bench press sets and reps

Please do a search before you open a "brag topic".

There are quite a few already on this forum like this one

http://scoobysworkshop.com/simplemachinesforum/general-questions/how-much-can-you-bench-press/

Yes this thread is locked, but it just shows how these threads always turn out O:

Sorry, I didn't mean to be rude. I just wanted to point out that a simple search would have given you like three threads of the same kind already.

Shouldn't have used that exclamation mark :/

wow really 90% of my gym are benching atleast two 20kg plates on each side so thats like 220 =/

Maybe the gyms around me are just filled with stronger than average people O_O

I suppose it comes down to how much you weigh yourself as well, I have always believed proportional strength is much cooler than what some people do.

Too me being able to preform some awesome looking planche exercises is what I aspire too

I said most people CAN do it, not that they actually do. After a year of solid training, most people  can bench over their bodyweight, and considering a lot of muscle gains and CNS adaptation in the first year, 200 pounds is possible for most people if they know what they're doing or if they have a good personal trainer (except for really skinny people or people with mechanical disadvantages to bench). But it is most people's potential, that doesn't mean people make it real. Most of us waste time on trial and error first half year (It can be beneficial to figure out in the end though). I have a friend who's been lifting for 2 years and a couple weeks ago he told me he was going to try increasing his bench from 110 pounds to 120. He thought it was pretty heavy for anyone. Last week I saw his grip while benching, it was totally wrong. So sometimes 2 years of training may not be enough for some people to learn the correct form of basic exercises. How long somebody lifts doesn't make them advanced, begginer, etc. I still rest my case and say for an average-sized guy, 200 pounds is achievable number after a year of good training (By the way, benching 200 in a year is not necessary for budybuilding purposes). Of course it also takes a routine that focuses on strength along with size, not just size.

Yeah I mean 1 rep maximum. Training weight in bodybuilding reps would be somewhere around 160, which should not be so hard for an average person to get in a year.