Lou Ferrigno - did he bench 560lbs in his prime?

[Wombat]

One would think that in the pumping iron video, that he would have moved alot more weight...Unless that was all faked...

[pumpster]

Not that strong for his weight, and IMO not that ambitious on his own, needed others to push him.

[ReEvolution]

doubtful
but who gives a shit

[Bodies]

Lou was reportedly on a horrible diet of basically tuna and not much else for Pumping Iron so he was weak as hell when they shot that

[Marty Champions]

no way in a million years, i would doubt that he got anything over 405, great physique though.

if my ass did 365 for 2 with sloppy form im sure he coulda got 465

[The Squadfather]

if Ferrigno really benched 560 why did he have to bend his knees to standing press 245 in Pumping Iron?

[kimo]

a guy with similar size tom maggee who was 6 foot 4 inches and 290 pounds squaated 826pounds and benched 573 pounds . .

[Mr. Magoo]

lou hasn't been 50 for a good amount of years

isn't he around 65 now?

[BIG_STI]

Just to put thing into perspective here is what franco columbo did. He was only 5'5" and 198, way smaller then Ferrigno.  If Ferrigno had any power at all he should at least have been over 500lbs on the bench.

Powerlifting world records
Bench press 525 lb (238 kg)
Squat 655 lb (297 kg)
Deadlift 750 lb (340 kg)

Holy shit he deadlifts as much as "Brent"

[Mars]

louie couldnt fight his way out of a wet paper sack to save his life these days.

[johnnynoname]

I just opened this thread and my wallet just lost 20 bucks

[Mars]

I just opened this thread and my wallet just lost 20 bucks

he even rips off twinks nowadays

[johnnynoname]

he even rips off twinks nowadays

he rips them off?!
what a asshole

[V Man]

Just to put thing into perspective here is what franco columbo did. He was only 5'5" and 198, way smaller then Ferrigno.  If Ferrigno had any power at all he should at least have been over 500lbs on the bench.

Powerlifting world records
Bench press 525 lb (238 kg)
Squat 655 lb (297 kg)
Deadlift 750 lb (340 kg)

I recently watched the 1977 WSM competition which both Louie and Franco both competed in. If I remember correctly, Louie placed 4th and Franco placed 5th. Franco was ahead of Louie until the last event where he was injured and could not continue. (He dislocated his knee while doing the refrigerator race.)
I was actually quite impressed with Franco. He was competing at 188lbs, and while most of the other competitors out weighed him by almost 100lbs, he was still very competitive.

[kiwiol]

100's.

Hahaha that scene was funny - Lou does an obviously hard set, but when he's done, his dad wipes his own face with a towel, saying,"Whew! What a workout!"

LOL!

[mass 04]

Hahaha that scene was funny - Lou does an obviously hard set, but when he's done, his dad wipes his own face with a towel, saying,"Whew! What a workout!"

LOL!

Boom! Take a look at this hunk-a-man.

[kiwiol]

Boom! Take a look at this hunk-a-man.

I have the director's cut of PI and in that, you can see an extended scene where Lou, his dad, Nelson Mandela and Onlyme have tea on the evening of the day before the Olympia, where Onlyme lifts up Lou's spirits by presenting him with a free 3 pack of Gillette blades.

[mass 04]

I have the director's cut of PI and in that, you can see an extended scene where Lou, his dad, Nelson Mandela and Onlyme have tea on the evening of the day before the Olympia, where Onlyme lifts up Lou's spirit by presenting him with a free 3 pack of Gillette blades.

LMAO.

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[oldman]

I have a picture of Louie benching over 585lbs in a New York gym...
































I will post if everyone pays me $20

[wisconsinBB]

At my heaviest, 305 ish, I was repping out 405 for 10 reps.  I guarantee in his prime, Lou could've thrown around 405.   That however does NOT equate to a 560 pound max.   Either way, the dude was huge as fuck and strong as fuck, who gives a shit was his max bench press was.

[Playboy]

Not that strong for his weight, and IMO not that ambitious on his own, needed others to push him.

It was done for the sake of the movie. I am positively sure he could have thrown way more weight.

[RC Money]

I recently watched the 1977 WSM competition which both Louie and Franco both competed in. If I remember correctly, Louie placed 4th and Franco placed 5th. Franco was ahead of Louie until the last event where he was injured and could not continue. (He dislocated his knee while doing the refrigerator race.)
I was actually quite impressed with Franco. He was competing at 188lbs, and while most of the other competitors out weighed him by almost 100lbs, he was still very competitive.

Where can you find that video?

[dan18]

from imdb.com
Bench-pressed 560 lbs in his prime (age 25). Now, at the age of 50, he benches 400 lbs.

its bb not powerlifting i doubt you can get 135 for 10...

[V Man]

Where can you find that video?

I don't know, I did a search on youtube and found nothing. It came on TV last week, that's how I saw it.

[Team Diver]

Lou was reportedly on a horrible diet of basically tuna and not much else for Pumping Iron so he was weak as hell when they shot that

My avatar can confirm this, he was there!!!