How much can/could you bench press back in the day?

[FookMichiganTGJ]

So we have the "What was your 40 time" thread taking care of, how much could you all bench press?

 

[AMISH-SLAYER]

I was still benching around 400 up until last april. The most i got was when I was in college. I got 420 during my junior year. The only difference was back then I weighed 215lbs, and now I weigh about 255 lbs

 

[CausticMick]

In college we never maxed outside of 225 reps. 225 x 26.

 

[Thump]

The bar.

 

[OSUsushichic]

My dog

 

[GoBucks89]

My wife.

 

[exhawg]

335, but freakishly long arms and bad shoulders condemned me to a low bench max. The only thing I was good at was Power Clean. The most I maxed at on that was 305.

 

[Thump]

335, but freakishly long arms

Long arms kill your benching ability.

 

[NorthShoreBuck]

I was a lean=skinny outside LB and I never benched more than 300. I have 37"-38" sleeves. I was probably stronger in my early 30's that in my 20's but those days are long gone now. We had DB's that were shorter that put up 400 easily.

 

[CausticMick]

Long arms kill your benching ability.

Yes it does. 34" arms pissed me off watching crocodile-armed centers rep out 30+.

 

[exhawg]

Do you guys know what your wing span is? I'm 6'5 with a 6'10" wing span. Good for sports, bad for lifting. It's also hell on buying shirts.

 

[Thump]

Do you guys know what your wing span is? I'm 6'5 with a 6'10" wing span. Good for sports, bad for lifting. It's also hell on buying shirts.

I'm probably pretty close, a knuckle-dragger.

 

[CausticMick]

I have to get 38 1/2 to 39" shirts to have nearly enough room, 18 1/2" neck. I think I can do an 18" now.

 

[FookMichiganTGJ]

yea today i put up 225 for the first time..so i was pretty pumped about that

 

[CausticMick]

Do you guys know what your wing span is? I'm 6'5 with a 6'10" wing span. Good for sports, bad for lifting. It's also hell on buying shirts.

Do you have 40" shirts or something?