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  • haha this dudes a marine with too much time on his hands

  • I like the idea of pausing on the reps. I do that for warm ups, it seems to help stretch my muscles. I wonder how much harder it would be for the entire work out. I do reverse pyramids. I do good form but don't pause during rep exercises. I imagine I would have to drop 20+ pounds per set to incorporate a pause. (255x2, 235x4, 215x6, 205x8-10)

  • hi my name is Anthony, i go to O'Connor high school and i play football, he is the thing, im 6 ft 10 and i have the size i'm freshmen trying to build muscle , i have longer arms the everyone else, and im looking for a correct way to bench... can you help me out ?

  • @blaze555660555660  you will get there man i also play high school football (sophmore) i didnt really lift till 8th grade and i was getting any were from 170-180 and now im getting 350 all u have to do is work hard

  • @blaze555660555660 im a NASM certified PT, and 6'6 so i have the same beef with flat bench. you need a nice wide grip. at 6'10 id say put your pointer finger 1 finger length away from the ring on the bar. make sure you contract your shoulder blades and with your wing span never have any more than 80 degree bend at your elbows or you WILL screw your shoulders. a lot of meat heads say always touch your chest, but they probably dont know biomechanics. hope this helps

  • he must of got tierd bc he went from using 2 45s on each side to only one

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  • Can someone help, I need to train for football but i'm really weak. I'm 16 and I can only life the 45 lb bar. I can't even lift without strain with 10 lbs extra. What should I do?

  • @cal352 buy a good protien shake and lift and your ass off

  • How many reps and sets for each one and about how much weight should we use a lot for the first one

  • i'm 13 and 105 lbs but i can bench 600lbs.

  • @jamok3 Your 13 and you think you can bench 270kg..... i would LOVE for you to prove that.

  • @XxHYMERSxX did i say bench? sorry, i meant curl.

  • @jamok3 Oh i didnt realise you were trollin, hard to tell when you suck at it. If not then..you kinda fail im affraid.

  • @XxHYMERSxX really!? you didn't realize i was "trollin'"? the 600lb bench press at 105lbs wasn't a dead giveaway? well it seems my "trollin"' ability is better than your deductive reasoning. i didn't think it would have been "hard to tell" but you obviously must be an idiot. BTW, check your punctuation and spelling before you start talking shit.

  • @jamok3 My point has just been proven, thank you.

  • Youre voice is weird O.o 

  • @xXCREEKSTARXx Maybe He's related to Vin Diesel!?

    

  • the 3rd technique is really good to help improve

  • 135 is not a lot. I weigh 145 and could do 135 the first week i worked out. although you guys are making it sound like he cant do 135. he easily did 2 plates

  • @mmacquoid12 people here realize that he only did the light weights for exhibittion and instructive goals?

    and he probably easily benches 120-150kg?

  • @ISRAELKING100 People earlier where saying how he was barely doing 135 and how light that is. i was just telling them that its easy for him.

  • @mmacquoid12 and i bet those were people who were saying '' hey im 14 and i bench 140 kg this guy is weak''

    lol fuckin funny those junior graders cant even lift a fuckin pencil

  • @mmacquoid12 2 plates? Before you start commenting on weight lifting videos you should probably learn what the weight on the bar is,225.

  • @michaelgraham3 Also known as 2 plates

  • @43jakeman ..wow you're strong, I'm 5'6" 135 lbs and I can't bench shit..

  • Negatives, that i learned from a friend who was in prison for a few years, are when you put lots more weight than you can actually bench at max and then go down as slowly as possible and just have a spotter lift it up for you. But meh I guess light weight works if you dont have spotter

  • i agree with this kid under me, your weak

  • 6 reps of 225 man you should do 10 each set like i do

  • @9millimeter123 No you should not do 10... Bench press is a VERY compound excersise and is best done at 4-8 reps, preferabbly 6.

  • @MrWaterman080 says who? You!?!? It depends on what your goals are, If your goal is a maximal strength gain a 5,3,1 rep sytem might be best,2 increase muscular CSA a 6-12 rep range for hypertrophy might be best, for endurance a 12+ rep range, or for explosive power a low rep 5x5 programme followed by some plyometric push ups might be best there is no 1 "Best" way to train it depends on what your objectives are.EG Bodybuilding rep ranges SUCK 4 powerlifters trying 2 maintian weight

  • Does this work I want to hit 300 pounds by the end of 2013 and right now I'm 5.8 135 lbs and benching 220 lbs

  • This guy is a skinny stick

  • My dad tells me to do number 2 and 3. I have never heard of number 1. I'm 14, 5'6", 117lbs and my max is 130. Is that decent?

