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Well this terminology is different for everyone. If you look at the question literally, if you can bench press one complete rep of any said weight than you have "benched" that amount. Right? Personally I consider myself able to bench a weight if I can do two technically complete repetitions. The bottom line is to use proper technique, be safe, and always use a spotter when bench pressing, especially if you plan on maxing out. Basically you want to work out with a comfortable weight than you can do 10 to 15 times in a series of three or so sets. The Max-out term is just kind of a show off thing if you ask me. I work out with 150lbs to 200lbs on the bench press in sets of 3 or 4, 10-15 reps/set. I can "max" around 325. Remember safety first. Let the show-off's do what they do.

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