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Title: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: The Squadfather on December 04, 2006, 07:38:58 AM
if you bench 500 or over either now or in the past post here, in the past few weeks it seems that we've had an incredible rash of 500lb. benchers coming out of the woodwork and i'm having a hard time keeping them all straight.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: SS on December 04, 2006, 07:40:09 AM
if you bench 500 or over either now or in the past post here, in the past few weeks it seems that we've had an incredible rash of 500lb. benchers coming out of the woodwork and i'm having a hard time keeping them all straight.
well you can put me on that list (Ryan posting now)
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: The Squadfather on December 04, 2006, 07:41:19 AM
well you can put me on that list (Ryan posting now)
hahaha, now you i actually believe.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: SS on December 04, 2006, 07:43:32 AM
let's see

Mr I
huge pecs
d-balkler         who else?

funny thing is big wolfe can only do 500 for 8 ::)
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: The Squadfather on December 04, 2006, 07:51:13 AM
don't forget "dzulboy". ::)
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: anvil on December 04, 2006, 08:05:52 AM
Maybe they meant on the Hammer Strength bench press instead of with a barbell, and just neglected to include that little bit of information...


Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: brian36 on December 04, 2006, 08:07:28 AM
If Getbig formed a weightlifting team we'd win gold in the next Olympics.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: The Squadfather on December 04, 2006, 08:08:27 AM
If Getbig formed a weightlifting team we'd win gold in the next Olympics.
hahahahaha, only the weights would have to be fake.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: kiwiol on December 04, 2006, 08:12:08 AM
if you bench 500 or over either now or in the past post here, in the past few weeks it seems that we've had an incredible rash of 500lb. benchers coming out of the woodwork and i'm having a hard time keeping them all straight.

We can't include Mat Duvall in this list, cause the only time he probably comes down to 500 lbs is when he's curling or doing barbell front raises. His Military press, his bench etc are all waaaaaaaay higher ::)
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Moen on December 04, 2006, 08:12:21 AM
If Getbig formed a weightlifting team we'd win gold in the next Olympics.

Or get disqualified for flaming the other teams  8)
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: The Squadfather on December 04, 2006, 08:12:59 AM
We can't include Mat Duvall in this list, cause the only time he probably comes down to 500 lbs is when he's curling or doing barbell front raises. His Military press, his bench etc are all waaaaaaaay higher ::)
hahahahahaha, watch out Kiwi, Matt will see your post and challenge you to fly out and join him in the wrestling ring. ::)
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: kiwiol on December 04, 2006, 08:16:40 AM
hahahahahaha, watch out Kiwi, Matt will see your post and challenge you to fly out and join him in the wrestling ring. ::)

Are you saying that Matt doesn't wrestle big, sweaty musclebears in the ring to show his wrestling prowess, but rather because he simply likes the physical contact with those beefy 'studs', not to mention he'd get to perve at them in the showers later, Squadfather?


Edit: Forgot to mention this - Dan18 has the kind of incredible genetics that makes him take his bench PR from 360 lbs for a single to 405 lbs for a triple, in a span of just 5 days. I did a simple calculation based on this astonishing progress and according to my extrapolation, he should be a member of the exclusive '500 lb bench club' in just over 10 and a half days hahahahahaha.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: BigWyte on December 04, 2006, 10:17:12 AM
Add me to the list. 500x2 in July 2005 at 255lbs.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: The Showstoppa on December 04, 2006, 10:23:30 AM
If I do 250 X 2, does that count?  8)
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: KerryVonErich on December 04, 2006, 10:55:16 AM
I bet Ronie Colemen cuold bench 500 for 10 reps easy.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: liquid_c on December 04, 2006, 10:55:49 AM
Add me.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: KerryVonErich on December 04, 2006, 10:56:13 AM
Add me to the list. 500x2 in July 2005 at 255lbs.

You sound pretty huge.   Do yuo use sterids?
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: body88 on December 04, 2006, 10:57:24 AM
I bet Ronie Colemen cuold bench 500 for 10 reps easy.


Bro, he could do at least 15. Maybe 37.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: KerryVonErich on December 04, 2006, 10:59:02 AM

Bro, he could do at least 15. Maybe 37.

Wel, I dont know bout 37, but 15 I bet yse.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: SS on December 04, 2006, 11:00:20 AM
Wel, I dont know bout 37, but 15 I bet yse.
not in a million years can coleman bench 500lbs for 15 reps.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: body88 on December 04, 2006, 11:00:30 AM
Bro, Ronnie did 875 for a single in germany last year. 500 for 10 is no thang. I bet Ronnie could get 600 for about 23.6 reps.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: KerryVonErich on December 04, 2006, 11:02:25 AM
Bro, Ronnie did 875 for a single in germany last year. 500 for 10 is no thang.

That cant be rihgt, but Id bet 700 he cuold bench.     He is huge and the best, but 875 are you sure?
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: dan18 on December 04, 2006, 11:04:09 AM
If I do 250 X 2, does that count?  8)
yes ;)
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: SS on December 04, 2006, 11:05:13 AM
That cant be rihgt, but Id bet 700 he cuold bench.     He is huge and the best, but 875 are you sure?
maybe a 600lb bencher no way he's doing 700 plus raw.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: KerryVonErich on December 04, 2006, 11:05:28 AM
Oh yah Ronni could do 600 bench but hed probably do more lkie 6 or 8.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Overload on December 04, 2006, 11:07:55 AM
Big ron benches 495 4-5 times i think in his redemption DVD...


8)
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Fury on December 04, 2006, 11:09:08 AM
Big ron benches 495 4-5 times i think in his redemption DVD...


8)

Ironically he's still weaker than Mr.Intenseone.  ::)
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: onlyme on December 04, 2006, 11:09:52 AM
 :)
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: knny187 on December 04, 2006, 11:15:03 AM
nope....not me
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: body88 on December 04, 2006, 11:18:47 AM
maybe a 600lb bencher no way he's doing 700 plus raw.


I was kidding around. I tried to pm to tell you at the start but it said you where offline ??? There is no way Ron could push 800.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: KerryVonErich on December 04, 2006, 11:27:35 AM

I was kidding around. I tried to pm to tell you at the start but it said you where offline ??? There is no way Ron could push 800.

Ive had computer problems today so I lose my conection here and tehre.  Yah I thoght 800 was to much, but I bet he cuold squat it for a bunch.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: body88 on December 04, 2006, 11:28:08 AM
I agree. I was just joking with you on the bench.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: The Squadfather on December 04, 2006, 12:16:38 PM
Bro, Ronnie did 875 for a single in germany last year. 500 for 10 is no thang. I bet Ronnie could get 600 for about 23.6 reps.
hahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: KerryVonErich on December 04, 2006, 12:20:07 PM
Ronnie cuold put 700 Im pretty sure.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: The Squadfather on December 04, 2006, 12:20:45 PM
Ronnie cuold put 700 Im pretty sure.
hahahahahahahahaha.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: KerryVonErich on December 04, 2006, 12:22:39 PM
Ronnie cuold easily bench 500 for 12 or 15 so he cuold bench 600 for 6 I bet and 700 for 1.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: body88 on December 04, 2006, 12:42:22 PM
Ronnie cuold put 700 Im pretty sure.


