<p>normal bars for benching are 45 pounds...</p>
<p>I used antimatter weights.</p>
<p>um i think i can lift like 20 pounds with one arm...
and can do like one pushup
i seriously have 0 upperbody strenght</p>
<p>im really good at crunches though</p>
<p>Bench: 210
Squat: 400
Clean: 190
Deadlift: 250</p>
<p>There are actually workout bars that are weighted and look like bench bars that weigh 35 lbs. our school bench bars are 40's and 45's each with a different gripping. I prefer the 40 since I'm used to that gripping. I'm good at situps but can do only 40 pushups in a row. I cant do pullups maybe like 2 lol</p>
<p>I've seen bench bars ranging from 25-55. My school mainly uses the 45s.</p>
<p>Bench: 165
Squat: 280
Clean: 155
Deadlift: 350</p>
<p>I'll post back in 4 months...Haven't trained during the summer. </p>
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<p>ad.bc, yeah. I'm great with crunches. I wonder how many crunches these guys can do.</p>
<p>i've seen the bars range from 20 lbs to 45 lbs...they should just standardize it or something lol</p>
<p>most people can do tons and tons of crunches.. but i usually get bored with them before i actually get muscular fatigue. it's better to do a bunch of crunch variants with lots of twists to really feel a burn quickly :p</p>
<p>Yes. I believe it was a 30 lbs bar, and I added 5 lbs to it. :D</p>
<p>you, sir, are a beast :p</p>
<p>It was too heavy, actually. I was able to do 2 of them before I nearly crushed my ribs. :D I did a little better with squats, though. I don't know how I got so strong.</p>
<p>I agree with Echox on the crunches. I do alot of chest workouts. like russian twists with weightballs, and other stuff. too many thiings i do that i learn from coaches yet i forget their names :(</p>
<p>does anyone know of any effective inner-chest exercises? flat bench/incline/decline presses have only really hit the outer/upper areas of the chest for me..</p>
<p>also, how about biceps? i do the basic curls and stuff but i get really slow growth for some reason..</p>
<p>If you are looking for strength, don't bother with doing curls/biceps. They don't do much work at all. The triceps do 70% of the lifting your arm does, biceps do 30%. If you just want to look good, then go right ahead and do them, but they won't make you much stronger.</p>
<p>Nothing works better than big, heavy, compound lifts. Pendlay rows, weighted pullups, weighted dips, close grip bench with give your arms some serious stimulus.</p>
<p>yea, close grip is hard, but fun. I can only get like 145, maybe 155, on that.</p>
<p>And, damn, some of these people here have serious lifting problems. If you dead 300+ you should probably squat 300+. Do more squats than anything else, if you are lifting for sports, because they are the best lift possible.</p>
<p>echox do russian twists use weighted balls though. look online for instructions its actually fun and easy. not sure what the other one is called but this is the instruction:</p>
<p>-lay on the ground
-get a weighted disk(2.5lb, 5 lb, your choice) and hold it while lying down
-put your foot and leg up so that when i look at you, your in a 90 degree angle
-raise the weighted disk with both hands and start reaching for your feet
<strong>you should feel some pain in your lower chest area if your doing it right</strong></p>
<p>yeah i squat 150 more than deadlift i dread squat though. prefer deadlift however i have worn out gloves</p>