Getbig's 500lb. bench press club!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tommywishbone]

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!

[Eric2]

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.

[Richard2004]

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

[SS]

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

[240 is Back]

If I do 250 X 2, does that count? 

Can I join your club?  250 twice on a very good day.

[Richard2004]

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.

[hangclean]

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.

[The Squadfather]

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.

[Richard2004]

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.

[The Squadfather]

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.

[SS]

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

[Richard2004]

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.

[The Squadfather]

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.

[The Squadfather]

I did 534 in a single ply Titan shirt at my last meet.

bullshit until i see proof.

[The Showstoppa]

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

[The Squadfather]

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.

[The Showstoppa]

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."

[SS]

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!!!!!!!!

[Army of One]

Add me to the list.

[Man of Steel]

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)."

[The Master]

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?

[Man of Steel]

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!!

[natural al]

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...

[Army of One]

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

[natural al]

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.