More like 950 for a triple. Depends on his carb intake.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: onlyme on December 04, 2006, 01:40:59 PM
Ronnie cuold easily bench 500 for 12 or 15 so he cuold bench 600 for 6 I bet and 700 for 1.


Oh my ::)  Please don't tell us you read M&F and Flex and believe what they print.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: bmacsys on December 04, 2006, 01:52:56 PM
We can't include Mat Duvall in this list, cause the only time he probably comes down to 500 lbs is when he's curling or doing barbell front raises. His Military press, his bench etc are all waaaaaaaay higher ::)


500 lbs is the drop set for Duvall.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: HUGEPECS on December 04, 2006, 02:02:12 PM

Oh my ::)  Please don't tell us you read M&F and Flex and believe what they print.




you know, back then when I was younger I used to believe every piece of shit Flex, and M&F was throwing at me. Thank God I see the light, now ;D
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: gordiano on December 04, 2006, 02:23:14 PM
Shit, put me on the list, since all I have to do is claim I did it 20+ years ago......
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: SS on December 04, 2006, 02:24:55 PM

I was kidding around. I tried to pm to tell you at the start but it said you where offline ??? There is no way Ron could push 800.
I know you were but someone needs to give Kerry a reality check ;D
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Ursus on December 04, 2006, 02:28:54 PM
Only me i think did 585 at around 280--300
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: hangclean on December 04, 2006, 02:35:20 PM
I did 534 in a single ply Titan shirt at my last meet.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: SS on December 04, 2006, 02:54:32 PM
I did 534 in a single ply Titan shirt at my last meet.
that's bad ass what weight class?
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Bast000 on December 04, 2006, 02:58:08 PM
ronnie coleman can bench 225 in a squat suit.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: hangclean on December 04, 2006, 03:02:48 PM
that's bad ass what weight class?
275.  Not to impressive anymore, is it.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Bast000 on December 04, 2006, 03:06:18 PM
275.  Not to impressive anymore, is it.

brutal midsection
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: hangclean on December 04, 2006, 03:09:59 PM
brutal midsection
At least I place well in competitions that I do...... unlike yourself.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Bast000 on December 04, 2006, 03:13:49 PM
At least I place well in competitions that I do...... unlike yourself.

haha ok go eat another 5000 calorie meal, 'hangclean'
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: SS on December 04, 2006, 03:19:41 PM
275.  Not to impressive anymore, is it.
it's decent!...... what's your raw bench.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: hangclean on December 04, 2006, 03:21:14 PM
haha ok go eat another 5000 calorie meal, 'hangclean'
OK "BAST" go ahead and post pics of your deformed cock on the internet again.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Fury on December 04, 2006, 03:22:29 PM
OK "BAST" go ahead and post pics of your deformed cock on the internet again.

I'll put my money on Bast pulling more girls at the bar than you.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: hangclean on December 04, 2006, 03:23:42 PM
it's decent!...... what's your raw bench.
I train mainly for the shirted bench so I'm not sure. Probably mid 400s.  The only raw benching I do is close grip for triples.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Bast000 on December 04, 2006, 03:24:19 PM
I'll put my money on Bast pulling more girls at the bar than you.

this guy's a little sensitive isn't he, BerzerkFury?
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Fury on December 04, 2006, 03:26:19 PM
this guy's a little sensitive isn't he, BerzerkFury?

hahahaha, that's an understatement Bast.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: The Showstoppa on December 04, 2006, 03:29:54 PM
I wonder if "hangclean" wears his benchshirt out clubbing?
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: hangclean on December 04, 2006, 03:32:10 PM
I wonder if "hangclean" wears his benchshirt out clubbing?
I dont go out "clubbing" so I guess it doesnt matter.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Fury on December 04, 2006, 03:32:37 PM
I wonder if "hangclean" wears his benchshirt out clubbing?

I've heard he ordered a special made hot neon Pink Inzer complete with a gaping hole in the ass crack for his late night excursions with his boyfriends.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: hangclean on December 04, 2006, 03:33:04 PM
I guess this thread is no longer about bench pressing.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: The Showstoppa on December 04, 2006, 03:33:59 PM
I guess this thread is no longer about bench pressing.

Was it ever?  8)
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: GetItOnNY on December 04, 2006, 04:32:16 PM
 Put me down for the 500 lb bench press club
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: alexxx on December 04, 2006, 05:17:58 PM


you know, back then when I was younger I used to believe every piece of shit Flex, and M&F was throwing at me. Thank God I see the light, now ;D

I used to believe that all the bodybuilders where natural and drug tested. Silly me!
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: onlyme on December 04, 2006, 05:26:58 PM
Only me i think did 585 at around 280--300

585 at 290 in 1986. 500 at 247 in 1982 or 83 right around there 100% drug free, never ever touched anything just allot of liver tabs and food.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: alexxx on December 04, 2006, 05:28:46 PM
585 at 290 in 1986. 500 at 247 in 1982 or 83 right around there 100% drug free, never ever touched anything just allot of liver tabs and food.

liver tabs = deca durabolin
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: tommywishbone on December 04, 2006, 05:30:18 PM
Competiton only?
Bench shirt or t-shirt?
Gym style, clean touch-n-go?
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: onlyme on December 04, 2006, 05:37:33 PM
Competiton only?
Bench shirt or t-shirt?
Gym style, clean touch-n-go?

t-shirt in the gym, a slow tounch and go.  Have never heard of a bench shirt till I moved to Hawaii and got involved with Gus Rethwisch and announced the World Record Breakers.  Thats with my feet off the ground too.  I bench with no feet on the ground almost all the time.  I could do 500 for 4 or 5 with pauses.  I would lay 500 on my chest and pretend I couldn't lift it when Ray was showing new people around the gym.  They would get all scared and he would just laugh and tell them I was playing. 405 back then felt so light I really thought no matter how weak I got or old I got I would always be able to lift 405.  Man did that go wrong.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Debussey on December 04, 2006, 05:40:24 PM
Gary Busey benches 880
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: tommywishbone on December 04, 2006, 05:48:58 PM
t-shirt in the gym, a slow tounch and go.  Have never heard of a bench shirt till I moved to Hawaii and got involved with Gus Rethwisch and announced the World Record Breakers.  Thats with my feet off the ground too.  I bench with no feet on the ground almost all the time.  I could do 500 for 4 or 5 with pauses.  I would lay 500 on my chest and pretend I couldn't lift it when Ray was showing new people around the gym.  They would get all scared and he would just laugh and tell them I was playing. 405 back then felt so light I really thought no matter how weak I got or old I got I would always be able to lift 405.  Man did that go wrong.

