So close to bp 1pl8

I'm so fucking close. I'm p sure it's psychologican at this point. 1pl8 = 60kg in eurobucks and I can do 57.5kg for reps of like 5/6 but as soon as I load on 60kg I can't even do one.

psychological*

Its always been weak, it still amazes me that there’s people here who post and have a sub 2pl8 bench or 3pl8 squat

Soon as they made 1/2/3/4 the fucking "making it " status

It's almost as if there are new people coming in as the number of people browsing Jow Forums/nel grows..............................................................................................

It's January 5th, user

Post body nigger. Who cares how much your bench press as long as you feel good and well.

>so close to bp 1pl8...

couldn't be much more from gf

if you're not a powerlifter, remember that when you reset the weight and add reps, you're promoting hypertrophy too. As long as you keep lifting is a win-win.

never gonna make it to legendary 4/3/2/1

i'm gona start using 10 kilo on both ends of the bar next tuesday, good luck OP

So... One pl8 is 50kg total, or on each side of the bar?

we’ve all started somewhere OP. That one plate may feel heavy now, but keep it up and you’ll never believe how weak you used to be.

135lbs or 60kg: 1 plate at each side plus the bar

>there are real humans who couldn't bench 1 pl8 during their first workout as an adult

this is honestly scary to me.

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>There are real humans who make up stats when they're anonymous in the first place

so a plate is 20 each kilo and the bar is 20 kilo

Yes. 20.4 for some.

I started with the bar alone because i was scared, but believe that i could have started with 95.

ah nwo i understand, i'm currently doing 7.5 kilo on each side of the bar 4 reps 12 times, so for a benchpres it's 48 times, is it a good form

>Hit 1 pl8 bench in a few sessions every time I get back into lifting
>Haven't hit 2pl8 squat in the 4 years since I first picked up a barbell

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If you can rep it for 5 then you could definitely get 1pl8 for one

I'm at 1/2/2/3 have I made it?

I just want to hit 2pl8 already. Stuck at 90kg bench at 59kg bodyweight.

Will do anything, except eat enough food

What would this physique look like I wonder?

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>humblebragging in an anonymous Cambodian bonsai gardening image board

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Is that per pec?

>couldn't even bench 100 lbs starting out
>now have a 3pl8 bench in my cross hairs
Were all gonna make it brehs

took me 3 years

>humblebrag
Reddit

2/4/5/7 is making it user...

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I actually hit my first 1pl8 today.

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Hit 1pl8 ohp 2RM yesterday after having been stuck on 105x5 for months, feelsgoodAF man

yeah I know but every time I load on 1pl8 I can't even get it off my chest. Idk it has to be mental at this point, I've been stuck for so fucking long

Post body.

If I get dubs, then you hit 1pl8 bench either next time you bench or the time after. Good luck, bro

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So close to 225 bp...

I could when I started working out.
All thanks to manual labor from being a country boy in the Rockymountain states of America

You are not working hard enough,
eating enough,
And sleeping enough

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I actually never skip squats and always do them first. It's just that in the neighborhood of 200 lbs the 5s start to become 3s and 2s.

Deloading never really worked for me. I started believing in the SAID principle - you get better at lifting heavy weight by lifting heavy weight more often.

When I was absolutely *determined* to break a plateau, I'd set aside a day to do nothing but squats. Even if it took me 90 minutes to do nothing but triples, doubles, and singles resting 5-8 minutes between sets, I was determined to get at least 25 reps at that weight (i.e. a 5x5 volume).

The idea was that if I rested a couple days and came back, I would now be able to do 5 reps at that weight in a single set, or maybe at least 4.

As Thanos once said, reality is often disappointing.

I got back into it a couple weeks ago and I feel like I'm going to bust through some palteaus now that I'm 15 lbs overweight from starting a sedentary job and drinking beer last year, but it's just depressing that the "intermediate" goalpost keeps moving with my weight. In other words, let's say that a 215 lb squat was considered intermediate when I was 160 lbs bodyweight a year ago. Wow, I ate more and broke that plateau, great! Oh wait, I actually had to gain 20 lbs of chub to break that plateau, so now it's actually a 275 lb squat that's intermediate.

I had to do it with light dumbbells the first few weeks because I couldn't lift the empty bar off the rack, no lie

Who else plateued at 185x5 bench
Getting really annoyed as of late been here for a month

>In other words, let's say that a 215 lb squat was considered intermediate when I was 160 lbs bodyweight a year ago. Wow, I ate more and broke that plateau, great! Oh wait, I actually had to gain 20 lbs of chub to break that plateau, so now it's actually a 275 lb squat that's intermediate.

You need to find your performance weight. If i don't focus on eating my weight levels out at about 180 pounds. But at 190-195, my strength goes up constantly and easily

I actually just hit 2pl8 a few months ago. It was really all I cared about when I first started lifting. Its so exhilarating hitting the grand goal. Just remember that bro, you'll make it.

I know that feel user. What worked for me was loading the equivalent of 1pl8 but in smaller pl8s. for example, when I first benched 1pl8 I put on 25, a 10, and 2 5s on each side. Same weight but mentally it didn't psyche me out.

