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DuffRyder17:
I have been working out pretty seriously for about a year now. I have improved my bench press pretty dramatically from a 135lbs to 205lbs for my regular sets.
I think I want to keep going until I can bench 250, I don't want to over bulk...
I just watched a youtube where Dana White(UFC President(bald guy)) Benches 315.
but I am 5'9" with a pretty narrow frame...
so I guess I am asking someone with knowledge and XP. to evalute my goal and give me some feedback...
-any bench press discussion is welcome as well.

Sean25:
Yeah when I was lifting for football 2 years ago I got my Bench press up to 310.. I'm only 5'8 so the size that came with it looked kinda goofy on a shorter guy like me..  So ever since then I've stayed at about 240-250.. I was too concerned about being big and now I run a lot so not only is there size but i've been getting cut up too.. So I think staying around there is a good idea and make sure you don't count out the rest of the core muscles like ur legs back and abs

Kratos:
Benching is fun. I got up to a 365 max at one point, but I was also a powerlifter. Squatting and deadlifting believe it or not can improve your bench. Close grip bench for the triceps also helps significantly. Close grip alone made my bench shoot up around 30 lbs within a month-month and a half. Well, my powerlifting days are over due to feeling like utter crap all the time. So I decided to move on to fighting.

(|8-):
Not everyone bulks up when they get stronger (like me, for instance).  Roughly speaking, 25% of people are endurance types (don't bulk up), 25% are sprinters (bulk up), and 50% are mixed.  If you still have a "narrow frame" after a year of working out, you're probably not in the sprinter category.

DuffRyder17:

--- Quote from: (|8-) on April 22, 2009, 11:45:25 PM ---Not everyone bulks up when they get stronger (like me, for instance).  Roughly speaking, 25% of people are endurance types (don't bulk up), 25% are sprinters (bulk up), and 50% are mixed.  If you still have a "narrow frame" after a year of working out, you're probably not in the sprinter category.

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yea it takes alot of protein and big weights for me to put on muscle, I know I will never be as broad as the big guys in the gym. but the muscle is stacking on slowly but surely.

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