 :) Not you Keith.... but I'm glad you gave me the facts. I meant for the Getbig 500 pound bench press club.

Dude, feet-off-the-floor? That's extremely hard, IMO.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: dodger on December 04, 2006, 05:51:56 PM
 505,28 years old,275lbs,no drugs-1 rep,no help,just a lift off! Did it in Calgary at "the GYm". so what
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: chris_mason on December 04, 2006, 05:54:49 PM
let's see

Mr I
huge pecs
d-balkler         who else?

funny thing is big wolfe can only do 500 for 8 ::)

Wolfe can do more than that.  He was fried from putting on his first meet and working on no sleep.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: NJ_Slinky on December 04, 2006, 06:26:45 PM
Hangclean,

Besides putting up 500+ on the bench, you almost did twice your bodyweight.  As discussed before, that's a great milestone.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: onlyme on December 04, 2006, 06:30:38 PM
:) Not you Keith.... but I'm glad you gave me the facts. I meant for the Getbig 500 pound bench press club.

Dude, feet-on-the-floor? That's extremely hard, IMO.

I herniated my L4 & L5 and couldn't do some things.  It felt better benching with no feet on the ground. 
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: tommywishbone on December 04, 2006, 06:35:18 PM
My bench press resume:

435 @ 242lbs @ 19 years old.... USPF teenage world record
451 @ 242lbs @ 19 years old.... USPF teenage world record
501 @ 260 lbs... lifting in the 275 lb weight class (USPF)
551 @ 272 lbs... lifting in the 275 lb weight class (USPF)
451 @ 220 lbs & 551 @272 are my only 2X bodyweight bp.
405 x 8 @ 270 lbs... Close grip, two fingers on the smooth.

Drugs were used extensively for all lifts.
* All lifts done in competition.
* Singlet & T-shirt.
* All lifts done a long time ago. ;)

Edit: corrections
 
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: onlyme on December 04, 2006, 06:39:13 PM
My bench press reume:

435 @ 242lbs @ 19 years old.... USPF teenage world record
451 @ 242lbs @ 19 years old.... USPF teenage world record
501 @ 260 lbs... lifting in the 275 lb weight class (USPF)
551 @ 272 lbs... lifting in the 275 lb weight class (USPF)

Drugs were used extensively for all lifts.
* All lifts done in competition.
* Singlet & T-shirt.
* All lifts done a long time ago. ;)
 

Shit Tommy those are awesome lifts.  I really never even thought once about competing in powerlifting way back.  I really didn't even know about events.  Not until I moved to Hawaii did I know about them extensively.  Powerlifting is so big here I was around it all the time.  Never saw a shirt till the 1st World Record Breakers I emceed.  I talked to Pete on Thursday and forgot all about mentioning you.  I will try next time.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: tommywishbone on December 04, 2006, 06:53:28 PM
Thanks Keith.  :)  It was a long time ago... almost another life.

My feet-off-the-floor bp would have been about 25-30% less :(. Those fvckers are hard!
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Eric2 on December 04, 2006, 08:28:23 PM
I have never used any aas. I am 6'2. The most I have maxed with is 445 in the bench press. I have the reach of one who is 6'5 tall, which I think says a lot for having such long arms. The time of my bench max I weighed #225. I was also able to rep 315 for 12 reps at 3 sets. 225 for 25 reps.
    I feel I was well on my way to 500, I recieved intense shoulder bursitis do to so much repetetive maxing in short time.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Richard2004 on December 04, 2006, 09:34:47 PM
Duhhh...if I do a 500 lb. bench bump, while being a drug-bloated, "juiced to the gills", pharmaceutical freak, wearing an Inzer bench shirt, and using a "spotter assist", does dat count ???
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: SS on December 04, 2006, 09:35:13 PM
Wolfe can do more than that.  He was fried from putting on his first meet and working on no sleep.
I'm sure of it...I was just using that as an example of a world class bencher numbers, compared to these internet posers ;D
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: 240 is Back on December 04, 2006, 09:36:41 PM
If I do 250 X 2, does that count?  8)

Can I join your club?  250 twice on a very good day.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Richard2004 on December 04, 2006, 09:55:12 PM
John Michael Burrell benched pressed RAW (touch-and-go, hips remaining on bench, wearing only a T-shirt and shorts) 500 lbs. in the Georgia Tech Barbell Club's weight room, weighing under 200 lbs., in 1961.

This phenomenal lift was witnessed by former ('59) Mr. America, Harry Johnson, and myself (a former Teen-Age National Olympic weightlifting champion) and others.

In 1961 (three years before official competitive powerlifting began), this was a truly unbelievable feat of bench pressing strength!!  Of course, in those days it was done totally DRUG-FREE and without the aid of any support gear whatsoever! 

It is interesting to note that some three-plus years later, Bill Seno held the "official" national BP powerlifting record at "only" 440 lbs. in the 198 lb. class.  By 1964, of course, drug-use and support gear were being used in powerlifting.   

"Mickey" was also a former Jr. National Olympic weightlifting champion (1959, in the 181 lb. class) and did an OFFICIAL Olympic BB press (uhhh...that's a press done while standing-up, where you have to clean the bar to the shoulders, first-all done totally unassisted, of course!) of no less than 350 lbs. while weighing 220 lbs.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: hangclean on December 05, 2006, 03:08:05 AM
Duhhh...if I do a 500 lb. bench bump, while being a drug-bloated, "juiced to the gills", pharmaceutical freak, wearing an Inzer bench shirt, and using a "spotter assist", does dat count ???
If it matters to anyone, I did my SHIIRTED (single ply) 534 in a meet drug free.  I guess that doesnt matter to anyone here though, since most of the impressive lifts are done by guys on roids.  I still feel like I accomplished something in that meet,  because I feel most of the guys I competed against were drug free , so everyone had an even playing ground.  Not all powerlifting meets are like that though....."drug tested" or not.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: The Squadfather on December 05, 2006, 06:37:32 AM
John Michael Burrell benched pressed RAW (touch-and-go, hips remaining on bench, wearing only a T-shirt and shorts) 500 lbs. in the Georgia Tech Barbell Club's weight room, weighing under 200 lbs., in 1961.

This phenomenal lift was witnessed by former ('59) Mr. America, Harry Johnson, and myself (a former Teen-Age National Olympic weightlifting champion) and others.

In 1961 (three years before official competitive powerlifting began), this was a truly unbelievable feat of bench pressing strength!!  Of course, in those days it was done totally DRUG-FREE and without the aid of any support gear whatsoever! 

It is interesting to note that some three-plus years later, Bill Seno held the "official" national BP powerlifting record at "only" 440 lbs. in the 198 lb. class.  By 1964, of course, drug-use and support gear were being used in powerlifting.   

