how much would my bench hold

[kielbasa]

im just curious, ive got a 6kg bar, and i aint worried about that snapping as it doesnt bend yet, but my bench is quite old, 10-15yrs old max, its my dads old one ive taken out of the gym and im curious if anyone would have any clue as to how much weight it could hold (barbell) when i place the barbell on the supports?

Its pretty musch ur standard bench with the support bars being adjustable by screwing in these screws, few mm thick, not sure exactly.

i hold about 61kg on my bar (~135lbs?) just wondering once i hit like ~200lbs if it would be safe placing that much weight on the bench

[JohnEReb]

I just bought a standard weight bench which has a max weight capacity of 300lbs. That weight cap includes the weight of the user. The uprights that hold the barbell can only hold 130lbs.
My numbers may be a little off but not too far. Thats the problem with standardized weight benches. If you plan on benching 200lbs I would suggest you move up to an olympic bench and weights before you hurt yourself. Trust me, I hate the weight limitation too, but I had to consider price and space available. The only thing you can do is higher reps, at least thats what i'm doing.

[TommyD]

I wouldn't tempt fate. If it's 10-15 years old it would be unreliable at best, extremely dangerous at worst. I don't think you want to find out what a 135lbs guillotine feels like.

If you don't want to buy a new bench, maybe you could pick up some adjustable dumbbells for dumbbell bench press.

[Vas85]

i would probably replace all the screws on it, including those that hold the barbell. that way it can be like brand new mechanically wise and hold a better weight, instead of fearing some old screw will break.

[Jaster]

Originally Posted by JohnEReb

I just bought a standard weight bench which has a max weight capacity of 300lbs.

WOW man I couldn't use that one.
I weight 255

[BigPete]

I have a 6kg barbell and a weight bench that wasnt exactly sturdy and i have put 100kg on it before and it held up fine, including my bodyweight of 70kg, so 170kg is 374 pounds

[DaRkAnGel]

Originally Posted by Jaster

WOW man I couldn't use that one.
I weight 255

lol same here jaster. Get a nice olympic bench... mine's guaranteed for at least like 700 so get and it wasn't that expensive.

[Jaster]

Originally Posted by DaRkAnGel

lol same here jaster. Get a nice olympic bench... mine's guaranteed for at least like 700 so get and it wasn't that expensive.

Yeah my bench is rated for 1500 I don't think I'll break that!!!