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how not to bench press 832 lbs.

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This seems so stupid to me for some reason. Not sure if its the phalic lifting by a fat guy with stubby arms or fact that his hand selected spotters watched as their buddy gets mashed like a marshmallow. Why wouldn't they use metal stands or cables to catch the weight supplemented with human spotters with this much weight?
 
He doesn't have to lift it much due to the way his body is shaped, so you can't really compare this to most other benchpressers. The weight is impressive but I'm not in awe, I would be if he actually had normal arm lengths to lift.
 
Originally posted by: pkananen
his chest is so big and his arms so short in comparison that he barely has to lift it up*





*not that i could do it
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Exactly what I thought. For most people he barely did a quarter of the way up.
 
Originally posted by: Rapidskies
This seems so stupid to me for some reason. Not sure if its the phalic lifting by a fat guy with stubby arms or fact that his hand selected spotters watched as their buddy gets mashed like a marshmallow. Why wouldn't they use metal stands or cables to catch the weight supplemented with human spotters with this much weight?
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Because it is a BP or a PL comp and no one uses a machine or wires to 'spot'. His spotters were doing a poor job.

Originally posted by: Continuity28
He doesn't have to lift it much due to the way his body is shaped, so you can't really compare this to most other benchpressers. The weight is impressive but I'm not in awe, I would be if he actually had normal arm lengths to lift.
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LOL @ doesn't have to lift it *much*. He still has to lift at least 2.5x bw no matter how 'fat' the guy is. And yes he has fat and a lot of it but he is seriously strong at BP. NO ONE can take that away from him.

Kind of like the 6"3 high jumper jumping over 2m easily right? You just work with what you have and people's bodies are better suited to some things then others. It is a dam awesome feat of strength had he done it (I take it this is the video where he drops it on himself...)

Either way for ANYONE to BP over 500lbs is A LOT OF WEIGHT and you have to train A LOT to get that far.

Originally posted by: Koenigsegg
I love the meatheads coming in here extending their e-penises discrediting that this guy did.
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My sentiments exactly.

Koing

 
Originally posted by: Koing
Originally posted by: Rapidskies
This seems so stupid to me for some reason. Not sure if its the phalic lifting by a fat guy with stubby arms or fact that his hand selected spotters watched as their buddy gets mashed like a marshmallow. Why wouldn't they use metal stands or cables to catch the weight supplemented with human spotters with this much weight?
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Because it is a BP or a PL comp and no one uses a machine or wires to 'spot'. His spotters were doing a poor job.

Originally posted by: Continuity28
He doesn't have to lift it much due to the way his body is shaped, so you can't really compare this to most other benchpressers. The weight is impressive but I'm not in awe, I would be if he actually had normal arm lengths to lift.
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LOL @ doesn't have to lift it *much*. He still has to lift at least 2.5x bw no matter how 'fat' the guy is. And yes he has fat and a lot of it but he is seriously strong at BP. NO ONE can take that away from him.

Kind of like the 6"3 high jumper jumping over 2m easily right? You just work with what you have and people's bodies are better suited to some things then others. It is a dam awesome feat of strength had he done it (I take it this is the video where he drops it on himself...)

Either way for ANYONE to BP over 500lbs is A LOT OF WEIGHT and you have to train A LOT to get that far.

Originally posted by: Koenigsegg
I love the meatheads coming in here extending their e-penises discrediting that this guy did.
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My sentiments exactly.

Koing
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Look, I'm not terribly strong, and even I can lift much more than normal when it only has to go 6 inches above where I started....

I said it was an impressive amount of weight, but I want to see a fuller distance. Has nothing to do with e-penis, so grow up.

The height jumping can't be compared because you still start at ground level, and your feet need to get above a certain height, having long leg muscles doesn't equate to jumping perfromance in most cases.

You guys are making a bigger deal out of what we are saying than it deserves.
 
Originally posted by: Viperoni
Now that's a lot of weight.
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No joke. The most I have ever seen a person do live is 575 and that guy was massive, nice build, not fat like that guy. He pushed it though, solid and clean. Missed on 600 even though.
 
Originally posted by: Continuity28
Originally posted by: Koing
Originally posted by: Rapidskies
This seems so stupid to me for some reason. Not sure if its the phalic lifting by a fat guy with stubby arms or fact that his hand selected spotters watched as their buddy gets mashed like a marshmallow. Why wouldn't they use metal stands or cables to catch the weight supplemented with human spotters with this much weight?
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Because it is a BP or a PL comp and no one uses a machine or wires to 'spot'. His spotters were doing a poor job.

Originally posted by: Continuity28
He doesn't have to lift it much due to the way his body is shaped, so you can't really compare this to most other benchpressers. The weight is impressive but I'm not in awe, I would be if he actually had normal arm lengths to lift.
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LOL @ doesn't have to lift it *much*. He still has to lift at least 2.5x bw no matter how 'fat' the guy is. And yes he has fat and a lot of it but he is seriously strong at BP. NO ONE can take that away from him.

Kind of like the 6"3 high jumper jumping over 2m easily right? You just work with what you have and people's bodies are better suited to some things then others. It is a dam awesome feat of strength had he done it (I take it this is the video where he drops it on himself...)

Either way for ANYONE to BP over 500lbs is A LOT OF WEIGHT and you have to train A LOT to get that far.

