How Much Do You Bench Press?[Start Your Week]

How much can you bench press? 

That’s probably the most common question asked to someone who lifts weights, by someone who doesn’t.   After all, to the non-weightlifting aficionado, the bench press is wrongly viewed as the real test of overall strength. It’s not. Being able to bench a lot of weight is about three things.

One, leverage. The shorter your arms are the more you can bench. It’s just physics. Second...genetics, some people are born stronger. 

And third, learning to get past the sticking points. Today’s lifters don’t just focus on the amount of weight they can lift.  Instead, they concentrate on getting rid of the sticking points...