  • @frostedpranker

    14, be careful. Dont push yourself too much since you're still growing. If you can do your own body weight your in the green. Doubling your body weight and your a successful body builder. I would work on body weight exercises like pull ups, push ups and dips. You want to be strong but not ripping too much muscle that will effect your growth.

  • Nice- thanks! I am going to work these techniques into my chest routine tomorrow.

  • nice thank you

  • well i am not sure what the 1st is good for but the 2nd and 3rd is how i injured my shoulders... ...but i did it too often with too much weight and for too long so that has also something to do with it... ...nevertheless - just keep benching the normal way and do the 2nd and 3rd from time to time or as a special traning plan...

  • In proper form tuck your elbows

  • OH YEA babyweight... my max!

  • how do you target the pec delt tie in area

  • @dav1dwi1s0n Inclines will work that area.

  • Wtf is anyone going to bench it or just stand around. Didnt even finish the video.

  • is the hom for homo??

  • is this for muscle endurance or strength building?

  • Great Techniques, I'll give it a shot. Thanks.

  • Interesting I like it

  • @wildpanthercutlery is curling 300lbs with my dick good? Fucker.

  • is 225 for 30 good for a 16 year old weighing 255? lol just wondering

  • @wildpanthercutlery

    was your fathers broken condom , resulting in your birth good? Just wondering

  • @happytobeproud is the act of trolling helpin your self esteme any? just wonderin , i didnt think there was helpin for lazy peace of shit computer geeks who act big o nyoutube

  • @wildpanthercutlery

    lol the only troll her is you!! My cock you can bench 225 for 30 reps. Even at your fat ass weight. Post a video and lets see. Oh and since when does calling someone out on their bullshit equate to being a fat fuck.

  • @benjidelaney

    Dont be jealous that not everyone is a pussy like you

  • This guy is a TOOL! Poor YouTube, it's given tools like this a forum for their idiocy! i cry for the future!

  • @openuniverse2003 Why is he an idiot. Hes offering varying techniques to break plateaus and train.

  • thumbs up if you could kick the shit out of this pussy.

  • MEU OVO

  • If you want bigger bench google Dave Tate or westside barbell.

  • He does realize doing it fast as hell does nothing right?

  • @IRawrBReal lifting the weight fast?...if you are saying lifting weight quickly does nothing, you are wrong.

  • The "baby weight" mentality is why I would never choose you as my trainer. Lose the attitude lol.

  • You need a trainer that gives you motivation. Why do you think athletes shine? Their coaches give them shit all day, the screaming isn't just to scream.

  • @LennyRhys It is baby weight - you're clearly too negative already to be trained properly. Baby weight isn't calling you a baby, it's not implying that it's baby weight for everyone, it's baby weight for HIM. He's explaining for Demo purposes why he chose the weight. When I coach my buddy, he had the same response you did to me calling things "Baby Weight" until he actually understood what it meant. Don't ask for a trainer, and stick to YOUR baby weights instead <3

  • @PaytonFromRiD rofl whatever you say Jim. I don't care about the words he uses; it's the attitude that comes across - a variation on "how much you bench determines your worth as a human being," which is just bravado bullshit. This guy is very strong and confident so ofc he's going to adopt the above mentality, as it's par for the course. And I never asked for a trainer, but thanks all the same.

  • @LennyRhys it is baby weight. a healthy bench is around bodyweight and a little bit. Does he look 135?

  • @cornnellify he's talking TO US, so the inference is that 135 is baby weight FOR US, not him. And bodyweight bench is a target for most people - a 1RM of body weight takes a lot of time and effort to achieve. No 180lb adult lies on a bench for the first time and knocks out a set with 135, far less his own body weight for one rep LOL.

  • @LennyRhys well 135 is not something that makes you relatively strong by any means. Apply it to yourself. If you're 135 or more and cant hit 135, get to the point where you can. it is truly baby weight. compare to the average adult. this is not to noobs, its to people who have been at it and want to see a jump. just like there are abusive theoy x trainers, there are stubborn opinionated clients too. Dont be one

  • @cornnellify Yes, but define "strong" lol! Strength is relative - some of my mates weigh well over 200lbs and cant bench 135 for reps, but that doesn't mean they are therefore "weak" - what about grip strength, or leg strength, or bicep/shoulder strength etc.? The "how much can you bench" oneupmanship is just lame. And for the record I'm a trainer part time - I don't say to my clients "315 is baby weight," because if I did, my head would be right up my own ass. Different strokes I guess.

