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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: Darren Avey on January 17, 2018, 04:47:44 AM
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This is from Tysons new boom Iron Ambition I'm reading Now about him and Cus.
Here he claims that at 13 years old he was benching 250lbs for ten reps.
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what's a boom? ::) ::) ::) ::)
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He specifies it was on a machine, though. Not quite the same as free weights.
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Im not going to tell him he's lying, and possibly its true...
A buddy of mine was a freak as a freshman in HS (14 years old) was doing 225 for 10.
He was unique, bones and tendon strength off the charts, had the biggest arms in HS at 14.
When I got my 1st Crusher from IronMind (#1) I would get a rep or two (and it was a struggle) I give it to this dude and he's clicking away reps (handles touching/clicking) like he had a Walmart gripper.
(Must have been mid 20's by that point and not even training anymore).
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He specifies it was on a machine, though. Not quite the same as free weights.
this
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This is from Tysons new boom Iron Ambition I'm reading Now about him and Cus.
Here he claims that at 13 years old he was benching 250lbs for ten reps.
Wnat was his bodyweight then?
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Wnat was his bodyweight then?
About 190lb
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ok look this thread again....
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tyson as small child
(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/cb/3e/2d/cb3e2d6358c8b10b4e59821875e325a1--mike-tyson-quotes-martial-arts.jpg)
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tyson is a genetic freak, that is what i truly believe. an anamoly, most fights ended with kos in the first round. unbelievable machine
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Total and absolute horseshit.
And anyway, he has no idea what he’s saying. He says it’s on a machine but then says some guy suggests he start with 135. That’s exactly an Olympic bar and a 45 on each side. If the “machine” is a Smith machine, a 45 on each side is NOT 135. Considerably less. Plus the resistance is counterbalanced, making it easier, still.
Whatever the apparatus was, I’d bet my bank account Mike’s ROM, rep speed and control was horrific, as well.
Tyson is a supreme specimen, but this horseshit needs to stop. Those who know, know.
It used to be said Ben Johnson could squat 5/600 pounds. I watched him lift dozens of times during his prime and Ben’s depth was quarter rep and he struggled with poundages well under 400.
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tyson is a genetic freak, that is what i truly believe. an anamoly, most fights ended with kos in the first round. unbelievable machine
Yes, every champion of whatever sport they play is a genetic outlier.
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ok look this thread again....
haha- I was just about to write that :)
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Yes, every champion of whatever sport they play is a genetic outlier.
THIS^^^^
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I would guess Mike could bench 405 in his prime nearly all power athetes can
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I would guess Mike could bench 405 in his prime nearly all power athetes can
Wlad Klitschko could do 300lb for 20 reps bench he says.
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I would guess Mike could bench 405 in his prime nearly all power athetes can
Hahaha!
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Hahaha!
what's funny about that they can I use to have athletic strength standard papers you wouldn't believe how many NFL football players can bench 400
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Wlad Klitschko could do 300lb for 20 reps bench he says.
But who gives a shit what his bench is, what's more important is can he punch HARD
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tyson is a genetic freak, that is what i truly believe. an anamoly, most fights ended with kos in the first round. unbelievable machine
Of course at that level you have to be. Especially as one of the hardest hitting boxers ever.
There is nothing average with him.
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what's funny about that they can I use to have athletic strength standard papers you wouldn't believe how many NFL football players can bench 400
Big difference between a large NFL player and a 220-pound boxer. As well, a majority of football players give a MUCH greater priority to weight training/strict strength training than do pugilists.
C’mon.
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Wlad Klitschko could do 300lb for 20 reps bench he says.
Where do you get this stuff from? When did he say this?
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Where do you get this stuff from? When did he say this?
Boxing news article before he fought David Haye.
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Boxing news article before he fought David Haye.
any photo evidence to support this in the article?
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Years ago, a guy who was connected with various boxing camps as a S/C coach mentioned that he'd seen Tyson get a hard mid #300's bench around the time of the first Holyfield fight, which is believable. As an aside, Lennox Lewis's claimed best was #380 at around #240 which is believable too.
This is a close approximation of the machine he claimed he did it on, they were common in high schools and other government places that needed a gym -
(http://musclebuildingexcellence.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/UniversalGymmachine.jpg).
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Boxing news article before he fought David Haye.
You shouldn't believe the things written on boxing sites. They are so often full of shit. I recall you previously saying you read on one site that Kevin McBride could bench 440lbs, yet he himself said his max was 265lbs.
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Years ago, a guy who was connected with various boxing camps as a S/C coach mentioned that he'd seen Tyson get a hard mid #300's bench around the time of the first Holyfield fight, which is believable. As an aside, Lennox Lewis's claimed best was #380 at around #240 which is believable too.
This is a close approximation of the machine he claimed he did it on, they were common in high schools and other government places that needed a gym -
(http://musclebuildingexcellence.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/UniversalGymmachine.jpg).
guess he is invisible
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Years ago, a guy who was connected with various boxing camps as a S/C coach mentioned that he'd seen Tyson get a hard mid #300's bench around the time of the first Holyfield fight, which is believable. As an aside, Lennox Lewis's claimed best was #380 at around #240 which is believable too.
This is a close approximation of the machine he claimed he did it on, they were common in high schools and other government places that needed a gym -
(http://musclebuildingexcellence.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/UniversalGymmachine.jpg).
Same thing we had in my h.s. gym. Summer after I graduated Arnold came and donated all new equipment for some reason. Gym had the best lighting/skylights I've ever been in to this day.
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Years ago, a guy who was connected with various boxing camps as a S/C coach mentioned that he'd seen Tyson get a hard mid #300's bench around the time of the first Holyfield fight, which is believable. As an aside, Lennox Lewis's claimed best was #380 at around #240 which is believable too.
These numbers are reasonable. Before this post, I’d figured a prime Tyson would likely have been good for a struggled and sloppy, say, 330-360.
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Years ago, a guy who was connected with various boxing camps as a S/C coach mentioned that he'd seen Tyson get a hard mid #300's bench around the time of the first Holyfield fight, which is believable. As an aside, Lennox Lewis's claimed best was #380 at around #240 which is believable too.
This is a close approximation of the machine he claimed he did it on, they were common in high schools and other government places that needed a gym -
(http://musclebuildingexcellence.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/UniversalGymmachine.jpg).
I wonder where a person could get one now
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That was the type of machine he claimed to do #250 x 10. I don't recall what the mid #300's press was done on, but I'm pretty sure it was free bar.
Those Universal machines are still pretty common here, and go cheap ($300 - 600 used). They're pretty huge, but handsome in nice shape. They are horrible for getting real numbers off of, the weight is so balanced, that you can do lots of silly things (huge arches, short strokes, etc....) while lifting on them.