Bench pressing 400lbs easy...gettin' healthy!

[Footman]

Originally Posted by Greg B

Took me a while to get back to normal. Had an illness last year but even after that I was able to start off at 270lbs on the bench. Worked at it for several months and am now back to 400lbs on the bench press. Should be up to 500lbs and feeling just right by end of the year.

I had dropped close to 30lbs and even got down to 198lbs for the first time in years. Put on around 20lbs of muscle and am still growing. I'm about 6' 2" so it doesn't look fat on me. I do get lots of looks from the girls though

Eating a lot smarter. Only weakness is Haagan Daas ice cream.

Anyhow, the biggest diet change was NOT drinking soda and soft drinks. Those things are so loaded with sugar it's scary. Saw changes practically overnight. I'll have a soda once in a blue moon. Would rather make my own with Stevia sweetner than that artificial shit.

Now it's on to full blast iron pumpin'. Might even go into competition next year if I ain't too wore out.

Webmastering is a sit down job and I remember about 10 years ago many a fella ended up in the hospital for not exercising enough and putting on too much fat.

You owe it to yourself to be fit to enjoy life and enjoy family and friends.

Congrats on the new PR... I've stopped lifting for sometime and my bench is down to a woeful 225 for a few reps. Damn I have to get back into it soon, but I haven't found the motivation yet...