Yeah so I benched 405 tonight......Real talk

very good lift, not trying to sound like a hater but bench press is very overrated and in some ways useless...unless you want to impress girls on the beach with your pecs or something..

whats your dead lift like? squat?

Good !!..

Personally I quit the bench press a while ago since I was getting shoulder & elbow problems..

Bench Pressing is overrated?? Man thats crazy. I think the bench press is a staple in bodybuilding or weightlifting. The amount of weight you actually throwing on the bar could maybe kinda sorta be considered overrated. Like doing 225 correctly 10 times vs 315 incorrectly 2 times. Nobody gives a !! how much you can bench if you only "shaking" the weights.

see this post I made here:

We all gotta start somewhere. I used to not be able to bench 245. I remember when I first started lifting I dropped 135 on my chest Just don't quit lifting and you will get there. Bench press is highly overrated but I only recorded this because it was a personal milestone

As you can see we share the same sentiment, but not many people can ever say they benched 405, the average man won't bench 315 in his lifetime much less 405, so lets not try to discredit the accomplishment :)

As for my squat and deadlift, more than I bench that's for sure. I am a goddamn monster in the weightroom

Bench Pressing is overrated?? Man thats crazy. I think the bench press is a staple in bodybuilding or weightlifting. The amount of weight you actually throwing on the bar could maybe kinda sorta be considered overrated. Like doing 225 correctly 10 times vs 315 incorrectly 2 times. Nobody gives a !! how much you can bench if you only "shaking" the weights.

I don't get the whole "bench press is over rated" thing...

I personally think, the best 3 exercises are in no particular order

1. Bench Press
2. Squats
3. Dead Lifts

Bench Pressing is overrated?? Man thats crazy. I think the bench press is a staple in bodybuilding or weightlifting. The amount of weight you actually throwing on the bar could maybe kinda sorta be considered overrated. Like doing 225 correctly 10 times vs 315 incorrectly 2 times. Nobody gives a !! how much you can bench if you only "shaking" the weights.

nah man

DLs
Squats
BP

in terms of amounts of muscles activated and being worked, all 3 are essential lifts

BP is obvs the bro-lift and most talked about...but DLs will get you looking like a complete alpha-dog....big forearms, mountain traps, huge calves, back etc.

GJDM on the lift OP

my max last yr was 315, i cut for a bit and started to bulk again im getting 300x2, hopefully 315 for reps by end of the summer

I thought so also, I don't really wanna push my luck right now lol that !! was heavy enough but in the coming weeks I may try like 415 or so