  • @LennyRhys a 200lber who cant put up 135 is indeed weak.

  • @cornnellify absolutetly u should be able to atleast bench your weight but even that ur still weak.

  • @cornnellify are you retarded he is doing fucking negatives... the guy was flying with 225lbs and you are saying he can't do 135

  • @thatfishyguy7 you're fucking confused. do me a favor and dont just butt in if you're going to sound like an absolute handicapped asshole. Find the goddamn comment you're referring to by me? Dumbass

  • @cornnellify Well the average man is about 200lbs, also the average man can only bench press 135lbs. I suppose that applies to guys that never workout or maybe guys that only do cardio and no weights

  • @cornnellify I wouldn't call it weak, everyone has to start somewhere.

  • @WeHotBox if the objective is to get strong then why wouldn't the low starting point be considered weak?

  • @cornnellify i weight about 150 and i bench 125, is that weak? im a beginner. and i bench 135 4 sets of 6.

  • @datu0108 better question is "am I strong" to which a clear and definitive "NO!" would be the answer. The more people make these general comments about themselves, the more their egos will be hurt. I'm 230 and bench 350 I am, to some, weak. If a 199lbs dude who benches 450 calls me weak...I'm weak. Wanna get strong, lift more and take advice without defending yourself from a personal attack that you thought occured.

  • @cornnellify lol dude, i just started man lol. i mean im 150 and benchin 135, i mean you call me weak? so your saying you started lifting 200 pounds right away? dude you have too much confidence to yourself, i can build muscle own way and i dont have to bench 300 pounds to get big, heavy weight is not always the factor when it comes to building muscle.

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  • @datu0108 I started off there about 2 years ago. Frequency is the key along with a great diet. I was 180 at the time now I weigh 220 and my max 450lb. I spent a lot of time reading about lifting and bothering bigger guys at the gym after their workouts of course. Keep benching that 135 and when you can't anymore take off 10lbs and keep doing that until you can't lift the bar with out weights. Do that for about a month and add 10 pounds. And do rows after a set man.

  • @datu0108 I say rows after a set to keep the muscles well balanced. My shoulders muscles were being pushed forward and it was affecting my shoulders during my benches causing me pain and popping. I stopped the bench and focused on pull ups and rows. The pain ceased after a 2 months. So don't make that mistake do as many rows as you do bench.

  • @datu0108 That bench routine worked wonders for me. Just throwing it out there man. Keep it up and you'll be benching with the big boys in no time.

  • @yourdaddy20192 thanks man, appriciate it, I mean im not really trying to lift like 250 or 300 pounds, im just trying to get big like add like 15 pounds, i want to be like 160 or 170 pounds.

  • @datu0108 Don't worry about dude. Just work out and stay healthy and eat right. You don't have to bench 300 pounds to lift with the big boys you just gotta lift =D.

  • @cornnellify last July I was 205lbs and my Max bench (1 rep) was 115lbs. Now I'm 200lbs and my max is 250.

    Go work out people. It's good for the mind and body

  • @cornnellify although 135 is light weight u still can get cut up and bigger by doing a lot of reps look at the guys in jail for example they dont have more than 135lbs and they are bigger than the bodybuilders using steroids

  • @maroboy86 no one cares about size. Ihave a 650 parallel squat at 228lbs. We care about weight. Being cut or flabby or anything else doesnt matter. This is about pushing more weight. I'm here because my bench is exactly half my squat and needs work

  • @cornnellify The average adult can only bench press 135lbs, I think this applies to the AVERAGE adult man who doesnt workout, or maybe he runs and does alot of cardio but his muscles arent made to handle weights. It may seem to you and me that 135 is light weight but you cant expect some 240 pound man who only lifted weights for one semester in the 9th grade 20 years ago to be able to bench 135. Lots of people can bench 135, lots of people cant.

  • @LennyRhys lmao

  • 135 is indeed baby weight.

  • @LennyRhys It is baby weight.......

  • @LennyRhys I know about 20 ppl who weigh 275 and cant bench 135 and for him to say baby weight jsut would really crush there ego ( What a Trainer )

  • @Tuga777 Which is exactally what bodybuilders do, if you watch some old clips of Arnold Schwarzenegger you never saw him doing big heavy weights, but he did controlled, high reps with lighter weight which builds a bigger muscle and a more defined muscle. Powerlifters go for between 3-6 reps with heavy weight which builds a stronger muscle

  • @LennyRhys its good  to have enthusiasm

  • @LennyRhys Thats not an attitude, that is minimum weight requirement. My max is only 170 but I'm a 5'11 149lb 14 year old who just started lifting so... I look more like a basketball player than anything. (but I play football)

  • hmm, i find it really hard to push up the bar when its at my chest, should this happen?

