Weightlifting

One of the most common misconceptions about weight training is that heavier weights are always better. Another common misconception is that one should train every day. Training every other day allows the body to recover in between sessions.

Well it depends weather your a beginner or advanced in lifting weight but you cant work the same muscles every day it will not give you muscles enough time to rebuild. And ti depends if your doing full-body workout or split routines.

425 x 10 reps

I've been working out for quite some time now and for my workout i always start out doing back & biceps one day, then the next day i do shoulders and legs, and the day after i do chest and triceps.

then just repeat that over and over again

hope this helps!

It is almost impossible to bench 2x your body weight. With proper diet and a lot of time at the gym you can reach about 1.8x your body weight with good genetics. Only about 10% of the population of men will do 1 1/2x there body weight and 1% will hit 2x there body weight. The less you weigh the better chance you have to achieve this goal. Supplements can help you achieve your goals but make sure you read the label. There are no short cuts to getting big and strong, only hard work!

What is the length of a peice of string? There is no such thing as the "average" a teen can bench just like its ridiculous to ask what length hair does the average teen have.

Focus on what YOU can lift and work on bettering yourself. There will always be someone stronger, faster and more poweful than you, even for the elite guys so the best thing tyou can do is forget about comparing yourself to others and instead try to get the best from yourself.

A common number used is at least 7000 hours of training for Olympic Weightlifting. That might break down as;

6-10 hours training a week from ages 10 to 15

10-30 hours training a week from ages 15 to 20

Most Olympic weightlifting competitors would follow this amount of training if not more.

Wes Welker is a wide receiver for the football team Denver Broncos. He was born in 1981 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. There is no information found on the internet about how much he can bench press.

Mentally, weightlifting can make you feel over 100% of your greatest. Using the proper nutrition and weightlifting guidelines, it can be used as therapy to stress and much more! Most people weightlift to feel great and clear their head of a long day.

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Yes, this is old enough. Lifting will not stunt your growth as the myth grows. Just make sure you do it correctly, and get supervision at first.

well that depends a lot on your body. ie weight, body mass index, etc. if your a fit athlete and its 220 pounds of muscle then i would expect over 300 pounds. however if your very unathletic it could be less than 200. there are som many variances in peoples builds its impossible to give you a concrete answer. what im saying is tell us your bmi, and your fitness history and i will be able to give you a decently accurate prediction

A repetition in weight training would be more than one lifting motion.

If I was doing 8 repetitions (aka reps) on squat, I would squat with the bar 8 times. Usually you do so many sets with a set amount of repetitions.

Usually no. Normally weightlifting equipment is kept indoors, and usually it is not a game, though people do compete at bodybuilding.

Herb Strange did it November 2009 in Las Vegas. He broke his own record at age 77 he pressed 225 lbs. google herb strange kansas city Age is no barrier to powerlifting record By JENNIFER BHARGAVA The Kansas City Star Susan PfannmullerHerb Strange, 77, broke the World Powerlifting Federation record for bench press in his age group.

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Herb Strange made history by bench pressing more than 230 pounds at the 2009 World Powerlifting Federation Championships in Las Vegas.

Not bad for a 77-year-old.

He broke the record for power lifting in his age category at the championship in November.

The Leawood resident is showing no signs of slowing down, either. He's set to participate in another power lifting competition in Branson in March.

"I want to keep lifting for as long as I can," Strange said. "Why not? I'm healthy and having fun. Hopefully nothing will break on me."

Strange began lifting weights at 14. By his twenties, he was already participating in local competitions.

The activity fit well into his athletic lifestyle.

Strange played basketball at Purdue University before joining the Army, where he repaired machinery. The San Francisco native was also an active football player.

As he got older, Strange stopped lifting. Two years ago, however, his life changed forever.

After joining a gym, he met a few guys training for weight lifting competitions. They encouraged him to train as well.

Power lifting seemed a safe bet for the senior citizen.

"I didn't want to do something that would paralyze me for the rest of my life," Strange said. "I needed something that would just keep me in shape."

After all, keeping in shape is one of Strange's main priorities in life.

The retired business owner has never smoked, does not drink and eats healthy food. Vegetables, chicken and fish are the staples of his diet. He wishes more people his age - and younger - would take care of themselves.

It saddens him that sometimes he is the oldest person at the gym.

In the midst of his training, Strange decided to relocate.

"It was time to leave the California area because it's changed. It's no longer as nice as it used to be," he said. "It's filthy and there is corruption all over the place."

Since his ancestors originated from Kansas, Strange and his wife, Karen, decided to move to the Kansas City area a year ago. It was the best decision they ever made.

"It was time to come home," Strange said. "We love it here and the people are nice. If you ask for directions in San Francisco, people ignore you, but if you ask for directions in Kansas, people will take your hand and lead you there."

He soon became a regular at the Midtown Athletic Club in Overland Park, where he has made a lot of close friends and gained even more admirers.

