I go to school in Virginia and my university has a bench press competition every semester. This year I decided to enter because I hadn't maxed out in a long time, at least not in regulation format. (It's amazing what college kids will do for a t-shirt)
Anyway, I weighed in at 188.8 and put up 305. I felt like I could have done about 10 or 15 pounds more but my shoulder has been bothering me so I wasn't going to push it. I was happy to crack 300 anyway!
Btw, regulation means you get a lift off, bring the bar down to your chest and you're told to press. No bounce. This is surprisingly difficult if you've never done it before but I had been training for a couple months using 225 for close-grip.
I'm happy to say that I won my weight class which was 180-197 and placed 3rd overall.
Anyway, I weighed in at 188.8 and put up 305. I felt like I could have done about 10 or 15 pounds more but my shoulder has been bothering me so I wasn't going to push it. I was happy to crack 300 anyway!
Btw, regulation means you get a lift off, bring the bar down to your chest and you're told to press. No bounce. This is surprisingly difficult if you've never done it before but I had been training for a couple months using 225 for close-grip.
I'm happy to say that I won my weight class which was 180-197 and placed 3rd overall.