"Mickey" was also a former Jr. National Olympic weightlifting champion (1959, in the 181 lb. class) and did an OFFICIAL Olympic BB press (uhhh...that's a press done while standing-up, where you have to clean the bar to the shoulders, first-all done totally unassisted, of course!) of no less than 350 lbs. while weighing 220 lbs.
hahahahahaha, so much bullshit in this post i don't know where to begin.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Richard2004 on December 05, 2006, 06:42:22 AM
If it matters to anyone, I did my SHIIRTED (single ply) 534 in a meet drug free.  I guess that doesnt matter to anyone here though, since most of the impressive lifts are done by guys on roids.  I still feel like I accomplished something in that meet,  because I feel most of the guys I competed against were drug free , so everyone had an even playing ground.  Not all powerlifting meets are like that though....."drug tested" or not.

Hangclean, if what you say is true (and, apparently it is since you did it in an OFFICIAL meet) that is an outstanding feat of strength!  Congratulations!!  How much did you weigh?

Try and understand the "powerlifting world of 1961" when John Burrell benched his 500 at under 200 lb. bwt.  In those days, Pat Casey was approaching a 600 lb. BP as the greatest BP ever.  Doug Hepburn had claimed a 580 lb. lift, as the most ever BP, back in the mid-fifties.  Paul Anderson was rumored to have done 600.  Of course, all of these great strongmen weighed over 250 lbs.  

At a bwt. of under 200 lbs., ONLY the great Marvin Eder (to the best of my recollection) had been credited with a 500 lb. BP.

Some of you iron game historians out there can check out these "off-the-top-of-my head" BP figures.

Prior to 1964 (when official powerlifting began and AAS was regularly used by lifters), they had "Odd Lift" contests, instead.  For example, in 1962 I competed in the East Tennessee State Odd Lift Meet and did a 520 deadlift, 355 bench, and a 155 lb. BB curl with my hips against a board at a bwt, of approx, 198 lbs., drug-free, and wearing only a T-shirt and shorts.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: The Squadfather on December 05, 2006, 06:44:19 AM
Hangclean, if what you say is true (and, apparently it is since you did it in an OFFICIAL meet) that is an outstanding feat of strength!  Congratulations!!  How much did you weigh?

Try and understand the "powerlifting world of 1961" when John Burrell benched his 500 at under 200 lb. bwt.  In those days, Pat Casey was approaching a 600 lb. BP as the greatest BP ever.  Doug Hepburn had claimed a 580 lb. lift, as the most ever BP, back in the mid-fifties.  Paul Anderson was rumored to have done 600.  Of course, all of these great strongmen weighed over 250 lbs.  

At a bwt. of under 200 lbs., ONLY the great Marvin Eder (to the best of my recollection) had been credited with a 500 lb. BP.

Some of you iron game historians out there can check out these "off-the-top-of-my head" BP figures.

Prior to 1964 (when official powerlifting began and AAS was regularly used by lifters), they had "Odd Lift" contests, instead.  For example, in 1962 I competed in the East Tennessee State Odd Lift Meet and did a 520 deadlift, 355 bench, and a 155 lb. BB curl with my hips against a board at a bwt, of approx, 198 lbs., drug-free, and wearing only a T-shirt and shorts.
more bullshit.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: SS on December 05, 2006, 06:45:22 AM
Hangclean, if what you say is true (and, apparently it is since you did it in an OFFICIAL meet) that is an outstanding feat of strength!  Congratulations!!  How much did you weigh?

Try and understand the "powerlifting world of 1961" when John Burrell benched his 500 at under 200 lb. bwt.  In those days, Pat Casey was approaching a 600 lb. BP as the greatest BP ever.  Doug Hepburn had claimed a 580 lb. lift, as the most ever BP, back in the mid-fifties.  Paul Anderson was rumored to have done 600.  Of course, all of these great strongmen weighed over 250 lbs.  

At a bwt. of under 200 lbs., ONLY the great Marvin Eder (to the best of my recollection) had been credited with a 500 lb. BP.

Some of you iron game historians out there can check out these "off-the-top-of-my head" BP figures.

Prior to 1964 (when official powerlifting began and AAS was regularly used by lifters), they had "Odd Lift" contests, instead.  For example, in 1962 I competed in the East Tennessee State Odd Lift Meet and did a 520 deadlift, 355 bench, and a 155 lb. BB curl with my hips against a board at a bwt, of approx, 198 lbs., drug-free, and wearing only a T-shirt and shorts.
fascinating ::)
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Richard2004 on December 05, 2006, 06:51:01 AM
hahahahahaha, so much bullshit in this post i don't know where to begin.

Squadfather, methinks all dem BB drugs you have been injecting/ingesting has damaged yur bwain-cells!  

You can simply look up the FACTS that Harry Johnson was the '59 Mr. America, John Burrell was the '59 Jr. National Olympic Lifting Champion, and I've posted before my references to my '59 Teen-Age National win.

But, here's another one just for a pharmacuetical freak like yourself...Iron Man Lifting News; April 1959; Vol. 5, No. 7; page 3.

Try not to O.D.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: The Squadfather on December 05, 2006, 06:53:04 AM
Squadfather, methinks all dem BB drugs you have been injecting/ingesting has damaged yur bwain-cells!  

You can simply look up the FACTS that Harry Johnson was the '59 Mr. America, John Burrell was the '59 Jr. National Olympic Lifting Champion, and I've posted before my references to my '59 Teen-Age Natiional win.

But, here's another one just for a pharmacuetical freak like yourself...Iron Man Lifting News; April 1959; Vol. 5, No. 7; page 3.

Try not to O.D.
yeah, i'll get right on that, old timer. ::)
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: The Squadfather on December 05, 2006, 07:07:42 AM
I did 534 in a single ply Titan shirt at my last meet.
bullshit until i see proof.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: The Showstoppa on December 05, 2006, 07:27:40 AM
Squadfather, methinks all dem BB drugs you have been injecting/ingesting has damaged yur bwain-cells!  

You can simply look up the FACTS that Harry Johnson was the '59 Mr. America, John Burrell was the '59 Jr. National Olympic Lifting Champion, and I've posted before my references to my '59 Teen-Age Natiional win.

But, here's another one just for a pharmacuetical freak like yourself...Iron Man Lifting News; April 1959; Vol. 5, No. 7; page 3.

Try not to O.D.

