Ernie taylor's comment on Ronnie coleman's bench

[mesmorph78]

Was thumbing through some back issues of flex..
in the august 2004 issue
ernie comment on ronnies bench prowess and i quote

" Take Ronnie Coleman for example.  ronnie is the strongest and biggest bodybuilder on the panet.  he can bench 550lbs for 15 reps (witnessed with my own eyes)"

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[monster triceps]

Yeah, and Ernie also said he doesn't have synthol in his tris.

[sarcasm]

Was thumbing through some back issues of flex..
in the august 2004 issue
ernie comment on ronnies bench prowess and i quote

" Take Ronnie Coleman for example.  ronnie is the strongest and biggest bodybuilder on the panet.  he can bench 550lbs for 15 reps (witnessed with my own eyes)"

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that's funny because when i met Ronnie at a show he said that the most he's ever benched is 500 for 8.

[Naked4Jesus]

Was thumbing through some back issues of flex..
in the august 2004 issue
ernie comment on ronnies bench prowess and i quote

" Take Ronnie Coleman for example.  ronnie is the strongest and biggest bodybuilder on the panet.  he can bench 550lbs for 15 reps (witnessed with my own eyes)"

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Dude, he was just talking out his ass.  This is a common technique used by bodybuilders all over the world to help promote the sport. 

[Dan-O]

OK...

Don't be so quick to accuse E.T. of bullshitting.  He may have never actually said that in the first place.  It's gotten so bad, you can hardly believe anything you read in FLEX or some of the other mags anymore.  It's looking more and more like the mags are either not checking their facts, or intentionally exaggerating things under the guise of "journalistic license" just to be sensational and sell a few more issues.

[Mars]

that's funny because when i met Ronnie at a show he said that the most he's ever benched is 500 for 8.

Maybe you met him before he started with Bsn products Sarcasm?

[LuciusFox]

OK...

Don't be so quick to accuse E.T. of bullshitting.  He may have never actually said that in the first place.  It's gotten so bad, you can hardly believe anything you read in FLEX or some of the other mags anymore.  It's looking more and more like the mags are either not checking their facts, or intentionally exaggerating things under the guise of "journalistic license" just to be sensational and sell a few more issues.

 That is a good point. They may ghostwrite facts, knowing that because they do not involve libel, they are unlikely to face negative consequences. Maybe they even tell the bodybuilders this.

[mesmorph78]

That quote was taken from the ernie taylor column
flex august 2004
british edition

[andrethegiant]

Yeah, and Ernie also said he doesn't have synthol in his tris.

MT...do you always have to be such a Negative Nancy?

[monster triceps]

MT...do you always have to be such a Negative Nancy?

Do you always have to make 50 accounts on here?

[andrethegiant]

Do you always have to make 50 accounts on here?

This is my only account here

[Scimowser]

i was waiting for someone to post this as ive always wondered why ernie said that (unless it was a ghost writer). As strong as ronnie is, that would give him a 1rm of around 825 and hes nowhere close to that. Id say ronnies 1rm would be about 635-650 at his absolute strongest

[sarcasm]

i was waiting for someone to post this as ive always wondered why ernie said that (unless it was a ghost writer). As strong as ronnie is, that would give him a 1rm of around 825 and hes nowhere close to that. Id say ronnies 1rm would be about 635-650 at his absolute strongest

Ronnie can't bench anywhere close to 635-650, if you saw Cost of Redemption he barely got 3 full reps and two with hands on the bar with 495, i'd say his true max is around 545-550 which is still awesome.

[Dan-O]

Ronnie's got relatively long arms too, which makes those lifts all the more impressive.

[Hedgehog]

What grade did Ernie get in Math class?

15 reps with 550 lbs?

FFS... Anyone who believes that has no concept of being in a room with weights ever.

Then again, as Dan-O points out, it could be the FLEX squad making him look like the buffon.

YIP
Zack

PS
Not even James Henderson would be able to get 15 with 550 lbs.

[body88]

I could believe ronnie hitting 600



Question is if he was dead offseason pounding teh juice


How much could he get?

[sarcasm]

I could believe ronnie hitting 600



Question is if he was dead offseason pounding teh juice


How much could he get?

600 would come down and drive him through the floor, he wouldn't even get it an inch off his chest, in COR he was 315 lbs. and offseason and he got a very, very hard 5 with 495.

[Slick Vic]

that's funny because when i met Ronnie at a show he said that the most he's ever benched is 500 for 8.

OMG! The 550lbs bench for 15 is not true?!?!?!? I can't sleep! 

[Scimowser]

in his defence he had a bad shoulder and apparently he had a very minor chest or arm injury. Even with 5 reps thats a 600 1rm. Gene Rychalik did 700 for 10, but hes a waste of fukkin time thanx to his suit which takes him 45 minutes to get into

[paul84]

If Ronnie could bench anything close to those numbers, he could show up at a powerlifting meet any given day in the offseason and break some records.  Believing those kinds of numbers is like believing Bruce Lee was actually a badass.

[sarcasm]

in his defence he had a bad shoulder and apparently he had a very minor chest or arm injury. Even with 5 reps thats a 600 1rm. Gene Rychalik did 700 for 10, but hes a waste of fukkin time thanx to his suit which takes him 45 minutes to get into

have you ever even trained? how the fuck does 3 full reps and two assisted equal a hundred pounds more for a max?

[Hedgehog]

600 would come down and drive him through the floor, he wouldn't even get it an inch off his chest, in COR he was 315 lbs. and offseason and he got a very, very hard 5 with 495.

Why are you trying to use logical reason?  

Getbig Ronnie Coleman Strength Law:Ronnie would be able to break the _____ world record "if he would only train for it"... (insert any strength related sport).

YIP
Zack

[IceCold]

maybe he meant like on a hammer strength machine with 5 and 25 on each side.  it doesnt say barbell. 

[Scimowser]

have you ever even trained? how the f**k does 3 full reps and two assisted equal a hundred pounds more for a max?

because you fucking failed test tube experiment, to work out your 1RM by using 5 reps you add 18% onto the weight. What a fucking idiot you are, your dad must have slapped your mum when you were born - if you even know him

[Croatch]

I think Ernie was referring to 2 collective workouts.  8 one day and 7 reps the next workout.