the 300lb bench club

[Nick Danger]

How many in the 405 bench club on Getbig- maybe 8 or 10 ?

405 is a pretty decent bench, don't see it too often ...

I have done 405 for a single rep, the last time was at age 39. No belt, wraps or spotter...no drugs either.

[SuperTed]

What about Fortress?

I think he maxes out at the mid 400's. Probably the strongest natural on the board though.

[Method101]

300lbs touch and go is my current best, I'll never load more than 315 on the bar for bench in my whole life my end goal is just to be able to use 315 for 5-8 reps. That will be the absolute natural limit for me without becoming a fat fuck.

All these bench presses figures don't impress me unless you perform the bench press with defined glutes and abs. Anyone can stuff their face to a big bench press.

[Fortress]

What about Fortress?

Thanks for asking, brother.

But no, I've never done 500. My best, totally drug-free, is in the lower 400s. Done a 2-inch board press with 455.

I can hit over four plates any time I walk into a gym.

I am struggling to reach the mid-400s. Really struggling.

All my stated achievements are with a full, legal pause on my chest. In fact, almost all my working sets in pressing are done with full, controlled pauses.

(With any amount of real gear I am quite certain I'd press well over five within months.)

[Set It Up]

I have done 405 for a single rep, the last time was at age 39. No belt, wraps or spotter...no drugs either.

wtf
all along here I thought you were like 19-24
Im retarded 

[The Abdominal Snoman]

The great Bob Chick claimed a 500 pound bench many years ago. However there were guys that saw him train at Gold's Venice and said -no way-that he couldn't bench 405...

[Darren Avey]

BigMc benches 500? Are you sure?

[Grape Ape]

BigMc benches 500? Are you sure?

Yes, I spotted him on a 505 single.  Slight pause before lockout, but he got it.  Odd that the sticking point was so high - we thought heavy close grip benches would solve it.

[Nick Danger]

wtf
all along here I thought you were like 19-24
Im retarded 

50 last April

[Lustral]

 

I could never bench 500lbs, with any amount of drugs or training. Arms like a chimpanzee, I hyperextend shoulders with full ROM bench press; missed my chance in early 20s to go over 4 plates, 31 now and shoulders already a total mess so forget about it 

You should be able to multiply weight by range of motion - would help primates like myself.

[Bevo]

300lbs touch and go is my current best, I'll never load more than 315 on the bar for bench in my whole life my end goal is just to be able to use 315 for 5-8 reps. That will be the absolute natural limit for me without becoming a fat fuck.

All these bench presses figures don't impress me unless you perform the bench press with defined glutes and abs. Anyone can stuff their face to a big bench press.

I find this hard to believe given your pic posted here with the green shirt 

[WOOO]

seems 500 is the benchmark for an elite bench press

how many of my fellow get biggers are putting up 10 plates?

il start a list

1 - whitewidow
2 - bigmc
3 - robcguns
4 - hulkotron
5 - Arnold

With my chest? No. But I can cock press a fat chick. Just ask WW's mom. ...

[Set It Up]

When I was sauced to the gills at 28 years old I only put up 415 for 1, and I still think the spotter had more of a hand than he said.

[WalterWhite]

Yes at 26 years old,weighing 265-270 on 400 mgs of eq and 500 mgs of duratest a week i hit 500 did it again a few times but i would not do it again given the chance.not that hard to believe.I had been lifting for 12 years at that point and been juicing for 5 years.people who think this is impossible are pretty amusing,hard training and eating like a beast will get u results.I did 405 for 6 or 7 natural at 260-270 a few years ago.Now i dont even bench and i just benched last week and got 195 for 25 not going any higher due to shoulder problems.if you look at the pic of me floating around here you can see how big my tris are and im a tri bencher.I know im a fat weak pathetic bitch.

I always wonder what if when it comes to time and gear amounts. I competed off and on from 19-24 but back then there was not much guidance regarding gear. Other priorities took precedence so I stopped competing and gave away the D-bol. I was also frustrated by my technical misses in my last contest.

[robcguns]

I always wonder what if when it comes to time and gear amounts. I competed off and on from 19-24 but back then there was not much guidance regarding gear. Other priorities took precedence so I stopped competing and gave away the D-bol. I was also frustrated by my technical misses in my last contest.

