Who can bench press twice their body weight?

[Bizzle_LDN]

i can and i do fight amateur, i had more power when i was more into weightlifting but i have kept my power almost the same even when dropping weight, right now i am 71 kgs and aiming to be 69 for my next tournament. And i can bench 365x2 (160kg) and squat 495x4(220kg) .

Christ! Evidently so, that is a **** of alot of weight for a 11 stoner, keep it up!!!

[Verstyle]

When I was 17 I benched 300 when I weighed 150lbs

[!! Shawn]

When I was 17 I benched 300 when I weighed 150lbs

300 what? Donuts?

[Verstyle]

300 what? Donuts?

Funny......

[mamoroso04]

Before I began to train for boxing, I was active in powerlifting. I weighed around 145 and could bench well over 300. Mind you, I've not touched a weight since around last December. My weight still hovers at around 145, and I believe I could probably still do 290, 300 tops.

[Sugarj]

Still waiting for the appearence of a video!

[Equilibrium]

People should also say if they are benching with a free bar or a machine. Because on a machine benching is much much easier. Max i tried on a bar was 310 and i did 4 reps. On a machine i can easily bench 450 pounds and do 2 sets of 10.

[Bizzle_LDN]

People should also say if they are benching with a free bar or a machine. Because on a machine benching is much much easier. Max i tried on a bar was 310 and i did 4 reps. On a machine i can easily bench 450 pounds and do 2 sets of 10.

Yeah it's already been established that we are not talking about machines!

[Tuggers1986]

People should also say if they are benching with a free bar or a machine. Because on a machine benching is much much easier. Max i tried on a bar was 310 and i did 4 reps. On a machine i can easily bench 450 pounds and do 2 sets of 10.

It is easier but not THAT much easier.

The smith machine just stabilises your arms so all of your power goes into pushing the bar up instead of controling the direction of the bar aswell. I don't see how you can lift an extra 140lbs and do an extra 16 reps just because you're on the machine.

[Pecs]

yeah, a smith machine helps a lot....but not up to that extent of 50% more weight!!!!!