizzle...continue. I don't really care what you have to say. I was saying on a whole guys who can bench 180 can't arm curl with 150 and that's a fact. There are exceptions to every rule...I don't really care about exceptiosn i was tlaking about the vast majority.

ANd Mystyal, you're a nerd that just cares about points. STFU about it, my thighs are bigger. Get over it midget.

JDizzle...continue. I don't really care what you have to say. I was saying on a whole guys who can bench 180 can't arm curl with 150 and that's a fact. There are exceptions to every rule...I don't really care about exceptiosn i was tlaking about the vast majority.

ANd Mystyal, you're a nerd that just cares about points. STFU about it, my thighs are bigger. Get over it midget.


seriously, i just don't post that much hardly...too busy.

seriosuly, you're goofy.

JDizzle...continue. I don't really care what you have to say. I was saying on a whole guys who can bench 180 can't arm curl with 150 and that's a fact. There are exceptions to every rule...I don't really care about exceptiosn i was tlaking about the vast majority.

ANd Mystyal, you're a nerd that just cares about points. STFU about it, my thighs are bigger. Get over it midget.

im the nerd but your still using the word midget. dude its 2006 who the **** uses that ne more :confused: yeah sure your thighs r bigger reason why u asked for the points. oops your ***** as didnt cause u knew u lost ahahahaa. what a pus.jus cause u cant do a certain amount in liftin no1 can. u ever consider your jus a weak ass ***** ***** :rolleyes:

and he said arm curl 50 not 150 u dumb ass ***** ***** :rofl:

Vers, you're thighs are like little twigs. You should spend more time squatting them. :rolleyes:


Just playing with you man. You got a nice pair of tree trunks there.

Yo tool. You got big thighs for your size..i aint disputing that. Mine are bigger and I'm bigger. Chill the **** out small fry.

And why the **** are you crying about the points when you havent proved that they are bigger. Do a closeup like me and we will see.

You have a grade 2 education. Tard.

Vers, you're thighs are like little twigs. You should spend more time squatting them. :rolleyes:


Just playing with you man. You got a nice pair of tree trunks there.


then that ***** oops i mean smokin need to give the points up.u should c the pic of his toothpick thighs.like they said on the dragonball z parody"jus like a *****,weak and useless"

Yo tool. You got big thighs for your size..i aint disputing that. Mine are bigger and I'm bigger. Chill the **** out small fry.

And why the **** are you crying about the points when you havent proved that they are bigger. Do a closeup like me and we will see.

You have a grade 2 education. Tard.


looks whos talkin about education ahahahaha. its second grade not grade second smart ass.closeups define the size u ****in *****,doing far away pics u can c there real size. now who need too go to school? didnt even know that ahahahaha

show a pic with the exact angle as mine and we'll see. otherwise shut up and continue lifting boxes...

oo ****tt........ keyboard warriors Z. talkin bout dragonball z. yo smoke if u so much bigger i would like to see pics so we can compare. anyone can talk **** over the internet but pics dont lie.

show a pic with the exact angle as mine and we'll see. otherwise shut up and continue lifting boxes...


doin more then your ass and probably makin more money then u yo mom and yo pops.ahahahaha. thats ok i dont wanna do a close up showing my crouch area like a ****in ***** homo. thats some serious gay **** i cant believe u did that.they i thought and i was like its from a guys with the name smokin. :confused: what more can u ask for

oo ****tt........ keyboard warriors Z. talkin bout dragonball z. yo smoke if u so much bigger i would like to see pics so we can compare. anyone can talk **** over the internet but pics dont lie.


dude got a pic of his thighs close up where u can see his whole crotch area and ****.

Show just your thighs then.

Show just your thighs then.


what the **** do u see in my avatar u ****in *****. sorry i dont do close ups of my dick and put it on a boxing forum. if thats what u want,for me to do a close up like u then u won,cause i dont do that homo ****. showing your crotch and ****.

Dam Vers. I took your avatar and rotated it and you got that definition of that muscle that's near your knees. Hard for me to explain which part I'm looking at but there's good size there.

Dam Vers. I took your avatar and rotated it and you got that definition of that muscle that's near your knees. Hard for me to explain which part I'm looking at but there's good size there.


still havnt seen the little ***** post. dude had toothpick legs,and got the nerve to call me out. that ***** better go do some squats and **** to get to my league.

hahaaa

My legs are kinda like yours but it don't look as defined because there's lotta hair :D

hahaaa

My legs are kinda like yours but it don't look as defined because there's lotta hair :D

oh yeah. u work out on them

Yep. I had to stop using weights because my membership ran out and I don't have money for a new one so it's just regular squats for now.

I actually like bodyweight stuff better than weights.

Yep. I had to stop using weights because my membership ran out and I don't have money for a new one so it's just regular squats for now.

I actually like bodyweight stuff better than weights.

show that ***** some tricks to get his legs up to par with mine.ahahahaha.i dont do **** for mine. but since i started moving again i use my legs alot

damn show a close up, pansy. Mine are still big and nice as hell, even you should admit that.

damn show a close up, pansy. Mine are still big and nice as hell, even you should admit that.


i aint showin no crotch pics. that was some homo ****.and nicer thats some gay ass **** there also.why dont u take off yo daddies 1976 biker shorts when he was in the tour de france,and put on some regular shorts and do a mid range shot like me. *****

damn show a close up, pansy. I wanna see some 'turkey neck'. Mine are still big and nice as hell, even you should admit that.


Are we talking about thighs or smokin's nether-regions?!?!?! this thread got gay real fast.

Hahaa. Anyways...:hijacked: