Tfw finally reached one plate after 1 year of lifting

try upping the weight by like 5 lbs and go beyond faliure (if you fail, do another rep) and my might make progress
worked for me when i started and immediately stalled at 20kg bench

Don't be down on yourself. It sounds like you worked hard and made progress, keep it up buddy.

What is your diet and sleep schedule like?

That’s it m8. Get addicted to the results, get addicted to the work ethic, then realize everything you do in life goes the same way when you put consistent effort in.

Getting fit changed my life. You’re on the right path into the light my friend. Keep it up.

>sleep
trash, stressed out, post doc student
>diet
solid, eat enough kcals from good sources
i did this to hit one pl8 now im stalling

Good shit. It took me a long ass time too, even benching the bar gave me mad DOMS for a while. Turns out my diet was complete dogshit and I was oblivious to how bad it really was, I count calories everyday now or I tend to undereat.

This is why I love Jow Forums

What gay porn is this?

>tfw made 3x5 fifty kilos
>tfw cutting violently because of fear of being a fat kid again and probably body dysmorphia
>tfw can't progress beyond 50kg
>tfw no muscle to cut down to
>tfw summer soon

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Get 8 hours of sleep,
Eat 150g or more or protein a day,
Put on more weight (aka go on a bulk),
Go gym more often and push yourself in there.

Don't know what you're doing wrong without more info.

Periodize

Jezus christ. decide on one. cut or bulk
Owno, cant get stronger, but im cutting hard because i used to be a fat fuck dont want to fat again.

How about, choose wtf you want most.
Id say slow bulk for a few YEARS getting stronger and gaining muscle, then eventualy cut.

He doesn't have years, he has two month. Time to roid.

Then he should have started 2years and 2months ago.

Not now, the dumbass

how long did the progress from 1/2 pl8 to 1 pl8 take. i've been working out for about 6 weeks and did 1/2 pl8 for 3 sets of 7 today and was stoked. but 1 pl8's the next milestone and it seems soooo far away.

gratz btw.

Congrats dude, keep going

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>sets of 7
oh no no no

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I was doing 5 and went to technical failure on the last set

CONGRATS BRO. YOU'VE MADE IT OUT OF THE SKELLY PIT, KEEP THAT SHIT 300

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everyone is different, its useless to compare yourself to others. some have great leverages, of course they'll be at an advantage. you're improving, thats what counts. keep going user

Good stuff OP. Few things match the euphoria that is hitting 1pl8 for the first time.
We're all gonna make it.

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That's great, man!
It took around a year to reach 1pl8 as well
What are your stats?

What do you mean with 1 plate? Plates go from 1kg to 30kg at my gym

1 plate per side + the bar?
that's 132lbs right?

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You are not supposed to count the bar

wtf I reached 1 plate after 4 weeks. How can you be THAT bad at lifting

i count the bar :3

congrats nigga

>when you realize your manga has some of the most inspirational messages you will ever read

God its so fucking good

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hit 2 plates today after 1 year of lifting too. How bro?

If your ohp is less than .75x bodyweight consider suicide.

Good job m8.
Keep going

Grats, man.
Just remember to keep up the climb.
Don't be like me and stall at 1plate for 3 years (lol)

Pls b reverse curl

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>bodyweight ratios
spotted the manlet
if your ohp is less than 1.5pl8 consider suicide

>t. fatso

good job man you're killing it

you faggots are faggots

1 year to reach any of the main compounds is pathetic. Are you a girl?

Is this for real?
I was repping 185 untrained at 3 months and I'm a manlet

I was more proud about 1 plate than 2 plates

I think I must've asked this question a million times but never got a good answer so I'll try again.

What is 1pl8 in lbs units? 100 lbs?

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Personally weighted dips have the best carryover to bench and OHP. You could also switch to dumbbell for a couple weeks for some form assessment and stabilizer activation

>untrained at 3 months

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Good job OP. Keep up the good work man, I know you’ll make it.

manlets have an advantage at benching due to shorter ROM
also
>Untrained at 3 months
brainlet

Proud of you, I'm also a slow progresser

A plate after a yeat is sad. Lanklet or not

American 45lbs or plates are 20kg.

U r kurrekt

sure, but being a manlet makes benching easier, that's well known

hey man, I also reached one plate bench like 3 weeks ago, while my friends that started lifting same as me has reached 2 plates

We will make it

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Only 1? Failure

Pffft weak faggot, ive been lifting for 3 months and hit 1 pl8 3 weeks ago.

Your lifting for a whole year? Damn that fucking sucks bro.

45lbs

congrats

It's like I can fucking see the minuscule size of your dick directly through your post.

Grats, 2 plate was difficult for me while some people here get in a few months.

