How much did you increase your bench press by after your first cycle?

[Tarasoft11]

Question for those who have jumped on a cycle before.
What was your cycle (dosage, steroid type, period of time) and how much did you increase your bench press by?
I have heard stories of guys who struggled with 2 plates benching 3 plates for reps after just 2 or 3 cycles. Is that even possible?

 

[Old Duffer]

There's too many variables. Responses will be all over the place. I hear biggest gains are from the beginners.

From a blog here: 1st cycle, 500T/400Eq, 14weeks, gained 100# on bench. Approximately.

 

[jozifp103]

I'll bite.

Admittedly on my first cycle I was not 100% sure what I was doing as far as training. I was stuck in between strength training and bodybuilding. Before my first cycle (test cyp 500mg/week only) I was benching 225lbs for 7-8 reps on my third set. Max was 265.By week 8ish I was putting up 275 for ten with moderate ease. Max was 315. It was new and exciting for sure, but now I focus more on hypertrophy. Strength still comes but I don't force it.

 

[bigben66]

how much did you increase your bench press by?

It's always been from sternum to just short of full extension - so sadly nothing at all.

 

[carverelli]

My rom got shorter because my chest grew. I close my eyes adding weight to the bar

 

[LJCatBrah]

I'll bite.

Admittedly on my first cycle I was not 100% sure what I was doing as far as training. I was stuck in between strength training and bodybuilding. Before my first cycle (test cyp 500mg/week only) I was benching 225lbs for 7-8 reps on my third set. Max was 265.By week 8ish I was putting up 275 for ten with moderate ease. Max was 315. It was new and exciting for sure, but now I focus more on hypertrophy. Strength still comes but I don't force it.

It literally blows my mind if you could rep 275 ten times but only 1rm 315. 275 x 10 should be close to a 365 1rm

To answer the question, I went from about 305 to 335 during my first cycle. My squat and DL went up much more (100lbs on both)

 

[Teutonic]

Doubled it

 

[Teutonic]

Question for those who have jumped on a cycle before.
What was your cycle (dosage, steroid type, period of time) and how much did you increase your bench press by?
I have heard stories of guys who struggled with 2 plates benching 3 plates for reps after just 2 or 3 cycles. Is that even possible?

...sure...32 month cycle anythings doable...

 

[jozifp103]

It literally blows my mind if you could rep 275 ten times but only 1rm 315. 275 x 10 should be close to a 365 1rm

To answer the question, I went from about 305 to 335 during my first cycle. My squat and DL went up much more (100lbs on both)

Believe it homes. Probably had a bit to do with shit form, achey joints blah blah excuses. Regardless I wish I could say it was higher because at 275x10 my max should have definitely been better.

 

[rikardo82]

There's too many variables. Responses will be all over the place. I hear biggest gains are from the beginners.

From a blog here: 1st cycle, 500T/400Eq, 14weeks, gained 100# on bench. Approximately.

shit that's a lot I gained maybe max 45lbs but cycle was only test e 500mg week. I could bench before 120kg 1 rep max then was 125x5 I estimate I could bench then 140 now after tren 350/week mast 500 week cycle its almost same...
funny thing I have ended tren almost 3 weeks ago but strength is still same today I did in gym same what I did when ended tren cycle 6 weeks long. Now Im only on trt dose 200mg/week

 

[maurij1]

shit thats a lot I gained maybe max 45lbs but cycle was only test e 500mg week. I could bench before 120 1 rep max then was 125x5 I estimate I could bench then 140 now after tren 350/week mast 500 week cycle its almost same...

How much do you weigh and how old are you...are those weights dumbells or barbell??

 

[rikardo82]

How much do you weigh and how old are you...are those weights dumbells or barbell??

it's KG bench press barbell of course so was 120kg max 1 rep and then 125x5 and I did many sets
bench press 125kg 5 min rest time 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 1 1
that was 3 months test e cycle 500mg/week
30 y old Im 1.93m before cycle 95kg after 106-108 little BF low about 11%

 

[maurij1]

it's KG bench press barbell of course so was 120kg max 1 rep and then 125x5 and I did many sets
bench press 125kg 5 min rest time 5 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 1 1
that was 3 months test e cycle 500mg/week
30 y old Im 1.93m before cycle 95kg after 106-108 little BF low about 11%

Lol, ok that makes way more sense. I rarely ever do barbell bench anymore just dumbell so that's what I figured you were doing either that or you're a very small person...forgot all about the kilogram thing, my bad Op!!

I stopped benching heavy right around the time I started cycling because my elbows were killing me and the highest I got was 410lbs which was good enough I figured for me being 205lbs and 43 years old at the time...and natural.

 

[cbburrr]

I've got a couple years of gear use and I still only bench what PSL did when he was natty.... I'm trying! I swear!

 

[Onk]

when I went on my first cycle my bench didn't really change much as I'd just broken up with my gf of a few years so started sleeping around. Maybe bench went from 120kgs to 140kgs for 8-10 reps, but my black book number increased dramatically

 

[Old Duffer]

shit that's a lot I gained maybe max 45lbs but cycle was only test e 500mg week. I could bench before 120kg 1 rep max then was 125x5 I estimate I could bench then 140 now after tren 350/week mast 500 week cycle its almost same...
funny thing I have ended tren almost 3 weeks ago but strength is still same today I did in gym same what I did when ended tren cycle 6 weeks long. Now Im only on trt dose 200mg/week

You're doing kgs, I'm doing pounds, and because of my injury history I'm doing bench under a cable machine. Ya see.... Apple's vs oranges. Please don't beat on yourself thru comparison. When I started (in my 40s, way before aas) I could not put ANY plates on an Olympic bar. I could only press just the bar!