1959?  Good grief. Hey, do you realize that the Packers don't run the wing-t formation anymore? hahahahaha
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: The Squadfather on December 05, 2006, 07:29:15 AM
1959?  Good grief. Hey, do you realize that the Packers don't run the wing-t formation anymore? hahahahaha
you better be careful SS, if you don't believe every claim that "richard2004" makes he'll accuse you of being on steroids. ::)
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: The Showstoppa on December 05, 2006, 07:57:34 AM
you better be careful SS, if you don't believe every claim that "richard2004" makes he'll accuse you of being on steroids. ::)

hahaha, I can just here him pronouncing it...."stteeeeeeeeeeroids" as in "These guys today don't know nothin' bout liftin'.  They only stronger than we were cause they on them stteeeeeeeeroids.  Back in my day when me, Sampson and Moses trained together, we were all naturals."
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: SS on December 05, 2006, 10:43:40 AM
hahaha, I can just here him pronouncing it...."stteeeeeeeeeeroids" as in "These guys today don't know nothin' bout liftin'.  They only stronger than we were cause they on them stteeeeeeeeroids.  Back in my day when me, Sampson and Moses trained together, we were all naturals."
hahahaha! LMFAO!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Army of One on December 05, 2006, 11:06:35 AM
Add me to the list.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Man of Steel on December 05, 2006, 11:07:48 AM
AHAAHAH!!  Yes, I love the old burnts in the gyms that approach me now and then and say, "dang, you're a big fella....saw you liftin those dbs.   You know (oh brother here it fvckin comes!!), back in my prime (insert a 10 minute bullshit spew of outrageous stats followed by two minutes of nonsensical, unsolicited training advice from some random marine from WWI that he used to train with before his rotator cuffs, lower back, knees, wrists, ankles, tendons, ligaments, muscles all were injured leaving him unable to train for the next 40 years up until this moment in time in which they all magically started working again)."
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: The Master on December 05, 2006, 11:09:44 AM
My bench press resume:

435 @ 242lbs @ 19 years old.... USPF teenage world record
451 @ 242lbs @ 19 years old.... USPF teenage world record
501 @ 260 lbs... lifting in the 275 lb weight class (USPF)
551 @ 272 lbs... lifting in the 275 lb weight class (USPF)
451 @ 220 lbs & 551 @272 are my only 2X bodyweight bp.
405 x 8 @ 270 lbs... Close grip, two fingers on the smooth.

Drugs were used extensively for all lifts.
* All lifts done in competition.
* Singlet & T-shirt.
* All lifts done a long time ago. ;)

Edit: corrections
 


How much drugs did you use? What kind of cycles?

Do you have any health problems from the drugs?
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Man of Steel on December 05, 2006, 11:11:32 AM
hahaha, I can just here him pronouncing it...."stteeeeeeeeeeroids" as in "These guys today don't know nothin' bout liftin'.  They only stronger than we were cause they on them stteeeeeeeeroids.  Back in my day when me, Sampson and Moses trained together, we were all naturals."

AHAHAHAHA!!!  "stteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeroid s"  Dang-nabit!!
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: natural al on December 05, 2006, 11:18:00 AM
when I was younger there was a gym about 4 blocks from my house rumor had it that all the big "names" in BB and powerlifting were working out there casue powerhouse pissed them off.  Anyway I was in there when I was about 19 and this guy was doing dumbbell presses with the 170's like they were nothing, grabs the heaviest weights in the place which I think were 190's and does a bunch of reps.  Now this was a big guy...I mean really just a big guy, at least 6'5 maybe even taller and he weighed in at probably about 400lbs, he then went into the main room and next time I walked by him he was benching 495 and he got a few reps.  I guess this guy had world records and stuff, he worked as a bouncer and owned a lawnmowing service in the area.  I saw him about 10 years later and he did the exact same routine...I started talking to him and he was doing the same thing with his life, still a bouncer and still owned a lawncutting service, he claimed to have put up 600 in competition.  don't know why I told that story...just seemed cool when I started.

btw-he had terrible body oder back when I wa 19 and still had it last time I saw him.  I also heard a buddy of mine sucker punched him at a bar and knocked him out...my buddy is about 5'7 and 150 so I don't know how true it was but I've heard it from a few guys on a couple of different occasions...
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Army of One on December 05, 2006, 11:22:58 AM
btw-he had terrible body oder back when I wa 19 and still had it last time I saw him.  I also heard a buddy of mine sucker punched him at a bar and knocked him out...my buddy is about 5'7 and 150 so I don't know how true it was but I've heard it from a few guys on a couple of different occasions...

Yes I wouldnt believe it since we all know bodybuilders are the worlds best fighters and impervious to a well timed punch on the chin... ::) tool
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: natural al on December 05, 2006, 11:24:02 AM
Yes I wouldnt believe it since we all know bodybuilders are the worlds best fighters and impervious to a well timed punch on the chin... ::) tool

just die already.   
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Army of One on December 05, 2006, 11:33:26 AM
just die already.   

I would but I cant find a bodybuilder to give me the ninja touch of death  ::)
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Richard2004 on December 05, 2006, 12:03:20 PM
you better be careful SS, if you don't believe every claim that "richard2004" makes he'll accuse you of being on steroids. ::)

Who gives a flyin' fvck what you and your fellow "Squad member drug freaks" believe!! 

And, here's another "fact" for you...you and your fellow druggies will, in all probability, be worm meat before your ages reach the approx. 52 years that I've been weight-training regularly!  ;D
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Richard2004 on December 05, 2006, 12:07:48 PM
just die already.   

I would but I cant find a bodybuilder to give me the ninja touch of death  ::)

Look out now db2431, the "Getbig Squad member gang" has a direct pipeline to "The Craigers"...and you might just get a contract for a hit to be taken out on you, too!?
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: SS on December 05, 2006, 12:11:48 PM
see Dick you're the typical hypocrite!......you call us all druggies but you husband told us you need 4 Viagra to get a woody cause your prostate is all fucked up from all the wieners you've had in it.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Richard2004 on December 05, 2006, 12:19:04 PM
see Dick you're the typical hypocrite!......you call us all druggies but you husband told us you need 4 Viagra to get a woody cause your prostate is all fucked up from all the wieners you've had in it.

Uhhh...being the father of FIVE (5) children and, like Jack LaLanne, since I didn't do the AAS my system hasn't shut down producing test...so, in my 60's, I can still knock up your gf!! 

Tell me "superstar", with your acorn testes and shootin' blanks cuz your natural test. has shut down due to all the artificial test. you've been injecting/ingesting...please, tell me about your reproductive accomplishments!?
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: natural al on December 05, 2006, 12:23:41 PM
Look out now db2431, the "Getbig Squad member gang" has a direct pipeline to "The Craigers"...and you might just get a contract for a hit to be taken out on you, too!?

what does this mean?  I'm not squad if that's what you were thinking....
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Overload on December 05, 2006, 12:31:25 PM
275.  Not to impressive anymore, is it.

that's still good in a single ply...these guys have no idea what it takes to complete a full press in a shirt. i've been training in a titan F6 for about 6 months and it's like learning how to bench all over again.

just remember these guys have no life except to make fun of people 1000 miles away on the internet...you win by default.

you are also drug free unlike the skinny boy who is trying to make fun of you...he cheated and still lost his contest.

