My good friend who I run with a lot is 16 years old, runs 4:42, and I have personally watched him bench 200 15 times without struggling. He is 5'9 and weighs 165.
My good friend who I run with a lot is 16 years old, runs 4:42, and I have personally watched him bench 200 15 times without struggling. He is 5'9 and weighs 165.
39yo, former miler...an old has been, 6'0", 179.5, flat bench 305, decline 315, incline 235. Just ran 2 x 500m tonight- 1.10.0, 1.10.9. Jog 800m rest between.
Jon Shet wrote:
U a straight up liar. 180 and 16 flat 5k shape quit lying to yourself
There've been 180 pound guys running sub-14, what's the big deal about sub-16? You must be pretty insecure and/or slow. I was around 185 and about 16-flat shape after about 4 months' training last year after years off from training (sub-19 for 3.5 mile fairly hilly course).
Most I've benched is 235, but haven't tried that much in years. Could do 10x185 pretty comfortably last fall.
A few years back I made it a New Year's resolution to bench 200 lbs. I was running maybe 25 - 30 mpw and hitting around the 20 min 5K mark at about 155 lbs. I started out benching my bodyweight a few times but it only took me just over a month to hit 200 max.
When I done it, I just thought, Hell, I should have set my goal at 250. I don't think I have tried the bench press since. I now run over 60 mpws most of the year and am about 10 lbs lighter.
My normal routine is either 4 sets of 5 @ 170 or 3 sets of 10 @ 140. Does anyone know how I'd calculate my max based of these?
s.mouse wrote:
39yo, former miler...an old has been, 6'0", 179.5, flat bench 305, decline 315, incline 235. Just ran 2 x 500m tonight- 1.10.0, 1.10.9. Jog 800m rest between.
You must've been quite the miler back in the day. To be running more than one 70 second 500 in a session at 39 years old you must have a lot of speed. I guess that upper body strength helps you some there.
405 max. I'm twenty pounds lighter now and twenty odd years older. 300 would be doable.
Junk Master wrote:
405 max. I'm twenty pounds lighter now and twenty odd years older. 300 would be doable.
What were your best running times when you could do 405? And now?
I played football and baseball in college. Didn't run. But I'm sure I'm faster now.
Still a turtle by Letsrun standards. I'm hoping to go sub-38 in a 10k this spring at 180-190 pounds, six feet.
You can think of me as the slow twitch version of Sprint Geezer...lol...
I had some good days. Tried to make a living out of it for a brief period before I went to med school. Fortunately, I'm still able to get out on the track on occasion. That's something I'll never get out of my system- 39 years old or 80 years old- doesn't matter. It's a joy that's hard to express to people who don't really relish the track. It feels like you're FLYING. Unfortunately, too many start worrying about times, sponsorships, scholarships, and anything else extraneous that takes you away from the joy that comes with pure and unadulterated natural running. I went off on a tangent, didn't I?
I am very skinny even as a runner. I haven't tried to max bench in a couple years but usually I do 3 sets of 10 at 130-40 lbs. I weigh 120. I'd say most runners can bench there weight or a little more.
Have not even thought about bench press since high school (over ten years ago). At the time, I was running 4:17 for 1600m and once managed 185lb bench at 160lbs. Since then I've put on ten pounds and had multiple 3:43.x runs and not once thought about how much I could bench.
I do pushups and such now, I wonder if I could raise my max based on age alone or if I'm weaker because of my age. Maybe I'll go to the gym and find out.
1:55 800 4:39 mile 51.40 400m 265lb bench while weight was 144lbs at 16 now out of hs weight training class still can go 225lbs
Me no haveum white-man muscle maker machine. Doum inverted bench presses with Mother Earth.
ian edwards wrote:
Barakus'Obama wrote:10 x 175lbs
1 x 205lbs
That doesnt add up at all. You should be able to bench 230.
http://www.muscleandstrength.com/tools/bench-press-calculator.html
I was always the same way - I had a harder time with single rep max than I did with somewhat less weight with more reps. I had trouble balancing heavy weight and doing a smooth rep with it. I think it just takes some practice pushing heavier weight to get used to the feel.
It's often claimed that Seb Coe could bench press more than twice his body weight. Dunno if it's true...
HS
Wt 105
800/1600/3200 202/423/948
Max Bench 130
Post running
Wt 145
Max Bench 170
Never did a very well structured lifting program (or running for that matter).
Despite lots of hard work in the weight room I could not bench above 130 (135 was my goal). Soon after quitting running (no exercise at all for a year), when I started lifting I was benching 170 within 2-3 months, only lifting twice a week. My weight shot up from 120 to 145.
Proper nutrition has a lot to do with things, apparently. I now wonder how much under-nutrition damaged my ability to improve in running. I thought I was eating enough but I probably needed to eat much more. Lifting during the years I was running was a total waste of time. Without enough calories to add muscle, nothing was going to happen.
Some years later, I had a running comeback of sorts. I lost weight from 145 to 115 over a year. Needless to say, my arms evaporated and I'm sure I was back to pathetic bench press levels (but I could fly on my feet).
sdfsdf wrote:
HS
Wt 105
800/1600/3200 202/423/948
Max Bench 130
Post running
Wt 145
Max Bench 170
Never did a very well structured lifting program (or running for that matter).
Despite lots of hard work in the weight room I could not bench above 130 (135 was my goal). Soon after quitting running (no exercise at all for a year), when I started lifting I was benching 170 within 2-3 months, only lifting twice a week. My weight shot up from 120 to 145.
Proper nutrition has a lot to do with things, apparently. I now wonder how much under-nutrition damaged my ability to improve in running. I thought I was eating enough but I probably needed to eat much more. Lifting during the years I was running was a total waste of time. Without enough calories to add muscle, nothing was going to happen.
Some years later, I had a running comeback of sorts. I lost weight from 145 to 115 over a year. Needless to say, my arms evaporated and I'm sure I was back to pathetic bench press levels (but I could fly on my feet).
There is still hope for you and your evaporated arms.
Body weight is not a limiting factor for you yet. You can add 150 lbs to your bench press max without needing to gain a single pound in body weight.
I think the world class 115 lb guys can bench over 300 lbs.
where I'm below average
I can run 5k in under 20:00 on a good day, maybe low 19s, and I can bench 5 sets of 5 * 185. Pretty sure I could get 225 on a good day. I weigh 160.
I think that's pretty good all-around fitness, but I know there are many who are better....
http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=3446911&page=0
.....notice that they have a MAXIMUM of 30 lifts at body weight? Some could do more, and still run sub 18.
In H.S. when I weighed about 140 (last time I was a competitive runner) I could do 120 about 10 times, never really maxed out. I had good speed so was probably more explosive than a lot of distance guys so I would guess that was better than average.
In college when I started weight lifting I could do 8x190 or max 230 without too much problem. Amazing how much bench can improve especially first month mostly due to improvements in neural motor recruitment.