Im gonna bench press for the first time ever tommorow what should I expect?

When I started benching I could only bench 50 pounds I know exactly what you're talking about

Hey if you got it down go for it
But the first time you bench perfect form is not an option because putting it to your chest makes it almost impossible to get it back up

This is a pretty nice thread.

Dont start with one plate dumbass, put some 10s or 25s on and see what happens then adjust accordingly

I'm a britbong.
our plate defaults are 10kg's cos of the metric system.
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no they arent
1 plate means one of the 20kg plates, man

t. also britbong

Why does it say 10 on the side then?
hmmmmmmmm

That's a plate, not a pl8™.
only the 20s are true pl8s™

There are lots of different sized plates.

At my gym there are:
>1.25kg
>2.5kg
>5kg
>10kg
>15kg
>20kg
>25kg
>50kg
plates, but the 'default' meaning of the word 'plate' in fitness slang is one of the 20kg plates.

So if I say "I can squat 3pl8", that means I can squat with 3 20kg plates on each side of the bar - it doesnt mean 3 2.5kg plates or anything.

Capiche?

Yes I realize there are different plates.
10kg is the most common at my gym.
>20kg is the universal
Source?