"Herb is a fantastic role model for everyone because he dispels that unwritten belief that when you hit 60, you need to leave the gym," said Dan Meditz, a fitness director at Midtown. "He gives you motivation to continue working out. If someone can do it at 77, someone can do it at 37."

After recently winning the world championship, his star status in weight lifting circles has grown.

He's been receiving warm welcomes from weight lifting champions all over the Kansas City area.

One of those fans is Ken Ufford, a well-known power-lifting athlete with 30 years experience under his belt.

Ufford, an Overland Park police officer, has been working out with Strange once a week since the two became friends a couple months ago.

"I used to feel too old to lift but since Herb came around, I don't feel old at all," Ufford said, with a laugh. "In all my years of lifting I have never met anyone his age. I think it would be so cool to be 80 years old and still lifting."

Strange is amused by all the younger guys who are surprised by his age.

He's kind of surprised by his success himself. Plus, the amiable athlete considers every weight-lifter he meets as a friend.

"Weight lifters don't compete against each other; we compete against ourselves," he said. "I respect myself and I just do the best I can."

His good-natured attitude and friendliness are a breath of fresh air for his workout buddies and gym employees.

His impeccable work ethic impresses them as well.

Strange works out three times a week. He can currently lift 245 pounds - something most Americans would find impossible.

His friends admit: Strange is remarkable.

"He has dedication and passion, which helped him destroy the previous record," said Meditz. "You just don't get there by having a gift or being blessed. It takes a lot of hard work."

It has to be added that although Strange is impressive, his records are not over all World records.

Tom Sisk is recognized as the oldest man in the World to bench press "raw" over 300 lbs. in World competition and accomplished this Sept 2014 at age 78 with a bench of 301lbs. He had previously held this record from 2011 with a bench of 308 lbs. at age 75.

Yes, with a little bit of determination and workouts you can bench double your weight, though that takes some time. Get into the gym. Remember, Sleep BIG, Eat BIG, LIFT BIG.

Whoever answered above is absolutely right. Almost everyone has the potential to bench their bodyweight and i would reasonably guess that almost every motivated, disciplined male can bench press twice his bodyweight eventually. There are even some prime lifters who can bench press almost 3 TIMES their own bodyweight!

To begin with, eating right isn't going to build muscle if you aren't providing your body with a stimulus for muscular growth (hypertrophy).

First off is training, for beginners aim for a full body workout no more than 3x per week.

For advanced weightlifters however you perform your full body workout/split routine is fine.

Nutrition Post Workout: Should consist of low fat (fat slows digestion) High Carb/ High protein shake. The carbs should almost all be SIMPLE CARBS or SUGAR. The high sugar content causes the shake to digest quicker and causes an insulin spike. With this spike and your increased blood flow after a workout, nutrients will flow into your pumping muscle and be stored.

Nutrition non-workout days: EAT YOUR MEATS! I DONT CARE IF THEY'RE "LEAN" OR NOT! Meats are a FANTASTIC source of protein, key in rebuilding muscle. Also increase your intake of Omega 3 Fatty Acids especially in whole foods such as fish, as this will increase your natural testosterone (muscle building hormone).

For building muscle you need EXCESS calories. So whatever you normally eat, add 500-750 calories to that number. YOU WILL GAIN FAT WHEN GAINING MUSCLE! IF YOU DON'T WANT FAT DON'T TRY TO GAIN MUSCLE! Your body simply cannot use all excess calories for hypertrophy therefore you will store some as fat.

Would write alot more but getting l8 hope this helped :)

No. If you train with correct form it will not stunt your growth, but if you train with no guidance and have bad form it may and it will lead to muscle injury. I am 6' 2'' and i started lifting at 12. i was 5' 4'' when i started. Im now 19 and have grown 8 inches since. i started bench pressing about 8 reps of 88 lbs and 12 and i am not short at all. Science also backs up the theory that weight training wont stunt your growth whereas the theory that it will is just a myth.

Although the details of how it actually occurs at still unknown, muscles react to resistance or weight training by becoming stronger and usually larger. The important point is that weight lifting stimulates growth; in other words, the growth does not occur in the gym but afterwards during recovery as your body adapts to the increased demands you have put on it.

I had heard that he had benched 225 (standart bench at combine) 17 times at his nfl combine.

Average for who? age? weight? gender? sport? level? training age?


College female non-weightlifter: 60-70+ kg
College female weightlifter: 90+ kg


College male non-weightlifter: 100+ kg
College male weightlifter: 150+ kg


With correct technique and coaching, the sky's the limit...

You're comparing apples to oranges, here. completing one push up means you're lifting only a fraction of your boly weight (roughly 2/3). By this definition, you'd only have to do two push ups before you'd done more "work" (as in "Joules") than one repition of benching your own body weight, however, as experience will tell you, the latter is actually much more difficult.