I think giving away the dbol and stopping competing was prob the best thing for you health wise.Prob why your still here today.

[WalterWhite]

I think giving away the dbol and stopping competing was prob the best thing for you health wise.Prob why your still here today.

No doubt and any injuries I deal with now were from football and a bad mountain bike crash. Also always competed in the lighter weight classes and stayed lean. I can't imagine my joints if I had continued with the crazy weights!  Spotted a buddy one time that weighed over 270 and completely tore his pec with 525. Another friend tore his bicep in a contest dead lifting 700.

All warning signs!

[wes]

My best was 300 at 150 pounds bodyweight...........not hing spectacular but I like to tell people that I benched double bodyweight,it sounds much more impressive.   


I haven`t benched in years now,just inclines these days.

[SuperTed]

I do reverse wrist curls with 500lbs but I don't like to brag.

[SuperTed]

I find this hard to believe given your pic posted here with the green shirt 

The guy in the green shirt looked like he'd struggle to press an empty bar.

Cue Method101 telling us how that picture is 7 years old and that he's way bigger now.

[phreak]

How many in the 405 bench club on Getbig- maybe 8 or 10 ?

405 is a pretty decent bench, don't see it too often ...

Not too many, indeed. Did it myself (paused, as a junior, drug free), but that seemed to be rare. Then again I have been blown away in bench meets by a 600-Lb raw bencher, so I never felt I was hot shit for benching 405.

[Rascal full]

At the moment my heaviest set on flat bench is 300 pounds. I only get 6 reps with a spot on the last two or three but it feels heavy enough and I am making progress. This will be followed by three sets of dips to failure and I am outta there.

[flinstones1]

Lots of guys underestimating the strength it takes to even bench  405 none the less 500. a 315 bodybuilding style bench press with a controlled negative is impressive bench to me. You guys claiming you benched 405 are probably arching your back and having a guy hold onto the bar or just have alligator arms.

For the record Ive standing military pressed 275, and  dumbbell shoulder pressed the 120's for 10 reps, with a raw bench of only 405. Rob 12 years ago you think you were military pressing 3 wheels? Because you'll never find a guy with a true 500 lb raw bench not capable of doing so.   Walter is legit I just find it funny how guys on getbig were stronger than a prime kevin levrone and don't have a video to back it. Man if i benched 500 I'd get that shit on video!

Look at old videos of kevin and ronnie these guys were not having an easy time benching 5 wheels a side….3-4 reps touch and go. Paused both of these guys would be at around 500

[10pints]

Never anywhere close. As for some of these getbig claims, you have to laugh.

[Kim Jong Bob]

Thanks for asking, brother.

But no, I've never done 500. My best, totally drug-free, is in the lower 400s. Done a 2-inch board press with 455.

I can hit over four plates any time I walk into a gym.

I am struggling to reach the mid-400s. Really struggling.

All my stated achievements are with a full, legal pause on my chest. In fact, almost all my working sets in pressing are done with full, controlled pauses.

(With any amount of real gear I am quite certain I'd press well over five within months.)

"in my lower 400s" ..dont you know a exact number what your best is?

[flinstones1]

Thanks for asking, brother.

But no, I've never done 500. My best, totally drug-free, is in the lower 400s. Done a 2-inch board press with 455.

I can hit over four plates any time I walk into a gym.

I am struggling to reach the mid-400s. Really struggling.

All my stated achievements are with a full, legal pause on my chest. In fact, almost all my working sets in pressing are done with full, controlled pauses.

(With any amount of real gear I am quite certain I'd press well over five within months.)

lol yes because every guy that jumps on steroids increases their bench by 100 pounds in one cycle.   There is no way a guy is going to take his bench from 400 to 500 with gear if he's already been training for powerlifting. . Had you been training with high reps pump style bodybuilding training your whole life, immediately switched to pure powerlifting training  I would say yeah you might get to 500 in a few years. And that's if you have a great response to steroids...….Look at the studies done on steroids on every day people with no previous strength training,  I don't even think  they don't get 30% increases in strength. A guy training for decades  might improve by 5%. Unless I misunderstood and  you have benched 500 in the past on gear, if so my apologies