[Jims5543]

Back in my gym rat days I used to bench 350 and had a good friend that could lift 375 he was an ex marine and in his 30's at the time, I was in my early 20's.

The killer was we were both 5'8" tall and weighed about 165-170 lbs, it used to piss off the big boys int he gym so bad that we were lifting as much as them and were 1/2 the size.

I got to pay for that 10 years later when I found out the abuse I was putting on my shoulders doing straight bar benching has given me the onset of arthritis.

I only mess with dumbells now, it takes a lot more strength and balance to handle them and a lot less stress on my joints.