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Originally posted by me2dammit
I dont get it at all.
How many people walking around can bench 400lbs? I hear everybody saying that 400 aint shit, but see very few that can do it raw without bouncing the shit half way up and having their arms so far apart its funny.
I guess this depends upon the type of gym that you train at. Most seriously strong guys wont find what they need at a fitness centre or alot of commercial gyms. So they train at home of gyms specifically designed for those wanting strength rather than looks.
I go to many gyms in my area and can count on my hands and feet all the people that can get 400lbs ONCE with good form. Of those I can count on my hands the few that can rep it with good form. So alot of these "internet lifters" are spinning tales.
I agree in that many people exaggerate when on the net. However, many of these people have done the lifts in a powerlifting meet and can back up what they say with records.
Hell in the NFL, 405 is a great lift. Its what eddie george benches and he is 240 cut. Is he weak? I dont think so.
Compared to a powerlifter he is weak.
I myself dont flat bench, but close grip bench(2 fingers in the smooth part of the bar) and can hit 4 plates for reps easy. So to all the guys not at 400 lbs yet, dont listen to that aint strong shit. 400 lbs is strong, but maybe not compared to the 700lb lifters out there, but to the other 99.9 percent of the population you will be strong as shit.
You hit the nail on the head......it is all relative. I think those claiming 400 isn't shit are comparing themselves to other lifters and not the general population.
I dont see how people can talk down on that shit even when they have blasted past the mark. Its so arrogant. Like ted arcidi says, most these guys putting up these numbers with fucking wraps, shirts made from kevlar and all kinds of bullshit can barely hit a 500 raw lift.
Shirts are not made from Kevlar. If you want a good example.....Powerlifterjay benched a little over 600 in one of the shirts that you think does all of the work........he can do 550 raw. Shirts don't do as much as mostpeople think.
Besides this has nothing to do with a how you look. This one guy I seen hit 400lbs 10 times looks like shit. Like he doesnt even lift. Than a built up bodybuilder in the same gym can only get it once, but has twice the muscle development.
Powerlifters dont give a shit about looks.....as a rule of thumb. Powerlifters are about getting as strong as possible. Bodybuilding is about looks. But if you want to compare what you bench press and your a bodybuilder, be prepared to be told that you are relatively weak.
Originally posted by me2dammit
I dont get it at all.
How many people walking around can bench 400lbs? I hear everybody saying that 400 aint shit, but see very few that can do it raw without bouncing the shit half way up and having their arms so far apart its funny.
I guess this depends upon the type of gym that you train at. Most seriously strong guys wont find what they need at a fitness centre or alot of commercial gyms. So they train at home of gyms specifically designed for those wanting strength rather than looks.
I go to many gyms in my area and can count on my hands and feet all the people that can get 400lbs ONCE with good form. Of those I can count on my hands the few that can rep it with good form. So alot of these "internet lifters" are spinning tales.
I agree in that many people exaggerate when on the net. However, many of these people have done the lifts in a powerlifting meet and can back up what they say with records.
Hell in the NFL, 405 is a great lift. Its what eddie george benches and he is 240 cut. Is he weak? I dont think so.
Compared to a powerlifter he is weak.
I myself dont flat bench, but close grip bench(2 fingers in the smooth part of the bar) and can hit 4 plates for reps easy. So to all the guys not at 400 lbs yet, dont listen to that aint strong shit. 400 lbs is strong, but maybe not compared to the 700lb lifters out there, but to the other 99.9 percent of the population you will be strong as shit.
You hit the nail on the head......it is all relative. I think those claiming 400 isn't shit are comparing themselves to other lifters and not the general population.
I dont see how people can talk down on that shit even when they have blasted past the mark. Its so arrogant. Like ted arcidi says, most these guys putting up these numbers with fucking wraps, shirts made from kevlar and all kinds of bullshit can barely hit a 500 raw lift.
Shirts are not made from Kevlar. If you want a good example.....Powerlifterjay benched a little over 600 in one of the shirts that you think does all of the work........he can do 550 raw. Shirts don't do as much as mostpeople think.
Besides this has nothing to do with a how you look. This one guy I seen hit 400lbs 10 times looks like shit. Like he doesnt even lift. Than a built up bodybuilder in the same gym can only get it once, but has twice the muscle development.
Powerlifters dont give a shit about looks.....as a rule of thumb. Powerlifters are about getting as strong as possible. Bodybuilding is about looks. But if you want to compare what you bench press and your a bodybuilder, be prepared to be told that you are relatively weak.
what he said....good post me2... and as far as genarr3.. it was a powerlifting meet in high school.. dont care "fuck powerlifting"........
