Don't devalue opinions and experience by dismissing them as "broscience". Here's why: (self.bodybuilding). I too am stuck at 385, never bounced back after hurting my pec. It took me years but I finally matched my age with reps at 225 lbs. I aint reading this shit. DOYOUEVENLIFT, [–]BretticusWins2-5 years 15 points16 points17 points 6 years ago (2 children), [–][deleted] 20 points21 points22 points 6 years ago (1 child), Yes. God damn it indeed, /u/mr_traphouse just couldn't spare me 5 more minutes to feel good about myself after reading OP's post. Recently I've been wondering how a 225 bench presser stacks up compared to an average human male. [–]uk2knerf 3 points4 points5 points 6 years ago (5 children), [–]grimmyshaw 2 points3 points4 points 6 years ago (4 children), [–]swolemechanic 2 points3 points4 points 6 years ago (0 children), [–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (1 child), [–]MansHumanity 4 points5 points6 points 6 years ago (0 children), [–][deleted] 12 points13 points14 points 6 years ago (0 children). When I improved my upper back is when I noticed a bigger change in my bench. You can definitely bench 225, my max is around ~235-240 last time I tested. [–]FlexappealDoesn't care about your 50RM 17 points18 points19 points 6 years ago (27 children). Reading what you just wrote without knowing anything about you or how you workout my first instinct goes to you aren't eating properly. TIL either you guys don't lift or all of my friends are part of the master race. Everything is going fine except bench and overhead press. Generic shitty answer but the bench really responds to caloric surplus for a bunch of reasons. I feel like I'll constantly want to get bigger and more defined no matter how big I get. Get an ad-free experience with special benefits, and directly support Reddit. I guess my next 9 months will be all eating and lifting. It's so important to appreciate and enjoy the long road to bodybuilding, even if we never get to our 'ideal' size, strength, esthetic. Until then, if you want to give me a rundown of how you program deadlifts (frequency, set/rep scheme etc) you'll be better prepared to do it tomorrow. [–]NeedsmoreCELLTECH2-5 years 0 points1 point2 points 6 years ago (2 children). Seriously. It is estimated that 80% of the population on earth survives on less than 10$ U.S. per day. I've tried to tell people this in real life and on this site. Believe what people say at your own risk. [–]plasmalaser15-10 years 5 points6 points7 points 6 years ago (0 children), [–][deleted] 50 points51 points52 points 6 years ago (11 children). What if I could do 450? Crazy as it sounds I've been benching once a week, 2 sets. Nice! [–]2gainz2-5 years 4 points5 points6 points 6 years ago (1 child), Can I post this to /r/theydidthemath? To show that the average joe is just that average and probably is not the strong and athletic when it comes to weight training because they don't do it. I think that's what OP was going for. That's exactly where I get stuck every time I'm trying to go heavy - sometimes I'm able to push through, sometimes not. What I'm really interested in, is what percentage of the general population can bench press over 225 pounds? Games and gainz baby! An 18-20yo just hasn't had time for the long slow neural adaptation. Thats just silly, everyone knows that each plate grants you the same power as 1 US dollar. Sound confusing, not really. This. Is the bent over row included in SL 5x5 sufficient? The one thing I take away from this is that being able to go to the gym and work on your body as a leisure activity is a privilege that a great deal of people don't have. Don't sit there curling 15 pounds unless it is giving you a workout.