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Anonymous
Totally uneducated here, but in theory, shouldn't you be able to bench a good chunk of what you weigh? I mean if you can do a push up...

I'm a fatass (6'2", 255lbs) and I can do about 20 push ups, so shouldn't I be able to at least bench ~120lbs at least once?
>> Anonymous
You mean you can't? You're fucking weak. Go die.
>> Anonymous
Interesting question

So /fit/, what percentage of your body weight do you lift doing a push up?
>> Boss Nigg's Counterpart !kuQZc4IWKg
>>74843
DEPNDS ON WHETER I HAVE AN ERECTION OR NOT
>> rowerfag
benching you have no mechanical advantage, whereas pushups only force you to lift ~1/2 of your weight and give you a mechanical advantage of ~125%

aside from that, there are different muscle groups involved

for me, i can bench 150 (my weight) fairly easily (8*3), but I can't do pushups for shit (25 or so before i lose my form)

bench what you can, then work up.

inb4 pushup advice - i know what i'm doing wrong and i'm working on it
>> rowerfag
>>74843
depending on form and hand placement, anywhere between 1/3 and 3/2...

normally it'll be between 1/2 and 3/4 of BW

also there's a mechanical advantage unless you're doing your pushups on a decline
>> Anonymous
I weigh about 78 kilos (possibly more, haven't had access to a scale since Christmas) and I can get high reps (about 10) with 50 kilos. I just moved up to 60 recently, but can only do one or two.

Given that when I started I could barely bench 40, and in a few months I've made that much progress, I am proud, but I definitely should be able to lift much more.
>> Anonymous
>>74843
40% give or take, increases with elevation.
>> Anonymous
>>74841

I haven't tried, I was just wondering what a good weight to start benching is for me.