765 lbs bench press

adidamps2 said:
impressive, but it didnt look like it went down very far...unless it's the fact that his arms are like 6in long.
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You just discovered the one of the keys to powerlifting, try and move the weight in as little a range of motion possible.
 
jcp2 said:
You just discovered the one of the keys to powerlifting, try and move the weight in as little a range of motion possible.
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is that why alot of PL'ers let themselves get to the size they do???seriusely.
do to the larger stomach, sternum area the bar doesnt have to move as far??
 
jcp2 said:
You just discovered the one of the keys to powerlifting, try and move the weight in as little a range of motion possible.
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i would have thought that would be obvious :)

Bills one of the best 275 Benchers
he has done 830 i believe
 
Bill competes in a federation that allows the back of the shirt to be open. This allows them to ewear the shirt low and not touvch the bar to your chet but your stomach. Combine this with a very wide grip and the fact that the shitrt adds about 150-200 pounds for the firt 6 inches or so. YOu can see why these guys are aciveing the numbers they are. I have worked out with a guy named zane mcaslin. His best is 705. Raw he does 405 for 3 reps. You do the math that equates to about 435 Raw and 700 with a shirt.

The 1st time I ever used a shirt I had 315 on the bar as a traial and couldn't get the bar to touch my chest.
 
roccodart440 said:
Bill competes in a federation that allows the back of the shirt to be open. This allows them to ewear the shirt low and not touvch the bar to your chet but your stomach. Combine this with a very wide grip and the fact that the shitrt adds about 150-200 pounds for the firt 6 inches or so. YOu can see why these guys are aciveing the numbers they are. I have worked out with a guy named zane mcaslin. His best is 705. Raw he does 405 for 3 reps. You do the math that equates to about 435 Raw and 700 with a shirt.

The 1st time I ever used a shirt I had 315 on the bar as a traial and couldn't get the bar to touch my chest.
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Yup, Zane is great in a shirt. But that kind of carryover is not the norm. Also just about every great shirt bencher has a completely untrained raw bench. Don't get me wrong the shirts give you a huge potential carryover.
 
adidamps2 said:
is that why alot of PL'ers let themselves get to the size they do???seriusely.
do to the larger stomach, sternum area the bar doesnt have to move as far??
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You are giving powerlifters too much credit. They don't think that much. They just try and lift heavy weights. And if their is an easier way to lift a heavier weight, then they might take advantage of that.
 
There was talk of a belt that would push your gut up a bit, so really, they do think at least a little. :D
 
Mudge said:
There was talk of a belt that would push your gut up a bit, so really, they do think at least a little. :D
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Maybe I'm blind to the truth. I'm still in shock that pullinbig measured the width of his arms.

'course, he spends more time worrying about the length of his arms and how to make his stroke as small as possible in order to get the biggest bench. That's a powerlifter for 'ya.

He keeps a tape measure in his gym bag, too. True story.
 
mranak said:
Maybe I'm blind to the truth. I'm still in shock that pullinbig measured the width of his arms.

'course, he spends more time worrying about the length of his arms and how to make his stroke as small as possible in order to get the biggest bench. That's a powerlifter for 'ya.

He keeps a tape measure in his gym bag, too. True story.
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well one day mranak if you ever compete in a meet and you decide to wear some gear youll have to be measured for it. the good stuff is custom fitted. sooo.........that means we have to measure to ensure a tight fit. but you already knew that im sure. it must have slipped that brilliant mind of yours.
 
pullinbig said:
well one day mranak if you ever compete in a meet and you decide to wear some gear youll have to be measured for it. the good stuff is custom fitted. sooo.........that means we have to measure to ensure a tight fit. but you already knew that im sure. it must have slipped that brilliant mind of yours.
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Ah. Well, that makes sense.

But maybe in my first meet, I'll compete raw, so I still wouldn't know that. =O

So no, that didn't occur to me. You are giving me too much credit. If you or Kyle or Bret or whoever hasn't taught it to me 15 times over, then I probably don't know it.

But hey, the important thing is that the reason you measured your biceps was to get the perfect shirt so that you could get the best bench. It wasn't because you are a metrosexual with low self esteem that values his self worth based on the width of his arms.
 
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mranak said:
But hey, the important thing is that the reason you measured your biceps was to get the perfect shirt so that you could get the best bench. It wasn't because you are a metrosexual with low self esteem that values his self worth based on the width of his arms.
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wow that was deep. =0l
 
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