500 lbs bench by 100 lbs girl! OT

[jacshelb]

This is a little off topic and I'm sure we've heard these stories before. But, this one was the very best. I had a buddy over one night and we stepped over to the apartment space I was renting to this young couple and the girl- once hearing that we were on our way to a bodybuilding contest- starts telling us how she benched 500 lbs in high school. "My coach was amazed!" She was about 5'6" and 115 lbs. and hadn't trained before or since this amazing lift. I groaned, looked at my buddy and seriously considered flopping around on the floor shouting abour miracles of God, but chose to just kinda chuckle a little bit. "Well, maybe it was 200." She finally admitted to after we gave her the silent treatment. Yep, keep dreaming. If you got 150 I'd crap myself.

And, why is it always 500 lbs. I don't know how many fat, shapeless lazy bastards I've heard talk about how they bench 500- raw of course, they don't even know what a bench shirt is. Do they really think that no-one will know that they are totally pulling a number out of their ass?

Another one was two friends of mine talking about how they lifted for one summer while I was away. Or, at least that's what one friend said. "Oh yeah, how did it go?" I asked. "Well, I wasn't real strong, we were only benching about 350 for reps." He replied. I suppressed a chuckle and ventured over to my other buddy, and former training partner. "Uh, we trained for one sunday afternoon and struggled with 185 lbs." He told me. Yep, these were friends I'd known since jr. high, 350 lb. benchers they weren't.


Just rambling here, feel free to move this if needed.



Jacob

 

[NickyE3]

lol
i love listening to people talk about weight lifting, very amusing most of the time

a buddy of mine 5'5" that weighs about 160, genetic freak by the way, put up 290 max the other day. didnt see it, but spotted him doing 255lbs 3 times. Makes me wish I didnt have bad shoulders

 

[jacshelb]

Yeah, sometimes people will surprise you. I had a friend that really didn't train, but decided to suddenly buy Olympic sets, benches etc. AND go on a cycle. So, on a whim he just starts in training kinda haphazard. Within 3 months, he's maxing 300 lbs. bench. Lean, he was about 5'10" and 175 lbs. Bastard. I'm definately not built for big bench, but I give it what I can. I'm stuck at 950 lbs right now btw.... and tongue firmly stuck in cheek.


Jacob

 

[macrophage69alpha]

see it, believe it (not quite 100 and 500, but close)

http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?t=464376

 

[needtogetaas]

dame.

 

[solidspine]

That chick is awesome.

 

[odoyal rulez]

i'd hit it

 

[GymIntensity]

ive been at EF here for a few months and lifting for 5 years. Honestly I dont even know what a bench shirt is? ive heard guys on here talk about it but never knew what it was unless I just dont realize the technical name for it??

 

[Inhibitor13]

ive been at EF here for a few months and lifting for 5 years. Honestly I dont even know what a bench shirt is? ive heard guys on here talk about it but never knew what it was unless I just dont realize the technical name for it??

That girl was wearing one in that video posted above

 

[Ulter]

Kara, like all those lifting in competitive powerlifting meets where shirts. And their lifts, no question about it. But she's 165 and benching 430 there. Take the shirt off, put her in a t-shirt and she's still going to put up 375+. I don't think there is a 165 MAN on this whole board who can do that.