how big are you and how much do you bench?

[renren40]

i weigh 175-185....i can bench MAx one time between 245 to 315 lbs...

i know i can throw 225 up between 8-10 times one time...if i do 3-4 sets ill average 4-6 reps

pretty up and down....look at my guns though

[ml2niceguy]

currently 160 only benching max 215...no bull**** though..junior year in high school i was 135 hittin 235

[Demorak]

6' 195lbs and I bench 295

[yrrej]

Wrong forum. Go to:
www.t-nation.com

[paul750]

It's about how you lift the weight, not the actual weight itself; that will come in time. Weights are the sort of thing I do for two weeks then stop doing them, or the instructor pisses off then I lose my drive.

[fraidycat]

Depends how I lift it. If I do it the way my boxing coach wants me to, for body shaping -- keeping my shoulders back and keeping my pecs out of it as much as possible -- I can lift about 75 lbs. (2 25-plates + bar). Right now I use 85-lb. dumbbells for 3 sets when I'm benching using all my chest and arm muscles, everything I've got. I can probably put up 240-250 once. I'm 5'9" 175 lbs., 45" chest, 31" waist. With my shirt tucked in, I look like Mighty Mouse.

FWIW, I have found that I CAN use my benchpress muscles if I lean hard into an overhand strong-side punch and drive it through instead of snapping it. I've got to really have the guy reeling or on the defensive first, though, b/c I end up way overextended and I'd get my head knocked off by someone who knew what he was doing. If I connect with the overhand, I can send a guy back a few steps even if I hit his gloves or his arms. It's real fun to throw right off the bat against a guy with a peekaboo defense. . . a couple of those and he's counterpunching for the rest of the round.

[pedrito]

165, bench about 80...

my right cross is a freight train tho, and a friend benches 200 at 160 and punches like a *****.
benching a lot doesnt make you a strong puncher, that's for sure.

[them_apples]

124 5'5-5'6 (used to be 140 before intense cardio) max bench 160...I got a ways to go...

no bull**** though..junior year in high school i was 135 hittin 235

wtf..

I agree benching doesn't increase punching power (although push ups can) but benching in general makes you stronger and certainly won't weaken your punch.

I can punch harder with both hands than my buddy who's 150 benching 200.

[greengloves]

im 156, 6'0" and was benching 220 once did it twice a few times and can dumbbell bench 70 each hand but i could flye 50. i dont lift ne more though

[Verstyle]

Damn,I seem like a freak compared to some of you guys benches. Dont take it personal.