How Many letsrunners weigh 150 can bench 150 and run sub 15?

weight: 142

Bench: 175

5k pr: 14:47

I weigh 145, I just threw your fast assed girlfriend off of me when you came in the door, but I only jogged about 15:05 to get back to my house to call another skank.

15:07, 175 weight, 190 bench

Weigh 167, run 14:21 and bench 180. I'm pretty sure I win.

150 is not that much is it? Or did you mean 150 kilos?

I weigh about 135. Long ago I had a set of weights and bench and IIRC used about 150 to do my bench presses. I don't know much about weightlifting, but I was under the impression that it's nothing to write home about unless you can bench around 400 lbs or better.

I would think any typical athlete that is 150 pounds can bench their own weight.

And I am certain any athlete that weighs 150 pounds and can run sub 15 minutes could learn to bench 150 within a few weeks and lose no speed or endurance.

mplatt wrote:

I would think any typical athlete that is 150 pounds can bench their own weight.

And I am certain any athlete that weighs 150 pounds and can run sub 15 minutes could learn to bench 150 within a few weeks and lose no speed or endurance.

But since you were a sub 14 5000m runner Mike you have to bench 250.

Weight: 130-135 lbs

Bench: 205 lbs

5k: 14:58

The 150 bench number is not going to be tough hurdle for someone 150 lbs.

When I ran sub 15:00 (and several times under 15:10), I weighed 165 and could bench 165 ten times and I am 6'4". I wager when I turn 40 this year, I will run at least 15:40 sometime in 2011, will stay at 155 and bench 155 ten times. I did a set of 14 at 150 yesterday weighing 155 post-run. Haven't raced a 5k in a while.

This ain't that big a deal - I reckon Solinsky can do all that and break 13:00.

If you can't bench your bodyweight once, you must be one weak dude.

...or one fat dude.

Any 150 pound male should be able to bench 150 within a few days of starting, if not right away. So what's the point of this question? These are all the most average of statistics: 150 pound weight (average), 150 pound bench (average), 15 minute 5k (ok, not average but not great either)

Agreed Brian. When I was in college I weighed 150 and could bench 205, and ran 13:53. My teammate, Paul Stemmer, weighed 120 and could bench 285, was 5th in NCAA XC and ran 13:46. But he was a freak of nature.

Weigh 160, bench 150, run 14:0x

You guys are underestimating what a 150 lb bench is for a skinny runner tool. I weigh 158 - 160 at 6'+ and can bench about 190 from what 1RM calculators tell me. Let's say the calculators a little off and I can only bench 185 because I never do sets of less than 3-4 reps. That works out to being able to do about 150 for 10 reps.

HOWEVER: It took me 18 months of lifting 2-4x a week to get there, and I'm a middle distance runner. We're stronger than 10k+ guys if you take out a couple of anomalies. I'm not very strong without weight training but 90% of distance runners aren't either. I came into university weighing 140 lbs, grew into my frame to about 150 and put on 10-12 lbs by lifting weights. I could back down to 145 easily if I wanted to but it wouldn't be or look healthy.

But if you think I, or 90% of you 10k to marathon types could bench 150 within a week you're kidding yourselves. I doubt I could have maxed at 95 my first day in the gym with proper form, bar to chest without bouncing it.

Counterpoint: I weigh 145, do no weights whatsoever, and run 90-100 mpw year-round. I lifted 150 the first time I tried. I also failed catastrophically at 180, but no one else was around to see so I still retain some dignity.

I have done a few sets of bench (or a 60-75 pushups with the handles, which I have gotten into lately) every other day with an occasional 2 day lag for probably 18 years. So it really doesn't require much work or much genetics, just a routine and time. I think my all-time single-rep max is 225, but I wasn't running at the time and I think I weighed 185. While I can bench a set of 10+ at 155, I doubt I could push 200 once as I just don't have the feel of heavy weight since all I do is moderately high rep, controlled form stuff.

Find a short guy with decent genetics who has a light, but consistent upper body routine, and they will put up way more of their bodyweight on the bench while being a decently quick distance runner.

Nicole Blood can, or will be able to.

I have run 14:50 which is over a year old by now, but I am about 150, and I'm really not sure if I can bench 150. Last time I checked, it was about 130, but that was years ago in high school. Not too concerned about it, though, as I'm just focusing on getting faster, not how much I can bench.

Fair enough, good for you. To Brian: thanks for mentioning height. I forgot that benching is harder for taller people with long arms. I guess my first post was a little too skeptical.