8)
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: natural al on December 05, 2006, 12:36:05 PM
that's still good in a single ply...these guys have no idea what it takes to complete a full press in a shirt. i've been training in a titan F6 for about 6 months and it's like learning how to bench all over again.

just remember these guys have no life except to make fun of people 1000 miles away on the internet...you win by default.

you are also drug free unlike the skinny boy who is trying to make fun of you...he cheated and still lost his contest.

8)

how much is one of those fancy smancy bench shirts?  Just wondering.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Overload on December 05, 2006, 12:37:25 PM
how much is one of those fancy smancy bench shirts?  Just wondering.

$100 for single ply...


they last a while...


8)
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: natural al on December 05, 2006, 12:41:38 PM
$100 for single ply...


they last a while...


8)

do you use the same shirt for benching as you do for squating?  Or is it a different one for each lift?
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Overload on December 05, 2006, 12:43:37 PM
do you use the same shirt for benching as you do for squating?  Or is it a different one for each lift?


lol...no.

you use a suit for squats and deadlifts...

8)
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Richard2004 on December 05, 2006, 12:43:47 PM
AHAAHAH!!  Yes, I love the old burnts in the gyms that approach me now and then and say, "dang, you're a big fella....saw you liftin those dbs.   You know (oh brother here it fvckin comes!!), back in my prime (insert a 10 minute bullshit spew of outrageous stats followed by two minutes of nonsensical, unsolicited training advice from some random marine from WWI that he used to train with before his rotator cuffs, lower back, knees, wrists, ankles, tendons, ligaments, muscles all were injured leaving him unable to train for the next 40 years up until this moment in time in which they all magically started working again)."

Now, now, MOS, I just want to let you know that I'm prayin' you'll actually reach 52 yrs. of age...why, that will equal the approx. no. of years I've been weight-training regularly!

Oh by the way, when I'm in the gym I'm too busy working out to engage in frivilous conversation...particula rly with drug freaks lifting inflated poundages!

Of course, any veteran iron man with a job/school and family responsibilities has their own completely equipped home gym...so that they can train like a demon w/o havin' to put up with those gabby, noisy, gym druggies, 'roid rage psychos, the shiity piped-in music, and those chicken-shiit "health club" rules ...to break up one's concentration/intensity.

You know MOS, the really sad part about all of this is that none of dem drug-bloated pharmaceutical freaks will ever know what they could have actually lifted HONESTLY...and, any comparison of their inflated lifts with the great CLEAN strongmen of the past is a SHAM!
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: natural al on December 05, 2006, 12:48:30 PM

lol...no.

you use a suit for squats and deadlifts...

8)

I know nothing about powelifting... ;D ;D
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Richard2004 on December 05, 2006, 12:48:42 PM
what does this mean?  I'm not squad if that's what you were thinking....

Whew!  That's a relief, cuz I thought me and db were dead for sure!  :-\
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: natural al on December 05, 2006, 12:50:18 PM
Whew!  That's a relief, cuz I thought me and db were dead for sure!  :-\

I didn't read anything on this thread but some stuff on this page and already I can figure out that your a dick...keep up the good work.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: MisterMagoo on December 05, 2006, 01:09:53 PM
"Mickey" was also a former Jr. National Olympic weightlifting champion (1959, in the 181 lb. class) and did an OFFICIAL Olympic BB press (uhhh...that's a press done while standing-up, where you have to clean the bar to the shoulders, first-all done totally unassisted, of course!) of no less than 350 lbs. while weighing 220 lbs.

what the fuck would an "assisted" clean and press be? does someone make a clean and press suit that i'm not aware of? only time i ever hear those two phrases next to each other is when i get my dry cleaning.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Richard2004 on December 05, 2006, 01:15:11 PM
what the f**k would an "assisted" clean and press be? does someone make a clean and press suit that i'm not aware of? only time i ever hear those two phrases next to each other is when i get my dry cleaning.

Uhhh...in this age of "bench press obsession", I was concerned that most of the current generation didn't even know what a barbell military/Olympic clean and press was (or how it was performed)...since so much bench pressing is done with all kinds of "assistance"!
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: MisterMagoo on December 05, 2006, 01:24:14 PM
Uhhh...in this age of "bench press obsession", I was concerned that most of the current generation didn't even know what a barbell military/Olympic clean and press was (or how it was performed)...since so much bench pressing is done with all kinds of "assistance"!

single post interaction with you and i can tell you're a condescending dipstick. fantastic.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: SS on December 05, 2006, 02:34:27 PM
Uhhh...being the father of FIVE (5) children and, like Jack LaLanne, since I didn't do the AAS my system hasn't shut down producing test...so, in my 60's, I can still knock up your gf!! 

Tell me "superstar", with your acorn testes and shootin' blanks cuz your natural test. has shut down due to all the articial test. you've been injecting/ingesting...please, tell me about your reproductive accomplishments!?
lame ::)
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: hangclean on December 05, 2006, 03:16:22 PM
bullshit until i see proof.
Go to the WABDL website and look up the worlds results.  I am in the class 1 275 pound weight class and my name is Brad Cikana. 
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Deadpool on December 05, 2006, 03:18:03 PM
I can show you the touch of death, but only once  ;)
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: alexxx on December 05, 2006, 03:20:55 PM
I can show you the touch of death, but only once  ;)

please keep it in your pants!  :-\
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: hangclean on December 05, 2006, 03:23:13 PM
that's still good in a single ply...these guys have no idea what it takes to complete a full press in a shirt. i've been training in a titan F6 for about 6 months and it's like learning how to bench all over again.

just remember these guys have no life except to make fun of people 1000 miles away on the internet...you win by default.

you are also drug free unlike the skinny boy who is trying to make fun of you...he cheated and still lost his contest.

8)
I use an F6 and honestly, I think its one of the best shirts out there. 
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: onlyme on December 05, 2006, 03:32:47 PM
I can show you the touch of death, but only once  ;)

Please Meddie keep your "come-ons" limited to your family reunions ;D
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: hangclean on December 05, 2006, 03:59:34 PM
Go to the WABDL website and look up the worlds results.  I am in the class 1 275 pound weight class and my name is Brad Cikana. 
Of course, I show proof and he doesnt say anything.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: tommywishbone on December 05, 2006, 06:45:29 PM
Q: "How much drugs did you use? What kind of cycles?Do you have any health problems from the drugs?"

A: My cycles were always contest specific. I never took drugs just to take them or be big.

Cycles would be anywhere from 10 weeks to 18 weeks, depending on the contest date and my weight class requirements. Dosages? Back then we thought we were taking a lot, but guys today wouldn't think so.

Lots of Ciba-Geigy Dianabol, plenty of Deca, Test, Primobolan tabs, Equipoise, Anavar (especially if weight class limits were crucial), Suspension & adernaline pre-training and meet day. A fair amount of Anadrol, but I never reacted too well to Anadrol... my resting heart rate would go through the roof and I would actually lose body weight.

