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Unanswered I'm curious, are these good numbers? I think I'm close to my natural max limit.

Shiznown

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So for reference, I'm 31, 6 foot(182cm) and weigh 260(118kg). I do need to loose weight though, about 45 pounds (21kg). Anyway, I bench press with dumbbells on a high incline at 45 degrees, because of past shoulder injuries from barbell ego lifting in my 20s. So I'm benching with dumbbells that are 80 pounds and I might be able to go up to 85. I've tried 90 and can only do half reps. With 80, I can do full reps and my shoulders feel fine. I can also dumbbell press standing with 55 pound dumbbells and can probably get them to 60 and still do full reps and I can curl 60 pounds, and hammer curl with 70 pound dumbbells. I can only deadlift(hybrid sumo) 405 for a set of 2 reps, but I am flat footed, so that hinders me and I have to wear custom insoles. So to put it simply, my numbers are:
incline db bench at 45 degree: 80 pound dumbbells
Standing dumbbell overhead press: 55 but upping to 60 soon hopefully
Dumbbell curls: 65
Hammer Curls: 70
Hybrid Sumo deadlifts: 405
I also have 17" arms and 13" forearms. Again, I need to loose fat, but I don't store a lot of fat in my arms at all.
 
Nope not close to your natural limit.
I’m 189 and I bench 110lb DBs, standing Press 65, and deadlift somewhere around 405. I look at myself as being small, and weak. I train high school athletes that squat 515lbs, and power clean 140kg

Don’t worry about if you’re close to your limit. Just keep pushing.
 
Nope not close to your natural limit.
I’m 189 and I bench 110lb DBs, standing Press 65, and deadlift somewhere around 405. I look at myself as being small, and weak. I train high school athletes that squat 515lbs, and power clean 140kg

Don’t worry about if you’re close to your limit. Just keep pushing.
Dumbbell press flat, or incline? At flat I can press 105, but it bothers my shoulders, hence why I do incline.
 
This is so difficult to answer. Depends so heavily on how your built, genetic predisposition towards strength vs endurance, etc. I don’t think anyone here can rightly say what somebody else’s natural limit really is.

Then again... if you reach your natural are you going to stop trying? I think the objective is always to get better, in some way. If you’re at a sticking point and feel like you need a break and wanna cut for a bit that’s fine and maybe you resume raising your lifts after a while of focusing on something else. Nothing wrong with that either.
 
Dumbbell press flat, or incline? At flat I can press 105, but it bothers my shoulders, hence why I do incline.

Incline. Never settle bro, always keep trying even if you think you’re close to your limit. That’s the only way you get better
 
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