Max bench presses by famous people.

[Goodfella9783]

700 lb bench press with that one guy? Give me a break.

With three guys holding the bar.

Doesn't even show the whole lift.

I don't know how authentic the Larry Allen 700 lb. bench is. But if Tank can put up 600, I don't have that hard of a time believing in Larry's. I know LA is regarded as one of the strongest in NFL history.

 

[Minhkey]

85x8 dumbell for 205 max bench seems ridiculous

I can barely do 80x6 but my max is 250.

 

[min0 lee]

42.5 on each arm?

 

[Minhkey]

yeah I go to 24 hour fitness they have all dumbell weights.

 

[danzik17]

I can believe the DB/BB thing. Before I cut my cals I was doing 75LB DBs, and yet when I do the bar I actually have trouble sometimes even with 135lbs. I think I'm just not used to the bar, and I think other people are in the same spot.

Granted it might be different if I wasn't doing weighted dips and destroying my triceps/shoulders before I benched

 

[min0 lee]

Granted it might be different if I wasn't doing weighted dips and destroying my triceps/shoulders before I benched

Ever thought of shuffling your exercises?
I had the same problem with inclines till I started them before flats.

 

[Ben dur]

to me it seems ridiculous that your can only press 80's if your benching 250...
thats nearly 100lbs less weight

maybe you should work on developing the stabilizing muscles



its all relative to your routine
ive gotten on the bench maybe twice in the last 6 months

i pick up DB's and press them out every monday and thursday

furthermore bench rips my shoulders to shreds
and its not due to the dips, i do dips after everything else

 

[min0 lee]

t

furthermore bench rips my shoulders to shreds
and its not due to the dips, i do dips after everything else

Maybe it's the way you are doing them.

Can you tell us more about grip location, the way you lay on the bench, where you land the weights and the color of your eyes.

 

[biggfly]

I do all 4....flat bench first, incline bench, DB presses(inclined <45) and then weighted dips.

flat: warmup: 225x15
1 set 245x12
1 set 275x10
4 sets 315x4
2 sets 275x8

incline: warmup:225x12
1 set 245x10
3 sets 275x8
1 set 225x12

incline DB Presses: 125 lb DB's 3 setsx10

weighted dips: with a 45lb and 25 lb plate attached to dip belt: 3 setsx12 to minimum of 90 degrees with slight forward lean.

 

[Ben dur]

i am positioned with my ass and shoulders on the bench
i do a wide fly motion and squeeze my shoulder blades together
position my hands just wider than shoulder width
the bar is directly over my eyes before i unrack the bar

i unrack, make sure the bar is stable
and begin with a slow eccentric motion, stopping just above my chest (ectomorph)
the bar is now positioned just below my nipples, my elbows are aprox. 6 inches from my body
my back is arched but my ass remains on the bench

i drive the weight upward until my arms are straight, but taking care not to rest the weight on my skeleton (shoulders)

this usually happens with
135x10
155x8
175x6

sometimes with
185x3-4

 

[Merkaba]

i was talking about bench press... lol

what the hell are you doing in this thread anyways????

I know, but you said, "he's black" as if that makes some difference. Unless I lost the joke or something along the way.


And why can't I be in this thread?

True, I never see him wander off to other threads....that may not be a bad idea.

????


Anyways my signature is poking fun at the fact that everyone always asks "so how much ya bench" as if its the alpha and omega of fitness indication. So I thought it would be kind of a funny "family guy" type image if god walked up to you and said the same thing. Too bad I can't type all of that out in the sig huh?

 

[Merkaba]

i am positioned with my ass and shoulders on the bench
i do a wide fly motion and squeeze my shoulder blades together
position my hands just wider than shoulder width
the bar is directly over my eyes before i unrack the bar

i unrack, make sure the bar is stable
and begin with a slow eccentric motion, stopping just above my chest (ectomorph)
the bar is now positioned just below my nipples, my elbows are aprox. 6 inches from my body
my back is arched but my ass remains on the bench

i drive the weight upward until my arms are straight, but taking care not to rest the weight on my skeleton (shoulders)

this usually happens with
135x10
155x8
175x6

sometimes with
185x3-4

Very descriptive. You should write porn novels. You and fufu...

 

[Ben dur]

i was just saying...
in my experience an equally sized black person is about 3.754897 times more athletic than anyone else on earth

 

[Ben dur]

Very descriptive. You should write porn novels. You and fufu...

did fufu express desire to wright porn with me!!!!!

 

[shiznit2169]

Yao Ming @ 300 pounds? Absolute horseshit.

 

[IJ300]

yea but yao is 7'6. He has to move that weight pretty far.

 

[Merkaba]

I dont know, yao is a big mother...I mean he could be one of those naturally ape strong types.

 

[fufu]

did fufu express desire to wright porn with me!!!!!

No, but that is a stupendous idea. Please send a sample of your work.

 

[FishOrCutBait]

no way tiger does 300

 

[Merkaba]

no way tiger does 300

why not?

 

[min0 lee]

I would imagine Vick would be able to do more than Tiger.

 

[min0 lee]

i am positioned with my ass

Sounds about right.

 

[Ben dur]

hey...
i happen to be getting alot of compliments on my ass lately

 

[min0 lee]

 

[min0 lee]

Me thinks you can bench more...it may all be in your mind.

 

[soxmuscle]

You never can trust these numbers.

All these football players who at the combine did anywhere from 20-40 reps would be hard pressed to do 5-10 reps of 225 with perfect form.

Watch the vids.

 

[Ben dur]

ive seen a couple...

i would have to agree

 

[kicka19]

brady quinn 350 max with 28 at 225? id think he would be able to do more if he is reping 225 that many times.

yao ming- now way, those arms are way too long

Im 195 lbs right now and can shatter some of these big guys numbers if I was there size, its pretty pathetic when pro wrestles like kurt angle are doen that when they are probably 230-250 and gassed outa there minds

 

[Rubes11]

after looking at some of the numbers on here i dont feel like such a puss lol

 

[danzik17]

Ever thought of shuffling your exercises?
I had the same problem with inclines till I started them before flats.

Yes but to be honest, I would rather my dip numbers go up than my flat bench numbers.

Everyone asks "what do you bench" - I would rather be the guy strapping 150lbs on myself and doing dips. Yes, I chose 150lbs because of Kelju you half gorilla mofo. I want to be that strong