Health problems? Minimal. I frequently suffered from petechial hemorrhages (bleeding eyes) and I'd most likely have more hair today, but I'm OK in that regard. ;D

Somewhere (storage) I've got my old notebooks with all the # & mg's for almost every cycle. Somewhere...
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Richard2004 on December 05, 2006, 08:51:24 PM
Q: "How much drugs did you use? What kind of cycles?Do you have any health problems from the drugs?"

A: My cycles were always contest specific. I never took drugs just to take them or be big.

Cycles would be anywhere from 10 weeks to 18 weeks, depending on the contest date and my weight class requirements. Dosages? Back then we thought we were taking a lot, but guys today wouldn't think so.

Lots of Ciba-Geigy Dianabol, plenty of Deca, Test, Primobolan tabs, Equipoise, Anavar (especially if weight class limits were crucial), Suspension & adernaline pre-training and meet day. A fair amount of Anadrol, but I never reacted too well to Anadrol... my resting heart rate would go through the roof and I would actually lose body weight.

Health problems? Minimal. I frequently suffered from petechial hemorrhages (bleeding eyes) and I'd most likely have more hair today, but I'm OK in that regard. ;D

Somewhere (storage) I've got my old notebooks with all the # & mg's for almost every cycle. Somewhere...

Absolutely!! 

Gee golly gosh, then I can actually qualify for Getbig's exclusive "500 lb. bench bounce bump club".  After all, the mighty bench bounce bump uses a whoppin' 20% of the muscles of the body (or is it 25%...I keep forgettin'?!) while totally ignoring the body's core strength.  What a test of real overall body strength!

Anyhow, to avoid comparing "apples with oranges" and trying to "level the playing field", since I did an OFFICIAL PL contest 355 lb. bench, touch-and-go, hips/glutes remaining on the bench throughout the lift, as a drug-free 198 lb. class lifter, wearing only a t-shirt, then the following adjustments to this 355 lb. OFFICIAL PL contest bench press can fairly/honestly be made...

(1) add at least 33% to ones' drug-free poundage (says an unimpeachable source such as Jeff Everson...editor of Planet Muscle, with official lifts of a snatch over 300 lbs., clean and jerk over 400 lbs., bench press over 500 lbs., plus being a physique contest champion, as well as the trainer of the most famous FBBer of all-time: Cory Everson!) by "juicin' to the gills" on AAS and GH and adding 50-100 lbs. bwt.

(2) add another 50-100 lbs. (at least!) for wearing a multi-ply Inzer bench shirt.

Thus:  355 + 355(33%) + 50 (being real conservative for the shirt's added poundage) = 355 + 118 + 50 = 523 lbs!!

So Getbig mods, where's my fvckin' award/certificate/trophy for qualifying as a "Getbig 500 lb. bench bounce bumper"??!

Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Richard2004 on December 06, 2006, 07:17:29 AM
Oppps...and, finally, let's not forget the "belly toss" style of bench bounce bumping as demonstrated by Squadfather... ;D

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What's even more humorous is when you see them belly tossing the bar with their feet on the edge of the bench, so they can arch even higher!

Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: 21Guns on December 06, 2006, 02:02:29 PM
ive done 620lbs raw, no b.s. therea a couple of guys who post on here who have seen me do it. did it at a bw of 250. Have done 405 for 20, 455 for 14
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: gtbro1 on December 07, 2006, 03:17:10 AM
If Getbig formed a weightlifting team we'd win gold in the next Olympics.

Can you guys just imagine the  crowd at those events ?

What about the spotters?

           sarcasm spotting Mr. Intenseone on the bench press
.
    " Hahahaha epic form....monster lack of strength...Brutal failure "
 
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: LASTREP72 on December 07, 2006, 03:37:51 AM
Can you guys just imagine the  crowd at those events ?

What about the spotters?

           sarcasm spotting Mr. Intenseone on the bench press
.
    " Hahahaha epic form....monster lack of strength...Brutal failure "
 

and everyone would have their own harem stock with only fine bitches!!! ;D
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: SS on December 07, 2006, 06:03:59 AM
ive done 620lbs raw, no b.s. therea a couple of guys who post on here who have seen me do it. did it at a bw of 250. Have done 405 for 20, 455 for 14

that's sick bro!.......do you have any pics?
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: The Squadfather on December 07, 2006, 06:51:19 AM
ive done 620lbs raw, no b.s. therea a couple of guys who post on here who have seen me do it. did it at a bw of 250. Have done 405 for 20, 455 for 14

hahahaha, of course you have, look everyone, we have Bill Kazmaier on getbig!!!! ::)
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: SS on December 07, 2006, 06:52:42 AM
hahahaha, of course you have, look everyone, we have Bill Kazmaier on getbig!!!! ::)
he said no b.s ::)
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: The Squadfather on December 07, 2006, 07:01:19 AM
he said no b.s ::)
hahahaha, of course he did ::), until i see proof he's lying.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: SS on December 07, 2006, 07:04:22 AM
hahahaha, of course he did ::), until i see proof he's lying.
I was trying to sucker him into posting a pic ;D
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: The Squadfather on December 07, 2006, 07:07:41 AM
I was trying to sucker him into posting a pic ;D
he won't, he's a scared, lying little coward.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Mr. Intenseone on December 07, 2006, 07:10:16 AM
There's a guy at Westside barbell who claims a 650 BP at 180, he's lying too....right? Couldn't find pics or videos of that, you think everyone who claims somethings has a camera??
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: The Squadfather on December 07, 2006, 07:13:02 AM
There's a guy at Westside barbell who claims a 650 BP at 180, he's lying too....right? Couldn't find pics or videos of that, you think everyone who claims somethings has a camera??
yes, he's lying and you're lying, anyone can make outrageous claims and have nothing to show for it.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: SS on December 07, 2006, 07:15:38 AM
yes, he's lying and you're lying, anyone can make outrageous claims and have nothing to show for it.
what are you talking bout?......I just did 10 thousand situps this morning.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: The Squadfather on December 07, 2006, 07:16:56 AM
what are you talking bout?......I just did 10 thousand situps this morning.
and i just fcuked 15 Penthouse centerfolds this morning alone.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Mr. Intenseone on December 07, 2006, 07:28:20 AM
and i just fcuked 15 Penthouse centerfolds this morning alone.

You screwed a magazine? THAT I believe!
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: The Squadfather on December 07, 2006, 07:32:37 AM
You screwed a magazine? THAT I believe!
yeah that was right before i got done pounding Chamoritta's ass.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Richard2004 on December 07, 2006, 09:57:37 AM
yeah that was right before i got done pounding Chamoritta's ass.

