Date: February 11th, 2005 3:47 PM Author: dull forum
yeah, and by someone who dedicated their entire life to it (it was kennely, right?) and used a bench shirt among several other things that NO ONE could do while also meeting the rigors of an NBA season...not even remotely close.
The "raw" bench press record is still below 800 i think.
Date: February 11th, 2005 5:54 PM Author: Razzle-dazzle sick locus
Yes. Every guy I know who benches 500+ is way stockier than Ben Wallace, especially in the triceps. I just don't see how Wallace's triceps (which are big, but not super-massive) could support that much weight.
Date: February 11th, 2005 5:56 PM Author: Insecure french chef
true. I mean, he is freakishly strong from what i hear, but he doesn't seem that much bigger than any other nba player. More importantly, he's like 6'10, no way his long ass arms are putting that much weight up in the air for extension.
Date: October 7th, 2006 7:37 AM Author: clear talented newt stage
if u knew anything about lifting, u'd realize how ridiculous ur statement is. a 1000 pound bench is basically unheard of. anyone that can do over 600 is usually dedicated exclusively to powerlifting and has the short limbs that would allow him to excel at lifting.
Date: February 12th, 2005 12:02 PM Author: alcoholic arousing mood
"Indiana University biomechanics professor Jesus Dapena says the shirt helps lifters hoist more weight by using their arm bones—not their muscles—as levers. "I would consider it cheating, it's helping you mechanically. You might as well have a pulley," he says."
Date: May 18th, 2007 3:58 AM Author: Jet up-to-no-good gunner psychic
There is no way he can bench 1000 pounds. No way defined as no way. Don't take this the wrong way but you either have never been to a gym or are a girl.
Date: February 11th, 2005 4:04 PM Author: Appetizing Deep Coffee Pot Location
The average adult male Gorilla can bench press about 4000 pounds. This "fact" comes from a book called "Uncle John's Slightly Irregular Bathroom Reader".
Date: February 11th, 2005 6:04 PM Author: Insecure french chef
humans can probably lift alot more than we do. it's just that we have limits b/c we KNOW our limits as well as we KNOW the consequences of lifting too much etc. Gorilla's don/t
Date: February 11th, 2005 7:30 PM Author: angry corner
he's right in a way. we could lift a shitload more at the risk of fucking up our ligiments and ripping muscles and so forth, but the higher functions of the brain are like "um, maybe we ain't gonna let you do that, g."
Date: February 11th, 2005 5:57 PM Author: Razzle-dazzle sick locus
I tend to think that the average man SHOULD train himself to lift at least 200 (one rep). Otherwise, why are you even a man? God gave you the capacity for strength, use it.
Date: February 11th, 2005 5:58 PM Author: aqua library ladyboy
average man under the age of 45 probably cant bench 135 pounds and he cant run a mile in under 9 minutes if you held a gun to his head. americans are disgusting slovenly pigs.
Date: February 11th, 2005 7:12 PM Author: Cobalt box office
I could see Ben Wallace doing 500 pounds once, dude's a beast. I don't think Shaq throws up that much weight.
Larry Allen doing 700 is believable...
Any adult male should be able to bench his own weight at least once, so I guess that is 165 or so for the average male. My current bench goal is to bench 225 10 times (right now I bent 225 like 6 times) by the end of May.
Date: May 21st, 2006 10:48 AM Author: Fragrant Sandwich Space Subject: I once say a gorilla (~500lb.) do a one-arm pullup.
This was on a TV show about animals in zoos. Sure, he was swinging some--gorillas could give a shit for strict form--but I remember being deeply impressed.
On a totally other note, the record for one-armed pullups was held for many years--maybe still is?--by a woman.
Date: February 11th, 2005 8:38 PM Author: olive hateful stag film
No, my chest is relatively weak. The most I ever did was 325, and I only did that once, and have never been able to clear 305 since.
The only people who dont believe this are people who dont know anything about workign out. I'm sure weezy and kill have done this, or at least close to it.
dude, I've worked out for 16 years and have lifted in some of the most hardcore gyms in NYC. I have never, ever seen anyone curl 225 pounds. The most I've ever seen was maybe 205 and these guys were absolute beasts.
Date: February 11th, 2005 8:41 PM Author: olive hateful stag film
I grew up in some shitty small town and more than a few people could do this just in my gym. In college it was fairly common. I have no idea what you are talking about.
Date: March 16th, 2006 10:57 AM Author: Topaz tank
you did not curl 225. when i used to work out in my university gym, even the D1 football players couldnt curl close to that. even curling 150 is insane.
Date: July 18th, 2008 2:02 AM Author: haunting dilemma pocket flask
If you can curl a 150-lb bar once without cheating you're definitely a strong mother fucker. But I wouldn't call it insane--it's achievable for maybe 20% of guys.
Date: February 12th, 2005 11:04 AM Author: dull forum
"dude, I've worked out for 16 years and have lifted in some of the most hardcore gyms in NYC. I have never, ever seen anyone curl 225 pounds. The most I've ever seen was maybe 205 and these guys were absolute beasts."
I'm with you. I saw someone curling 275 once, but that was jay cutler and he was *swinging* it. The guy was 340lbs or so of mostly muscle (fat by competition standards but still a very low bodyfat...10-12% maybe). I saw a non-pro in person curling 205, and he was easily 6', 275 and I know for a fact he was on a virtual cocktail of juice.
200 pound curls are perhaps somewhat common on cable curls, but I've seen more people benching in the high 400's and low 500's in person then I've seen curling 225-plus. I have weak arms, so I'm somewhat skewed, but at a 365 bench, I was happy to rep out with 155 on curls, and that was considered impressive in a pretty hardcore gym. Hell, anytime anyone's curling the olympic bar with 45's on each side, I'm considering that an impressive lift if it's not being swung up out of control.
The only place i can feasibly imagine it as common is an NFL training camp or something, and even that, not terribly so....i couldn't envision a college on the planet that had all kinds of guys hitting that weight.
Date: February 12th, 2005 6:31 PM Author: Vivacious garnet theatre
Btw. there's something I've been wondering for a while that maybe someone here would know. At the Universal machines at the gym the weight plates seem to usually have two numbers written on them. I'm pretty sure that one of them is the total weight (in pounds), but what does the other number mean?
One is the nortern hemisphere weight and the other is the southern hemisphere weight. The same thing will have different weights depending on where on Earth it is located.
Date: May 22nd, 2006 2:25 PM Author: beta cruise ship queen of the night
I'm sorry to bump this thread, but I read it and couldn't stop laughing. I looked this up on google and found something about Shaq being able to 1RM 1000 on the leg press machine. Anyone who lifts knows that the leg press doesn't measure anything. The best part is about ICE being able to curl 225 8x. Vernon Davis, Maryland's Tight End who was considered the biggest physical freak to enter the NFL draft in years can't even do anything close to this. To make sure, I called my buddy who played 4 yrs of college ball with him to confirm. HTH
Date: July 18th, 2008 1:59 AM Author: haunting dilemma pocket flask
It's a perfectly good exercise but it's one of those exercises that people can make much easier. It's super-easy to bring massive weights to about a 45-degree knee bend and press them back. If you bring the weights past 90-degrees, it's probably at least twice as hard, maybe three times as hard, to press them.