Are you wanting to rep or max?

Yell LIGHTWEIGHT BABY at the top of your lungs before lifting. And then make sure you eat big.

get someone to spot so you can really push 1000% without care

My highest bench Is 235, but I still can't bench 225 for sets. I can hit 215 for 3 sets of 5 but I still can't hit 225 for a set of 5. Why must the world be so cruel..

Something happened to my shoulder, and i cannot bench press anymore (I was right at 220 lbs before it happened).
Please be careful user, and don't force yourself too much.

It's all about good form bro. Been in the similar spot injured my wrist ar 215 so I had to take some light bench for a while but now I'm at 235. Just take care of your shoulder and you'll be hitting over 225 in no time.

I'm also really fucking close to 1pl8.

I can DB bench 70's so I don't know why I can't hit 1pl8. Makes no fucking sense.

It's probably all in my head.

when people say this do they mean max bench or for reps?
I started lifting 3 weeks ago and I bench 175lbs for 5 reps last session, is this just good natural strength then?, im 5'8' 155.
Good luck OP, I believe in you

You honestly might be gassing yourself before the lift. Start with the bar, do like 10 reps. Then slap on 15lbs, do like 6. Then 25lbs and do like 4. 35lbs and do 1. Then go for 1pl8.

After you hit 1pl8 start loading back down. A mistake a lot of people make is maxing then stopping. Volume bro, that's the key to any compound.

You're further along than me brother. I came back from Brazil, somehow lost motivation and didn't gym frequently or consistently, I was at 1pl8, I dropped down to 115 and am working my way back up to 1pl8 and beyond.

Motivation is fucking hard man.

1 plate is 110
how can you drop down to a 115 bench and not do 1 plate

1 pl8 is 135

1 plate is 45lbs

when you bench 1 plate you have 2 45lb weights and a 20lb bar

what in the fuck are you talking about

bar is 45lb

Bars are 45 pounds brainlet

why the fuck are you using a 45lb bar to bench press 60lbs you fucking moron

>y'all
Delete this NOW

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You can do it brah!!!

Nah ur supposed to do one rep with the weight you intend to lift for your reps.

45x8 - 75x6 - 95x4 - 115x3 - 125x2 - 135x1

>cant bench 110
>telling me anything about weightlifting

Ah this was something I was wondering
as a complete novice - I can barely bench 20lbs. What's a feasible timeline to bench 1pl8 1+1/2pl8?
Not sure the rate I should be progressing at

can bench 25lbs on each side
started at bar, using uni gym
can i make it to 1pl8 by the end of the next semester bros?
gonna start going to gym when school starts (on break rn)

check the Jow Forums lifts from a year ago. im pretty sure 80% of Jow Forums have been lifting less than a year. also look at symmetric strength threads and cbt threads if you need any more proof, im pretty sure every person that learned about Jow Forums came from reddit or the other boards, not the pick of the littler kind of people if you catch my drift. many still manage to make it, id say a majority just stay here to shitpost and look at funny memes including both newbies scared to go their 1 time a week and those of us that will cancel a date to not miss a day

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>20lb bar
what kind of stupid ass shit is this?

>Do 95 lbs for 9 reps
>Can't even lift the bar at 100 lbs

How do I fucking stop this

>tfw i out bench 75% of fit

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It's because they're manlets. I could bench 1pl8 when I started because I'm 6'3".

>so close to 50kg ohp
>so close to 1pl8 bench
>so close to 2pl8 squat
>so close to 2pl8 diddly (taking it slow for my body to adapt)
t. weakass skelly started working out in september. All for reps btw. I hope I'll reach 1/2/3/4 this year.

I remember my first time trying to bench 1 plate was when I was 18

Literally a few weeks of training I was able to bench one plate

But yes, you’re right
>there are grown as men, on this board, RIGHT NOW, that do not weigh at least 200lbs and cannot bench either 1pl8 or their own body weight

Seriously all of Jow Forums should kill themselves

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anyone else in the 2/3/3/2 club?

>tfw bench press is stuck at 0.5pl8

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How much are you fucking leaning back during OHP for it to be so much stronger than your other lifts

i feel you, im getting real close to 4pl8 bench, but its not gonna be this bulk anymore, so i have to wait a whole 9 months to have a shot again...

you can do it user!

because people who lift big numbers are rare. They either leave Jow Forums or go /fraud/ or eternally browse /plg/ or the type that don't even browse Jow Forums as a whole but only come to Jow Forums to post in /cbt/. There's always newer people coming and older people leaving. So expect to see more dyels all the time. We're also at the very beginning of a new year so...

>As Thanos once said
Jesus christ...

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Gonna take me like 5 months at my current rate to get that 1pl8 OHP, but I'll have a 3pl8 diddy by then too so I don't mind waiting.

its his weakest lift?

women, black people and basedboy say it now so it's no longer a southern accent thing

It's his strongest. He's almost intermediate lvl on his OHP.

>70kg incline bench for 5x8
>haven't done normal bench in months
>last time was at 60kg
Should i do normal bench again

no you should not, unless its reverse grip flat bench

incline is way better for your shoulders anyway, and it works your upper chest more, same goes for reverse grip flat bench