You know Squadfather, this is what "decent folk" call REALLY "crossing the line"...I mean after all, Cham is his wife!!                                                           

Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Mr. Intenseone on December 07, 2006, 11:09:48 AM
You know Squadfather, this is what "decent folk" call REALLY "crossing the line"...I mean after all, Cham is his wife!!                                                           



Richard, don't bother, he's not "decent folk" very few in the "Squad" ( ::)) are. He's hide behind his keyboards afraid to come out..why? Because he's a coward!
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: The Squadfather on December 07, 2006, 01:11:02 PM
Richard, don't bother, he's not "decent folk" very few in the "Squad" ( ::)) are. He's hide behind his keyboards afraid to come out..why? Because he's a coward!
i know, i'm terrified. ::)
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Mr. Intenseone on December 07, 2006, 02:48:15 PM
yes, he's lying and you're lying, anyone can make outrageous claims and have nothing to show for it.

Then I guess Louie Simmons is lying too ::)??
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: The Squadfather on December 07, 2006, 04:39:22 PM
Then I guess Louie Simmons is lying too ::)??
if all of Louie's "pupils" are so strong why did George Halbert almost lose his mind when Magnus ver Magnusson was watching him prepare backstage at a meet and told him that he wasn't going anywhere when George asked him to leave ? Magnus said that George could barely bench 425 without his shirt and he's supposedly done 700 in a meet, what were they hiding?
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: MisterMagoo on December 07, 2006, 04:45:52 PM
if all of Louie's "pupils" are so strong why did George Halbert almost lose his mind when Magnus ver Magnusson was watching him prepare backstage at a meet and told him that he wasn't going anywhere when George asked him to leave ? Magnus said that George could barely bench 425 without his shirt and he's supposedly done 700 in a meet, what were they hiding?

a lot of shirt specialists have shitty raw benches just because their strength is so geared toward the equipment. gene rychlak i don't think ever goes above 455 raw and he's aiming to break mendy's shirted record. then you get a guy like nick winters who's near the raw record and can't get jack shit from a shirt.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Richard2004 on December 07, 2006, 04:46:17 PM
if all of Louie's "pupils" are so strong why did George Halbert almost lose his mind when Magnus ver Magnusson was watching him prepare backstage at a meet and told him that he wasn't going anywhere when George asked him to leave ? Magnus said that George could barely bench 425 without his shirt and he's supposedly done 700 in a meet, what were they hiding?

Gee gollies, does that mean that my puny, all-natural, OFFICIAL PL contest, 355 lb. bench bump RAW, at a 200 lb. bwt., would add up to an "adjusted" 500 lb. bench bump, by "juicin' to the gills" (enabling me to add 50-100 lbs. of drug-bloated bwt.) and wearing a multi-ply Inzer bench bump shirt??!
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: The Squadfather on December 07, 2006, 04:49:40 PM
Gee gollies, does that mean that my puny, all-natural, OFFICIAL PL contest, 355 lb. bench bump RAW, at a 200 lb. bwt., would add up to an "adjusted" 500 lb. bench bump, by "juicin' to the gills" (enabling me to add 50-100 lbs. of drug-bloated bwt.) and wearing a multi-ply Inzer bench bump shirt??!
who knows, they do work though.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: onlyme on December 07, 2006, 05:54:00 PM
I talked to two of my friends here at the gym.  One is samoan (6'1" 360) and the other is a part Hawaiian (6' 2" 360).  About the same size except that the shorter one is just unreal.  They are both 100% drug free since they only really lift for fun.  The taller one wants to compete but hasn't yet.  He is really close to the some record. He benches almost 600.  We are going to video tape them both benching at the same time (benches back to back) 500 for 8 reps.  We just got to get them to the gym at the same time.  The shorter ones cousin is in town and he said he could do 500 for at least 8 reps too so we may have all three doing it at once. I thought that would be a cool video.  No belts, no bench shirts just raw power.  I would say at this gym we have maybe 10 guys who can bench at least 500.  I think the taller guy is the only one though who can bench close to 600.  On Oahu there are several who bench 600.  No big squatter at this gym anymore. We had one white guy who moved to Hilo who did 835 at a gym meet.  That was after he was also spotting and changing weights for everyone.  The squatters all live on Oahu.  Never really seen anyone deadlift anything special here except in competitions, but not in the gym
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: The Squadfather on December 08, 2006, 08:16:49 AM
I talked to two of my friends here at the gym.  One is samoan (6'1" 360) and the other is a part Hawaiian (6' 2" 360).  About the same size except that the shorter one is just unreal.  They are both 100% drug free since they only really lift for fun.  The taller one wants to compete but hasn't yet.  He is really close to the some record. He benches almost 600.  We are going to video tape them both benching at the same time (benches back to back) 500 for 8 reps.  We just got to get them to the gym at the same time.  The shorter ones cousin is in town and he said he could do 500 for at least 8 reps too so we may have all three doing it at once. I thought that would be a cool video.  No belts, no bench shirts just raw power.  I would say at this gym we have maybe 10 guys who can bench at least 500.  I think the taller guy is the only one though who can bench close to 600.  On Oahu there are several who bench 600.  No big squatter at this gym anymore. We had one white guy who moved to Hilo who did 835 at a gym meet.  That was after he was also spotting and changing weights for everyone.  The squatters all live on Oahu.  Never really seen anyone deadlift anything special here except in competitions, but not in the gym
damn, i'd really like to see that Keith, hope you can get it on video.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: alexxx on December 08, 2006, 04:41:14 PM
damn, i'd really like to see that Keith, hope you can get it on video.

Yeah then you should do the same and post a video of your 350 pound bench press.
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: americanbulldog on December 08, 2006, 04:49:47 PM
I talked to two of my friends here at the gym.  One is samoan (6'1" 360) and the other is a part Hawaiian (6' 2" 360).  About the same size except that the shorter one is just unreal.  They are both 100% drug free since they only really lift for fun.  The taller one wants to compete but hasn't yet.  He is really close to the some record. He benches almost 600.  We are going to video tape them both benching at the same time (benches back to back) 500 for 8 reps.  We just got to get them to the gym at the same time.  The shorter ones cousin is in town and he said he could do 500 for at least 8 reps too so we may have all three doing it at once. I thought that would be a cool video.  No belts, no bench shirts just raw power.  I would say at this gym we have maybe 10 guys who can bench at least 500.  I think the taller guy is the only one though who can bench close to 600.  On Oahu there are several who bench 600.  No big squatter at this gym anymore. We had one white guy who moved to Hilo who did 835 at a gym meet.  That was after he was also spotting and changing weights for everyone.  The squatters all live on Oahu.  Never really seen anyone deadlift anything special here except in competitions, but not in the gym

Watching Tony Leiato, Faima Fili, Villami Mafi squat is awe inspiring. 
Title: Re: Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Sir Mixalot on December 09, 2006, 10:17:33 AM
if you bench 500 or over either now or in the past post here, in the past few weeks it seems that we've had an incredible rash of 500lb. benchers coming out of the woodwork and i'm having a hard time keeping them all straight.
I bench 605 without suit and no drugs  :-X