ruhl benching 545 for 3

[IceCold]

looks to be within the last few years - maybe from his latest video.

you only get to be that big by lifting heavy.

[io856]

hooooooooooooooooly shit



somethings gotta give

that is amazing

[ASJChaotic]

looks to be within the last few years - maybe from his latest video.

you only get to be that big by lifting heavy.

that kind of lifting is why he tore his pec and is now retired.

[webcake]

Damn...

Ruhl, the best freak ever. Such a cool guy.

His chest (pre tear) had to be one of the thickest ever.

[webcake]

that kind of lifting is why he tore his pec and is now retired.

He is making a comeback. He looks to be in pretty good shape again.

and remember that Ruhl had one of the best chests ever.

That style of training obviously worked well for him.

[IceCold]

that kind of lifting is why he tore his pec and is now retired.

may not have something to with the way he trained, but how wide his grip was.

nonetheless, 15 years of hard training, something will eventually give.

[ASJChaotic]

He is making a comeback. He looks to be in pretty good shape again.

and remember that Ruhl had one of the best chests ever.

That style of training obviously worked well for him.

ruhl was the biggest pro ever*

he fixed that chest?
look at his grip, it's way too wide, and with the poundage he uses, it's a miracle he doesn't tear it every session
go a little closer grip ruhl 








*no triceps 

[ASJChaotic]

may not have something to with the way he trained, but how wide his grip was.

nonetheless, 15 years of hard training, something will eventually give.

exactly I said that in my post before I saw yours
grip that wide makes it way more likely to tear the pec
Layne Norton just tore his pec, now he knows he should go closer grip

[Levrowned]

Anyone seen any recent pics what his pec looks like now? It was real bad in some of the not so recent photos i saw.

[webcake]

ruhl was the biggest pro ever*

he fixed that chest?
look at his grip, it's way too wide, and with the poundage he uses, it's a miracle he doesn't tear it every session
go a little closer grip ruhl 








*no triceps 

Yep...somehow his pec tear seems to have gotten better.

I agree with the grip though, i tried it once and was surprised at the amount of pressure it puts on your chest.

Still, it worked for him.

[ASJChaotic]

Yep...somehow his pec tear seems to have gotten better.

I agree with the grip though, i tried it once and was surprised at the amount of pressure it puts on your chest.

Still, it worked for him.

flat bench is way over rated IMO, it puts too much stress on the front head of the deltoid
and the pec tendon

incline is a much better angle

so many guys have torn their pec on the flat bench
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Levrowned

I saw some recent pics, he looks great
I don't know how he fixed it, looks like it was never torn

[webcake]

flat bench is way over rated IMO, it puts too much stress on the front head of the deltoid
and the pec tendon

incline is a much better angle

so many guys have torn their pec on the flat bench
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Levrowned

I saw some recent pics, he looks great
I don't know how he fixed it, looks like it was never torn

Completely agree.

That's why i do no flat benching at all.

I only do DB incline, flat flyes and dips.

I tried the wide grip ages ago just to see what it was like.

[250goal]

Notice how wide he benches.......all chest.

[Big Worm]

ruhl was the biggest pro ever*

he fixed that chest?
look at his grip, it's way too wide, and with the poundage he uses, it's a miracle he doesn't tear it every session
go a little closer grip ruhl 








*no triceps 

Now if he would take your advice,he'd be considered one of the best..

[ASJChaotic]

Now if he would take your advice,he'd be considered one of the best..

exactly, maybe one day he would crack top 7 at the olympia once 

[Method101]

benches 545 for 3, then struggles to do 315 for 4 reps without the spotter lifting half the weight for him.
 

[marcus]

Insanely wide grip for that weight. 

[aleksandr1974]

ITS NOT 545 !!!
yellow plates - 15 kilograms(approximately 30 pounds).
in Europe we see a lot of these yellow plates.

[disco_stu]

looks to be within the last few years - maybe from his latest video.

you only get to be that big by lifting heavy.

you can paint shit but it's still just painted shit.

[Wiggs]

ITS NOT 545 !!!
yellow plates - 15 kilograms(approximately 30 pounds).
in Europe we see a lot of these yellow plates.

Correct it's about 470 lbs
FAIL

Correct I forgot to add the 25s

[MONSTER_TRICEPS]

ITS NOT 545 !!!
yellow plates - 15 kilograms(approximately 30 pounds).
in Europe we see a lot of these yellow plates.

It's 210kg - +- 470 pounds.

[windsor88]

Wasn't Alex23 doing 470 for 7-8 reps?    Maybe he can confirm.

[MONSTER_TRICEPS]

Wasn't Alex23 doing 470 for 7-8 reps?    Maybe he can confirm.

Ofcourse he was not. 

[windsor88]

Ofcourse he was not. 

maybe it was 370.  Thought it was 470.  fuck i dont know.  I thought it was impressive though.

[jr]

Who is the man that is spotting Ruhl on the bench? He must be Ruhls training partner as I have seen him in other Ruhl videos.