>while some people here get in a few months
I'm pretty sure those people are lying. Benching 100 kg is not a colossal feat, but still much, much better than your average male can do today.

I’d like Jow Forums more if they didn’t hate black people

1pl8 means 1pl8 aside. That's 2x 45lb and the bar (45lbs) but no one counts the bar

What does one plate mean? How many kgs is that?

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Keep it up man. Tbh bench was a real.struggle for me to get up. 1pl8 was even a struggle. Eventually through persistence it became one of my best lifts. Just be consistent and don't give up, always be willing to change something around if what you are doing isn't working.

real answers PLEASE

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1pl8 is 135 lbs

inb4 "lul, i made 1/2/3/4 after only 3 months"

So if I bench 50 lbs on each side of the bar, that means I lift 1pl8?

1plate is the total amount (1 plate being 45 pounds) divided by 2 and then placed on each side.

So a one plate bench is 2 tens and a 2.5 pound plate on each side of the bar totalling 45 lbs.

It gets more complicated when you go two plates as you have to account for the altitude obviously but I'm sure you get the gist of it

>3 months lifting is "trained'

lol
this is how I can tell you literally don't lift

The bar doesn't weight 45 lbs what the fuck

>i know its garbage for people on this board
90% of the people on this board lie about their lifts and at least 50% dont even go to the gym

google.com/search?q=bar weight&oq=bar weight

good job user

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have you tried not being black?

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>Been lifting for about 6 weeks
>Started at 95lb bench
>Now 125x5
>Know I can go to 130 and maybe even 1pl8 but no spotter
>Not even ashamed of doing the roll of shame but the 2 times I failed a rep (on rep 5) someone came over to help
>One of the guys was a PT at the gym
>He's there every day and embarassed to have it happen again
>Don't push myself as much because I don't want to fail and have someone come over to help

Also I think my form is shit. What are some tips for benching?

>everyone being super supportive over OP
Wholesome Jow Forums
I love you all

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Not really, it’s worked out fine for me so far. I think I’ll stick with it

Drop the weight and pause bench press. Touch and go 1pl8 feels like air after.
Also don't psyche yourself up too much about the holy 1pl8 me and my roommate last year were on the struggle bus to get 1pl8 and not look like noobs in the gym we fixated on it and it became even more difficult. I swear to fucking god 135 is heavier when you just have one 45 plate on each side vs having a 25+10+10+5...

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>tfw OHP is slowly creeping towards my bench RM because I fucking hate bench

WE'RE ALL GONNA MAKE IT BRAH

>what does 1 plate mean
you know when you go to the gym and there are different size plates?
the biggest ones are what people talk about when they say 1pl8, 2pl8 etc
1 plate = 20kg = 45 pounds

benching 1 pl8 = 1pl8 on each side of the bar (40kg total) plus the bar (proper bars weigh the same as 1 pl8) so thats 60kg total
benching 1.5 pl8 would equal 1 pl8(20 kg) on each side plus a 0.5 pl8 (10kg) on each side meaning 30 kg a side plus the 20 kg bar for a total of 80kg

"dont count the bar" is a Jow Forums meme, when you lift the weight of the bar doesnt disappear so obviously you count the bar because you are lifting that as well

hope i explained that clearly but im autistic so probably not

you can see above to translate into pounds but 1 pl8 bench is 45 pounds each side plus the 45 pound bar for 135 total
NOTE:
IN METRIC COUNTRIES 1 PL8 IS 20KG AND IN AMERICA IT IS 45 POUNDS BUT 20 KG ACTUALLY EQUALS 44.09 POUNDS SO THE BURGERS "X"PL8 LIFT IS ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT HEAVIER THAN EVERYONE ELSES EQUIVALENT "X"PL8 LIFT

i guess now is the easiest time period to be black
what with all the diversity laws in colleges/workplaces you are practically living life on ez mode, the only way it could be even ez-er is if you were a women as well
>in which case post tits

stop trolling newbies faggot

based

Im serious its either 4p or 45lbs which is 20kg

2 20kg plates and the bar. Im Dyel fucked up by doing a bro split for 5 months and i do 60kg for 5x5 for first time laat week. Tomorrow i plan to increase it to 62kg 5x5 and the next week etc.

Grats bro. It was a wonderful feeling. Now it's my first warm up set. Only 1plate ohp came close to that feel

I wouldnt hate blacks so much if your weak af race didnt fall for the bs degeneracy the kikes push on you guys.

Id also hate blacks a lot less if we could just go back to segrigation. Seperate but equal.

More Blacks need to follow the Hotep movement. @hotepJesus is woke af. Probably one of the few blacks i actually admire.

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