New World Record Bench; 1008lbs

[SVTMuscle*]

The guy just did it live over the IronMan Feed...

Stupidest thing ever. the guys benched it.. and it looked like he went a total distance of MAYBE 4 inches max... i dunno how thats really setting a record, but sure its a ridiculous amount of a weight, but so so lame.

[SVTMuscle*]

http://bodybuilding.com/fun/ironmanwebcast2006.htm


if you see this within moments of me posting it, he's about to attempt 1031 pounds lol

[chest6]

he did that awhile ago

[chest6]

this video is gonna take forever..maybe if i leave it on and go to sleep and wake up he'll be starting to get ready for the lift hahaha

[SVTMuscle*]

yeah it took forever, but he didnt get the 1031 lift

[SwoleCat]

I don't get it either.

On top of that they have some special carbon fiber space age 8 sizes too small "bench shirt" that they put on which makes you lift like 80% more. I know everyone gets to use the shirt, but really, what's the point of lifting with that type of shirt? Do it raw and see who is best raw........

Adding shirts, shoes, f*ckin' hydraulics/switches n shit just make the sport seem really whack.

~SC~

[BeerBaron]

anyone know how these shirts actually work?

[decadbal]

id respect it alot more, if all those guys werent morbidly obese

[SVTMuscle*]

anyone know how these shirts actually work?

picture a tight elastic shirt that prevents your arms from bending back without a certain amount of pressure pushing againest them.

during the warmups at the Olympia, Gene Rychalic was wearing a really really tight one, and when he was warming up witg 600-700 pounds, the weight was literally not enough to do the eccentric (negative) part of the life... so technically there was not enough weight to push the arms back.
bench shirts are used for safety, but in reality they help the guy lift ALOT more than he really could raw. Raw, i wouldnt be surprised if the guy could put more than 600 lbs

[Squatman51]

yea the sport is getting ridiculous with canvas suits and double denim shirts... I think single ply should be the max... that way you can still get the advantage of longevity and less injury in the sport, while still lifting heavy weights but not much more than if it were raw.

[SwoleCat]

id respect it alot more, if all those guys werent morbidly obese

I was going to say that too.

The real powerlifters (world record holders), okay, I give them props.

Those who just want to be powerlifters because they are nothing more than lazy bodybuilders, I hate that. They lift a little as an excuse to eat and get fat as hell, just to lift a bar 3-4 inches.

No thanks.

~SC~

[SVTMuscle*]

Just more proof that Swole, is, without a doubt..the man!

[taiboxa]

benching raw and benching w/ shirt are two tottally diff movements one incorps much more chest/pectoralis involvement while shirt is like ALL tri ..
i dunno i not a big fan of shirted lifting but if ur a raw benching and train for raw ur going to suck at shirted lifts and vice versa =/

[KrooC]

still a thousand ****in pounds give him some credit

[chest6]

benching raw and benching w/ shirt are two tottally diff movements one incorps much more chest/pectoralis involvement while shirt is like ALL tri ..
i dunno i not a big fan of shirted lifting but if ur a raw benching and train for raw ur going to suck at shirted lifts and vice versa =/

yep. The raw record is around 715 and it probably wouldnt go up all that much anytime soon

[WHOADY4SHOADY]

Pretty soon they will have robotic shirts or some shit like that to lift the weight for them.

[taiboxa]

yep. The raw record is around 715 and it probably wouldnt go up all that much anytime soon

i know lots of people that bench over 600 raw.. u think gaiing 100lbs wouldnt be that hard eh?