  • @WarmBeanz lower the weight

  • @WarmBeanz yeap the bar has to touch your chest do the reps slowly and thats the proper way to bench press and work with heavy weights (heavy for you that is) this is how to build muscle

  • Man i cant lift past 330 thats my plateu i need to past

  • ur strong keep getting strong

  • I hate barbell bench press... My shoulder clicks out painfully if i take an empty bar down to chest level. I can dumbell press 75's down to chest level tho so i just stick to those

  • @ddfh01 you might have long arms for your height. I have that problem along with torn rotator cuffs. yes dumbells are the answer. all the way down with shoulder problems on a barbell is just herp derp

  • @mboyemanster i put up 85's today :D... but yes i do have pretty long arms for my height, i am 6' 1/2" with 35" long arms, and i am only 154lbs. I am a GD beanpole, cant seem to crack 160lbs and that is when I'm taking in around 3500 cal a day

  • @ddfh01 try gomad if you REALLY want to gain mass. it is surefire but a pretty big commitment though so you'd need to sacrifice something else (like partying for a couple months). #alchemy

  • @mboyemanster i dont drink at all, one year sober come new years, gave up the distance running for a month and went on gomad, got up to 168. off gomad now but im seriously struggling to get back down to a sub 25min 5km :(

  • @ddfh01 train legs and youll gain shitload of weight

  • @ddfh01 Within the first year of my weightlifting career I went from 125lbs and benching 135 for my max to 210lbs and benching 225. I basically got fat from eating so much and was strong for my age but not for my weight, so I cut down to 170 and built myself up to 185 over a year, I am not 185lbs and max 310. The best way to gain strength is to put on a decent amount of weight, some will be muscle but most will be fat, then diet. With flawless genes you can put on 10lbs of muscle in one year.

  • In 2 months i got my bench max from 295lbs to 345lbs without this and im 16... Cant wait to see what this will do

  • @Burgealicious95 that's a fucking joke

  • I have set a world record for my age!!!!! 25 lbs for 2 reps! And I am 19 !!!!

  • are you on steroids because ur veins are super defined looks like steroids

  • nice

  • VIN DIESIL???

  • @fitman14 full extension goes to the tricep. if you stop where he stops, thats all chest. when you do the full extension, you get that little rest point where it all goes to your triceps anyway.

  • @ohkennyy up until you lockout it engages the chest, there is no point in the press where the demand transfers from all chest to all triceps, there is a reason it is called a compound movement. Plus, when you go all the way you work the middle part of your chest, an area a lot of people have problems with

  • are u saying that this technique will increase the weight u can lift over time or during the current workout? im not getting this?

  • im going to try this for my next chest routine. thank you for this information

  • 100kgs or 220lbs done so easily....that's my squat LOL

  • Extraordinar and outstanding

  • When you say negatives do you mean decline??

  • i bench 8 pounds

  • 0:02 Was that English?

  • thank you so much

  • So right after you bench you go straight into incline Pushups? Do you rest in between the other excersizes? Are these all 3 sets of 8? How many pushups should you be shooting for MAX?

  • @GTMPhantom well for a max amount of pushups you should just go for the highest amount you can do until you physically can not press yourself up anymore, write it down, and try to beat it next time

  • @wesleykush14 thankyou for writing this!, i get so sick of poeple watching peoples videos of them giving tips trying to help people or doing something they love like weight lifting then u get liers that say i can do this, but no one gives a flying fuck what they can do. its so annoying, theres so many people outthere that go oh i can bench 200 but when it comes to it they cant even do 100, i agree with u totally dude!

  • @goldmine1995 benching 200 isn´t even impressive. Well, maybe if you´re 15 or so.

  • @DeDuniel1 im 15 and have got to admit i do 85 kg 1 rep and i feel a little bit of joy lol, but i have only been weight training for about a year and iv never been really naturelly strong, people need to relise it isnt about impressing ppl its about getting fitter, or bigger musles, or more toned ( whatever ur goal is) and enjoying yourself whyll doing it .. . and the challange of improving and getting heavier is what makes it interesting .. but ppl have just turned that into a compotion and lie

  • @goldmine1995 I agree, all people ask you is "how much can you bench?" if you say "200 pounds" they will call you weak even if they can only bench 5 more pounds than that. The bench press is an important exercise, but its not the only way to judge someones strength. Young athletes tend to only fixate on the bench and nothing else, and they wonder why they never make any progress. Your body is like a tree, your legs are the trunk, if you dont train your legs, then your bench wont explode

  • that guy's buff as shit. . .

