1010 lb bench press

[travis8798]

1000lbs is ridiculous, but he moved it all of about 8-12 inches and he was using a shirt.

[Mrbobcat]

I understand what you guys are saying about the bench shirts. When I powerlifted about 10 years ago, a bench shirt added maybe 10-20 pounds to my bench, squat suits maybe 40-50. Today, I heard a guy at the gym can do 480 raw and about 750 with a shirt. Thats crazy! They should bring back raw meets and maybe I'd get back into it. I'm starting to deadlift again and bench and squats are going back up, but not very close to what I used to do with wraps, belts, shirts, ect. Now I only use a belt for military press and only wrap if a particular joint doesn't feel right, forget those shirts, they used to cut the heck out of my underarms too...

[RJSMuscle]

that's insane

[Boogeyman]

I don't think I'll ever bench 1000+ pounds. Just being realistic.

[FoRuMbOaRdS360]

I just watched this again and its even more rediculous then I remember.... He had MAYBE 6 inchs of motion, i think it was even less. I dont even see the point, horrible form, wobbly and no ROM.

[Vengeance]

Originally Posted by FoRuMbOaRdS360

I just watched this again and its even more rediculous then I remember.... He had MAYBE 6 inchs of motion, i think it was even less. I dont even see the point, horrible form, wobbly and no ROM.

LOL thinking like a body builder? Think outside the box, if you wanted to be champ wouldn't you cut down the ROM? I'm not bashing you, just think of it from his perspective.

I agree suits are getting outrageous. However, even with a shirt i'd like to see all the tough guys on various boards do a grand.

Honestly, Bolton's 1000 DL was more impresisve to me even though that was suited...still a suit doesn't add THAT much to a DL.

For all of you purists out there, ScottMendelson's 700+ for a raw bench record is crazy.

[FoRuMbOaRdS360]

Originally Posted by Vengeance

LOL thinking like a body builder? Think outside the box, if you wanted to be champ wouldn't you cut down the ROM? I'm not bashing you, just think of it from his perspective.

I agree suits are getting outrageous. However, even with a shirt i'd like to see all the tough guys on various boards do a grand.

Honestly, Bolton's 1000 DL was more impresisve to me even though that was suited...still a suit doesn't add THAT much to a DL.

For all of you purists out there, ScottMendelson's 700+ for a raw bench record is crazy.

Oh I know but whats the fun in seeing how much you can let the shirt do the work and maybe push 1-2 inchs yourself?

I thought scotts 600x3 was amazing! Id much rather see raw bench records with a slight arch then a 60 second clip of a spotter holding the bar for 50 of the seconds.

Of course 1010 is a ton of weight, im just saying in my opinion its boring.