Originally posted by: Koenigsegg
I love the meatheads coming in here extending their e-penises discrediting that this guy did.
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My sentiments exactly.

Koing
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Look, I'm not terribly strong, and even I can lift much more than normal when it only has to go 6 inches above where I started....

I said it was an impressive amount of weight, but I want to see a fuller distance. Has nothing to do with e-penis, so grow up.

The height jumping can't be compared because you still start at ground level, and your feet need to get above a certain height, having long leg muscles doesn't equate to jumping perfromance in most cases.

You guys are making a bigger deal out of what we are saying than it deserves.
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Clearly you've missed the point.
 
Originally posted by: Koenigsegg
Originally posted by: Continuity28
Originally posted by: Koing
Originally posted by: Rapidskies
This seems so stupid to me for some reason. Not sure if its the phalic lifting by a fat guy with stubby arms or fact that his hand selected spotters watched as their buddy gets mashed like a marshmallow. Why wouldn't they use metal stands or cables to catch the weight supplemented with human spotters with this much weight?
Click to expand...

Because it is a BP or a PL comp and no one uses a machine or wires to 'spot'. His spotters were doing a poor job.

Originally posted by: Continuity28
He doesn't have to lift it much due to the way his body is shaped, so you can't really compare this to most other benchpressers. The weight is impressive but I'm not in awe, I would be if he actually had normal arm lengths to lift.
Click to expand...

LOL @ doesn't have to lift it *much*. He still has to lift at least 2.5x bw no matter how 'fat' the guy is. And yes he has fat and a lot of it but he is seriously strong at BP. NO ONE can take that away from him.

Kind of like the 6"3 high jumper jumping over 2m easily right? You just work with what you have and people's bodies are better suited to some things then others. It is a dam awesome feat of strength had he done it (I take it this is the video where he drops it on himself...)

Either way for ANYONE to BP over 500lbs is A LOT OF WEIGHT and you have to train A LOT to get that far.

Originally posted by: Koenigsegg
I love the meatheads coming in here extending their e-penises discrediting that this guy did.
Click to expand...

My sentiments exactly.

Koing
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Look, I'm not terribly strong, and even I can lift much more than normal when it only has to go 6 inches above where I started....

I said it was an impressive amount of weight, but I want to see a fuller distance. Has nothing to do with e-penis, so grow up.

The height jumping can't be compared because you still start at ground level, and your feet need to get above a certain height, having long leg muscles doesn't equate to jumping perfromance in most cases.

You guys are making a bigger deal out of what we are saying than it deserves.
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Clearly you've missed the point.
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That's my prerogative. Feats of intelligence amaze me more than feats of strength anyways. I gave him credit so lay off.
 
Originally posted by: Continuity28
Originally posted by: Koing
Originally posted by: Rapidskies
This seems so stupid to me for some reason. Not sure if its the phalic lifting by a fat guy with stubby arms or fact that his hand selected spotters watched as their buddy gets mashed like a marshmallow. Why wouldn't they use metal stands or cables to catch the weight supplemented with human spotters with this much weight?
Click to expand...

Because it is a BP or a PL comp and no one uses a machine or wires to 'spot'. His spotters were doing a poor job.

Originally posted by: Continuity28
He doesn't have to lift it much due to the way his body is shaped, so you can't really compare this to most other benchpressers. The weight is impressive but I'm not in awe, I would be if he actually had normal arm lengths to lift.
Click to expand...

LOL @ doesn't have to lift it *much*. He still has to lift at least 2.5x bw no matter how 'fat' the guy is. And yes he has fat and a lot of it but he is seriously strong at BP. NO ONE can take that away from him.

Kind of like the 6"3 high jumper jumping over 2m easily right? You just work with what you have and people's bodies are better suited to some things then others. It is a dam awesome feat of strength had he done it (I take it this is the video where he drops it on himself...)

Either way for ANYONE to BP over 500lbs is A LOT OF WEIGHT and you have to train A LOT to get that far.

Originally posted by: Koenigsegg
I love the meatheads coming in here extending their e-penises discrediting that this guy did.
Click to expand...

My sentiments exactly.

Koing
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Look, I'm not terribly strong, and even I can lift much more than normal when it only has to go 6 inches above where I started....

I said it was an impressive amount of weight, but I want to see a fuller distance. Has nothing to do with e-penis, so grow up.

The height jumping can't be compared because you still start at ground level, and your feet need to get above a certain height, having long leg muscles doesn't equate to jumping perfromance in most cases.

You guys are making a bigger deal out of what we are saying than it deserves.
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Being taller will help you jump higher. You have longer limbs and this will ultimately help you jump higher.

The BPer has to have his arms straight to start with. He has a big chest and short arms that help him lift more. SO WHAT? He still has to lift it. I'm sure I can find 1000's of people with big chests and short arms that could not do a 1/4 OF THAT.

I don't need to grow up. The high jumper has to get there 'body' over the bar not just their feet 😛

Koing
 
Originally posted by: Hayabusa Rider
Originally posted by: venk
All that fat saved his vital organs from being crushed like a bug
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What fat? I bet he has a lower body fat % than you.
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You think you get that strong by eating celery and rice crackers? He's probably downing3-6k calories a day just to get a ton of protein and thats gonna leave some fat hanging around.
 
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