  • is 130 for 4 sets bad for a 16 year old

  • Why don't you breathe?

  • Nicolas Cage going hard!

  • yfz450911 same here 2 buddy lol

  • @mrpower328 what's he doing wrong?

  • @secutorclaudius first of all the pause pres does nothing it actually is easier than regular bench press because youre resting the weight on your chest so that actually hurts you more than it helps you

  • @geordys1 when i do pause, i don't rest it on my chest, i keep tension, stop for 1 sec then drive up. any movement starting from a dead stop is a lot harder, u ever work out?

  • @secutorclaudius hes resting it on his cheset not pausing you would be right if it was an inch above his chest not on it you dumbass.

  • @geordys1 oh, i'm a dumbass? even if he is resting it, u said that makes it easier, which it DOESN'T! ever do box squats? deadlifts? it's harder to come up without using the momentum from the negative phase. sure, it maybe easy w 135, but try it w 2, 3 plates. then u tell me it's easier.

  • @secutorclaudius actually i do use two plates it is much easier when you rest it on your chest. The only way youd be correct would be if he was doing a set of 1 if you do any more reps than that it is much easier to rest it on your chest.

  • @geordys1 well, yeah, i wouldn't be resting 225 on my chest, that shit would hurt. i couldn't tell if he was controlling it or just sitting on his chest.

  • im 12 and i only bench 585lbs for 20, how can i move up the weight???

  • @ROLNIKxPL upload a video then ill belive it

  • @ROLNIKxPL post a video and ill show....

  • i can only bench like 45kg(90lbs) and i wna get to 100kg (220lbs)

    can anyone give me tips on how to increase my bench weight

  • @messycumshot Gonna take a while, I started at 85lbs for reps, now I do 125lbs for reps. It took about 10-11 months though I work out every other day and also I didn't always have access to a bench so maybe I could be higher

  • not trying to rip on ya or anything but they aint drop sets, they're supersets ( setting one exercise with little or no rest in between another exercise) a drop set is starting at a heavy weight for low reps then taking the weight down with out rest and repeating till your thrashed from just pressing the bar for example

  • I have a question.. say i cant do push ups very easy because i weight 225 pounds and im 14 and only bench 170, well if i just was to work on benching and got to were i could bench like 230 or so would it help out alot with push ups? i really wanna be able to do more pushups but i can usually only do about 5 the right way and if im pissed maybe 10 push ups but its very hard......any info plz?

  • @yfz450911 bench press helps build your chest your triceps and basically your entire upper body and work almost all of the same muscles as a pushup its almost the exact same motion so yes it will help alot

  • well i'm 97 years old and bench 300lbs. MMMMM damn I'm good!

  • @antsrealm nice

  • hor long should your bench press like an hour ?

  • @travisbucket56

    lolk.

  • well since we are talking about maxing out.. im 15 and i max out at about 2,000,000lb...... STFU

  • or you can play football like me and have your bench and squat an clean go up

    end of fresh men year bench 185 squat 295 clean 155 :( i weighed 160

    end of soft more year bench 245 squat 400 clean 195 i suck at clean i weighed 185

    jr year is about to start :)

    All i got to say either way the effert you put in will pay off soon haha sadly football takes longer haha

  • Do you think 5000000000lbs is good for a 17 years old?

  • Im still in my mothers womb and benching 235x8

  • im 138lbs my max is 225lbs lmao he reps my max for warmup

  • nobody gives a fuck about yalls maxes lol

  • @navysealsareBA Word! lolol -Coach T

  • I'm 14, and can bench 135 about 8 times... Is that good?

  • @iBeSuperFresh hey, i didn't even touch a weight til iwas about 22. first time 135 pinned me down. i do about 365 now. takes time if u r natural.

  • @iBeSuperFresh did you just turn 14 or are you turning 14 soon because a couple of months ago i was 14 and could hit 135 20 times. but when i just turned 14 i could only hit it about 8 so it depends. if your at the beginning thats good if your at the end its not bad but its not great.

  • hey thaxs dude, even though I"m doing just girly weight on the bench I've been doing this since I am doing a baby max on the bench and wanted to lift more. I wanted to tell you did a sweet thing on the decline bench doing the negatives today, it was really kool.

  • dude im 14 and pressin 195

  • @xDEERSLAYERx10

    Nah you aren't. lol

  • good vid but all i heard at the beginning was. rrjssjreach..... com