Being Forced Into Benching 95

[Guest MrAwesome]

Okay, so I'm at the fire hall. I go upstairs and sit down, and several other juniors are messin around lifting. "Ray wanna come lift with us" "Erm... Okay..." So I go over. They put weight on a bar that equals out a grand total of 95lbs. "Hey ray wanna try lifting this?" "Erm... okay sure" So with 2-3 people spotting me I'm pretty much forced into lifting 95lbs. Then I went down to around the average I can lift (with 1/2 decent amount of reps) 65 POUNDS!!! >_> and had to do several sets. Now my shoulders are sore as heck. YAY... At least the one kid, Ryan, was being nice. One of the Juniors, who wasn't even lifting came up and was harassing me. He's really against me being trans, and he asked how much I could lift, and Ryan said "Oh I bet some were around 95lbs" Which is more than the kid that was saying stuff could. That shut him up. I'm getting a bed room that is... huge... and I'm gonna put my weights in there, instead of the weight room I was gonna have. It'll allow me to lift more, and the boys mom, the one that was being a butt head, has my cell phone number (and I hers) So I'm gonna see about coming down every now and then and hang out with them. And THEN after I can bench 100lbs I'm gonna rub it in his face xP BWAHAHAHAHA!

[Guest Pól_Eire]

That's cool about the new room, but take it slow with the weights, Lewis. You don't want to injure yourself by trying to do too much too fast. 30 pounds is a lot to increase at once. I hurt my shoulder four years ago playing hurling and I'm still doing physical therapy every day. Trust me, you don't want to have to do this every day. Not fun. Besides, if you get injured, you won't be able to lift at all, and it'd most likely interfere with you being a junior firefighter.

-Pól

[Guest Irielle]

Lewis - I agree your new room is cool, but be very careful with the weights. You don't want to be overdoing it with too much weight. Were you bench pressing? Overhead lifts? Military press?

You could easily damage your shoulder and not really know it. At your age you heal fast and it's easy to ignore symptoms that could mean a serious injury. It might take a while for it to show up but believe me, it will, and it could have a huge impact on your physical abilities later on in life. It happened to me and my shoulder. Take it from a genetic boy - don't let testosterone override your good sense.

Take a line from Dirty Harry - the most macho cop ever on the screen. "A man's got to know his limitations".

[Guest leo]

lewis cool about the room

but i know what u mean about the peer pressure

when i was in my school gym and guys were acting tough i would bench press more then them to show off

and ache for a week after cus of it, dude take it from a guy who knows just dont do it!

[Guest Elizabeth K]

Aunt Lizzy here (deal with it! - grin)

Hey guy! Great - just don't get hurt. Welcome to the macho world!

[Guest DanM]

Hey Lewis,

I understand the peer pressure bit, but not at the extent if you get hurt. Be careful 5 pound increments at a time.

[Guest kirsty]

Lewis be really careful when lifting and take gradual increases, say about 5lbs at a time. If you try to do too much to quickly you could do yourself some serious damage that is sometime irreversible. Have fun and enjoy the weights, but be careful and safe

[Guest bronx]

Lewis Take your time with wthe weights, you could hurt yourself and then you won't be able to work out. B4 I started T I was benching 80lbs andI weighed 120lbs. When I was on T for about 6mos I was benching 165lbs, but tha was because I was in the gym 6 days a week and I worked out with three other guys, but I took my time with it.

[Guest Sergei]

Any man that judges another by the amount of weights he can lift is an idiot. Who cares??? A man should be judged be his strength of character not by his physical strength. Why should you have to prove yourself to them?

[Sally]

Any man that judges another by the amount of weights he can lift is an idiot. Who cares??? A man should be judged be his strength of character not by his physical strength. Why should you have to prove yourself to them?

And that is the only true messure of a man or a woman - strength of character!

Very well put Sergei.

No one can force you to lift more weights than you know you should - at least not without a gun - do what is right for you and your body - you are in charge!

Love ya,

Sally

[Guest Leigh]

lol... oh, lewis. once again, i read your post and i can't help feeling a bit more cheerful.

like everyone's saying, don't hurt yourself. but still...lol...i love your slightly vengeful nature.

peace&love

[Guest Michelles_husband]

I haven't been here in ages but anyway.. When I first started lifting weights I was around 12 or so. It takes time to go up in weight, a lot of time. Especially doing bench presses. You can hurt alot more than just your shoulders by over doing it. I started with 50lbs back in the day and after 9 years I can do about 260lbs. But it I feel like it's not enough anymore, I only move up 5-10lbs at a time. Take it easy and make sure you have a good spotter.

Jess

[Guest MrAwesome]

lol... oh, lewis. once again, i read your post and i can't help feeling a bit more cheerful.

like everyone's saying, don't hurt yourself. but still...lol...i love your slightly vengeful nature.

peace&love

>=D BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! I will get you ALL!!! >=D WUAHAHAHAHA

[Guest mia 1]

Any man that judges another by the amount of weights he can lift is an idiot. Who cares??? A man should be judged be his strength of character not by his physical strength. Why should you have to prove yourself to them?

As they say in the U.K. well said old chap!!!! Mature beyond your years...Serge...congrats on the level head....did you hear that Lewis?

Listen to Serge

[Guest Brandon]

Just be careful. When I was back in high school, I tried to bench 125. Now I managed 5 reps, but my shoulder is messed up. It's still messed up 3 years later.

[Guest My_Genesis]

lewis cool about the room

but i know what u mean about the peer pressure

when i was in my school gym and guys were acting tough i would bench press more then them to show off

and ache for a week after cus of it, dude take it from a guy who knows just dont do it!

hahaha i think the feeling you get from victory is well worth aching for a week! plus aching is a good thing, it means your muscles are all torn apart and lactic-acid-ized, which is how they build up

[Guest StrandedOutThere]

That's cool about the new room, but take it slow with the weights, Lewis. You don't want to injure yourself by trying to do too much too fast. 30 pounds is a lot to increase at once. I hurt my shoulder four years ago playing hurling and I'm still doing physical therapy every day. Trust me, you don't want to have to do this every day. Not fun. Besides, if you get injured, you won't be able to lift at all, and it'd most likely interfere with you being a junior firefighter.

-Pól

Yup, Lewis, you don't want to jack up your shoulders. Another thing to consider is that even if your muscles can handle the weight, there's a chance your connective tissues won't. If a ligament tears, you will be in a world of hurt. Look up some weightlifting injury videos on YouTube. Ick!

[Guest Pioneer]

If you want weight training, remember to eat eat eat. Then add 5 lbs a week. Like others have said, don't strain yourself. Let your body rest as well so that it can repair and make your muscles stronger. Good luck!