My strength is coming back! I hit 195x1 on the bench and 4 reps of 180 on the bench, here are the vids:
195x1
180x4
oh my god!! GBench you are my hero!! OHH!! how i envy you! way to go!
[quote]brute_fury wrote:
oh my god!! GBench you are my hero!! OHH!! how i envy you! way to go![/quote]
No kidding. I have complete bench envy.
I guess you are getting your strength back. You must be feeling pretty good about it.
[quote]GBench wrote:
My strength is coming back! [/quote]
I’d say so!! WOW!! 
[quote]brute_fury wrote:
oh my god!! GBench you are my hero!! OHH!! how i envy you! way to go![/quote]
X2…AWESOME
Wow! Awesome job Gbench! Does 195lb match your before accident 1RM?
Claire
my god benching is my ultimate weak link. you’re lifts are incredibale!!
i’m ecstatic i got ALMSOT a full push on 135-that is a PB for me. i did about 3/4ths of the way down before i pushed up.
i’m pretty pleased though, well bitterweetly buy still sweet that i got my deadlift pb back. 250.
squats are no where near what they used to be, but hey! i got 255 on monday, much deeper then i used to do years ago, so better in that sense.
G Bench - you are amazing! Keep up the hard work!
Brute - those numbers are NOTHING to sneeze at! That’s a fantastic squat! (especially deep squat!)
Thanks Ladies, I appreciate your responses!!! I really enjoy benching and so glad my hand healed completely with no problems. Looking for 200lbs next!!
G
[quote]cvb wrote:
Wow! Awesome job Gbench! Does 195lb match your before accident 1RM?
Claire [/quote]
Hey Claire! I hit 190 clean before the accident with a pause. I’ve done 195 but it was ugly!!! I mean my butt was at least a foot off the bench!!! 
So, I guess you could say this is a new PR because its a little cleaner.
The 180 for 4 is a PR for reps, a week before the accident I hit 180 for only 2 and missed 190.
G
This is an amazing and inspiring thread! Thank you all for posting! Best thing I’ve seen all day! One question though- how long did it take you all to get where you are today?
[quote]brute_fury wrote:
my god benching is my ultimate weak link. you’re lifts are incredibale!!
i’m ecstatic i got ALMSOT a full push on 135-that is a PB for me. i did about 3/4ths of the way down before i pushed up.
i’m pretty pleased though, well bitterweetly buy still sweet that i got my deadlift pb back. 250.
squats are no where near what they used to be, but hey! i got 255 on monday, much deeper then i used to do years ago, so better in that sense.
[/quote]
Those numbers are awesome! I envy your squats!!! I can bench more than I can squat, isn’t that sad…and since the accident, w/ a broken knee cap, I’m having trouble squatting now or doing anything that resembles a squat such as trap bar deads. I can sumo deadlift though with little pain, but having to work on getting that strength back as well.
As for your 135 on bench that is a great number, keep trying the heavy weights, your body has to feel the weight and learn to handle it, if the muscle is going to grow.
G
[quote]Oleena wrote:
This is an amazing and inspiring thread! Thank you all for posting! Best thing I’ve seen all day! One question though- how long did it take you all to get where you are today?[/quote]
Thanks Oleena! I’ve been training for several years. But only competitive lifting for about 3 years. The last 3 years, I’ve really focused on my training, prior to that it was “just time in the gym” if you know what I mean.
G
Gbench you’re still my hero!! i am a bit obsessed right now with getting that damm bench up, but you are incredibale, again i salute you girls !!
thanks mmgalb! i’m envious of you i’m a jealous lifter ha!! you are spectacular 
[quote]GBench wrote:
Oleena wrote:
This is an amazing and inspiring thread! Thank you all for posting! Best thing I’ve seen all day! One question though- how long did it take you all to get where you are today?
Thanks Oleena! I’ve been training for several years. But only competitive lifting for about 3 years. The last 3 years, I’ve really focused on my training, prior to that it was “just time in the gym” if you know what I mean.
G[/quote]
Any training tricks for upping your max quick? (I know of several little tricks but am always interested in others).
[quote]Oleena wrote:
GBench wrote:
Oleena wrote:
This is an amazing and inspiring thread! Thank you all for posting! Best thing I’ve seen all day! One question though- how long did it take you all to get where you are today?
Thanks Oleena! I’ve been training for several years. But only competitive lifting for about 3 years. The last 3 years, I’ve really focused on my training, prior to that it was “just time in the gym” if you know what I mean.
G
Any training tricks for upping your max quick? (I know of several little tricks but am always interested in others).[/quote]
What does your bench routine currently look like? I would be more than happy to give you some suggestions of things that have worked for me.
G
[quote]GBench wrote:
cvb wrote:
Wow! Awesome job Gbench! Does 195lb match your before accident 1RM?
Claire
Hey Claire! I hit 190 clean before the accident with a pause. I’ve done 195 but it was ugly!!! I mean my butt was at least a foot off the bench!!! So, I guess you could say this is a new PR because its a little cleaner.
The 180 for 4 is a PR for reps, a week before the accident I hit 180 for only 2 and missed 190.
G[/quote]
That’s great. It must feel good to be hitting PRs again!
Claire
Bench 1x175lb - I have benched 175lb but this is the first time without a lift off.
[quote]cvb wrote:
Bench 1x175lb - I have benched 175lb but this is the first time without a lift off.[/quote]
That is just totally badass and super impressive!!!What are some of your other liftssorry if you’ve already mentioned it before just curious)
Agreed! That’s an awesome bench and I LOVE watching your technique for getting your feet underneath you and getting a good arch and sitting up on your upper back… awesome!