Why tf am I so weak? I weigh 95kg and I can bench 1 pl8 (135 lsb) after 6 weeks of training. This is abnormally low for my weight right? I heard the average untrained mans bench is more than that.

Who cares? As long as you're progressing it means fuck nothing if you started at 40kg or 60kg

>>81931640 (OP)
Anon it's not uncommon to start with the bar. You're doing good. Stop being insecure

>>81931640 (OP)
You are not weak, the average man cannot bench 1 plate untrained, I doubt they can even go over 100 without any training. Some people even struggle with the bar at first. 1 plate in 6 weeks is actually above average progress.

>>81931640 (OP)
hormone interference, genetics, not eating enough

>>81931640 (OP)
>average untrained mans bench is more than that
I've heard similar numbers and I fully doubt it, maybe decades years ago when more men just got strong doing their jobs. Just keep working at it, eat your protein, try creatine if you wanna optimize.

>>81931694
>>81931692
he's 95kg though
>210 lbs
>not eating enough
oops. hormone interference, genetics.

>>81931702
The thing is that my bench is terrible but my overhead dumbbell press is pretty good (50 pounds each). So I just think I have really weak pecs or something. Yeah I'm pretty fat like 28% bf.

>>81931640 (OP)
>I heard the average untrained mans bench is more than that.
no they fucking dont, retard

>>81931711
if you're tall or have long arms benching is harder as well

>>81931711
also if you feel the bench much more in your shoulders than your chest you might be able to improve your technique and to use more chest which should quickly allow you to lift more than you were previously after a short adjustment period

>>81931723
I'm 5'11.5" with a wingspan exactly my height. Maybe my technique is a bit shitty, I don't arch my back much.

I weigh 60kg and it took me six months to get to 1 plate. So you're more than fine, and subsequently can fuck right off lol

>>81931640 (OP)
What did you start with? If the answer is less than what you're able to do now, congratulations, you're doing it right. Just keep going.

>>81931774
Yes, but you weigh 60kg man. I weigh 60% more than you so I should be lifting way heavier. Lifting 1 plate at your weight is like me lifting 220.

>>81931640 (OP)
Took me a year 2 times to reach 100kg 1 rep, most people lie online

>>81931795
100kg is super impressive though, probably less than 5% of gym goers can even do that.

>>81931795
I'm fat and if I don't work out for years I start at 1pl8 for 5 reps

>>81931809
By fat how much do you weigh and at what height? I think once you can bench a plate you don't lose that even if you don't train.

>>81931822
about the same as OP

>>81931831
Have you ever done weight training before or are you just able to do 5 reps without anything?

>>81931838
no I did it as a teen and stopped after I hit a bit over 1pl8. I wasn't fat back then though.

>>81931640 (OP)
bench press is a meme lift
so much is tied to genetics for the bench, in terms of your body and arm shape and how it relates to the lift

>>81931844
In that case I assume its just muscle memory and tendon strength which seems to be permanent

>>81931864
I agree but it's still a pretty good lift to do. I prefer weighted push-ups personally.

>>81931864
Isn't every lift like that? Having long legs is advantageous for deadlift right?

>>81931877
for me it's db press and smith bench, also like the chest press machine (especially incline) as well as pec deck fly

>>81931996
Have you done oh press on the smith machine? It really works for me on delts.

>>81932046
I do AD press for that
Works front delts extremely well, doesn't bother traps for next day, and still works upper chest a lot which you can never have enough of

>>81931640 (OP)
>after 6 weeks of training
Thats 1.5 months, you need to train longer to see results
are you eating enough? sleeping enough?

Ill tell you now first 3 months don't matter since its mostly that your nervous system doesn't know how to respond. I started at 85kg 185cm at like 35-40 kg, i barely got to a plate (60kg) after 2 1/2 months months. Just keep going to the gym and grind it out, you can do this

>>81933205
>your nervous system doesn't know how to respond
This. I tried getting into lifting when I was younger, and gave up after a few months of consistent effort because I felt like a complete fuckup. My body didn't know what to do with itself, my form sucked, I was struggling with lightweight shit, and I got no satisfaction out of it. Years later I tried again, but kept at it for longer, and it eventually all came together. I shouldn't have given up the first time.

Gym gave me chronic fatigue syndrome.

>>81931640 (OP)
thats great progess for 6 weeks, keep grinding brother and get good rest in bed

>>81931640 (OP)
Don't let them hugbox you. According to this pretty useful site a beginner with a bodyweight of 95kg should be able to bench 67kg.
https://strengthlevel.com/strength-standards/bench-press

>>81933283
in my case i'm a commuter engineering student and all my routined eventually get absorbed by my workload. i can't do shit until it becomes light again. all i can do is basic maintenance exercises

>>81931640 (OP)
I could bench 120 lb in middle school, 180 in high school, others in high school could bench 250 or 300 but they were on football team.

Freshman year in uni I could bench 220. Right now I can probably bench between 250 to 300 I'd guess.

>>81931640 (OP)
I was plateauing around 165lbs for my bench recently, and then I started doing a lot of pushups everyday instead of the bench for about 3-4 weeks. I finally benched again yesterday, and I was able to comfortably do 12 reps for 4 sets at 187lbs. When I hit the plateau at the lower weight I found that my shoulders, forearms, and shoulder blades were in pain, so I assumed that those support muscles were undertrained. I did about 100-120 pushups everyday over that 3-4 week period. Give the pushups a try and see what happens. Do some forearm and back training too.